Category: Research Articles
Cashing of cheques on condition of buying goods from the shop
Question: I run a shop with a partner where our main business is cashing of cheques. People come to us with their wages which have…
Laws Concerning Women Earning a Living in Islam
Since the industrial revolution Western society has called for women to come out of the confines of their homes to work in offices and factories…
To pay off the debt of a poor person using Zakat
If a person is very deep in debt and another person upon whom zakat is wajib wants to help him but fears that if he/she…
Women’s Mosque? Women’s Empowerment?
By Khalid Baig The Women’s Mosque of America has started operations in Los Angeles. It is not a mosque per se, but the name of…
Touching or Reading the Translation of the Quran in Ritual Impurity
The Hanafi Fuqaha have stated that a person in the state of major ritual impurity is prohibited from touching or reciting the translation of the…
Laughing at a statement of Kufr is kufr
There is no doubt that if a person makes a statement of kufr in a form of a joke, he becomes a kafir. But did…
Speaking with a Non Mahram over the phone
Question: Can a boy speak to a non mahram girl over the phone? Can he meet her at a store? Answer: حامدا ومصليا ومسلما It is…
Punishment for Rape
In principle, a woman who is put in a situation where she is threatened with sexual abuse and rape should call for help and defend…
A Rejoinder to PR/Media Islam & Muslims
BEFORE READING THIS POST: KNOW THAT I DO NOT SANCTION OR ENDORSE, ENABLE, OR ENCOURAGE ANY VIOLENCE OR EXTRA-JUDICIAL ACT THAT HARMS ANYONE IN ANY…
I married without my parents permission and now I'm not happy with the wife. What should I do?
Question: A boy and girl made nikkah without parents’ consent as they both follow hanafi madhab, while the boy was in Jamaat. However, the boy…