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Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question In my hometown, there are places for women to pray in the mosque, but since moving for work, I have struggled to find a place to pray when traveling. So I pray using head gestures, on a bus, for example, rather than moving my limbs, to avoid attention, and […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I build software that detects people and objects in video. To train and test it, I download openly licensed photographs, none pornographic, and an automated filter removes anything indecent. Some remaining photos show women without hijab or men in shorts. No human looks at them; a program processes them, […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question May I work for a pharmaceutical company if some medicines contain porcine gelatin and similar ingredients? Two of your answers seem to contradict each other. Answer In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. In the Hanafi school, working for a pharmaceutical company is permissible, and […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I sell halal clothing and advertise it on TikTok. My videos usually have clean background music. Am I allowed to do this? Does it make a difference that the music is there to sell rather than to entertain? Can I follow the scholars who allow it? Would vocals with […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I am considering a UK glaucoma research role that partly involves experiments on rabbits, humanely euthanized at the end, under the 3Rs framework. Is the job and its income halal, and would my other duties be affected if the animal work were not? Answer In the name of Allah, […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I agree with an influencer that they will do a promotion for £1,000, then negotiate £2,500 with the brand and keep the difference. The influencer does not know what I charged. Is that permissible? Answer In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. You want to […]

Answered by Shaykh Muhammad Carr Question I used to repeat my wudu several times for each prayer because I thought I had passed wind, though some of it was imagined. With treatment, I now pray most prayers with one wudu, but I still pray with anxiety. Sometimes I check after the prayer whether I passed […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I’m a Muslim woman, and I have been invited to join a Masonic lodge. My motives are purely worldly, such as networking, mutual support, and professional opportunities. I know Freemasonry is associated with views on secularism and Zionism, and that some members practice sorcery. I would adopt no belief […]