Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question Is it necessary to believe that the six days mentioned in the Quran regarding the creation of the heavens and the earth were equal in length, or that they were standard twenty-four-hour days? Answer I pray you are well. No, it is not necessary to believe that. What we know […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I have read that Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal opposed ‘Abd Allah ibn Sa‘id ibn Kullab and those associated with him, and that this opposition shows Ibn Kullab was not upon the way of the Salaf. Is this historically accurate, and how should this disagreement be understood by later scholars? Answer […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question What do scholars say about the authenticity of al-Ibana attributed to Imam Abu al-Hasan al-Ash‘ari? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Al-Ibana fi Usul al-Diyana, is one of the works authentically attributed to Imam Abu al-Hasan al-Ash‘ari, but the contemporaneous publications thereof contain interpolations and […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question Is the income earned from working at a polling station in a Western election halal? Answer I pray you are well. Yes, the income earned from working at a polling station in a Western election is halal. There is no inherent prohibition in such work. Clarifying a Common Misunderstanding Some […]