Research assistant · not a fatwa service

Ask, and get the texts back.

Type a question about Islam in plain English. Barakah pulls together the relevant Quran verses, authentic hadith, and where mainstream scholars discuss the matter. It is a research starting point, not a scholar. For anything serious, ask a qualified scholar who knows your situation.

How to use this well

Ask one thing at a time. "Is music halal" will go further than a three-part question stacked together.
Answers quote the Quran in Arabic, Romanized transliteration, and English, and cite hadith by collection and number so you can look them up on sunnah.com yourself.
When mainstream schools differ, the answer names both positions. It will not pick one for you.
This is a starting point. A real question deserves a real scholar who knows your context.

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Research assistant · not a fatwa service

Ask, and get the texts back.

How to use this well

Ask one thing at a time. "Is music halal" will go further than a three-part question stacked together.
Answers quote the Quran in Arabic, Romanized transliteration, and English, and cite hadith by collection and number so you can look them up on sunnah.com yourself.
When mainstream schools differ, the answer names both positions. It will not pick one for you.
This is a starting point. A real question deserves a real scholar who knows your context.

5 questions a day as a guest. Sign in (free) for 30.