Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have been extremely reckless with impurity in the past. There was a time in my life when I would have impure hands and touch wet things around my house all the time, or my hands were impure and wet, and I would touch things carelessly. My body was […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question When doing istinja, I usually pour water from the front also, when I wash my anus, I also pour from the back for certain areas, but mostly I pour from the front, but now I am starting to fear that the water might not reach as much as it […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question What is meant by اعتاد ترك السنة or habitually leaving a Sunna (Mu’akkada)? What does “habitual” mean? What constitutes habitually leaving a Jama‘a (which is a Sunna Mu’akkada)? What does “habitual” mean practically? How is it defined in the Hanafi books? For example, is this habitual if I don’t […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have a question about substances that are psychedelics, such as psilocybin or DMT, that have expansive and mystical states of consciousness induced. Are they considered permissible in the treatment of depression? And are they considered intoxicants? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I would like to be able to ask you a question regarding Islamic dressing when you live in a city where most people are non-Muslims. I ask this because although there are many Muslims in the area where I live, when I try to dress according to what is […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question When I was 12 or 13 (I had already hit puberty ), I did something very haram to my brothers. My younger brother and my older brother who has autism. One night I touched their private part. I didn’t know it was haram back then and thought it was […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question If someone makes a vow and conditions hurmat al-musahara upon the vow breaking, can hurmat al-musahara really occur because of the broken vow? For example, the consequence of the vow is hurmat al-Musahara. What if the person who made the vow intended for it to occur between two future […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question If my wife, who has never been pregnant, naturally produces breast milk and breastfeeds a female infant and fulfills the conditions for establishing foster relations via milk nursing (https://seekersguidance.org/answers/shafii-fiqh/how-much-milk-nursing-is-needed-to-establish-familial-bonds/), would that make my son from a previous marriage a mahram of the female infant who my wife breastfeeds? Additionally, […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question My niece is 25 years old. She is engaged to be married. Her father is not around, and her brothers don’t know anything about Islam, the marriage dowry, etc. Her maternal uncle and mother have tried to facilitate the dowry conversation. Still, the mother of the bride-to-be was told […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I live in a high latitude city: (1) How soon is it permissible to pray ‘isha after maghrib during the twilight nights (when ‘isha never technically comes in)? In my city, it is increasingly common to pray ‘isha immediately after maghrib during the longest days of the year due […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Why Was Abu ‘Ubaida Ibn al-Jarrah Called After His Grandfather’s Name? 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 name of Abu ‘Ubaida Ibn al-Jarrah (Allah be pleased with him) was […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question In the mosque, a person gives adhan at fajr time, then leaves and offers prayer at a different mosque. The situation is like this; firstly he stopped coming to the mosque and then, after a few days, started giving adhan and leaving after a small argument with the Imam […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I tend to daydream a lot, but it does not interfere with my prayers or relationship with Allah Most High, Alhamdulillah. But I was wondering if what I daydream about is permissible. I’m interested in movies/filmmaking and have daydreamed about being in my favorite movies or imagining my version […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I live in the UK. I have three siblings, two brothers and one sister in Pakistan, and my mother Alhamdulillah. My younger brother (36) took over my father’s business with my mother’s permission, but he never shared any earnings from it either with my mother or siblings. Now it’s […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I once created a Facebook group based on comic books as we loved comics as kids, but after Allah made me realize the bad content it brings, I quit. However, the group is still active, and it has grown very big. It was very difficult to delete the group […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is there a guaranteed punishment for repeated minor sins without repentance? I want to know if there is specific punishment for minor sins to motivate me to avoid repeating them. Will we be punished in the grave if we don’t repent from it? If so, what is the proof […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I’m having misgivings regarding marriage. I have read that marriage can occur over text message with a proposal being sent as a text message, but can it occur with acceptance being sent as a text message first? My misgiving is that what if someone is talking over text to […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question It is known that scholars such as Ibn Hibban, Ibn Hajr Asqalani, and Dhahabi considered Nawfal Ibn Abi al-Furat to be trustworthy in hadith narration; however, contemporary scholars of Jarh wa Ta‘dil considered Nawfal Ibn Abi al-Furat unknown. My question is, what contemporary scholars of Jarh wa Ta‘dil considered […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it haram to seek donations or sponsorships from companies with some haram elements, such as restaurants selling pork, for my non-profit organization or charity? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it permissible to provide copywriting services to businesses that use impermissible elements like haram pictures or music? 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. Copywriting in and of itself is […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Can a mahram refuse my proposal to marry my first cousin just because we’re cousins, even though our families accept it? She didn’t refuse when I expressed my interest, and we share alignment in faith, status, and affection from childhood. Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it permissible to engage in sexual relations with multiple wives at the same time without them seeing each other’s private parts? 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. This is […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Can I take on a job where I give ratings to films without watching them? Answer It will be impermissible to take on this part-time job as you are lying and earning money. Also, you will be directly assisting and encouraging others in sin in this way. Search for […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Would misunderstanding rulings on oaths be one of the necessarily known matters every Muslim should know? 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. No, oaths are not one of the necessarily […]