Hanafi Fiqh

October 25, 2026 6 mins

Should I Stay Engaged to a Fiancé Whose Online Conduct I Cannot Trust?

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I’m engaged and deeply torn about whether to walk away. I caught my fiancé messaging other women and discovered a suspicious second account under his name. He gave excuses, swore on the Quran that he didn’t cheat, and demanded I never bring it up again. Yet whenever I try […]
October 24, 2026 3 mins

Is Non-Alcoholic Beer Permissible, or Does It Imitate Drinkers and Count as Lahw...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I’ve read most, if not all, of your answers on this topic, but still need clarification. Since most non-alcoholic beer is made by dealcoholization, is it haram from the outset? For the small amount made otherwise, would drinking it amount to imitating the kuffar or violate points 3, 4, […]
October 23, 2026 5 mins

Must I Divorce My Wife If She Says She Will Keep Committing Zina?

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question My wife committed zina once. She now says calmly that she will continue in secret. I follow the Hanafi school. I will not be intimate with her, and I will provide only basic needs. Can I keep her in the marriage for our young child? Or must I divorce? […]
October 18, 2026 4 mins

Does Eating a Haram Dish Containing Wine Carry the Same Consequence for Prayer a...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question As-salamu alaykum, I have a question about the hadith stating that whoever drinks an intoxicant will have their prayer unaccepted for 40 days. I understand that consuming food or drink containing intoxicants is haram, regardless of intention. Does this hadith apply only to someone who directly drinks an intoxicant […]
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