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Marriage - Issues
5th May 2026

Divorce | Verdict/Ruling

I woke up after the sleep at 08:30 am and slept around 12:30 am previously, and saw the messages on WhatsApp in the morning. All messages were pleasant, as well-wishers. In one message I have received, there was "not important" in the message for third persons, not even in family. At the time I perceived "not important" that my views and opinion hold "not important"; however, "not important" was p.....
Transactions
4th May 2026

Doubtful Wealth Purification

Assalamu Alaykum, In my business during onboarding, I claimed we used employees, but all work was subcontracted. Clients would not hire subcontracting companies, so they hired us under false understanding. There were also instances where progress was overstated, though services were ultimately delivered properly. The services were halal and satisfactory. I regret this. I suspect most clients.....
Tafseer, Hadeeth, Du'aa
14th April 2026

Classification of Hadith regarding dua before fasting

Assalamu ʿalaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I have a question regarding the classification of a specific narration related to the duʿāʾ at the time of breaking the fast. The narration is reported from Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Indeed, the fasting person has at the time of breaking his fast a supplication that is not rejected.” Then Ab.....
Inheritance and Wills
11th April 2026

Parents used the money sent by Son and developed properties but denying contribution and doing injus

Assalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa Barakatahu. Dear Brother – Could you please go through the below details and kindly guide me. Frankly I am helpless, stressed and worry of my health, my future & kid’s as well. Thanks in advance. I am the only Son to my parents who are 72 & 67 years old. I have 2 eldest and 1 younger sister. My parents live in hometown, and all my 3 sisters stays nea.....
Women
11th April 2026

I have no mahram, what shall I do?

Assalamualaykum, I pray you're well. My parents are divorced and we don't see my dad, he has no communication with us for over 12years, reconciliation is not possible (it has been considered) it was me, my sister mom and brother, but my brother has gone abroad after getting married. My mum has her mahrams her nephews, brother etc, but me and my sister have my uncle and grandpa, my uncle he has his.....
Transactions
11th April 2026

Is being a snap on franchisee in USA halal?

Assalaamualaykum Mufti Saheb, apolgies in advance for the long question. I am writing to seek your expert guidance and a formal fatwa regarding my livelihood. I operate a Snap-on tools franchise in Alabama, and I am increasingly concerned that the nature of my business—specifically the heavy involvement with interest (riba) and predatory sales tactics—is affecting my spiritual and perso.....
Zakaah and Sadaqah
5th April 2026

Zakat usage

Salam, my husband has no savings from his earnings. I have savings and pay zakat for my savings. My husband has some debt that he is finding difficult to clear. Am I able to use some of my zakat to clear his debts for him?.....
Transactions
1st April 2026

Assalah mu Alaykum i gave my word to my tenant that when I sell my house he will get the 1st chance

Assalah mu Alaykum I gave my word to my tenant who was staying in house for 20 years 3 months before I gave him a price 300k When the time came to sell i went back on my word and sold the house to another person for 325k as he was offered me more So my tenant got really angry with this because I went against my word I know I am wrong What is shariah ruling on this The now ex tenant s.....
Marriage - Issues
4th April 2026

Waswasah

Asalamualaikum just have a question. For these hypothetical scenario. 1) if a hypothetical man is suffering from waswasah and says to himself constantly “ never leave no matter what” but he accidentally doesn’t say the “never” and accidentally out loud only says “leave no matter what” or from that whole sentence only says out loud “ leave” and there’s no intention at all o.....
Marriage - Issues
4th April 2026

Quick mental health question

Asalamualaikum Hypothetically in Islam if a hypothetical man has an OCD he has a thought that” if he doesn’t or does do that then “divorce” “ so he does stuff for example it could be anything like opening the door multiple times or switching the light off multiple times after. the fact that this hypothetical man listens to the thought and act on it do anything ? Or starts to do wit.....
Transactions
31st March 2026

I have a mortage froma islamic home loan , can I be allowed to have home insurance to avoid hardship

"I am currently living in a non-Muslim country and have financed my home through an Islamic bank using an Ijarah (lease-to-own) model. In the event of a disaster that destroys the property, I am concerned about the financial hardship of losing my home while still being liable for the debt. Is it permissible to take out a conventional home insurance policy to mitigate this risk and protect against .....
maintenance
31st March 2026

Financial boundaries with extended family

Sheikh, my husband is the eldest of four brothers. We both work hard and, after five years of marriage, are still building our own family and trying to save and invest wisely for our future. Alhamdulillah, Allah has blessed us with a good income, but we do not believe that having a good income means we have unlimited financial responsibility toward his brothers. His parents are retired, and we .....
Health & Medicine
29th March 2026

Jinns possession fear for wife

Assalamu Alaikum wa rahmatullah. I am seeking sincere Islamic advice regarding jinn and protection because I am very worried about my wife. I live in the UK and she currently lives in Afghanistan. We have already had our Islamic nikah done, but we have not yet had the cultural wedding or started living together. My wife grew up in an environment where many people in her family say they witnesse.....
Marriage - Over 13
23rd March 2026

Foreplay during menstruation

Salam, I wanted to clarify something. During end of menstruation when my period is very light, my husband and I sometimes do foreplay with clothes on and sometimes I end up with orgasm due him rubbing his genitals on mine on top of clothes so no skin to skin contact. Is this allowed in Islam? Or must all sexual activity be avoided during menstruation? Thank you for clarifying......
Marriage - Issues
23rd March 2026

Extreme waswasah and mental health issue

Asalamualaikum hope you are well I never did this or ever will I just suffer from extreme waswasah that why I’m asking this hypothetical scenario about another man Hypothetically if a man says to his wife or to himself that “ When i get divorced im going to eat mums cooking ” or “im going to divorce then im going to eat mums cooking” does that do anything to the man’s marriage.....
Todays Issues
23rd March 2026

Student loans uk

Student loans in the uk are written off upon death. Next year they will be bringing out sharia compliant loans, but if I start this year I will still hv to use the interest based loan for the first yr only. Would this be okay?.....
Marriage - Issues
22nd March 2026

Urgent- OCD and waswasah

Asalamualaikum I’m suffering from extreme ocd and waswasah about divorce and just wanna confirm nothing happened in these instances. Me and my wife went out and whilst we were out she was being very rude and arguing about my sister because my sister has been very rude to her. I said to her that we are going home because she keeps arguing whilst we have come out on this trip. She was upset a.....
Salaah - Performing
19th March 2026

Praying in haram extensions

Praying on the streets is not allowed if the saffs do not connect , however is praying in the haram extensions valid even tho the saffs do not actually connect to the ones inside? Often many areas are cordoned off and women and men are forced to pray outside ......
Sacrifice and Aqeeqa
9th March 2026

Naming of a newborn

Assalamualaikum, Can I name my daughter as Ayzah Amirah Pathan ?.....
Zakaah and Sadaqah
27th February 2026

Zakat for wrong haul year

Assalamu alaykum I have been paying some backlogs of my zakat for haul year 2024. I used our national online zakat platform and recently discovered that I have paid for the wrong haul year because every time I look at the payment record for that year I thought it is the haul year but it is not, it is actually payment record i made for the particular year. So I have paid more than $1472.5 for ha.....