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Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani 

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How can we reconcile our belief that Allah Most High will preserve the religion with the hadith indicating that He will take knowledge away by taking away the scholars, until none remain, and that people will then take ignorant men as their leaders?

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In the name o...

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

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I am genuinely mentally ill and unable to work, and my parents care for me all day. My doctors prescribe medication that I do not take because of its side effects, but I tell them I am taking it so that I keep receiving benefits money, which I would use to pay for treatment. Is this permitted?<...

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If mold has spread over part of a dish or a loaf and some of it still looks sound, may I throw the whole thing away? What if separating the good from the spoiled would be tedious, or I cannot tell whether the food has gone bad at all? And may I simply wash away the small pieces of pureed vegeta...

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I survived rape and severe domestic abuse and have been in trauma treatment for years. I cannot marry right now because I need significant time to establish that someone is safe, and I am considering consensual sexual relationships because I genuinely believe they may be part of my recovery. Do...

This is the third in a series on mastering the Hanafi school, drawn from a seminar delivered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and Shaykh Talal al-Azem. The full seminar is available here.

At the very least, a student ought to hold a strong foundational understanding of the core texts....