Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Will buying smartphones imported into my country be permissible, evading taxes? Although these phones are widely available in shops and used in my country, they are technically illegal. The official phones have almost double the price, so many buy these unofficial phones. Answer In the Name of Allah, the […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I entered into a conventional mortgage and am now contractually obliged with the bank for the next five years before I can exercise the option to switch to an Islamic Mortgage. Eight months in, I now profoundly regret this decision, and I wanted to ask which of the following […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I haven’t done this, but I just now learned there are penalties for watching copyrighted content. If I watch a video, must I admit to my mistake even if I wasn’t caught? Also, my friend is saying there are probably so many copyrighted videos on YouTube, and she doesn’t […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question There was some interest amount in my account that I failed to dispose of, and now I have two burdens on my shoulders. One is to complete the past 29 years of zakat, and the other is to dispose of this interest amount. If I had some money at […]