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Author Archives: Mufti Sufyan
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Can I make my male child wear clothes made out of pure silk?
Question: Is it permissible for me to make my young boy wear clothes made from pure silk? As he has not reached a mature age Islamically, he is still a child. Will it be permissible for him? Answer: In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, It is not permissible for males …
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Is kangaroo meat Halal?
My relatives from Australia would like to know is it permissible to eat kangaroo meat, if slaughtered in a halal way? The reason they ask is because the following is a fatwa online which they read which says it is haram: Assalaam Alaikum Is kangaroo meat Halal? Answer: (Fatwa: 1306/1175=B) The meat of kangaroo …
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A very brief look at the Islamic Methodological approaches
USŪL AL-FIQH, AL-QAWĀ’ID AL-FIQHIYYAH, FIQH AL-AQALIYĀT AND MAQĀȘID AL-SHARĪ’AH Usūl al-fiqh Usūl al-fiqh is the methodology of deducing law pertaining to religious actions from its evidence. This is done via principles or a procedure adopted by the jurists (fuqahā) to deduce the sharī’ah ruling from their sources; the qur’ān, ḥadīth, Ijmā’ (consensus) and qiyās (analogical …
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Is one who directs towards good granted exactly the same reward as the doer of the good?
QUESTION: I wanted to confirm when one gives da’wah to a friend to any good deed, let’s say Umrah for example. 2 years later he performs Umrah, the person who encouraged him, does he get a share of the reward, or the entire reward just like the brother who performed the Umrah? ANSWER: …
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Is The Use Of Semi Permanent Make-up Permissible
QUESTION: I have alopecia, and I do not have eye brows. I have had alopecia for about 14 years now. It’s always affected me mentally, and now I have come to know that there is something known as Semi-Permanent Makeup. Is the use of semi-permanent make-up permissible for me? (Question in relation to a female) ANSWER: …
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Conducting a Nikāh via a Video call
Question I did my nikah 4/ 5months back via a video call on my iPhone. Me and my wife were at our apartment and we used my iPhone and on the other side of the video call were my two male friends who were acting as witnesses. My friends were Muslims too. We did ijab …
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An Analysis of the Prophetic Educational Practice in Islam
Introduction The following essay aims to analyse the prophetic educational practice in Islam by examining different verses from the Qur’ān and Ĥadîth. Although the Qur’ānic verses are not direct words of the Prophet ﷺ, however, they are a primary source of revelation revealed to the Prophet ﷺ, who disseminated them to his nation and therefore …
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A Description of what seems similar to Judaism and what seems different in the presentation of Islam
One of my esteemed teachers once stated that the closest religion to Islam in this day and age is Judaism. This statement has been at the back of my mind for a long time, probing me to research its accuracy. Finally, I got the chance to do a bit of research in this regard and …
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Do I Have To Stand & Perform My Ŝalāh On Flight?
QUESTION: Not sure if I’m a musafir? I live in England and that is my permanent home…Going Bangladesh for 4 weeks , however traveling on plane. Stopping in Dubai for 6 hours. Then to Bangladesh. So how will I know what salah/namaz to pray on board? How many rakats? And method, standing or sitting? …
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Humans – The Best of Creation?
Many a times, I used to hear Mowlânâ Aĥmad Bahâwalpûrî mention in his sermons: “Humans are not the best of creation because Allah has made them…Allah has made everything and not just humans. Humans are only the best of creation if they follow the path of their Lord and don’t break any of His …
