Question: Assalamualykum In Surah al-Kahf, Khidr killed a disbeliever boy so that the boy couldn’t bring sadness to his parents. But isn’t it unfair to kill someone even if he is a disbeliever? Answer: Wa Alaykum al-Salam Shukran, for your question. The first point to be emphasized is that Khidr did not take this decision […]

  Question: There is a trend of painting rocks with colors and words of encouragement and leaving them on walking trails. Is it permissible to paint rocks in this way using colors and words and even small pictures? Answer: Assalamu alaykum Thank you for writing to us. The legal maxim reads, “The default is that […]

Question: When making dua, I stated, “thank you Allah for sending the Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) as a perfect mercy and perfect guide”. I then got thoughts of “should I say the Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) is a perfect mercy? Is this shirk? Am I saying that he is equal to Allah, as Allah is Most Merciful […]

Question: Assalamu alaykum. Sometimes at the end of a long text message etc., I may make dua for that person at the end of the message. I do this to be seen as respectful and because it seems like a good adab. But I worry that I might be sinning because my intention is to […]

Question: As Salaamu Alaykum If a person is unsure whether he has made dua for something haram, what should he do? What are the consequences of making dua for something haram? Answer: Wa Alaykum salam Thank you for your question. The first question The first step is to determine whether that which you have requested […]

Question: What is the meaning of this hadith? It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Buraida that his father said: “The Messenger of Allah ((Allah bless him and give him peace)) said: ‘Whoever says: I have nothing to do with Islam, if he is lying then he is as he said, and if he is telling […]

Question: How do I have proper intentions when seeking ‘ilm? I first started learning about Islam when I found out islamophobia was a thing as a teen, and I wanted to protect the deen, and so I spent a lot of my time in online forums doing that. Now it feels like I only learn […]

Question: Salam, I heard there is a hadith stating, “There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.” So would it not be okay to hit someone if they hit you first, or say something mean if someone said something first? Answer: Wa alaykum salam Thank you for writing to us. The hadith you mention, narrated from […]

Question: Does one have to ask the forgiveness of people he has wronged in the distant past? Answer: Assalamu alaykum, Thank you for writing to us.   A Requirement of Repentance A requirement of true repentance after having wronged another person is to seek that person’s pardon. Accordingly, you would need to seek the pardon […]

Question: What is the meaning of this hadith? حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى, قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ, عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ, عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ, أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ “‏ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالظَّنَّ فَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ أَكْذَبُ الْحَدِيثِ وَلاَ تَحَسَّسُوا وَلاَ تَجَسَّسُوا وَلاَ تَنَافَسُوا وَلاَ تَحَاسَدُوا وَلاَ تَبَاغَضُوا وَلاَ تَدَابَرُوا وَكُونُوا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ […]

Question:  Do I need to ask for someone’s forgiveness if I insulted them in a joke? Answer: Assalamu alaykum, Thank you for writing to us. One is always required to seek forgiveness if one offends a Muslim brother or sister, regardless of whether one was serious or joking. In Islam, if I offend someone, it […]

Question: Assalamalikum. What is the ruling if a spouse in a marriage expresses doubt in faith (like not being completely sure or fully confident that the Qur’an is the book of God)? Later, he realized his mistake and repented. Is this marriage valid? If there is a difference of opinion among the scholars, what is […]

Question: Is the punishment for drinking alcohol more than 3 times death? Answer: Assalamu alaykum Thank you for your question. A person who drinks alcohol for a fourth time will not be killed according to the majority of scholars, including the four schools of jurisprudence. The hadith you quote was transmitted by ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar […]

Question: Is it permissible to talk while making wudu or in the restroom? Answer: Assalamu alaykum, Thank you for writing to us. Speaking while on the toilet and while making wudu is permissible, although it is discouraged.   Speaking While Performing Wudu As regards speaking while performing wudu, Imam Nawawi said in his magnum opus, […]

Question:  Assalam Alaykum, does the love of the Prophet Muhammad, and therefore following all his teachings, elevate one’s status to the highest level of al-Firdaus, just below Al-Waseela? As it is narrated in the hadith, “Among those who love me the most would be the ones coming after me, they would have sold their lives […]

Question:  Assalam alaykum. I have a very bad condition in which I envy the Sahabah/Prophets. I envy them that they will have the highest ranks in Jannah / highest love of Allah while the possibility for normal people like me is very low. What should I do? Does loving Rasul take me to Jannah Waseela? […]

Question: Salam Alikum, I have seen a hadith that I am really confused about. The hadith reads, “It used to be said that the people with the worst punishment [on the Day of Judgment] are two: A woman who disobeyed her husband, and a people’s Imam whom they dislike.” What does the hadith mean? Does […]

Acting Upon One’s Knowledge Masters And Millennials (thirteen) by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan This is the thirteenth part of a series of articles that are based on al-Fawa’id al-Mukhtarah, one of the seminal works of the great scholar al-Habib Zayn bin Sumayt. The book focuses on a range of topics relevant to daily life and modern […]

Question: I have been investing in stocks and shares and I haven’t been giving the percentage of interest debt a company has taken out to charity from the profit made. Rather I have been reinvesting it and making more money. This has been done knowingly and unknowingly. Can I still purify my wealth by giving […]

Question: I am a practising Muslim, but for the last ten years I was deluded about the image of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), I was watching how the media portrays him. And I started believing that and developed a hatred towards our Prophet. Now, I have read about him and all I can do is love […]

Question: Do we believe that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was a Prophet before receiving a revelation around the age of 40? What types of knowledge did Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)? Did he have access to all knowledge including that of future events? Answer: Assalamu alaykum Thank you for your question. When did the Prophethood of Allah’s Messenger […]

Cautioning the Student in Issuing Legal Rulings Masters And Millennials (Twelve) by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan This is the twelfth part of a series of articles that are based on al-Fawa’id al-Mukhtarah, one of the seminal works of the great scholar al-Habib Zayn bin Sumayt. The book focuses on a range of topics relevant to daily […]

The Importance of Teaching One’s Family The Obligations and How to Fulfill Them by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan This is the tenth part of a series of articles that are based on al-Fawa’id al-Mukhtarah, one of the seminal works of the great scholar al-Habib Zayn bin Sumayt. The book focuses on a range of topics relevant […]

Question: Is it correct aqidah to say that Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) is the greatest and the most superior of all creation including the angels and that no creation in the universe can ever supersede him in rank and status? Kindly answer this in the light of the difference in opinion that exists amongst the scholars […]