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 […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Has a Muslim who looks for easier fatwas out of personal desire, while believing in Allah and the Sharia, committed kufr by virtue of Imam Awza’i’s warning? Answer Your concern regarding this matter is itself an indication of sincere faith. May Allah grant you ease and clarity. No, a […]