Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it permissible for a child whose mother recently remarried to change his surname and adopt a new father’s name? The child, only seven years old, claims his birth father was mean and bad and thus refuses to take his name. What does Shari’a have to say about this? […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My husband says our first child should be named by his mother (as she has named all firstborns). Naturally, as a mother, I would like to name our child. He says he would like to give his mother the right to name the child. Is this permitted? Unfortunately, this […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question I had a miscarriage at four weeks and bled like a normal period for a week. Now I notice a white discharge with a slight reddish appearance. The redness can only be identified with a tissue. Can I start my prayers? Answer I pray you are well and that […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I’m in the jumu’a khutba here, and the imam said that if a woman gets her first child as a female child, she is a woman of baraka, like she is considered a woman of baraka. How true is this? It sounds like a bidah. Answer In the Name […]