Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question We face inheritance issues. My brother threatens to stop donations of verbal bequests (wasiyya) from my late father if we disagree. I’ve asked for the list of supported families, but he refuses, saying we should do our own sadaqa. I’m worried my father might face consequences since this was […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Does iqrar (acknowledgment) occur by a person saying that his money is “for so-and-so”? (Hanafi) Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Simply saying, “My money is for so-and-so,” does not, on its own, transfer ownership. What matters is what the person intended by these […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Is there a boundary to the supplications (du‘a) we make? If a person asks Allah Most High to compensate someone they wronged on the Day of Judgment, without directly apologizing to that person, does Allah accept this supplication, or does He reject it because a direct apology was never […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I owed someone money for a charity bake sale, but I couldn’t find them, so I gave the amount to charity instead. Now I worry that I might still be able to contact them. Is this waswasa, or must I continue searching for them? Answer In the Name of […]