Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question My mother had life insurance, and when I turned 18, I was supposed to receive the money. The issue is that she didn’t know that life insurances are haram. I knew it was haram but didn’t know she had one until I was supposed to receive the money. What […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I checked for the end of my period and saw the tissue was unstained, so I did a ghusl. After that, I had a yellow thread-like discharge until yesterday, and then I saw a white discharge. Is it spotting, or should I assume I’m still menstruating? In case of […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Before this year, I believed zakat must be paid for gold and silver jewelry. Now I follow the other opinion. Recently I learned I own silver jewelry which I had forgotten about in previous years when I was doing my calculations for zakat. Now that I believe there is […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question If a person feeds ten poor Muslim people non-halal food (like meat that is not halal) as an expiation (kaffara) for breaking an oath/vow, is the expiation valid? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah alleviate our difficulties and guide us to what pleases […]