Answered by Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam | Darul Iftaa | Leicester , UK Question Is it possible to see Allah in a dream? It is reported from Imam Abu Hanafi and others that they saw Allah in a dream, is that true? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, The position of […]

Answered by Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari Question Can you please comment on the permissibility of mixed social gatherings and whether its allowed as far as guys and girls going out together that are just friends to dinner or other places? Answer “And We reveal of the Quran that which is a healing and a […]

Answered by Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari Question Is it a Sunnah to fast the first nine days of Dhul-Hijjah? I have heard some people say that it is not a recommended practice, and some say that it is a Bid’a. Can you please clarify? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, […]

Answered by Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari Question When is having an abortion permitted? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, Abortion and the termination of pregnancy is the expulsion of a foetus from the womb of a woman. This may either be by consuming of certain drugs or by emptying the […]

Answered by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari Question Can you give me a list of animals that are Halal and Haram according to the Hanafi School? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, Islam is a religion of mercy and compassion. It only […]

Answered by Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam Question Can you please explain the various aspects related to Walima (marriage feast) in detail? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, The Arabic word Walima (wedding banquet) is derived from the root word Walam, which literally means to gather and assemble. The Arabs used it […]

Answered by Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam Question A Muslim, ignorant of his deen and ignorant of the importance of fasting in Ramadan, did not fast or make niyya to fast at all in the month for many years. Then he returned to Islam and made tawba for his sins, and he calculated he had missed […]

Answered by Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam Question Can the sunna take precedence over something in the Quran? Answer The Qur’an always comes before the sunnah, as the sunnah is the commentary and the explanation of the Qur’an. Allah Most High says to His Messenger (Allah bless him & give him peace): “So that you explain […]