Answered by Shaykh Muhammad Carr Question  I’ve been practicing law for over a decade, and I’ve been considering focusing more on litigation and moving away from corporate/real estate work because of concerns about being involved with Riba-based loans and mortgages. I wanted clarification on pre-judgment interest. When a client sues someone for damages or money […]

Answered by Shaykh Muhammad Carr Question  I work at a leather shoe shop as a salesperson and am interested in applying for a cobbler position. However, I have a few questions regarding working with pig leather in both positions. As a salesperson, are shoes made from pig leather considered pure as long as they remain […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question My husband and I get along well and prioritize each other. The one recurring conflict is his refusal to visit or interact with my family. He says he does not share their values, sees no Islamic obligation to build a relationship with them, and takes my suggestions of compromise […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Over the years, I have sworn many oaths, on different matters, many of them under compulsive misgivings (waswasa), and I broke some. I read in one of your answers that where several expiations fall due, they merge into one. Does that apply when the oaths were about different things? […]