Answered by Shaykh Muhammad Carr Question I want to watch a permissible show, but it is not legally available on streaming services in my country. In other countries, however, it is available on legitimate services. Some of these services restrict subscriptions to residents of certain countries. I would need to use a foreign-region account, and […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question What is the ruling on a government setting a minimum wage? Some claim it is unlawful by analogy with the prohibition on fixing prices. Is that a valid opinion, and is it drawn from Islamic scholarship or from free-market thinkers such as Mises and Friedman? Is an employer obliged […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Before I left Islam, I swore I would never return and even said I would oppose Allah. Now I regret what I did, but I worry that my oaths might stop me from becoming Muslim again. Can I come back to Islam? How can I know if Allah has […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question May a man compete in a Men’s Physique contest in board shorts that sit two to three centimeters below the navel and end at the top of the kneecap, and if that attire falls short of the Shafiʿi requirement, how serious is the shortfall? Answer In the name of […]