Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: An uncle is currently in the hospital. Doctors want to give him CBD and THC, would it be allowed for him or for the relatives to agree to take this? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My grandma is in intensive care and the doctors have asked about the resuscitation orders. If an elderly heart were to stop beating: Are chest compressions (pressing down hard on the chest repeatedly) with the risk of breaking the ribs allowed? Are electrical shocks to stimulate the heart (sometimes…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: A couple after trying for many years, now adopted an infant girl. With the help of hormone therapy, she is able to breastfeed her. Does aḥkām (rulings) of raḍā’ah (breastfeeding) change for her husband because of hormone use? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the Islamic religious ruling if a lady gets married and she finds out that her husband is trans-gender? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathābah Institute. If a woman is married to…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Who makes ghusl (ritual bathing) for a person that is top half she (female) and bottom half he (male)? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathābah Institute. Intersexes are people having reproductive organs or…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: If a driver is in a trajectory to hit a pedestrian, can the pedestrian defend himself by throwing an object that destroys the car and driver, so he is unharmed himself? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Would it be permissible for an architect to draw a plan for a church? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathābah Institute. Yes, it is permissible in Ḥanafī jurisprudence to be an architect for…
Answered by Shaykh ¥ūsuf Badāt Question: Next week Wednesday, I have a dental appointment. I might either do composite bonding or if the dentist recommends me to get veneers. A veneer is a layer of material that is placed onto the tooth to protect it from further damage, decay etc. I want to know if…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: One of our close relatives have a surrogate baby. What is the ruling regarding this? How will I behave with them? Is it OK to congratulate my relative and respond positively when I see WhatsApp or other social media posting about their baby? They are so close that it…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the position of the Ḥanafī madhab about tabarruj. Someone who practices this, is there a sanction, do they expose themselves to penalties? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. Tabarruj refers…