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Mufti Ebrahim Desai

South African muftī, Askimam / Dārul Iftāʾ (d. 2021). Contemporary · Hanafi school · South Africa. Every position below is drawn from the sourced consensus record — with its citation, and nothing added.

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai

South African muftī, Askimam / Dārul Iftāʾ (d. 2021)

Hanafi · Contemporary South Africa

Widely-consulted muftī whose Askimam fatwa platform answered thousands of finance questions for Western Muslims.

On the core questions

3 of the 6 core questions are documented for this voice. Each carries its source.

Q1 · Is riba prohibited in Islam?

Prohibits

Source:Askimam fatāwā

Q2 · Is conventional bank interest the same as Qurʾānic riba?

Prohibits

Source:Askimam fatāwā

Q3 · Is a conventional mortgage permissible by necessity (ḍarūrah) in the West?

Prohibits

Consistently directed questioners to halal alternatives rather than conventional mortgages.

Source:Askimam fatāwā

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