Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question My university requires students to take out a government student loan to be eligible for a bursary. The loans are interest-free, carry no early-closure penalty, and are waived on death. I do not intend to use the money and will close the loan once the bursary application is processed. […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question A friend secured university admission under a disability quota with lower merit, then completed the degree through his own study and effort. The disability certificate was difficult to obtain, so a reference (connection) was used to obtain it. He now doubts whether he genuinely meets the required level of […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question With the violence and suffering faced by Muslims in Palestine and Lebanon, should a Muslim hate Jewish people or feel glad when hatred toward Jews grows in their community? Answer In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Wa alaykum al-salam. No, a Muslim should hate oppression […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question A class at my masjid on the basics of purity and prayer has left me with far more doubts than I had before, and although I am trying to use the Hanafi rule that certainty is not lifted by doubt, I have ended up back where I was before […]