Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I have just recently started a 10 months long fire fighter course that I enrolled the 1st of november. I enrolled this education through the swedish employment department and it’s a project that is being funded by the ESF (European Social Fond). This education is supposed to give […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: What do I do if I feel I have wronged the company I am currently working in and I have made the company pay for expenses which are my personal expenses? One option is that I can just get my name off the register (making me entitled to […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I was reading your response about the Hanafi position on beer versus wine alcohol. Can you clarify what you mean by “(d) it is not used in vain (lahw)”? My example would be beer-battered shrimp. The beer is not used as an intoxicant, nor is that its intention, […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question I want to know about forex trading is it permissible in Islam? Nowadays, many houses offer interest-free accounts, so is it permissible to trade in currency pairs like we buy euros for dollars and later on sell them and make a profit? Answer I pray this finds you […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: (1) Are kissing, hand holding, and touching major sins? (2) If this happens between a married man and an unmarried virgin woman, what should the unmarried woman do to make up for it? I understand that three things need to be done: 1. stop doing the act, 2. […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: Please note we are planning to go for hajj this year ‘Inshallah’. 1. At the time of hajj, the house loan we would owe to the bank will be approx $9,000. The cost of Hajj will be approx $20,000 for me and my family. In these circumstances is […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I came across a book called that says every verse of the Quran is full of power and effect because it is the word of Allah, the Powerful. To recite a particular verse or surah for certain purpose is one of the sunnahs of the Prophet. I think […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: Our sons have some questions on Islam that are causing them doubt: (1) Its origins, with the notion that Islam had its basis in Horus, early Sumeria, and while Islam denounces paganism, yet it has many of its rituals steeped in pagan rituals stemmed from pagan times. (2) […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: If you are in debt, are you allowed to spend money on things that are not necessary, although they may be beneficial? Or, for example, buying a copy of an Islamic lecture? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health and […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: Shaitan is making me doubt the existence of Allah and putting wrong things about Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) in my mind. How to deal with it? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health and states. The following […]
