Education

August 5, 2023 2 mins

Is It Permissible for My Teenage Daughter to Learn Martial Arts with a Male?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My 14-year-old daughter is learning martial arts from a male instructor in a group class with other young students at school. She is doing this as she has weak muscles and very poor fitness. She wears modest clothing, and there is no touching involved at all. Is this permitted? […]
July 16, 2023 2 mins

Is It Considered Cheating to Hear or Be Given an Answer?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it considered cheating if you neither intend to cheat nor ask for it but somehow end up overhearing an answer during an exam? Is it permissible to write it down, or you shouldn’t if you already do not know the answer? What if some supervisors or even teachers […]
June 11, 2023 4 mins

Can Muslims Acquire Knowledge from Romans and Persians?

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I came across a Hadith that states, “Indeed, you will follow the ways of the Romans and Persians to the extent that if they were to crawl into a lizard’s hole, you would do the same.” I would like to know the interpretation of this Hadith because the Romans and […]
April 13, 2023 2 mins

How Can I Study the Religion Well and Still Have a Good Livelihood?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My dream is to become a scholar, I am ready to do whatever it takes, but I am 22 years old from India. I want to start Islamic studies from the basics but I also need secular education. Where can I study? Please give me a solution. I want […]
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