Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I am working as a customer executive in a clothing brand company. It’s a work-from-home-based job, and my work is to call customers, motivate them to buy our products, and send them links to catalogs. H However, some of their clothes contain drawings of animals, animated characters, and pictures of […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question There’s this instant mehndi made from flour, tea powder, and sugar. I applied them on my nails, and it doesn’t create a barrier (I mean, it didn’t create a sticker-like formation as when we use nail polish). But I applied some on my palm to check whether it created a […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question  Is it haram to kill pests for fun, especially if they’re in a forest and aren’t bothering you? What about house lizards that want nothing from you because there is a reward for killing them? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah alleviate […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question  Dog saliva had gotten onto a pair of trousers and was washed with other clothes in the washing machine. The clothes were only on for one cycle, and the filth area was not washed before this. The clothes were washed by a non-practicing family member who doesn’t believe in […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I came across a Hadith that states, “Indeed, you will follow the ways of the Romans and Persians to the extent that if they were to crawl into a lizard’s hole, you would do the same.” I would like to know the interpretation of this Hadith because the Romans and […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question My father is new to slaughtering animals. He’s tried only chickens so far. He sharpened the knife, said he didn’t know how to get it sharper, and slaughtered a chicken, but he had to slice at the throat multiple times, and it wasn’t one clear cut. Is the chicken still […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Does cutting off ties of kinship and having ill feelings towards other Muslim results in one’s good deeds being rejected by Allah, as mentioned in this hadith? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah alleviate our difficulties and guide us to what pleases Him. […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Can I ask Allah for death, and is desiring martyrdom obligatory? I’m asking based on the hadith of the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him): “Whoever dies without having fought in God’s Cause or having thought of fighting in His Cause, will die while having one of […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question What are the rulings for drawing/3D models, animation, and drawing appropriately-clothed people, etc., as game development and cartoons require drawing/3D models and animation software? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Software design, including games, is permissible unless it involves impermissible elements, such as the depiction […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question May one emigrate from a Muslim Country to a non-Muslim Country? What’s the context of the hadith “I disown every Muslim who settles among the Polytheists”? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. We pray that Allah facilitates ease for people of Faith across the world. […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Is group recitation of the Quran lawful? Is it also lawful to have a wedding (walima) at the end of such recitation? Is it lawful to present a gift to the memorizers for such a recitation? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah alleviate […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Upstreet Craft Brewing, out of PEI, has announced the launch of a new line of non-alcoholic craft beers under the brand name Libra. After two years of research and development, the brewery developed a method of creating a non-alcoholic beer that does not rob it of its craft beer appeal. […]

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 […]