Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is listening to a woman’s recitation allowed if she covers herself properly? Also, if the voice arouses some men, is it the woman’s fault for using her best voice to recite the Quran? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have a doubt; I live in India, and whenever the results of any big examination come out, like engineering or MBBS, toppers are paid money from different coaching centers to promote their coaching and say to everyone that they have studied from this coaching center but in reality, […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question If I eat something that could’ve touched gelatin and the crumbs fall on my clothes, do I have to change them? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. No, you don’t have to change your clothes. […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have some questions about intimacy. Q1: I want my wife to wear transparent, thongs, G string, miniskirt, or crop top erotic clothes at night time for my pleasure. Is it permissible for her to dress in these types of clothing? Q2: If after teasing, pleasing, and playing with […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I am a 22-year-old male living in the West. Is it permissible for me to go to a mixed gym with music? As you probably know, it is very difficult, maybe impossible, for me to find a gym without even one of these two elements. I will be wearing […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Allah (Most High) says, “I have no reward except Paradise for a believing servant of mine who shows patience and anticipates my reward when I take away one of their favorite people from the world’s inhabitants. Is the above only related to death? Answer In the Name of Allah, […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question My family and I plan to open a wedding salon. However, before we proceed, I have an important question to ask. In today’s modern age, weddings often involve music, dancing, and other forms of entertainment. So, my query is whether the profits earned from this business would be considered […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have been working on a remote project from Bangladesh, and I’m getting paid for how much I have worked in a week, which is around $22/hour. Here, the task is to validate the answer within 30 minutes, where a question and two answers are given. Now, I asked […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question About two years ago, I used to backbite and say some untrue things through chatting to my friends about my family and that they are bad, But this is not true, and they don’t deserve this, and my family is really good, I feel very guilty, and I already […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question My question is related to halal jobs. I am a student of psychology and am looking forward to being a counselor. However, what we study and how we practice and treat the clients is solely based on the works of the West. Here, I am very much aware of […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Does bleeding from the rectum break wudu, and is it impure (najis) if it does not flow out? I have heard that bleeding only breaks wudu and is impure (najis) if it flows, so would this also apply to blood from the rectum? Also, if it is not constant […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) is accused of adopting the geocentric model of Ptolemy and Aristotle in Surah Yasin, verses 38-40. A friend told me that Muqatil Ibn Sulayman supported the heliocentric model. Please explain and translate his Tafsir on these verses to clarify this. […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question While doing istinja for urine, istinja water not only flows through the site of urine but also the area around it, for example, some part of the buttocks in the case of a female). Let’s say it’s the same istinja water that removed the urine and is also flowing […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question What does Shaikh Nabulsi state in al-Hadiqa al-Nadiyya, Sharh al-Tariqa al-Muhammadiyya about when one becomes sinful by forgetting the Quran? 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 Messenger of Allah […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I recently purchased a horse bristle beard brush to avoid impermissible boar bristle brushes. Still, now I wonder if the horse bristles are also impermissible. Also, what is the ruling on other animal bristles and leather products?  Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I want to know whether the brain, leg, liver, and spleen should be included while dividing the meat into three parts during the sacrificial animal on Eid al Adha. If not compulsory or mandatory, please mention the source and its authenticity among the different scholars, and if the source […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question  I’m 18. I have for long time been very confused since turning my life around for Allah and trying to learn the deen, but it’s very hard without access or knowing local scholars. I am based in Denmark, and it could be awesome if seekers new scholars or members […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I read a hadith that said three caliphs will fight for this treasure of yours and then read an article that said that this is either talking about the treasure that is under the Ka’ba or the Euphrates one, and I realized it couldn’t be the treasure of the […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Can I use things other than water to clean impurities, for example, can I use wipes, to clean an impurity, or must I use water for the place to be pure? If there is a difference of opinion on this topic, may you please mention it? Answer I pray […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Can a flea/fly or similar insect transfer filth? e.g., flies often land on feces and then can land on clothes/prayer mats/towels, etc. – do these areas need to be cleaned if you can see them land on a filthy are and then a clean area? Answer I pray you […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have a question regarding a fast done during Ramadan a few years ago. That day, I had to take a plane from France to India.  I made the intention to do the fasting before Fajr as I was still at home in France. But I broke my fast […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question If a person has misled others about rulings, must the people be informed for repentance to be accepted? For example, if a person, during days when they were self-proclaimed feminists/LGBT supporters, had claimed /indicated things to non-Muslims, and then later realized and felt remorse and repented, must they contact […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I read your article about the permissibility of music. But I have doubts regarding some hadith. It is as follows: In a lengthy hadith narrated by Abu Umama (Allah be pleased with him), it is mentioned that o­n the occasion of the expulsion of Satan from heaven and his […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have used antibacterial wipes for impure areas that can’t be washed. These wipes are mainly used for imperceptible impurities – from a wet impure hand. For example, my hand was impure from impure water but not yet washed. That hand came into contact with a wet clothes railing. […]