Where to ask a scholar online.

South Africa · English · Deobandi Hanafi

Large fatwa archive of the late Mufti Ebrahim Desai, searchable by topic. You must register and log in to submit a question, and the newest fatwa listed when we checked was from November 2025.

Australia · English · Deobandi Hanafi

Australian fatwa site that answers by Hanafi fiqh; its pages name Mufti Faizal Riza. It has an Ask the Mufti form with rules for asking, and lists answers by month.

United Kingdom · English · Deobandi Hanafi (Darul Uloom Bury graduates)

Run by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah, a graduate of Darul Uloom Bury, with oversight from senior Bury muftis. New numbered fatwas were posted on 30 October 2026, and the site also offers nikah, khula and marriage arbitration services.

India · Urdu, English · Deobandi Hanafi

Online fatwa department of Darul Uloom Deoband, with Urdu and English sections and a sign-up to ask a question. The site blocks automated checks, but it loaded normally in a browser on 31 October 2026.

Canada · English · Deobandi Hanafi

Fatwas for Muslims in the West under Mufti Husain Ahmad Badri, who studied at Darul Uloom Karachi. It takes private questions through an online form and posted new answers in October 2026.

United States · English · Deobandi Hanafi (students of Mufti Ebrahim Desai)

Supervised by Mufti Abrar Mirza, who trained in fatwa under Mufti Ebrahim Desai. Fatwas are grouped into topics such as finance, medical, food and women's issues; you need a free account to ask, and new fatwas are also sent on WhatsApp.

Trinidad and Tobago · English · Hanafi seminary

Fatwas from Darul Uloom Trinidad and Tobago on worship, marriage, business and Caribbean issues, posted as recently as 29 October 2026. There is an Ask Mufti option.

South Africa · English · Deobandi Hanafi (students of Mufti Ebrahim Desai)

Run by Mufti Ismail Moosa, who studied ifta under Mufti Ebrahim Desai; it says its verdicts follow the Hanafi school and are kept brief. Questions were being answered in July 2026.

South Africa · English · Hadith research (South African scholars)

Checks whether a hadith is authentic and explains it; answers are written or checked by Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar. Question submissions open on set days, and new answers were posted on 30 October 2026.

United Kingdom · English · Hanafi

UK site with fiqh answers, hadith notes and articles; it states that answers follow the Hanafi school unless noted. Its contact form has a known fault, so the site asks you to email questions to the address shown on its contact page.

South Africa · English · Hanafi ulama council

Q&A service of the Jamiatul Ulama (Council of Muslim Theologians) in KwaZulu-Natal, answered by Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui. The site also has a large fatwa archive by topic.

Canada · English · Traditional Hanafi

Q&A by the faculty of Mathabah in Brampton, Ontario, led by Mufti Yusuf Badat, whose listed training covers Hanafi fiqh and comparison of the four schools. There is an online question form.

United Kingdom · English · Hanafi

UK Q&A and forum site where answers are given by scholars listed under Ulamaa IDs. The site says its Q&A section has resumed, with answers dated up to September 2026; you need an account to ask.

South Africa · English · Hanafi (South African ulama)

Short, practical answers, with new ones posted in late October 2026 and an archive of over 35,000 fatwas by the site's own count. There is an Ask a Question page and a WhatsApp broadcast.

United Kingdom · English · Hanafi (Whitethread Institute)

Fatwa service of the Whitethread Institute, researched by graduates of its ifta programme and checked by its muftis. It has an Ask a Question form; the newest answers we saw were from January 2026.

International · English · Deobandi Hanafi

English articles and an older Q&A archive (about 500 answers, mostly by Mufti M.D. Mangera and Mufti Shafiq Jakura, up to 2014). The site still posts articles, but the Q&A is not taking new questions.

United States · English · Traditional Hanafi seminary (Darul Qasim, Illinois)

Longer, researched legal opinions from the Darul Qasim seminary, published a few times a year (the latest is dated 20 May 2026). Its Ask Darul Ifta link did not load when we checked.

Canada · English · Deobandi Hanafi

Answers by Mufti Faisal al-Mahmudi, who worked under Mufti Ebrahim Desai, with new posts in October 2026 on fiqh, hadith and halal food in Canada. We did not find a working question form.

