Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I have been offered a Group CHRO position at a company that provides HR services to several independent businesses. One of these businesses operates a Forex/CFD brokerage. I would not be involved in trading, selling, or marketing CFDs, but I would handle payroll, contracts, policies, employee relations, and recruitment […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Severe waswasa keeps telling me that my intention is corrupt, because I have come back to worship mainly in the hope of one particular thing I long for in Paradise. Is my intention sound? Answer May Allah Most High bless you and relieve you of such misgivings. Your intention […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Is raising the index finger in the tashahhud incumbent upon a woman the way it is incumbent upon a man? Answer In the Hanafi school, raising the index finger in the sitting (tashahhud) is a sunna for a woman exactly as it is for a man, and it is […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I swore an oath to keep away from a sin for a set period and then said, in Arabic, ‘and may Allah bless our master Muhammad,’ and I now fear that the word ‘and’ pulled those blessings inside the oath. Answer In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, […]