Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Is it disliked to sit in a place where part of the body is in the sun, and part is in the shade? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. It is disliked (makruh) to sit partway in the sun and partway in the shade […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it wrong to imagine married fictional characters, including non-explicit romance or family scenes? As an autistic, I self-soothe during meltdowns by contemplating Austen or Disney characters, imagining them comforting each other and solving problems, not myself. I know romance is discouraged, but it calms my crying. I’m a […]

Answered by Shaykh Muhammad Carr Question  I am a female patient who needs to have my gallbladder removed. The only surgeon available at the hospital where I have been admitted is a man. Is it permissible in Islam for him to perform the operation? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question On social media, many men and women interact under religious posts or on live streams—a brother commenting on a sister’s religious post, or sisters asking a brother religious questions on his live—and what of someone who answers religious questions publicly without being qualified? Answer In the name of Allah, […]