Question: Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. I live in the UK and I need an explanation about Student loans. I have researched into it, and it seems like it is haram due to interest. However, one of my friend’s imams said it was halal as it was an investment. Is the imam right or wrong and will […]

  Question: Assalamu ‘Alaykum. If I have answered a question wrongly about fiqh in class, would that require me to repent? Answer: Wa ‘alaykum assalam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh. I pray you are well. You should repent if you were not qualified to answer or if you didn’t know and just guessed without a sound […]

Question Summary What is the scholarly opinion regarding the priority of hifz vs. learning Classical Arabic? Question Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Memorizing the entire Qur’an and learning the Arabic language are both communal obligations. As long as some people in each community fulfill this need, the obligation falls […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question Assalamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh. I know that cousins are non-mahram. But my maternal cousin, who is around 23 years old, does not wear a hijab in front of me. We have a family gathering tomorrow. And most probably, she won’t wear hijab. What should I do? I […]