Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question In certain places, the hijab has been banned, citing it as a religious symbol. I just wanted to know whether non-Muslims can display their religious symbols under an Islamic Sacred Law State, such as the beard for the Jews, turbans for Sikhs, and the cross for Christians. Answer In the […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question A man does not fear falling into fornication per se. He does not look at pornography. On occasion, despite resistance, he lapses into masturbation. Does this obligate his getting married, or is it sufficient that he repents from that action? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question In Western law, as long as consent is not given for penetration, the act of penetration will still fall under rape (Even if the girl consented to other non-penetrative sexual acts). What about Islam? If the girl eventually consented to other non-penetrative sexual acts but not penetration, can the act […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Are illustrations of animate objects with incomplete limbs permissible? i.e., no eyes but a nose. Also, are objects that have all the body parts, but one is displayed as injured in a sense (i.e., only half of the arm), so the person would bleed to death permissible? Answer In the […]