Entries by sufyan

Micro-finance Loans and Riba

Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I have been using a micro finance website to loan money to small home business owners without capital for business. What I have found recently is that the local micro finance company would charge the business person taking the loan anywhere from 15-25% on top of the original […]

Working for Valet Company that Parks Cars for a Casino

Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I am talking to a brother for marriage. He works as a valet for a valet parking company. They tell him where he will be parking cars for the night like a restaurant or a casino. Is parking the cars for those people going to the casino haram? […]

Question on Child Trust Fund

Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: Can you please inform me that if I have bought my property solely from my work wages and my children’s monies received from the government, is it permissible in shariah to have a child trust fund drawn up in my last will so as my children inherit the […]

Remarrying One’s Former Husband

Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: This brother back home had a Nikah with a sister about two years or so however, the sister did not move in with him. Though, due to some circumstances the sister asked for divorce (Khul’a) and the brother agreed. Both the brother and the sister did not re-marry. […]

Palm Reading

Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: How true is palm reading? someone read my palm 10 years ago and its all coming true. I was told i was going to have 3 marriages/enagagements and I was already divorced once and now my engagement (court marriage) is about to be called off. i cant help […]

When Would Believing in a Fortuneteller Constitute Disbelief?

Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: My question is to do with this – https://seekersguidance.org/answers/hanafi-fiqh/does-going-to-a-fortuneteller-entail-disbelief/ Can you please clarify what exactly would entail disbelief with respect to believing a fortuneteller? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health states. What Entails Disbelief Visiting a fortuneteller is a […]

Strange Dreams and Night Behavior

Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I was wondering if you could shed some light on the below. What is the reality/meaning behind people who behave bizarrely during the sleep. I sometimes speak, get-up and do stuff and have what can be described as total mumble-jumble dreams (completely non-sense stuff). I often dismiss the […]

Do We Worship Allah Due to His Essence Alone, or Due to His Command?

Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Kahn Question: Do we worship Allah because it is His right over us, because of His essence alone? Or because He has commanded us to do so? Answer: Assalamu alaikum warahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health states. The two perspectives are not necessarily mutually exclusive. […]