Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question A New Zealand Muslim (Hanafi) is entering the army. He is uncertain whether he may be deployed to a Muslim country and assigned to fight Muslims, and asks whether this is impermissible. Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. I pray you are in […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question May a Muslim work as a Crown prosecutor in Canada, given limited freedom to choose cases, the prosecution of some offenses with no explicit basis in the Shariah, and evidentiary standards that differ from Islamic ones? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Benevolent, the Merciful. May Allah’s blessings […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I obey Allah out of fear of Hell, not out of love. Sometimes, I find some rulings difficult, even though I follow them. I read that whoever hates what the Messenger brought is a disbeliever. Am I still a Muslim? Answer Let your heart be at rest. You are […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Is istighatha—seeking help through a Prophet or a righteous saint (wali)—shirk? May one ask a wali for a child, a cure, or protection, as long as one believes that Allah alone is the true Doer, and the wali is only a means? Answer In the Name of Allah, the […]