Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I learned sound and useful things about the qualities of a good and a bad spouse from videos that also contained unlawful material. Can that understanding still be counted as a gift or guidance from Allah, and might it be Allah preparing me to choose well in marriage? Answer […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdul Rahim Reasat Question Is it fine to deliberate between right and wrong? For example, when you’re considering whether a friend is good for you, you may think of their bad qualities too. Would that not be permissible? Answer In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful. All praise belongs to […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I know slavery is over, but I want to understand it properly: did Muslim men through history treat enslaved women the way ISIS treats its captives, and was force, or dismissing a woman’s fear and pain as beside the point because she was property, ever actually permitted? Answer In […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I made a vow to pray two extra rak’as daily for thirty days. By “extra,” I meant two in addition to the obligatory prayers, not necessarily in addition to the regular sunnas. When I made the vow, I intended in my heart that I could fulfill it either by […]