Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Where is the fine line between intercession (tawassul) and idolatry (shirk), especially when visiting graves (ziyara) and making supplication (dua)? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate The very concern you express shows a heart that seeks to keep its worship for Allah alone. This is […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Is it permissible to play video games such as God of War, Genshin Impact, or Skyrim? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Video games, as a form of recreation, are in themselves permissible. The ruling depends on their content. God of War, for […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Is it permissible to offer my own service to a customer first, rather than directing them to more experienced providers? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Yes, you may offer your own lawful service to a prospective customer and build a funnel toward […]

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 […]