MUHARRAM AND ASHOORA

Muharram has the great honor of being the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four months which Allah has made sacred and holy from the time he created the heavens and the earth. The Holy Quran points to this and […]

MUHARRAM and ASHOORA

Muharram has the great honor of being the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four months which Allah has made sacred and holy from the time he created the heavens and the earth. The Holy Quran points to this and […]

FALSELY CLAIMING REFUND

QUESTION: As Salaamu Alaikum, I understand that falsely requesting a refund — like claiming an online order wasn’t delivered when it actually was — is usually haram because it’s deceitful. But what if the seller is a multinational company that openly supports Zionism and funds […]

SHAVING OF THE HEAD IN HAJJ

QUESTION: As Salaamu Alaikum, In 2014, my husband went to do his first Hajj, and he went with a Mufti.  Unfortunately, he was not told that with his small amount of hair remaining from his Umrah, he cannot use a zero trimmer after Hajj, but […]

MEANING OF EXTINGUISHING LAMPS

QUESTION: As Salaamu Alaikum, What is the meaning of “extinguish lamps” animals or insects coming in this narration from Jabir ibn `Abd-Allah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “When the wings of the […]

CAN THE WORK/FIQH OF AL-SHAWKANI BE FOLLOWED?

QUESTION: As Salaamu Alaikum, Respected Mufti. Who is the famous ‘alim Muḥammad ibn Ali ibn Muḥammad ibn Abd Allah, better known as al-Shawkānī, I read several contradictory opinions concerning him, is it advisable for non-scholar (layman, non-qualified person) to read al-Shawkānī’s book? ANSWER: Wa Alaikum […]