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 […]

Answered by Shaykh Muhammad Carr Question  Is working as a university consultant (advising students on universities, programs, and fees) permissible, specifically advising a female student who is considering studying abroad? Does the consultant bear responsibility if she goes on to study abroad as a result? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Am I sinning if I take out a student loan, live only on the bursary, and hold the loan untouched to return it before the interest begins, when the Canadian government pays the bank’s interest until then? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate Your concern […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question May one write intense violence in fiction where the point is to condemn it rather than glorify it? And may one create characters that function as metaphors or antitypes for figures and themes from Islamic history — a character standing for Pharaoh or the Dajjal, or for the soul, […]