Mawlana Ilyas Patel

November 14, 2023 2 mins

Is Eyebrow Lamination Permissible?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is eyebrow lamination permissible? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. Eyebrow lamination would be permissible, with some conditions one should follow. Eyebrow lamination is an often noninvasive and painless eyebrow […]
November 13, 2023 3 mins

Can One Work at an Insolvency Law Firm Where One Records Claims and Demands of I...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I work at an insolvency law firm and send out forms to creditors. Apart from filling out the amount of debt the debtor owes to them, the creditors can also fill out the amount of their ‘legal’ riba demand from the debtor, which the debtor owes them according to […]
November 13, 2023 2 mins

How Many Breastfeedings Are Required to Establish a Mahram Relationship?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question My cousin wants to marry a girl, but his mother breastfed the girl’s youngest sister once. In Hanafi fiqh, does this establish kinship through breastfeeding, making him her mahram? Also, regarding the Hadith about 5 or 10 feedings, has it been abrogated, and what is the current ruling? Answer […]
November 13, 2023 3 mins

Is My Salary Permissible if My Salary is High and Disproportionate to My Work?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I work for an NGO that works specifically to provide medical aid to those in need as a Data entry operator. Right now, I work 24 hours a week and get a salary. I have been asking my manager to increase my responsibilities so that my salary would also […]
November 13, 2023 2 mins

Should I Totally Trust the History of Islam?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is the historical information in Islam accurate and true? Should I totally trust the history of the Kaba and the biography of the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace) and get all of my information from it? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful […]
November 12, 2023 2 mins

Can a Mother Move Away from Others To Protect Herself From Abuse?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Can a mother move away from others to protect herself from abuse? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. Yes, the mother can move away from them. She needs to find […]
November 11, 2023 2 mins

What Can I Do to Convince My Husband to Differentiate between Zakat and Tax?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question How can I convince my husband to differentiate between zakat and tax? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. Difference Between Government Tax and Zakat 1. In general, taxes that we […]
November 11, 2023 2 mins

Is Conqueror Root Impermissible to Use, Which Is Worshipped by Some People?

Answered by Shaykh Ilyas Patel   Question   Is the conqueror root impermissible to use since some people worship it?   Answer   In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. It will not be impermissible to use this […]
November 9, 2023 2 mins

Is It Permissible to Purchase an Extended Warranty within 60 Days Like It Is on ...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel   Question   Is purchasing an extended warranty within 60 days permissible like it is on the same day?   Answer   In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. Guarantees and Extended Warranties […]
November 9, 2023 6 mins

Why Are Most Prophecies in The Hadith Corpus And Not The Quran?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), has many fulfilled prophecies that at the time amongst the Bedouins would have been fanciful. We believe the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) was not omniscient; this attribute is exclusively for Allah Most High, and therefore these […]
November 9, 2023 3 mins

We Tried to Meet Our Siblings During Our Haj and Umra But Refused to Meet Us

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have two questions. (1) During our Hajj and Umrah pilgrimage, we attempted to visit our brothers and sisters, but unfortunately, they refused to meet with us despite our repeated efforts to connect with them. (2) Is it impermissible to work on the 10th of Ashura and celebrate it […]
November 9, 2023 3 mins

How Should My Wealth Be Distributed After My Death

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have some cash left aside. Is it the husband’s responsibility to pay for his wife’s funeral expenses, or does it have to come from my own? And can I leave in writing how I want my wealth to be distributed? I have two daughters. I don’t work it’s […]
November 9, 2023 2 mins

Can One Work as a Tax Compliance Caseworker?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is the following permissible work: As a compliance caseworker, you’ll use your natural curiosity and investigatory skills to ensure that the right taxes have been paid. This will include analyzing income and spending and working directly with a wide range of customers to understand their financial situations and how […]
November 9, 2023 3 mins

Does Asking Someone About Marriage Have Any Consequence?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I am single, suffer from severe misgivings, and struggle to cope. I know Islamic rulings, but when misgiving takes over, it’s like it’s all gone. Once, I asked someone to ask their family member to marry me. After a little while, I said to myself loudly, ‘I accept’ or […]
November 8, 2023 1 min

Do I Have to Perform an Expiation (Kaffara) of Fasts if I Had Carelessly Inhaled...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel   Question   Do I Have to Perform an Expiation (Kaffara) of Fasts if I Had Carelessly Inhaled Water?   Answer   In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. If one swallowed water at the time of ablution […]
November 8, 2023 2 mins

Is the Statement of Ali (Allah be pleased with him) of Marrying Without a Consen...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel   Question   Is the Statement of Ali (Allah be pleased with him) of Marrying Without a Consenting Guardian (Wali) Valid?   Answer   In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. Yes, it […]
November 8, 2023 3 mins

Is Stunned Meat Halal?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question We’ve recently been told by our mosque that all stunned meat is haram as there is no guarantee that the animal, whether it is a chicken, cow, or sheep, did not die from the stunning. Statistics show that it is possible that up to 30% of cattle that are […]
November 8, 2023 2 mins

Does Urine From Peritoneal Dialysis Break Wudu?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have a rather unconventional question. My kidneys are not working anymore, and I have to do a peritoneal Dialysis. In this process, I let liquid in my stomach, and after three hours, essentially, urine comes out of it. My question is if the urine that comes out of […]
November 8, 2023 3 mins

How Do I Determine if Discharge Was With or Without Desire?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I read an article from your website that said, “If one has sexual thoughts and sees a discharge of sexual fluids, the discharge can be taken as pre-seminal fluid (madhi), not sexual ejaculate (mani). [‘Ala al-Din ‘Abidin, al-Hadiyya al-‘Ala’iyya] If one is fully or greatly aroused sexually due to […]
November 8, 2023 2 mins

Is My Ghusl Accepted if There is a Toilet in the Same Room?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I’m now on vacation, and I can stay at two houses with my parents or my uncle’s house, but a woman did magic in my uncle’s house. I don’t know if that woman did it to me. She said that she did it in the toilet. I’m also afraid […]
November 7, 2023 3 mins

How Does One Determine Travel When Traveling within a Large City?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel   Question   How does one determine travel when travelling within a large city? Answer   In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. There are two opinions. Some Muftis and scholars are of […]
November 7, 2023 2 mins

Can a Mother Take Money From Her Children?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question My parents are divorced, and my father gave me some money, but my mother took it from me. Can I take it back from her purse again? I fear that she may never give it back to me. I know this from experience. What can I do if she […]
November 7, 2023 3 mins

What is the Responsibility of the Husband Upon Marriage?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I am in a society where the girl’s family pays for dowry, hospital bills during childbirth, etc. My question is from the Hanafi school, is it obligatory or the responsibility of the child’s father, i.e., the husband, to pay for the hospital bill or midwife when a baby is […]
November 7, 2023 2 mins

Can a Woman Ask for a Monogamous Relationship in Paradise Not Having to Share He...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel   Question Can a woman ask for a monogamous relationship in paradise not having to share her husband with anyone?   Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. The hadith is authentic […]
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