Children

July 8, 2026 3 mins

Is It Permissible to Play Games Like God of War?

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Is it permissible to play video games such as God of War, Genshin Impact, or Skyrim? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Video games, as a form of recreation, are in themselves permissible. The ruling depends on their content. God of War, for […]
July 8, 2026 4 mins

Can I Spend My Caregiver Wages on My Children?

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question My husband arranged for me to be a paid caregiver for our disabled children through a government program. I do most of the caregiving, I am the only authorized caregiver, and the checks are in my name, but he had me deposit them into his account as household income […]
July 8, 2026 3 mins

What Is the Ruling on Watching Cartoons?

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question What evidence from the Quran and the Sunna shows that watching permissible cartoons is not only for children and is permitted for people of any age? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. The question rests on a misunderstanding worth correcting: Sacred Law does not […]
June 30, 2026 4 mins

How Do We Correctly Manage an Adopted Child With Non-Mahram Boundaries?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question My wife and I, Sunni Hanafi, in our forties, are researching kafala. The child will soon reach the age of discernment. If we take an opposite-gender child through kafala, how should we manage non-mahram boundaries under Hanafi law? What are our duties and precautions as guardians, given that we’re […]
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