23. January 2019

Salaam Alaikum Sheikh. I wonder if you can help me with an issue I have inshAllah. Recently my husband spoke to me about possibly entering into a muttah marriage with another woman. I feel very strongly that polygamy wouldn't work for us no matter what way he does it. It has left me anxious and find myself constantly worrying about what his plans are. Is muttah marriage permissible? Can he do it without me knowing? It feels so wrong to me on so many levels. Any advice would be greatly...

01. February 2017

As-Salaam-Alaikum, I am from India and I am a converted Christian from a Hindu family. I came to the UK to pursue masters. But I am not quite happy with Christianity because of multiple faith in various churches. Many doubts, confusion raised in my heart while I am practicing it. Last Ramadaan my Muslim Pakistani friends encouraged me to fast. Alhamdulillah! it was very good and I was having good peace of mind while practicing it. So, I left Christianity and I started to read more about Islam...

15. January 2017

Dear Sir, I married in 2009. We have some domestic issues among us. About 18 months ago I given first divorce to my wife. There was no witness at that time. We got compromise in short time and started living together. Again our issues started and on [date] I given her second divorce on paper. It was written not verbal. There is no witness of this divorce. My wife lived 4 days after this divorce with me and then shifted to another house. Kindly guide me what is situation now. 1. Is it completely...

01. December 2016

Asalamu Aleykum, I wonder if you can guide me on a personal matter. I have written my will and alhumdullilah have advised my executors to seek guidance from a knowledged sheikh in order to ensure inheritance is distributed according to sharia law. Inshallah it will be. However there is a matter, which I want to include in my will. I remarried recently and as my husband, he will be entitled to a share of the inheritance, as yet we have no children and it may not be possible. Upon marriage my...

15. November 2016

Asalamalaikum Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl, I am writing to you with a great sense of urgency. I'm hoping to get some insight in the following matter. My muslim daughter wishes to marry a man who is from a christian background but who is not a follower of the Christian faith. He believes in the oneness of god and he has no objection to my daughter or their future children practicing Islam. I would like to know whether a Nikaah is permissible in this particular situation. I have met with a couple of...

01. July 2016

Asalamu'alaikum! I was referred to you by an Islamic studies Ph. D student. I've read your bio extensively and I'm so happy that you do the kind of work that you do; May Allah reward you for it! I know you are probably very busy but I wanted to ask your opinion on this because I believe you have much more knowledge than me on this matter. Any and all advice on this difficult matter would be most welcomed! To be very blunt: I am in love with an Ahmadi Muslim. The majority of the Muslim world do...

30. June 2016

Dear Dr. Abou El Fadl, I would like to begin by saying that I am an avid reader of your work, and have a deep respect for the Islamic tradition. If it isn't too bothersome, I just have a few questions that I have yet to find satisfying answers too. A good friend of mine recently confronted me on the issue of the Prophet's (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) wife, Aisha. I was rather confounded on how to answer, particularly because he phrased the question approximately as such: "Did...

01. May 2016

LETTER 1 of 2 As-Salaam-Alaikum: I don't mean to bother you but this is disturbing my mind and I need an educated explanation. I was at a Muslim Sister's Fashion Show (predominately African American sisters) when during casual conversation a young sister (mid 20s) stated that her husband is Christian. This as you can image created quite a stir. She was immediately verbally attacked. She tried to defend herself by saying that he did not prohibit her from practicing Islam and he has agreed that...

01. June 2006

In the Conference of the Books, each comes with their books in hand, from every time, place, and land. They proceed as if in a procession, presenting visions of God’s sovereignty and undeniable command. It is as if they are ejected-souls—ejected by their flesh to become unbounded words. Souls transformed by truth and time to transcend their human form, and to wed our present to our past. Now, they are papers and words, partly material and partly ethereal—a state between two states. Like...

01. June 2006

This Conference resonates with visions of the subtle and sublime; it permeates the world with echoes of The Divine. Centuries of discourse coalesce upon a moment to ponder a single emotion in time. The records of existence are re-opened and examined as the ideas migrate and rebound. It is not what we know, but what we could know that guides us; aren't the possibilities limitless when exploring the Divine? We search for God in the permutations of the rejuvenating text, in the enticements of...