Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Is it allowed to form a group of twenty-five people to share advice and help each other strengthen their faith (iman)? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. It is allowed to form this kind of group, and your good intentions make it even […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question According to Hanafi fiqh, is it permissible to have non-Muslim friends? How do recognized scholars understand Quran 3:28, Quran 5:51, and the hadith that a man follows the religion of his close friend, and how are they reconciled? Answer Yes. Ordinary friendship and good treatment of non-Muslims is permissible, […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I am a Hanafi in the United Kingdom. Is a “celebrity crush” (finding a celebrity attractive and feeling romantic attraction, with no sexual desire or fantasy) haram, makruh, or permitted, and where does the line fall between a permitted feeling and an impermissible attachment? Answer In the name of […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it permissible for a convert to delay revealing their Islam to their family due to fear of harm, family pressure, and marriage expectations? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Welcome to the fold of Islam. Yes, it is permissible for you to delay […]