Category: Research Articles
Is it permissible to publish an English translation of the Qur’an without the Arabic text?
It is not permissible to publish or sell or purchase or distribute a translation of the Qur’an without the Arabic text. This is the unanimous…
Freedom of Expression?
In light of the Paris shootings and call for “freedom of speech” we reproduce the following: With the latest in-your-face act of the Facebook, the…
Is there zakah on sheep that freely grazes on owners property?
Question: A man has some sheep and his servants tend them on his own land. Is there zakah on the sheep or not? Answer: حامدا ومصليا ومسلما…
Zakat on a house that one is building to sell
Question: A man purchased a plot and is building a house on it. His intention is to sell the house. The construction is not complete as…
Belittling a Sunnah
To belittle an established Sunnah of the Messenger عليه الصلوة و السلام is kufr. من لم يُقِرَّ بِبَعْضِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ عليهم الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ أو لم يَرْضَ…
Saying: Merry Christmas or Happy Diwali
Allah has proclaimed in the Quran that He will forgive all sins but shirk. The worst crime in the sight of Allah is not murder…
Oral sex
The great jurist and muhaddith of this era, Hazrat Allamah Mufti Ahmed Khanpuri (May Allah preserve him) writes in his fatawa: “It is not permissible for…
Contraceptives
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Contraception can be divided into two categories: 1) Irreversible (or…
Abortion
In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh At the outset it should be understood that Allāh Tā`la has…
The issue of Niqab (Face Covering)
The command of concealing ones satr has remained ever present in all Divine religions. In fact, when Adam and Hawa ‘alaihimassalaam were stripped of their clothing…