Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question is it permissible to use bentonite clay that is derived from volcanic ash? It’s used in face masks. After intense contact with water, most bentonites are formed by altering volcanic ash and rocks. Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in […]
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I’m considering starting a food business, and they usually use alcohol to inhibit the growth of microorganisms and act as a preservative rather than for its intoxicating effects. The alcohol content in foods preserved with alcohol is usually minimal and is not intended to cause intoxication. Is it halal […]
Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question My uncles and aunts on my father’s side sold my grandfather’s land (inheritance) and did not share the money with my father. There is currently a plot in my father’s name (according to Russian laws), also from my grandfather. Could my father sell it and keep all the money […]
Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question What happens to the soul of a miscarried baby? Answer I pray you are well. Bismillah. A foetus is imbued with a soul after 120 days of gestation, as per the famous hadith of Bukhari and Muslim. If there is a miscarriage after this point, then the soul will […]
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have a question about the “buy one, get one free” offer. If a store allows you to choose two items, and the cheaper item is given to you for free, is that considered gambling? The store doesn’t know what item you will choose, so there is an element […]
Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question The man I had intentions of marrying has fully cut me off. We kept it halal for the sake of our marriage to be blessed. He recently has been suffering through his battles which he didn’t want to talk to me about. Rather he just cut me out of […]
Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question Is wearing a niqab because I’m insecure about my looks and because I’m embarrassed by how I was as a person, sinful? Is it allowed to wear niqab for feelings of insecurity? Answer Thank you for your question. No, what you describe is not sinful. You may wear a […]
Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question Is it permissible to work at a ‘Catholic University’ as a faculty member in a secular discipline? The said school had been founded more than 150 years ago by a priest, and the mission at founding was the propagation of the Catholic faith. However, over the years, it has […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question How should one deal with waswasa? Shaykh Faraz advises that dealing with waswasa involves seeking knowledge and consulting reliable scholars for a balanced approach to intrusive thoughts. Shaykh Faraz Rabbani spent ten years studying with some of the leading scholars of recent times, first in Damascus and then […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Do asthma inhalers break fast? Would inhalers that are used for medicinal purposes break one’s fast? Shaykh Faraz Rabbani spent ten years studying with some of the leading scholars of recent times, first in Damascus and then in Amman, Jordan. His teachers include the foremost theologian of recent times […]
