Answered by Shaykh Muhammad Carr Question I am thinking about starting my own clothing brand that sells shirts with anime-inspired designs. However, I have heard that drawing or creating images may be impermissible (haram). Some of the designs would feature anime characters, such as Gojo Satoru, but in a more artistic or stylized way. Would […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Can we take our fiqh from scholars who do not follow one of the four schools — whether contemporary figures who stand outside them, or earlier imams like Ibn Hazm whose schools did not survive? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. I pray this […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I’m 18, in the summer after high school, before college. I went fishing today with friends for fun and to learn a skill I wanted to learn. The place only allows catch-and-release fishing, considered haram by some scholars. I spent over an hour learning how to minimize harm to […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question A foundational maxim of Sacred Law is the principle of “no harm” (la darar). However, the minimum requirement for marriage is physical and mental maturity, with physical maturity defined as the capacity to bear intercourse safely. This raises the question: Does this requirement permit the very harm that the […]