Scholarly answers to contemporary and classical questions, grounded in the Islamic tradition.
Assalamu alaykum Mawlana, I hope you’re doing well insha’Allah. Some students at the local university are asking whether it would be permissible to go to Umrah using funds that may come from non-Muslim donors through the university. They wanted to…
I am receiving interest income from my bank deposits. Normally, I dispose of this money by giving it to the needy without any intention of seeking reward. I would like to know whether it is permissible for me to use…
Assalāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatullāh, I have a question regarding parenting and would appreciate some guidance. A Muslim sister had a child with a revert. After the child was born, the father left Islam and returned to Christianity, so the couple…
Assalam-o-Alaikum Sheikh, I hope you are well. I studied at a boarding grammar school in Pakistan. Its alumni have formed an association worldwide, through which we raise funds, mainly from within our own community, to support financially needy students with…
As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatullāh Shaykh, I seek your guidance in a matter that is causing me deep distress. During my marriage, I would always try to please my husband, but he would often find fault with me. Out of mental…
Maulana Mohammad Sirajuddin Nadwi from Indiana, USA, forwarded to me the following question: Salaam Imam Saab, I hope you are doing well! I was reading this last night and I thought it was so interesting how people drank camel’s milk…
My student Ibrahim Faisal asked the following question: Asalamu Alaikum Shaykh Two of my friends are going to Egypt for 1 year to study Arabic. They are worried that there may be a higher risk of falling ill in Egypt,…
I was asked two questions, and they are answered here consecutively: Question 1: Why do women so often get sidelined in madrasah spaces, and what can be…
Balancing Confidence and Humility in Serving the Dīn
I received the following question from my student Abu Hanifa Dilwar: As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatullāh, respected Shaykh. In light of your article on a wife being entitled to a separate living space, there were many questions on the Bangla Facebook…
My student Subaida from Kerala in India asked me the following question: Salam Sheikh, Did Prophet (PBUH) combine Zuhr & Asr, Maghrib & Isha in Madinah sometimes, even when there was no rain or when he was not travelling (without…
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