Category: Fiqh
Saying Salam to Non Mahram
Question: Is it permissible for a non-mahram woman to give salams to a non-mahram man, and is it permissible for her to reply to his…
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…
Sources for Mufta bihi opinions in the Maliki Madhhab
The mufta bihi positions of the madhhab can be found in the Hashiyat al-Dusuqi on Dardir’s al-Sharh al-Kabir on the Mukhtasar Khalil. The Mukhtasar Khalil…
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…
Travelogue of a Muslim Charity Worker
12 Days in India – Visit to 7 States By: Shaikh Yusuf Shabbir (حفظه الله عزوجل). Day 1 – Saturday 4 October In the name…
Organ Transplant in Islam
Allah Ta’ala has made the human being the best of the creations and has granted him a lofty status. In relations to this honor, Allah…
Chronological Order of Major Hanafi Jurists
The importance of knowing the dates of birth/death of the scholars cannot be stressed enough. For one, it savesnice4 a researcher from obvious blunders and…