Scholarly answers to contemporary and classical questions, grounded in the Islamic tradition.
Dr. Farhat Hashimi, the esteemed teacher and preacher, shared a question from one of her students: Asalaamualaykum Dr. Farhat, how are you and your family? Hope all is well. I would like to know the Islamic standpoint on a son…
A sister forwarded the following message to Qur’anic scholar Nouman Ali Khan: As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa-raḥmatu Llāh. I recently missed your khutbah on the topic of declining masculinity, but I’ve had a related question on my mind for some time. Many…
As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatullāh, My husband and his brother inherited their father’s property equally. His brother now claims that since we have no son, his own son is entitled to half of my husband’s share. We have two daughters—one married,…
Are there any ḥadīth reports concerning this? I replied: Yes, and they are numerous. They said: Then inform us of some of them.
Since the surrogate mother is being injected not with sperm, but a fertilized egg. I’m having difficulty understanding the basis of necessitating zawaj (marriage) between the husband and the surrogate carrier. If the issue is social protection and rights those…