This is the third in a series on mastering the Hanafi school, drawn from a seminar delivered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and Shaykh Talal al-Azem. The full seminar is available here. At the very least, a student ought to hold a strong foundational understanding of the core texts. A student who does not know a […]

This is the second in a series on mastering the Hanafi school, drawn from a seminar delivered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and Shaykh Talal al-Azem. The full seminar is available here. Hold yourself to three things for every lesson, on condition of sincerity, and you will gain and retain a great deal of knowledge. The […]

This is the first in a series on mastering the Hanafi school, drawn from a seminar delivered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and Shaykh Talal al-Azem. The full seminar is available here. Students face a real crisis today. Imam Zarnuji (Allah have mercy on him) wrote Taʿlim al-Mutaʿallim to address exactly this problem: seekers directing themselves […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question If making dua with certainty means it is answered, why do we need to ask more than once? Does asking again not show a lack of certainty in the first promise? Answer Asking again does not mean you lack certainty. Each time you ask, you are worshipping Allah as […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question If the devils are chained in Ramadan, how could Shaytan be present at the Battle of Badr, which was fought in Ramadan? Answer Thank you for a careful question. Wanting to understand, not just explain away, is a sign of faith. There is no contradiction here. Scholars never understood […]

  يجيب عن السؤال الشيخ فراز الرباني السؤال لماذا لا تُلبّي الدنيا حاجاتي وتوقّعاتي؟ الجواب بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم، الحمدُ لله ربِّ العالمين، وصلى الله على سيدنا محمدٍ وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين. إنّ هذا الحنينَ الذي تجدُه في قلبك حقٌّ، وهو يُخبرك بحقٍّ. فالدنيا لا تُشبعُك لأنّ الله تعالى ما خلقَها لِتُشبعَك، وإنّما خلقَها لِيبتليَك […]

يجيب عن السؤال الشيخ فراز الرباني السؤال أبي قبل سنتين استهزأ هو وأمي باللحية، وكانوا يستهزئون بالعلماء ويقولون إنهم متشددون، واستهزؤوا بلحيتهم، واستهزؤوا بالرأي الذي ينص على تحريم الموسيقى. فهل يجوز لي الصلاة خلف أبي؟ وكلٌّ من أمي وأبي تقرَّبا أكثر إلى الله منذ ذلك الحين، ولكني لست أدري هل تابا من الاستهزاء بالعلماء واللحية […]

يجيب عن السؤال الشيخ فراز الرباني السؤال هل يجوز توليد صور نساء بشعر مكشوف بالذكاء الاصطناعي لصناعة محتوى وثائقي؟ وهل يجوز صناعة محتوى رعب يتضمن أرواحًا وأشباحًا للترفيه على يوتيوب؟ وهل يكون دخلي حرامًا إن عرض يوتيوب إعلانات غير لائقة لمشاهديّ؟ الجواب بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم، والحمد لله رب العالمين، وصلى الله وسلم على سيدنا […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I read in al-Bukhari that ninety-nine out of every hundred people go to the Fire, and it has left me sick with despair: if I never miss a prayer and try to do as much good as I can, do I really have only a one percent chance of […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I want to start a YouTube channel on gaming, technology, and entertainment, with nothing in it that promotes alcohol, gambling, or immodesty, and I want a plain answer: is it unlawful for me to make content that is not Islamic, and is the income from it lawful? Answer In […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question To avoid insincerity, must a person deny his emotions? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate No. Sincerity is a matter of what you are aiming at, not of what you feel. And you do not have to flatten your feelings to be sincere. Sincerity is […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question My husband and I get along well and prioritize each other. The one recurring conflict is his refusal to visit or interact with my family. He says he does not share their values, sees no Islamic obligation to build a relationship with them, and takes my suggestions of compromise […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Over the years, I have sworn many oaths, on different matters, many of them under compulsive misgivings (waswasa), and I broke some. I read in one of your answers that where several expiations fall due, they merge into one. Does that apply when the oaths were about different things? […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I provide marketing, customer acquisition, and referral services for a business whose services are lawful but accept payment through conventional insurance. Is my work permissible? When customers ask, may I answer truthfully that insurance is accepted? And may I advertise it? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I am a convert to Islam, and I have no Muslim relatives. May I leave more than a third of my estate to my non-Muslim family? Do the Quranic shares apply to how I divide my estate among them? And for my will to be valid, must it be […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I committed a serious sin in the past, repented sincerely, and have not returned to it. Allah concealed it. A prospective spouse has strict criteria regarding a woman’s past and is asking me directly for a yes-or-no answer. I do not want to lie, nor disclose what Allah has […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I sold ten grams of gold on eBay at a fixed price. The buyer paid eBay, which held the funds while the gold was sent to an authentication center and released to me about a day later. Does the buyer’s payment to eBay count as my possession of the […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Out of ignorance, I once thought that Allah Most High has no need to be grateful to anyone, because I judged that gratitude did not befit His Majesty. I later learned that al-Shakur, the Most Grateful, is among His names. Did that ignorance take me out of Islam? And […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question During the Night Journey and Ascension (Isra and Miʿraj), the obligation was first set at fifty prayers and then reduced to five after the counsel of Musa (peace be upon him). If Allah already knew what His servants could bear, why was it set at fifty? Was the original […]

Answered by The SeekersGuidance Answers Team Question Since the Quran and Sunna mention the hand and the face of Allah Most High, and the breathing of the spirit into Adam, someone might ask whether other human terms apply in the same way. He already understands that whatever is said of Allah must befit Him, and […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I have been hired for a small animated series, and it appears the two main characters are gay. Should I avoid only those scenes, or leave the project? Answer In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Animation as a craft is, in itself, permissible. What is […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question We steer clear of some products and firms, whereas our close relatives do not. When celebrating holidays, we share what we have, and it would be impolite to refuse our elders. I am also concerned that our children are taught one thing at home but are shown something else […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question In a game set in Japan, my character restores health at a Shinto shrine, and the game prompts me to press a button that makes her pray. It was required to advance. I have no belief in or reverence for the deity and was interacting mechanically. Is this shirk? […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I work on a dessert truck. The cheesecake is left out for the whole shift instead of being refrigerated, and I have been trying to move it to the freezer against my coworkers’ objections. Is my income now unlawful? And I could not take time to pray without probably […]