Where do Niyat's answers come from?

Niyat looks each question up in its library of Qur'an and hadith texts and shows every source it used. A reference that is not in the passages it found is removed before you see the answer.

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Q: Which madhab does Ask follow?

On the website, Ask does not assume a madhab. It gives the majority view and says where the schools differ. In the Niyat app you can choose Hanafi, Shafi'i, Maliki or Hanbali.

Answers from the Qur’an and hadith, with every source shown.

Searches the sourcesYour question is matched against Niyat’s library of Qur’an and hadith texts.

Shows its workEvery verse and hadith it uses is listed under the answer, with its grade.

Notes the schoolsIt gives the majority view and says where the four schools differ.

Prayer12 answered

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Purification1 answered

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Fasting and Ramadan2 answered

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Zakat and charity2 answered

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Basics1 answered

What are the five pillars of Islam?

How Niyat answers

Where do the answers come from?

Niyat searches its library of Qur’an and hadith texts for your question, writes an answer from what it finds, and lists every source underneath, with the hadith grade where the collection gives one. If a reference isn’t in the passages Niyat found, it is removed before you see the answer.

Which madhab does Ask follow?

On the website, Ask doesn’t assume a madhab. It gives the majority view and says where the schools differ. In the Niyat app you can choose Hanafi, Shafi’i, Maliki or Hanbali.

Is Ask free?

You can ask 3 questions about Islam a month here for free. Questions about the Niyat app are answered here too. With Niyat Pro in the app you can keep asking.

Is an answer from Ask a fatwa?

No. Ask is a learning tool. For a ruling on your own situation, ask a qualified scholar.

Answers come from Niyat’s library of Qur’an and hadith texts. Niyat is a learning tool, not a fatwa: for your own situation, ask a qualified scholar. Niyat doesn’t assume a madhab here and notes where the schools differ. We don’t keep your questions. Privacy · support@niyatapp.com