Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I am a Muslim woman, and I am interested in learning how to swim. Unfortunately, there are no facilities in my area that offer private swimming lessons in a women-only environment. I have found an opportunity to take swimming lessons with a female instructor; however, the lessons would take […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question If one lives in an area that is predominantly kufr in aqida, and there’s a masjid with an imam whose creed is unknown, is prayer behind him valid? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah reward you for your care over your prayer. […]

Answered by Shaykh Muhammad Carr Question I want to watch a permissible show, but it is not legally available on streaming services in my country. In other countries, however, it is available on legitimate services. Some of these services restrict subscriptions to residents of certain countries. I would need to use a foreign-region account, and […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question What is the ruling on a government setting a minimum wage? Some claim it is unlawful by analogy with the prohibition on fixing prices. Is that a valid opinion, and is it drawn from Islamic scholarship or from free-market thinkers such as Mises and Friedman? Is an employer obliged […]