Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Is it permissible to put a ”cap” on your tooth (which is a type of covering)? This is not for beauty purposes. Answer: In the name of Allah, Most Merciful. Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, Both tooth fillings and caps are permitted when there is a need or benefit for […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question What literature would be considered “lewd” or “promoting the impermissible,” and therefore to be avoided? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Merciful. Literary works whose general contents are permissible are permissible, even if they contain some incidental or secondary reprehensible content. However, works whose primary contents are impermissible […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Is stand-up comedy permissible in the Sharia? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Merciful. It is in itself permitted to make people laugh. It is blameworthy if done in blameworthy ways. If done in wholesome ways, within the limits of permissible speech, and with good intentions, it can […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Is it permissible to eat at a restaurant run by Muslims and that claims to provide halal meat, but where music is played and the owner shaves his beard? Answer: In the name of Allah, Most Merciful. Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, There are two issues here: The legal limits; […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: What should one do if one finds hair in one’s food after it has been cooked? Answer: In the name of Allah, Most Merciful. Hair is pure (tahir), so it would not affect the purity of the food or the permissibility of eating it. However, one cannot choose to […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Based on the Sunnah, in which order should a person clip their nails? Answer: In the name of Allah, Most Merciful. The general sunna is to start with the right hand, and the right fingers, and to go left. And Allah alone gives success. Wassalam, Faraz Rabbani
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Is it permissible for a woman to remove excessive dark hair on her upper lip and chin, such that leaving it makes her look like a man and displeases her husband? Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful. May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad, […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Is there a specific recommended procedure for the disposal of nails and hair that have been cut? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Merciful. The scholars generally concur that it is recommended to bury everything that is separated from a living human’s body, such as a limb, hair, […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: I live in Canada where on Halloween, all kids go out for getting treats. Is it okay if we send out the kids and do not dress them up in scary costumes or wear masks, but just wear a dazzling hat. When our kids see that all other kids […]
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani delivered this powerful, inspiring, and uplifting Eid Khutba at the joint Eid al-Adha Prayer and Khutba sponsored by SeekersHub Toronto, Lote Tree Foundation, and Risalah Foundation. Shaykh Faraz begins with a reminder of how tremendous the blessing of Allah’s command to rejoice–both in general and in these blessed days of Eid–truly is. […]
