Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I would like to ask a question about mental health. If a parent or both were mentally ill, for example depressed, bipolar, etc. on medication and had a history childhood sexual abuse and history of incest, would it be Islamically permissible for them to have an abortion? What would…
Answered by Muftī Khālid Saifullāh Al Raḥmānī Translated by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Assalamu Alaykum I have a question regarding tarawīḥ prayers. I am linked with the Islamic Foundation of Toronto’s live broadcast and I was wondering if we (family of three) can offer the tarawīḥ from our home, following the live broadcast from IFT?…
Answered Shaykh Omar Subedār Question: Is Zakāh (mandatory charity) payable on stocks, shares, RRSPs, and RESPs? Answers: Please find the answers to your questions below: Stocks and Shares: If stocks/shares are purchased with the intention of actively trading them, then zakāh will be given on the market value of the shares. If however the stocks/shares…