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What Is the Islamic Ruling on Water Liposuction?

Answered by Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari Question: What is the Islamic ruling on water liposuction?   Answer: In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, As explained in previous answers that although Islam allows, and even encourages to some extent, non-surgical means of beautification, it prohibits having one’s body altered through surgical means […]

Will Paradise and Hell Ever Cease to Exist?

Question:  Will the Jannah/Jahannam ever end? I was thinking of this in the context of the literal meaning Allah  is the Last One. Does the Last One also means that eventually everything will cease to exist except Allah ?   Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health […]

Is It Permissible to Breastfeed While Pregnant?

Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: Is it permissible to breastfeed whilst pregnant? I have been told this is sinful and harmful to the baby and ones own health?   Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health and states. The Related Hadith The Prophet (peace and […]

Can I Offer an Incentive When I’m Seeking a Loan?

Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: What is a halal form of offering incentive to a loaner when requesting a loan. I am a small business owner seeking to purchase a building/shop and I am in need of start up money. Everyone is interested in investing in exchange for a continuous percentage of profit. […]

Prolonged Separation Between Husband and Wife

Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I currently live and work in the US but my wife and 1 year-old daughter are overseas. My wife is unable to come here due to the lengthy process of obtaining a visa. I am also unable to travel overseas at the moment but I’ve been visiting once […]

Is Using Kohl/Antimony From the Sunna?

Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: (1) Is it from the sunna for guys to use kohl/antimony (in urdu “kajul”)? Is it true it makes the eyes clean or something? (2) I understand there are two types of sunnah, one sunnah  is that which is strongly emphasized to be practiced and one that is […]

Can One Say “Salam Alaikum” Rather Than “Assalamu Alaikum”?

Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: Some people object to saying ‘Salam’ and say we should say ‘Assalamu alaikum’ and not ‘Salam’ as it is against the sunna, but can you inform me whether there is a Quranic basis for saying the short form ‘Salam’? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds […]