Evidences for the Issue of Gazing
Is it considered a sin for a man to look at a woman (without desire) and vice versa?
Fatāwā
Fasting the Three White Days
Regarding the three white days of fasting, why is it sunnah and why is it referred to as the three white days?
LGBTQ Interactions
How does one deal or interact with people from the LGBTQ community in an Islamic way?
Practicing Law as a Muslim
What is the Ḥukm (ruling) on being a lawyer in the Shāfiʿī madh-hab?
Intishār al-Ḥurmah in the Ḥanafī Madh-hab
As a Ḥanafī, if you follow the Shāfiʿī ruling on Ḥurmah, are you required to follow the Shāfiʿī madh-hab in all its rulings?
Preventing the Evil Eye
What should one say when complimenting others or when they see something within themselves that they like?
Lowering the Gaze
Fatwā Lowering the Gaze by Ml Yusuf Karaan 11 May 2023 QUESTION What are the views of the four madhāhib in relation to the obligation of lowering the gaze for both genders, with or without desire. ANSWER السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته I will limit my reply to the matter of gazing between unrelated (ajnabī), … Read more
Home Financing in Current Times
Is it permissible to invoke the principle of need to allow the use Ribā-bearing (interest-bearing) loans as financing?
What should Fiṭrah be paid in?
As a Shāfiʿī, is it permissible to give a Fiṭrah parcel consisting of 2 kg rice and other “staples” like peanut butter, flour, oil, noodles, etc?
Marital Relations – Consummation
For how long after nikāḥ, if consummation doesn’t take place, does the nikāḥ still stand? Is there any time limit? Especially if the couple is comfortable and have an understanding?
Disposing of Quranic Pages
I have a question regarding how to dispose of parts of the Quran or any islamic scripture in a manner which is not degrading? I am asking in light of the Quran burning in Sweden. So, a thought came to my mind, if me or anyone has or finds part of a Quran or if the Quran is not in a state in which it can be used, as a muslim you obviously dont want to throw it in the bin with dirt and rubbish. How do you then, in a beautiful manner, discard it.
Qunūt in Fajr and Witr (Adopting Views Outside the Madhhab)
Is it permissible to follow the minority opinion within the Shāfiʿī madhhab of reciting Qunūt in Witr daily and not to recite it in Fajr?
Use of an Asthma Pump/Inhaler while Fasting
Does the use of an asthma pump/inhaler break your fast?
Breaking of Wuḍūʾ by Touching Females
Does your wudu break when touching a female?
Qunūt in Fajr
Can one choose when and when not to read it in Fajr ṣalāh? Also, does the same ruling apply to both muqtadi (follower) and Imam (leader)?
Dua e Qunūt
If a Shāfiʿī muqtadi (follower) reads Fajr ṣalāh behind a Ḥanafī imam, what would be best for the Shāfiʿī to do with regards to Dua e Qunūt? Can he shorten the qunūt? If he does shorten the qunūt, does he make sujūd al-sahw (the prostration of forgetfulness)? If he reads the entire qunūt and joins the imam in sajdah, does he still make sajdah?
Beginning and end of the Takbīr for Eid al-Adḥā
When does the Takbīr officially begin and end for Eid al-Adḥā?
Qurbāni and Aqīqah with the same animal
Is it permissible to intend a Qurbāni/Udhiyah as Aqīqah with the same animal?
Qurbāni of castrated animals
May one sacrifice (qurbān) an animal that has been castrated?
Distribution of Qurbāni/Udhiyah to non-Muslims
Is it permissible to give certain parts of the Qurbani/Udhiyah meat to non-Muslims, since there are parts which Muslims are usually not accustomed to eating?