Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question My friends and I say “oh my God” in a sexual or mocking voice as a joke, sometimes with sexual gestures, sometimes imitating how we think a gay person speaks, or putting on an Indian accent. I am now frightened that this is disbelief, because we are using Allah’s […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdul Rahim Reasat Question Is it fine to deliberate between right and wrong? For example, when you’re considering whether a friend is good for you, you may think of their bad qualities too. Would that not be permissible? Answer In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful. All praise belongs to […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I am a Muslim digital artist opening art commissions for stylized human characters that have a head, hair, eyes, and ears, but no nose or mouth. Can I take payment for drawing them? Answer Taking commissions to draw these characters is not permitted. In the Hanafi school, an image […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I came across a fatwa on responding “okay” to a divorce request. Based on its reasoning, would a non-verbal affirmative sound, specifically “mhmm”, which in the UK commonly means “yes” or “I understand”, count as valid, explicit speech capable of constituting a response to a divorce request? Or would […]