The institute

About Darul Ifta

Darul Iftaa, the institute of Islamic jurisprudence, explains the Shariah and how it applies to personal, social, and contemporary questions: belief, sacred knowledge, purity, prayer, zakat, fasting, and hajj. The aim is that Muslims stay connected to religious principle when a new situation needs a ruling.

Mufti Umer Farooq Saleem

Mufti Umer Farooq Saleem is a scholar of Shariah and law from Jamia Ashrafia, Pakistan. He was raised in New York. At the age of seven, his parents moved to Pakistan so their four children could study Islam. He then spent twelve years completing hifz of the Quran, eight years of Dars-e-Nizami at Ihya al-Uloom and Jamia Ashrafia, and two years of takhassus fil-fiqh, the ifta specialization, at Jamia Ashrafia, Lahore.

His studies include fiqh, hadith, aqidah, tafsir, the principles of fiqh and hadith, Arabic grammar and syntax, tajweed, and tazkiyah. He holds the shahadah alimiyyah, and ijazah with isnad in numerous books of hadith, including the Sihah Sittah. He gives guidance according to the four schools, and the answers on this site are given according to the Hanafi school.

Maulana Mohammad Ahsan Osmani

Maulana Mohammad Ahsan Osmani was born and raised in the Bay Area. He began seeking sacred knowledge after high school and studied the Dars-e-Nizami curriculum at Darul Uloom New York, including fiqh, hadith, aqidah, tafsir, usul, Arabic, tajweed, and tazkiyah. He holds the shahadah alimiyyah and ijazah with isnad in the Sihah Sittah. He is a hafiz of the Quran, and he speaks Arabic, Pashto, Urdu, English, and some Farsi.

A note on these answers

The views expressed by the scholars of Darul Ifta Texas come from study and research. The Islamic Center of Pflugerville is not a Shariah court. An answer here is not the kind of ruling a court would issue. The center takes no responsibility if an answer is used outside its context, or if someone acts or declines to act on it.

Physical address: Islamic Center of Pflugerville, Mohammadi Masjid, 920 W Pflugerville Pkwy, Pflugerville, TX 78660.