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Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question If the Quran is timeless, why are some of its rulings, like those on slavery, no longer applicable?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 […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question A marketing expert gave two days of private, privately recorded consultations; after his death, his sons published the recordings on YouTube, though he was never known to have agreed to this. May I listen to improve my own product? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question My sister spent her last days on her adhkar and repeating the shahada, then fell into a coma for over two weeks before she passed away. Will she be considered the same as someone who died having declared the shahada? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question A gastric-emptying study I need for diagnosis requires eating porridge containing albumin, which I understand to be a protein found in human blood. My appointment is on 6 August. May I eat it? Answer You have been facing illness for a long time. You should not have to carry […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question A non-Muslim said that there is no justice, only power. Is this true? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. No, this is not true. Yet, the question deserves a thoughtful answer. There is a reality in what is being described: often, those with power […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question How can a person be genuinely humble without erasing their own voice? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Humility is not about lowering yourself. It is about standing in your true place. Speaking clearly is not a failure in humility. The self-erasure you mention […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Is it permissible to end an engagement before marriage because of a lack of attraction? If someone is engaged or pressured to marry without attraction, is remaining unmarried preferable to marrying while still desiring someone else? Is it acceptable to decline marriage for lack of attraction, with no fear […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Is Judaism a false religion? Was there a revelation at Mount Sinai, and what was revealed there? The Torah itself says it is everlasting, so how can we dispute that, and current Torah scrolls match ancient ones. Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Yes, […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I feel my faith weakening, and I feel guilty. I have prayed for years: for guidance, for relief from someone harming my family, for my husband, and for what I deserve at work. Yet I see no answer. I see Muslims suffering, while those who reject Allah seem to […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Baseless misgivings (waswasa) leave me unable to tell how many cycles of prayer (rakats) I have completed. One answer I read says to take the higher number; another says to follow my inclination, and I never have one. Which do I follow, and how am I supposed to ignore […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I reverted [converted] to Islam and fasted my first Ramadan while ignorant of the rulings. I had intercourse during the day, not knowing it breaks the fast, and I broke my fast by estimating sunset. I only learned the ruling in my second Ramadan. Do I owe the expiation? […]