Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it permissible to bleach your eyebrows? Answer I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. There is a difference of opinion among scholars about the permissibility of bleaching. You may follow any one opinion. However, it is better to avoid bleaching eyebrows […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question What is Your Advice After Both Fiancé and Fiancée Committed Wrongdoing Before Marriage But Sincerely Repented And Want to Marry Each Other? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. As you […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Alhamdulillah, I have been accepted for a course to study and become a doctor. I have opted to take a year out and work so I will not have to take out an interest loan. Tuition fees are £7000+ per year in the UK, and I must fund four […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Can a man marry the same woman twice without getting a divorce? Like in European countries, people get married and then marry again when they fly back home. Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I am a 34-year-old unmarried woman. I had my hormonal tests done, and the results indicated that I would have premature menopause. I am frustrated as I do not have any kids or husband. I know that Allah is the knower of everything, and no human nor scientific tests […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it obligatory for a Muslim to indicate his religious affiliation on social media or other websites? I read that according to books of fiqh, it is clear kufr to say “I am not a Muslim,” in particular in response to the question “Are you a Muslim?” Neither my […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have been feeling very concerned and guilty about whether we had sinned by getting intimate before my wife had a spotting of blood. We saw the spotting in the clothes but still got intimate. We thought it was spotting since often my wife gets spotting. And then stops. […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I am seeking guidance for my father regarding a family matter. My grandfather passed away a few years ago, and there have been issues with the division of his inheritance, which he wanted to be distributed according to Sharia law. My aunt and grandmother have taken all of my […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is Buying Things From a Loan and Taking Advanced Salary Permissible? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. Yes, it is permissible to buy items from a loan. One is also […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I gave my wife two divorces on 28th May this year, and she told me she completed her three menstrual cycles and will finish her three months on 26th August this month. Can I still take her back? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question What does it mean by the expression ” The lifetime of this nation is between Asr and Maghrib”? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. The time period for this nation […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question What is the meaning of Shahadatain, and how can one remove doubts? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question, and it is an honor to answer your question. Don’t worry. I […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question As a family, we left the UK in 2005 for 11 months to live in Tunisia; my parents intended to remain there. They then changed their minds, and we returned to the UK for five months. Following this, we moved to Algeria for nine months, intending to live there […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question If someone cannot feed 10 poor people because it is difficult to do so, and they want to pay the monetary value instead, how much money should be given for each broken oath? ( will £10 or £20 suffice for one broken oath) I want to pay through an […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Sadly, my wife and I of 4 years have been struggling with marital issues for a long time. Unfortunately, this has resulted in me divorcing her a second time.  She is currently in her idda period with plans for a family meeting in a couple of weeks for things […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Does looking at the body of a girl before marriage make her haram to marry? Can we touch the buttocks of one’s wife and have anal intercourse?  Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I used to have regular clear/white vaginal discharge, but recently, I have started to have small amounts of light green discharge as well, without any odor or symptoms or signs of infection. It comes randomly throughout the day, sometimes clear, sometimes green. I understand that it is to be […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Al-‘Urs ibn ‘Amira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When sin is committed on the earth, whoever witnessed it and hated it and rejected it will be like one who was absent from it. Whoever was absent from it and was pleased with it will […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I was born into a family where we considered ourselves “Muslims by the name.” Still, we didn’t do daily prayers, were quite secular, and didn’t take practicing Islam seriously, especially me. I went to a Sunday Islamic school for a few months as a 7-year-old but did not learn […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I would like to know the grading of hadith. It is from the Book of Tribulations (Kitab al-Fitan). It didn’t have a number, but it is this: Sa‘id ibn al-Musayyib: There will be tribulation in the Levant, the first part of which is child’s play; every time it is […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I bought several thobes with halal money (approx $500 worth). I then went to tailor the thobes above the ankles and used some cash available in the home (approx. $150) to pay the tailor. The cash was given by a close relative who is Muslim. This particular relative works […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I will soon be filing for a khul‘ (female-initiated divorce). My lawyer told me that with the court process and notification procedures, it can take 3-5 months to process the Khul‘, or possibly Faskh if my husband doesn’t agree to the Khul‘. My question is, when does my idda […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question What should one do when someone does something that invalidates their testimony unintentionally or without knowing? I read that someone’s testimony is invalid if they claim to have seen jinns. But what if they meant it was in another form but didn’t mention or say it precisely? Is the […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I had nikah four years back but got married only two years before, and currently, I am pregnant with my first baby. My problem is that when I had my nikah at that time, I was mentally struggling as I had watched some anti-Islamic videos, which put doubts in […]