Day Questions

There is a plant called Kratom. Kratom contains a chemical called mitragynine. Mitragynine works like opioid drugs such as codeine and morphine to relieve pain. This has helped individuals with anxiety, depression, and focusing. If this substance were to be used to help a person focus better in school and only for that use, is it permissible?

It is permissible to use this substance for medical purposes. It is prohibited to use if it causes prohibited harm, such as addiction to the level that one would be lower himself and humiliate himself in order to obtain it, and other such side effects that are usually associated with using such substances.

There is a scholar in my city who I consider reliable, who prepares prayer time tables for those in the city. Is it sufficient to depend on his timings?

If his information leads to you having sure knowledge of the time of the prayer, then you can rely on his timetable.

Is the intention required in the tayammum?

Yes, it is necessary in validity of tayammum to make the intention to get closer to Almighty Allah.