Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I am unsettled by Imam Juwayni’s statement that whoever dies, after enough time for rational inquiry (nazar) has passed, without having engaged in it, is a disbeliever. Does this mean reasoning is obligatory, and that the one who simply follows in his beliefs is blameworthy? Answer In the Name […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question Is a nikah valid if the wife said the shahada without belief and later left Islam? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. The validity of the nikah in this situation depends on what faith the wife held before she said the shahada. If she were […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Is Buddha a prophet of Allah? And how should a Muslim view the Buddhist Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path—their compatibility with Islam, and the key differences, especially regarding suffering? Answer We do not declare Buddha a prophet, nor do we declare with certainty that he was not; […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question In theology, is a vacuum a kind of body (jism)? And can a space exist that is entirely free of substances and accidents? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. A vacuum is not a body. According to the soundest view, there is no real, […]