Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Can you please tell us the ruling on ultrasound or finding out the sex of the baby beforehand? Is there any prohibition for having an ultrasound done? Answer: In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, 1. It is in itself permitted to find out the […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Is contraception permissible? Is it disliked? What is the better way? Answer: In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad, his folk, companions, and followers. Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, Contraception is permitted; however, it is superior not to engage in […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: I was wondering about the permissibility of non-Muslims entering Mecca? Answer: In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad, his folk, companions, and followers. Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, In the Hanafi school, it is permitted for non-Muslims to enter all […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Is it permissible to ask one’s domestic servant to pay for damage caused by negligence during ironing if this happens repeatedly? Answer: In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Walaikum assalam, The default is that an employee is entrusted (amin), and not liable for any damages that occur in […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: What is the ruling on not having one’s nakedness (awra) covered in front of animals, such as a pet bird or cat? Answer: In the name of Allah, Most Merciful. Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh In general, it is either recommended or necessary (wajib) to cover one’s nakedness […]
The SeekersHub Global team has spent this past week in Toronto strategizing and preparing for 2013. The 2013 year will bring you newly designed courses, the new SeekersSteps curriculum, and many more exciting developments which we will announce throughout the year, God Willing. As we prepared for the year to come, we also had a […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Are brushes that are made of animal hair other than pig permissible to use (for example, cosmetic brushes, paint brushes, etc.)? Many brushes say they are 100% natural and, when asking, people say they are animal hair. Is this okay, or is it preferable to use synthetic brushes? Answer: […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Are crosswords, Sudoku puzzles, etc. permissible? Such puzzles may be on the computer, where the program or website may have background music and may involve conjecture and guessing on the part of the user. They may also be initially produced using random generation techniques. Can such puzzles be bought, […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: What is the ruling regarding yoga? Is it a way of practicing Hinduism, as one Mufti has proclaimed? What if the instructor makes no allusions to religion, but just helps us to become flexible and relieve stress? Answer: In the name of Allah, Most Merciful. Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I want to listen to the Qur’an as much as possible, but do I have to sit and listen, or can I do work while listening? What about children? Should we play it while they play, even though they may not be paying full attention to it? Answer In […]
