It seems to be increasingly common for Muslims who do not have access to reliable scholars and students of knowledge to turn to platforms like YouTube, Reddit, Discord, TikTok, and Instagram in search of answers to their Islamic questions.
Narrated ’Abdullāh ibn ’Amr ibn Al-’Āṣ: I heard Allāh's Messenger ﷺ saying:
((‏ إِنَّ الله لاَ يَقْبِضُ الْعِلْمَ انْتِزَاعًا، يَنْتَزِعُهُ مِنَ الْعِبَادِ، وَلَكِنْ يَقْبِضُ الْعِلْمَ بِقَبْضِ الْعُلَمَاءِ، حَتَّى إِذَا لَمْ يُبْقِ عَالِمًا، اتَّخَذَ النَّاسُ رُءُوسًا جُهَّالاً فَسُئِلُوا، فَأَفْتَوْا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ، فَضَلُّوا وَأَضَلُّوا))
"Allāh does not take away the knowledge, by taking it away from (the hearts of) the people, but takes it away by the death of the scholars till when none of the scholars remain, people will take as their leaders ignorant persons who when consulted will give their verdict without knowledge. So they will go astray and will lead the people astray." [Bukhāri (100) & Muslim (2673)]
To ensure you receive guidance from trusted sources, here are the email addresses of some of our English teachers to whom you can forward your questions, in shā’ Allāh:
-> Ustadh Abu Fajr & Abu Sulayman Faisal
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(Please note: Answers from Ustadh Abu Fajr and Ustadh Abu Sulayman are usually provided during the Friday live streams on Telegram via @istiqamamasjid. You can find answers to previous questions on this channel https://t.me/islamicverdicts)
-> Abu Atiyyah Mahmud
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-> Ustadh Abu Harun
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-> Ustadh Abu Huthayfah Sami
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-> Ustadh Khaalid Al-Hatimi
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-> Ustadh Abu Ya'qub Az-Zayla'ee
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-> If you understand Arabic, you can ask the Mashaayekh directly through this Telegram bot: @BOT_9_9_1. The answers will be posted on this channel: [https://t.me/BOT_9_9_1/8105].