Question: Is it permissible for a Muslim student in America to take an interest-bearing student loan to pay for higher education? Summarized answer: Borrowing with… Read More »Interest-Bearing Student Loans in the United States of America
Question: Are credit cards permissible to obtain and use? Answered by: Shaykh Umer Khan Summarized answer: Obtaining and using a conventional credit card is permissible… Read More »The Permissibility of Credit Cards
Question: How much Zakat do I owe on my Sukuk? Answered by: Shaykh Umer Khan In the Name of Allāh ﷻ, the Most Merciful, the Most… Read More »Zakah on Sukuk
For 2025, the Fidyah amount is recommended to be $15, and the Zakāt al-Fiṭr amount is recommended to be $10.
Question: Given the reality of what is happening in Gaza, and that one of the most effective ways to help prevent genocide is by supporting politicians… Read More »Giving Zakat for Political Campaigns
Drafted by Shaykh Umer Khan. Approved by the Fiqh Council. All praise is due to Allāh ﷻ, and may peace and salutations be upon the Prophet ﷺ. Stocks As a Form… Read More »Zakah on Stocks
Investing in common stock of a company is permissible if the company’s main business is permissible, interest-bearing loans are <30% of market value, interest-bearing deposits are <30% of market value, and unlawful income is <5% of revenue. Unlawful income should be purified. Also note that the following are not permissible: preferred shares, margin trading, short selling, CFDs, futures, forwards, options, and other derivatives.
Depending on the situation, obeying one’s parents can be obligatory, or encouraged, or permissible, or even prohibited in some cases.
In modern society, lowering the pants below the ankles is not sinful because it is not considered a way of showing off.
Although backbiting is prohibited in Islām, there are some cases where it is permissible for the purpose of a greater good.
