Q1) How can one verify the depth of knowledge and academic grounding of a person who has completed the 'Aalimiyyah program? What practical method or 'litmus test' can be used when meeting a graduate to discern whether they have thoroughly studied and mastered the...
QUESTION: Women are encouraged to beautify themselves within the confines of the home for the satisfaction of the husband. Please explain in which manner is she allowed to do so, and to what extent? ANSWER: The importance of a woman adorning herself for her husband...
QUESTION: Is it permissible for women to go out in the path of Allah Ta’ala /Jamaat? Someone was quoting Molana Umar Palanpuri Rahimahullah, speaking in the negative regarding this. Please clarify this matter. ANSWER: We have not come across any such view of Moulana...
QUESTION: My sister wishes to open an interest-free savings account for her nieces wherein she will deposit money according to her will. She says that the account will belong to all the current children and any future children. Her intention is that when she passes...
QUESTION: According to the Hanafi Madhab, do the following circumstances cumulatively constitute a valid Shar'i ʿUdhr permitting abortion at approximately 50 days after conception, or would abortion remain impermissible? There is currently no known serious medical...
QUESTION: There is a product that women use to strengthen the muscles around the vagina and pelvic floor due to urinary problems or after childbirth. It is also recommended to use in general as exercise for the vagina and pelvic floor, which may, for example, be good...
QUESTION: Is recreational fishing or "catch and release" fishing permissible to partake in? ANSWER: It is not permissible to fish just to pass time and to have fun when one does not have a valid Shar'i purpose such as to fish for consumption, etc. Therefore,...
QUESTION: I am mother of 5 children aged between 19 and 5 years old. We live in the USA. We have been considering moving to another country with a strong Deeni influence. We face different challenges in wanting to relocate, with regards to finance and extended family,...