Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I want to assist at a campus event, but I’ll have to miss one class. I intended to catch it up as I have days without any lessons. However, I recently read that I must participate in “all scheduled learning and teaching sessions,” so is the money I earn […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I promised Allah that I would not read ebooks till passing my exams, but I broke the promise many times. Now I know I have to compensate for it, but shall I keep that promise till I compensate? Because I need time for it. Answer In the Name of […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it permissible to read books by Stephen Hawking that do not contain anything contrary to Shari’a? (Stephen Hawking also wrote things that went against the belief in God, but here I am asking about books that are written by him but do not contain such ideas) Answer In […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Would you please advise on the etiquette of reading Islamic books such as ahadith, Prophet’s Seerah, or other Islamic scholarship? For example, dress, reading position, book location to one’s body/feet, etc. Are there any clear forbidden or disliked actions concerning how one should read such texts? For example, reading […]