Yasir Qadhi was born in Houston, Texas and completed his primary and secondary education in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He graduated with a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston, after which he was accepted as a student at the Islamic University of Madinah.
After completing a diploma in Arabic, he graduated with a B.A. from the College of Hadith and Islamic Sciences.
Thereafter, he completed a M.A. in Islamic Theology from the College of Dawah, after which he returned to America and completed his doctorate, in Religious Studies, from Yale University. Currently he is teaching at Rhodes College, in Memphis, TN.
Q1: What is the opinion of Imam Abu Hanifa and Imam Malik on closing Masjids during times of emergency?
Q2: What is the reward of a person who dies from a plague?
Q3: Is it permissible to pray with a face mask that prevents you from touching the ground?
Q4: What should we do if the situation remains the same during Ramadan?
Q5: What should we do if we have weddings planned in the coming days/months?
Q6: What if your spouse refuses to be intimate during these confusing and scary times?
Q7: Is there a Hadith stating that if Tawaf stops, then Ya'juj and Ma'jud is coming the day is near?
Q8: If Hajj is cancelled, is this the first time of this happening?
Q9: As Muslims, we are supposed to take care of our families, so should family gatherings be cancelled?
Q10: How do we address those who decide to continue prayers outside the masjid during these times?
We ask for your peace and security O Allah!
