Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question My mother loves gossip and stubbornly continues despite me asking her many times not to. I try not to listen and redirect the conversation, but she insists and expects a response. If I defend the person or say, “don’t talk like that,” she gets angry and calls me disobedient, […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I am a Muslim revert for the past 18 years. I have been married to my Muslim husband for 20 years. My mother has never accepted our marriage or our religion with ease. Recently, the tension has come to a head. No matter what I do, say, or achieve […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I am a Hanafi in the United Kingdom. Is a “celebrity crush” (finding a celebrity attractive and feeling romantic attraction, with no sexual desire or fantasy) haram, makruh, or permitted, and where does the line fall between a permitted feeling and an impermissible attachment? Answer In the name of […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I noticed my white thobe is slightly see-through when held against my body. I prayed many prayers in it without tucking my undershirt into my pants, so my lower back may have been exposed; I sometimes prayed in it without a shirt underneath. After I reverted, I also prayed […]