Mufti Taha Karaan

Listed from the “Answered by”, “Checked by” and “Approved by” lines of published fatawa. Name spellings vary on the source sites, so a few fatawa may sit under a variant spelling.

Fatawa

1. Effect of Apostasy on MarriageMJC · 18 Nov 2025
2. Killing Fish with Electric ShockMJC · 21 Oct 2025
3. OverdraftsMJC · 28 Sep 2025
4. Disposal of Specimens belonging to Muslims not collected from the labMJC · 25 Jun 2025
5. Assistance to ParentsMJC · 17 Jun 2025
6. Breastmilk BankingMJC · 30 Apr 2025
7. Keeping Snakes as PetsMJC · 18 Jan 2025
8. Calculations and Rules of ‘IddahMJC · 11 Dec 2024
9. Non-Compliant WillMJC · 29 Nov 2024
10. Hajj from Pension FundsMJC · 21 Nov 2024
11. The Ruling of Marriage to Non-Muslim FemalesMJC · 4 Nov 2024
12. Wuḍū and touching corpses, and crucial decisions at childbirthMJC · 9 Sep 2024
13. Zakah for a Hifz StudentMJC · 25 Aug 2024
14. Reciting and touching Quran During MensesMJC · 11 Jul 2024
15. Mother’s Contribution to Wedding ExpensesMJC · 2 Jul 2024
16. Brazilian Hair TreatmentMJC · 28 May 2024
17. Qada salah and fast stated in a WillMJC · 23 May 2024
18. Secret NikahMJC · 20 Apr 2024
19. Zakah on an Access BondMJC · 22 Mar 2024
20. Stepfather and Rights of Biological FatherMJC · 9 Mar 2024
21. Rights of CustodyMJC · 8 Feb 2024
22. Inheritance of land expropriation compensationMJC · 27 Jan 2024
23. Shaping eyebrows & eyelash extensionsMJC · 18 Jan 2024
24. Can I play Video Games?MJC · 16 Nov 2023
25. Inheritance of a houseMJC · 8 Nov 2023
26. My husband left behind a Non-Shariah Compliant WillMJC · 21 Sep 2023
27. Calculation and Rules of the ‘IddahMJC · 14 Sep 2023
28. Section 18A tax deductions and zakahMJC · 7 Sep 2023
29. Ruling on Medical AidMJC · 25 Aug 2023
30. Marriage between persons in different countriesMJC · 18 Aug 2023
31. Is there Janazah Salah on a missing person?MJC · 10 Aug 2023
32. “Milkah” MarriagesMJC · 5 Aug 2023
33. Using interest for traffic finesMJC · 29 Jul 2023
34. Ruling on YogaMJC · 13 Jul 2023
35. The Fast of ʿArafahMJC · 20 Jun 2023
36. Can I donate or receive donated breast milk?MJC · 30 Mar 2022
37. Is one allowed to discharge their Zakaah to a hifth student?MJC · 30 Mar 2022
38. Ḥanafī and Shāfiʿī ʿAṣr timeMJC · 30 Mar 2022
39. eBucksMJC · 30 Mar 2022
40. Fidyah for a breastfeeding motherMJC · 30 Mar 2022
41. Disposal of ribāMJC · 30 Mar 2022
42. Marriage between Malay and IndianMJC · 30 Mar 2022
43. Ghusl after pap smearMJC · 30 Mar 2022
44. Faskh procedureMJC · 30 Mar 2022
45. Inheritance on a policyMJC · 30 Mar 2022
46. 1. What is the proper way to say salat'ulWitr according to Shaf'ee mazhab? i.e., 2 and 1 seperately with two salams or 3 at onceAskImam · 11 Dec 2003
47. My daughter was born out of wedlock. Can she nullify my wudu?AskImam · 11 Dec 2003
48. I once read that everything from the sea is halal for (Shafie) except when it resembles a pig/dogAskImam · 18 Sep 2003
49. one shafi and one hanafi.Whenever the hanafi imam performs fajr salaah, the shafis perform sajdatus sahw. Could youplease give a shari verdict on thisAskImam · 12 Sep 2003
50. I want to ask u that,if sombody swear wrongly,but he knows he is lieng.What is the sin of it,and what is the kafarah of it.?(describe in Shafi fiqh)AskImam · 9 Sep 2003
51. Hadhrath Ayesha was a severe critic of Hadhrath Uthman. How is it that following his murder, she chose to rebel against Imam Ali (as) on the premise that his killers should be apprehended?AskImam · 5 Mar 2003
52. There is a girl that i really want to get married to and she to me. her parents does not like me and in the begining i was judged on my looksAskImam · 13 Aug 2002
53. Why did Hazrat Ali (AS) not participate in the wars during the rule of the first 3 caliphs?AskImam · 21 Jun 2002
54. Is "Reliance of the Traveller" a good resource? How does the Shafi'i madhab differ from other ones?AskImam · 20 Jun 2002
55. Is the translation of Umdat as-Salik by Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri translated by Nuh Ha Mim Keller a good book.AskImam · 17 May 2002
56. Please comment on the source, validity, and authors of the following books:Reliance of the Traveller Behishti Zevar Are these based on the Hanafi school of thought?AskImam · 17 May 2002
57. Few questions when a Shafi muqallid is following a Hanafi Imam.AskImam · 15 May 2002
58. Fiqh masails for shafi in hanafi areaAskImam · 26 Apr 2002
59. Why there was no Support given to Hazrat Imam Hussain?AskImam · 22 Apr 2002
60. Shaafi'ee Madhab questions -AskImam · 10 Apr 2002
61. Shafi madhab and correspondence course in islamAskImam · 4 Apr 2002
62. I humbly invite your scholars to have a public discussion about Shia'ism with actual Shiah scholars.AskImam · 15 Jul 2001