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October 13, 2026 6 mins

Should I Join a Military Academy That Requires Shaving, Shorts, and Sometimes Mi...

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question A young man in Bangladesh is considering a military academy. The rules require shaving the beard, wearing shorts for PT and games, watching a film every Friday, and eating with a spoon and fork. Sometimes the schedule blocks the prayer. His parents want him to join so he can […]
October 13, 2026 6 mins

How Can Hanafis Be Sure a Mursal Hadith Has Only One Missing Narrator?

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question If the Hanafis act on the mursal with very specific conditions, such as there being no more than one missing link and it occurring in the first three generations, how can they be sure that those mursal hadith in fact only have one missing link? Answer In the Name […]
October 13, 2026 4 mins

Must a Supplication Use Set Words, or Is Sincerity in One’s Own Words Enough?

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Can I ask Allah to protect me from the evil eye without reciting anything specific, just sincerely in my own words? And is sincere supplication in one’s own words enough in general, or must something particular be done? I know people who traveled for Umra to ask Allah for […]
October 8, 2026 4 mins

Can a Muslim lawyer call as a witness a person who has committed a sin or someon...

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question What is the ruling with regard to acting as a lawyer in a court case for a non-Muslim? And if one’s client is correct, whether it is in a Muslim or a non-Muslim country, what is the ruling on obtaining the court to accept the testimony of a sinner, […]
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