Question: After seeing a porn video, can we pray namaz like a normal day? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate It is impermissible for a woman to look at a man with desire and for a man to look at a woman with desire. It is not permissible for anyone to […]
Question: I was praising Allah after praying and I was saying, “Praise Be to Allah, Lord of the Seen and Unseen“. My mouth got dry and I accidentally said “Praise ME“ instead of “Praise Be”. Have I left the fold of Islam? Answer: Alhamdulillah, no, you have not left the fold of Islam. You did […]
Question: If Allah is beyond and direction, how do we understand the Prophet’s ascent to Him on the Night of Miraj (Allah bless him and grant him peace)? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your question. On the Night of Miraj, the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him […]
Question: Is it permissible for girls who wear proper hijab to post their pictures on an online platform? Answer: Assalamu alaykum sister, Thank you for your question. There are a few gray areas when it comes to posting your pictures online that you may want to consider: Permissibility of photography What is the Ruling on Taking […]
Question: I delayed my ghusl after intercourse until the fajr prayer during which my menstruation started after sunrise. Should I perform ghusl for janaba despite having entered menstruation? Or should I take both ghusl for janaba and menstruation after it ends and makeup fajr? Answer: Assalam Alaykum Thank you for your question sister. There is […]
Question: I wish to study at a university like Harvard and become a professor of Political science or History. Is it permissible to study there political science? Is it halal for me to become a professor of political science or history and teach at a university? Will my earnings be halal? Answer: Assalamu alaykum, 1) Yes, […]
Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question: Assalamu ‘alaykum, If a Hanafi does not remove hair from at least 1/4 of the head (as required by hanafi law), what is the kaffarah for him? Please provide a reference from books. Answer: Wa ‘alaykum assalam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh I pray you are well. One would have […]
Question: I am graduating but I doubt my decision to study veterinary medicine for six years. I really want to study Islam, which I know shamefully little of. There’s no place here in the UK to study Islam and my dad won’t let me travel alone. What should I do? Answer: Assalamu alaykum, Thank you […]
Question: Is the page internet archive, where you can download books from great scholars permissible? Can one download the books, even though they are for sale on other pages? Answer: Assalamu Alaykum It is important to note that copyright rules are binding in the shariah. Thus, it is not permissible to publish, copy, or reproduce the […]
Question: What are the blasphemy laws in Islam? Answer: Assalamu Alaykum This is a topic with many details and differences. I cannot do it full justice here and so all I will say is that, yes, there is a concept of ‘blasphemy’ in our legal tradition. Though often associated today with the sanctity of the […]
