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Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question My wife and I, Sunni Hanafi, in our forties, are researching kafala. The child will soon reach the age of discernment. If we take an opposite-gender child through kafala, how should we manage non-mahram boundaries under Hanafi law? What are our duties and precautions as guardians, given that we’re […]

Answered by Shaykh Muhammad Carr Question I am a Muslim in Chennai. I need to move urgently due to my autistic son’s needs and severe housing discrimination (48 of 55 rentals rejected us for being Muslim). In Chennai, a “lease” model exists where the tenant pays a ₹10–15L deposit, the owner uses it, and the […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) openly named A’isha (Allah be pleased with her) as the most beloved to him, and people sent gifts on her day, which caused some bitterness. How does this accord with the justice between wives that Islam requires, and with Islam’s […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I worked as an intern at an aircraft company that mostly built firefighting planes, but it also sold planes for military and surveillance purposes, including to non-Muslim countries and the FBI. My role was to assign training roles and support staff in transitioning to a new system. I was […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Is it permissible in Islam to question Allah by saying that a person should not have been created with social and developmental delay in childhood, such as delayed speech, difficulty understanding others, including the ways of one’s own family, and difficulty understanding friendships at school, and that Allah should […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question May a man wear a small functional mini-camera on a chain or lanyard around the neck, given that it resembles a necklace? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Yes, it is permissible to wear a small mini-camera around the neck as a functional device […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I’m 23 with hearing impairment and vitiligo. Should I disclose these to my partner before marriage, according to Hanafi law? My vitiligo isn’t visible on my face or arms, and my hearing isn’t severe; I hear clearly even when it’s loud. My ex-wife humiliated me for these conditions and […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I’m a single woman abroad, dealing with anxiety and loneliness, taking antidepressants. I want a protective dog, but avoiding saliva contact in my apartment is hard. How does the Hanafi school view this? Can I consider another Sunni opinion, like Maliki, if needed? I plan to keep the dog […]