Rashad Institute 12/25/25 Rashad Institute 12/25/25

An Objection to Sūrat al-Nūr (24:33)

I hope you are well. Can you explain the following Ayah:

وَلَا تُكۡرِهُواْ فَتَيَٰتِكُمۡ عَلَى ٱلۡبِغَآءِ إِنۡ أَرَدۡنَ تَحَصُّنٗا لِّتَبۡتَغُواْ عَرَضَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَاۚ وَمَن يُكۡرِههُّنَّ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ إِكۡرَٰهِهِنَّ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ

And do not compel your young women to prostitution if they desire chastity, so that you may seek the fleeting gains of this worldly life. And whoever compels them—then indeed Allah, after their being compelled, is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.

There were some Christians objecting and saying it supports prostitution. Can you please clarify?

Rashad Institute 8/10/25 Rashad Institute 8/10/25

Story of a Bedouin Who Made Nabi ﷺ Laugh

I heard this one story of Nabi ﷺ speaking about Jannah and then a Bedouin told a joke and made him laugh. Can you verify this for me?

Rashad Institute 8/4/25 Rashad Institute 8/4/25

The Scholars of My Ummah Are Like the Prophets of Banī Isrāʾīl

Is there any validity to the statement "The Ulama of my Ummah are like the Prophets of Bani Israil.”? Is it correct to quote as a Hadith, and if not, is the meaning appropriate to discuss?

Rashad Institute 6/29/25 Rashad Institute 6/29/25

Method of Performing 4 Rak‘āt After Zuhr

For the hadith about one who preserves doing 4 rakat before zhuhr and 4 after, Allah will make the fire haram on him, is the 2 sunnah after fard included, so one can pray 2 sunnah and add 2 nafl after (which adds to 4), or do they pray 4 rakat after the 2 sunnah of zhuhr?

Rashad Institute 5/17/25 Rashad Institute 5/17/25

Saying Salām When Entering an Empty Home

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

Mawlana Saheb

The question I wanted to ask was if there was a Hadith about saying

السلام علينا وعلى عباد الله الصالحين

when entering a house with nobody inside.

Rashad Institute 2/26/25 Rashad Institute 2/26/25

Praying Towards Pillars and Using a Sutrah

After Salah, I see people going towards the pillars or near the wall and start praying their sunnah. Is there any basis to this in the hadith? Is this an innovation?

Rashad Institute 2/19/25 Rashad Institute 2/19/25

If Knowledge Were on the Pleiades (al-Thurayyā)

What's the status of the narration about Pleiades (Thurayya), knowledge, and Persia?

Rashad Institute 10/24/24 Rashad Institute 10/24/24

A Parent’s Rank Raised by Their Child’s Duʿāʾ

I wanted to know if a person's ranks actually increase in the hereafter if their children make dua for them. Jazakallahkhaira.

Rashad Institute 7/31/24 Rashad Institute 7/31/24

Planting a Sapling While Qiyāmah Is Occurring

I heard that there is a hadith which mentions if Qiyamah were to occur and you were planting something then you should continue planting it. Where is this hadith located and is it authentic? What is implied by this hadith?

Rashad Institute 7/10/24 Rashad Institute 7/10/24

The Leftovers of a Muslim Are Shifā’ (Cure)

I remember my grandparents encouraging me to eat leftover food stating that the leftover of a Muslim is shifaa (cure) for another Muslim. They emphasized that this is mentioned in the hadith of our beloved Prophet ‘. Therefore, I would like to know the exact words of the hadith and its authenticity.