Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question Is it permissible not to share how much I earn or receive in charity with my family? I wish to conceal this from my family, fearing that they may take advantage of me or become jealous. Answer Thank you for your question. A person is not obligated to declare […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question I recently read that Imam Ghazali, in his Ihya, said women should only learn the necessary religious knowledge and not leave the house to seek more. However, I am aware that women were frequently scholars and teachers in the past. How can we reconcile Imam al-Ghazali’s understanding of the issue, […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question Is it okay to share any Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus, or any another streaming platform account I have and will pay for with relatives freely to be nice? Also is it haram to read or watch things about romance or fictional creatures? Answer Thank you for your question. Had […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question I’ve always struggled with understanding what happens to all the non-Muslims. I go about my day and see neighbours and families, regular people, living what seems to be normal lives. They have good points and faults as we all do. I also look at the extraordinary amount of people […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question Should I fulfill a promise I made in my mind? Answer Thank you for your question. Imam Suyuti and others clarified when a person who breaks a promise is guilty of hypocrisy. They explained that the person who has an intention of breaking his promise at the time of […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question I was listening to one scholar’s lecture in which he said that the universe and all creation exist within Allah (Most High). He reasons that since Allah (Most High) is “La Mahdud”, it necessities that all existence is within him. For if the universe existed outside or separate from […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question We have read, and hadith are told about the end of times and the chronological events before the day of judgment. It seems that war will erupt in Syria. My question is, what about us, those who live in the USA or Canada? Where is the Islamic prophecy about […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question Why has God in the Quran commanded the angels to prostrate to Adam but then blamed Satan, who was a Jin, for not prostrating? This is in Surah 18, verse 50. My second question is, what scientific evidence do we have for the splitting of the moon? Answer Thank […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question Is mocking someone because he’s a ”Muslim” considered a nullifier of Islam? Answer Thank you for your question. Mocking Islam, its teachings, or the Prophet is disbelief. Allah says in Surat al-Tawba, “And if you ask them, they will surely say, ‘We were only conversing and playing.’ Say, ‘Is […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question To what extent must one investigate if someone is indeed eligible to receive zakat? Does one ask the person and accept their answer as true? Must one look deeper? Answer Thank you for your question. The eight categories of people who are eligible to receive zakah are well known […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question Could the seal of Prophets be explained what it is? Also Khatam al-Nabiyin? Answer Thank you for your question. There are two compounds that you may be referring to. I’ll explain both of them. Khatim al-Nubuwwa The seal of Prophethood was a protruding piece of flesh on the back […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question I am an international student. I am provided tuition and maintenance fees by my parents, and I don’t earn. Do I have to pay Zakat on the money sent to me for maintenance? Please guide. Answer Thank you for your question. Zakat is compulsory upon every free person, male […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question Many people use Surat al-Baqara to ruqya a person who is possessed, especially because of sihr. Is this a hadith of the Prophet (Allah bless him and send him peace) where he says the use of Surat al-Baqara is to ruqya a hauss, not a person? What is the […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question Are we not allowed to pray in the same garments that someone touched after eating haram chicken? Also, if the person who consumed the haram chicken touches the surfaces or spices used in other foods, is all other food now filthy and haram to consume? Also, should we believe […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question If a person has no Muslim heirs, are there any limitations on the division of property or the number of beneficiaries he may bequeath his property? Answer Thank you for your question. Scholars agree that a person who has heirs may not bequeath more than one-third of his estate. […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question I read hadith regarding the seventy-three sects in Islam, of which all will be in hell except one. I question whether that means the seventy-two sects will always remain in hell. Answer The hadith that reads, “My nation will be divided into seventy-three sects, all of them are in […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question I am a young Muslim teen at 17 yrs old, and I want to change my name soon when I get older. I want to change it to Yunus, but I am confused about how to spell the name correctly. I saw people spell it as Yoonus, Younus, Yunis, […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question I have a question about this Hadith: Ibn Majah (4245) narrated from Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “I certainly know people of my ummah who will come on the Day of Resurrection with good deeds […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question I was taking a course where the teacher said that using offensive nicknames is disliked. Is it still disliked if you are sure the person called the offensive nickname doesn’t mind? For example, one of my friends called another girl “Donkey!” so the girl replied, “Pig!”. Now, both girls […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question Is having a long goatee beard permissible if one cannot keep a full beard clean? Answer In the Shafi’i school, having a beard is a great sunna; shaving it off is makruh or reprehensible. [Tuhfat al-Muhtaj] The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) exhorted Muslim men strongly […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question I read in Shaykh Musa Furber’s ‘The Accessible Conspectus’ that women do not have to pay zakat on gold jewelry they own as long as it is not an excessive amount. Is this the relied upon opinion in the Shafi’i school? Also, what does excessive mean?  Answer Shaykh Musa […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question I am in a relationship with a nice boy, and we want to get married to avoid falling into sin (totally aware our relationship was a sin, but we’re not perfect and striving to be better), but we know our parents won’t allow this. Our parents want us to […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question Would it be permitted to buy raffle tickets for a school charity event? Some of the tickets win prizes, and any remaining money raised from the ticket sales would be used for the school charity funds – and used to buy school equipment such as the library and playground […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question One day while my friend was visiting me in my home country, we visited a museum. This museum had different admission rates based on whether you are a country citizen or not. She was the one who ordered the tickets, and she was not truthful about her nationality to […]