Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question If chickens or fish are fed feed containing pork by-products, such as meat and bone meal, is it permissible for Muslims to consume them? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah alleviate our difficulties and guide us to what pleases Him. Amin. Thank you […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question What are the rules for immersing a slaughtered chicken in hot (or boiling) water to remove its feathers? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. Esteemed specialists Muftis in Halal slaughtering […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I read your fatwa on ethanol and have a follow-up question. Since ethanol often comes from wheat, barley, honey, or maize—and Imam Muhammad (Allah have mercy on him) considered alcohol from these sources haram—the fatwa follows his view due to the prevalence of fasad, as noted in al-Binaya. Based […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question If one had to pray a minimal prayer, such as when waking up very late for Fajr and was reciting only one aya per rak‘a, would it suffice to recite the basmala as that one aya, or must it be a non-basmala aya? Answer In the Name of Allah, […]