Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is looking at the face of a non-mahram (marriageable kin) impermissible? If so, how do I lower my gaze while speaking with them? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. A woman’s face is not impermissible to look at on condition that one does not […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I’m a university student doing a module called “A Cultural Introduction To The Indus Valley.” The class just hosted a dancing session in which students were required to participate. I’m simply disgusted because they forced us to conduct a Hindu religious dance without informing us. I was not at […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is raising my right hand and making an oath/pledge during school assemblies permissible? The right hand is held parallel to the ground and at shoulder level. And we make the pledge/oath while keeping our right hands raised. (To view the hand’s position, search for Indian or Bangladeshi school assembly […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What happens if someone didn’t know about Islam all their life, then someone told them about it, but they died straight after it was revealed without being able to do anything? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Brief Answer Except for those who are […]