Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Thank you for your answers—they’ve helped me enormously, and I’ve been feeling better since. While searching for answers a few days ago, I came across responses on your website and a YouTube video where you said that some people who fear they have fallen into kufr have, in fact, […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I have been staying at home because so much around me is not in line with Islam, and I want to know whether I may go out and take a walk when women are uncovered almost everywhere I look, and whether I may play football with non-Muslims in a […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question My neighborhood’s wastewater drainage was routed into the creek more than ten years ago, and the rerouting we were promised has not happened. I can use the backyard for wudu, but I have to use this system for the lavatory, for ghusl, and for washing greasy dishes. How do […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I want to become the most physically dominant and best combatant of all time in raw strength and fighting ability, and although I exclude the Prophets, “all time” would include the Companions. I mean it without any contempt, in a way I hope they would be proud of, so […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I understand Quran 29:69, which says those who strive are guided, but I struggle with Quran 16:93, which says Allah guides whom He wills and misguides whom He wills. If Allah guides whom He wills, how does this work with human choice? If someone seeks guidance, is it because […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question We married only three months ago, and for all three months, I have heard from him that I am old, ugly, and do not meet his expectations. I am three and a half years older than him, and it is a cross-cultural marriage, so I do not look like […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I am an unmarried convert with no Muslim family — two sisters, a brother, and two parents, all living. Is this acceptable: funeral costs and debts first, then one third of what remains in equal shares to those of my family still living, and if none are living, to […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Is the obligatory (fard) and minimum recitation for a prayer to be valid — in all prayers, whether fard, wajib, such as witr, sunna, or nafl — only reciting the first verse of Surat al-Fatiha, or one short verse of any surah, in all rakats? Does the same apply […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question What is the ruling regarding interaction, friendship, and closeness with three types of people: (1) those who have insulted or mocked Allah or Islam, whether out of ignorance or not, whether relatives or friends; (2) those who are not Muslim but do not insult Islam, whether apostates or others; […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I bought shoes for my son, and after about a month of wear, we found that the two shoes were different sizes. I told the manufacturer that my son had kept wearing them and sent photographs showing both the fault and the wear, and they have offered a full […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I work on a fruit-selling website whose stock photos show some of a woman’s nakedness. Which of my five tasks are direct and which indirect assistance in sin? Is my salary lawful, and may I have AI place the images so I never see them? Answer In the Name […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Am I sinning if I take out a student loan, live only on the bursary, and hold the loan untouched to return it before the interest begins, when the Canadian government pays the bank’s interest until then? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate Your concern […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question If the Quran is timeless, why are some of its rulings, like those on slavery, no longer applicable? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate You have honestly followed a hard question, and the fear beneath it deserves a straight answer. Nothing in the Quran has […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question One of the problems we have is gender interactions. We have male-only and female-only channels, but there is a general channel that both males and females can access, and sometimes conversations there can be unnecessary. We have rules in place to keep things modest and moderators who check the […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question In Sahih al-Bukhari 3199, it says that the sun will prostrate, but the prostration will be rejected. Will this also affect the Earth’s rotation, or something else? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate You read the text closely and then follow it out to its […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I have doubts about Islam because I have suffered throughout my life, as have many others. I do not see Allah helping anyone, nor have I witnessed any miracle, divine intervention, or protection. I used to pray every day for a good life, but it seems that was too […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question What is the Islamic stance on Pascal’s Wager? If somebody truly believes in the religion out of fear of Hell, are they really considered a believer? If somebody goes their whole life only believing in Islam out of fear of Hell, are they truly a Muslim? Answer In the […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question This is not me saying I am depressed or apathetic in the sense of illness, but rather asking with the intention to perfect my own character. I see and read about believers who can weep and get really emotional in their belief, and I used to have some fire […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I spent about seven years not praying, or praying without meaning it. I am a Muslim, and I want to repent. If I start praying now, do I have to pray all seven years of missed prayers, or can God forgive me? I had bad friends who led me […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I came across a hadith which says, “An infidel and the one who killed him will never be brought together in Hell,” and I wanted to ask what it means. Is it speaking about an innocent non-Muslim, or about combatants? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question In the case of someone who was sincerely convinced and genuinely believed in Islam, but upon doing more research, is no longer convinced and doubts the religion, and then decides to leave it due to a perceived lack of evidence, does this person enter the Hellfire? And what if […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I fell into grave sin over the past year and created a social media account where I posted vile things. I turned to Allah in repentance and deleted everything I had posted publicly. But there are haram things I sent in private messages that I can no longer delete, […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question We have nine cats at home, three of them females who give birth every three months, and the strain on our family has become serious: financially, in terms of space, and in terms of cleanliness. Local animal rescues have not responded. What may we do to reduce their number […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Does making supplication originate from the nafs or from Allah? If the underlying need arises from the nafs, must the act of asking come from Allah, or can the act itself also stem from the nafs? How can a person tell the difference, and can the impulse come from […]