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Is Contraception Permissible According to the Shafi’i School?

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question: Assalam alaykum, Is contraception permissible according to the Shafi’i school? Answer:Wa alaykum al-Salam Shukran for your question. The earliest form of contraception was coitus interruptus (‘azl), also known as the withdrawal method. This form of contraception was practiced by the companions radiyaLlahu anhum and approved by the Messenger sallaLlahu […]

Can I Receive Donations From Non-Muslims?

Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Assalam aleykum I am planning to develop an android app. I am publishing it for free. So I wish to add a donate button so that anyone can donate money to me through PayPal if they wish to. Is it allowed to receive this money? Answer: assalamu alaykum This […]

Will the Angels Curse Me If I Delay My Wedding Night?

Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam aleykum, I am engaged to be married. Is there a time limit in which the marriage must be consummated? Is a woman sinful for refusing or delaying physical intimacy with her husband, because of the hadith which says a woman is cursed by angels? Answer: Assalamualaykum wa […]

Does Dry Cleaning Remove Filth?

Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Assalam alaykum Does Dry Cleaning remove filth? Answer: Assalamu alaykum Contemporary scholars have disagreed on whether dry cleaning purifies clothing affected by impurity. Some scholars, such as Mawlana Yusuf Ludhianvi, stated that dry cleaning does not purify clothing. Others, such as Mufti Nizam al-Din and Mufti Mahmud Hasan, have […]

What Are the Religious Rulings Regarding Allowances?

Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Assalam aleykum An annual CME (continuing medical education) allowance is given to the physicians and residents at various hospitals for the amount around $500-$3000. If they don’t use this money then they lose it. What some people do is that they buy different medical books and then show the […]