Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Does the prohibition in hadith Muslim 1043 against asking people for anything extend to seeking knowledge from teachers or lecturers about non-religious matters? Could you provide insight into understanding this hadith and its context? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question When I go to the salon to wax my arms, do my hands become impure after applying the wax from the machine, which is used for all the clients, even the clients that get their private parts waxed? I’m 100% sure because they have only one machine to heat […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I use compost containing guano from cape cormorant birds of Namibia. A prominent Mufti said seabirds’ droppings are pure as they don’t hunt with talons. But it’s scraped off the surface they live on, so likely full of feathers, with impure tips, egg shells from hatched birds, etc. Would […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it allowed to force someone to wear a headscarf, especially with what is happening in Iran? Some scholars agree that it can be forced, whereas some do not. I need some clarification about this matter as well. I am in turmoil. Please clarify. Answer In the Name of […]