Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question My wife is a dentist, and I’m curious whether she can treat male patients with instruments only, without touching males on any part of the face, and with gloves on. Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Salutations and blessings on our Exemplar, the Prophet Muhammad […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question My wife has about 100 days of fasting that accumulated from 2010 – 2020. She has since paid the fidya for it in 2021. In Ramadan of 2021, she added another five days to the missed fasting days. By Ramadan 2022, she could not make up for the 105 missed […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question How do zakat committees become valid while the person assigned to deliver zakat should be fixed? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah alleviate our difficulties and guide us to what pleases Him. Amin. Using an agent to distribute one’s Zakat is permissible, as […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Is playing games involving false gods permissible if one can avoid interacting with those avatars? In the game in question, one interacts with the “force” where the figure played kneels before statues or gets “spiritual” experiences, etc. Since this has nothing to do with reality, would this still be unlawful […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I heard that according to the Hanafi School of Thought, incest invalidates a nikah. In the Shafi’i School of thought, does incest nullify a nikah, or can true repentance suffice for an individual to maintain the validity of their nikah? If an individual is Hanafi and has committed incest, can […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question To have a sharp jaw, can I do facial exercises? I was previously doing some exercises through which I noticed I was getting dimples, then stopped them. Can I do such exercises? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah alleviate our difficulties and guide […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question My family insists that my wife and I have an elaborate wedding. They say that it is reasonable, regardless of thousands of dollars unnecessarily spent on the hall, decorations, stage/lighting, photography, etc., and they reason that they can afford it, which is customary within their community. Whenever we argue, it […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I began my fast in Saudi Arabia and then traveled to South Africa (where Ramadan was declared a day later), where I will remain till the end of Ramadan. If Ramadan is 29 days, do I have to fast on the 30th day in South Africa? If Ramadan is for […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question In the Shafi‘i School, what is the definition of a Mujtahid, and what are the various categories? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah alleviate our difficulties and guide us to what pleases Him. Amin. A mujtahid is an Islamic scholar who has achieved […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Do we have the right to use the terms create, creations, and all the words which resemble it for other than Allah? For example, say, “I created an account,” “I created a website,” or “I created a table”? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I would like to know if consummating one’s marriage is an obligation in Islam. If not, is it permissible for a husband and wife (had nikah) to sleep together even though they have not moved into their own home or consummated the marriage? Answer In the Name of Allah, the […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Is it permissible to use an app that has a cartoon on it, of part of what looked like an advertisement that resembled a prohibited painting attempting to depict “the Hand of God” and the hand of Prophet Adam (Allah bless him and give him peace)? I’m not sure if […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question If I hear music being played in my house, for example, nursery rhymes, I am not putting them on. Do I have to turn it off when I have the chance? I am curious to know if it’s correct. Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question In certain places, the hijab has been banned, citing it as a religious symbol. I just wanted to know whether non-Muslims can display their religious symbols under an Islamic Sacred Law State, such as the beard for the Jews, turbans for Sikhs, and the cross for Christians. Answer In the […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question A man does not fear falling into fornication per se. He does not look at pornography. On occasion, despite resistance, he lapses into masturbation. Does this obligate his getting married, or is it sufficient that he repents from that action? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question In Western law, as long as consent is not given for penetration, the act of penetration will still fall under rape (Even if the girl consented to other non-penetrative sexual acts). What about Islam? If the girl eventually consented to other non-penetrative sexual acts but not penetration, can the act […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Are illustrations of animate objects with incomplete limbs permissible? i.e., no eyes but a nose. Also, are objects that have all the body parts, but one is displayed as injured in a sense (i.e., only half of the arm), so the person would bleed to death permissible? Answer In the […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I almost died in a terrible accident and now suffer chronic pain. I received a chunky settlement. I am a woman. Ever since I did, all my family members became my responsibility: my dad and brothers borrowed chunks of money from me. And I am now responsible financially for my […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Everything seems good at the moment. But I still worry occasionally. In the past, my husband and I have argued many times. He has said many sentences or words in anger that could mean separation. He said he did not intend to divorce. But I don’t know if I should […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Does divorce occur if a husband unintentionally or without knowing says, “my wife is divorced” to some third person (not to wife)? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah guide every dimension of our lives to that which pleases Him. Yes, telling anyone […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question According to the Quran, people will get anything they want in Janna. However, many hadiths say that if you build a Mosque in this world, you will get a house in Janna or that men will be 33 in Janna. If I wish, could I get a house in Janna […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question As newlyweds navigating the challenge of living apart, one Ramadan night, my husband and I found ourselves lost in a moment of intimacy, inadvertently missing the onset of Fajr. We quickly performed the ghusl and prayed Fajr. Are we sinful? Do we need to pay expiation (kaffara) and make up […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question My husband and I have been married, Alhamdulillah, for almost ten years, with three beautiful kids. We’ve had some problems for the past two years, coupled with anger and resentment. An example of this is remarriage. My husband won’t let go of the idea that he will always keep the […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question It is usually said that the different qira’at do not affect the meanings of the Quran. But part of 17:102 means: He said: Truly you know that none but the Lord of the heavens and the earth has sent down these as clear proofs” While the recitation of Al-Kisa’i […]