Education

August 12, 2022 3 mins

Can I Seek Financial Aid to Study Islam? Is It Equivalent to Begging?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I desperately want to teach Allah’s din. The problem is I only have little knowledge of Islam. My family is not financially stable to pay my fees to go and study. At home, days pass, repeating the same cycle of waking, eating, and sleeping. Sometimes it hurts me knowing […]
August 10, 2022 2 mins

Can You Share Some Duas for Excelling in Studies?

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question I have a few questions regarding saying Bismillah and duas for studying. So if we say Bismillah, recite the duas to study, and then if we get distracted, talk to someone or get up to do something else during studying, do we have to recite all the studying duas […]
August 1, 2022 2 mins

Can I Travel Alone without a Mahram for My Studies Abroad?

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question I am a nineteen-year-old interested in studying abroad, but my father refuses because he says I have to be with a mahram throughout my stay there. I wonder, what if the country I’m going to is safe and Islamic friendly? Do I still have to go with a mahram, […]
August 1, 2022 2 mins

Can Muslim Women Travel without a Mahram?

Answered by Shaykh Salman Younas Question My wife works at a travel agency. During the year, not consistently, the company will have what they call educational overseas—usually, Mauritius, Thailand, etc. I want to ask whether we are allowed to go on these vacations without a mahram. Also, there are people from other agencies, and obviously, […]
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