International · English · Search engine across Hanafi and other Sunni fatwa sites

Searches answers collected from many fatwa sites (it says around 87,000 Hanafi answers plus smaller Shafi'i, Maliki and Hanbali sets), with a link to each original. It does not answer new questions and points you to the original sites instead.

Pakistan · English, Urdu, Arabic · Deobandi Hanafi (Darul Uloom Karachi)

Official site of Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani with his talks, books, Fatawa Usmani and a section on Islamic economics and banking. It is a reference library, not a question service.

International · English · Hanafi (Mufti Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera)

Articles, videos and written fatwa responses by Dr Mufti Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera. Personal questions are taken by phone only (a UK number), so use the archive online and the Whitethread Fatwa Centre for written questions.

India · Urdu · Deobandi Hanafi

Online fatwas from Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband, in Urdu, with a register-and-ask option. Recent answers cover marriage, divorce and daily issues.

Uzbekistan · Uzbek · Official state muftiate, Hanafi

Q&A and fatwas from Uzbekistan's official fatwa centre, with an Ask a Question option and questions dated October 2026. Content is in Uzbek.

Pakistan · Urdu · Deobandi Hanafi

Large searchable Urdu fatwa archive arranged by fiqh chapters, with new questions listed. You need to log in to ask.

Bangladesh · Bangla · Deobandi Hanafi

Evidence-based Q&A section of Monthly Al-Kawsar, published since 2005 by Markazud Dawah al-Islamia, Dhaka; the October 2026 issue is online. You can send a general question online, but the site asks that personal masail be asked in person or by phone.

Bangladesh · Bangla · Deobandi Hanafi

Bangla Q&A run by the ifta department of IOM, answered by named muftis. You can ask up to 4 questions a month; it does not answer waswasa questions and advises asking a local mufti before any big decision.

Pakistan · Urdu · Deobandi Hanafi

Fatwa department of Darul Uloom Karachi, the seminary of Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani. It publishes some fatwas on its site, but its online question link did not load when we checked; it also takes questions by post and phone.

Kazakhstan · Kazakh, Russian · Official state muftiate, Hanafi-Maturidi

Q&A and official fatwas from Kazakhstan's muftiate, which follows the Hanafi school and Maturidi creed; the newest Q&A we saw was from May 2026. Content is in Kazakh and Russian.

Pakistan · Urdu, English · Barelvi Hanafi

Fatwa service of Dawat-e-Islami with written fatwas, an app and an online Ask Question form. It is Hanafi in fiqh but follows the Barelvi school on some belief and practice issues, so read it apart from Deobandi sources.

Malaysia · Malay, English, Arabic · Official Malaysian mufti office

Official mufti office for Malaysia's Federal Territories, publishing the Irsyad al-Fatwa series with new items in 2026 and an e-Fatwa online service. Most content is in Malay, with some in English.

Jordan · Arabic, English · Official Jordanian fatwa body, Shafi'i-based

Jordan's official fatwa body, which says it gives fatwas on the basis of the Shafi'i school. It has an English section, a Send Your Question service and new articles in 2026.

Indonesia · Indonesian · Traditional Shafi'i (Nahdlatul Ulama)

Practical fiqh answers from Nahdlatul Ulama that mostly cite classical Shafi'i books, with new posts in late October 2026. Content is in Indonesian.

United Arab Emirates · English, Arabic · Maliki (Shaykh Abdullah bin Bayyah)

Fatwas, articles and talks by Shaykh Abdullah bin Bayyah, with an English section updated in October 2026. The site blocks automated checks, but it loaded normally in a browser on 31 October 2026.

Mauritania · Arabic · Official Maliki fatwa council

Mauritania's official fatwa council, set up to issue fatwas on the Maliki school. It has an online form to ask a question; content is in Arabic.

Saudi Arabia · Arabic, English · Official Saudi fatwa authority

Official Saudi fatwa body, home of the Permanent Committee's fatwas. Its rulings often differ from the Hanafi position, so check the Hanafi view before acting on them.

Saudi Arabia · Arabic · Saudi Hanbali, Salafi

Archive of the fatwas, audio and books of Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz. It is an archive, not a question service, and is in Arabic.

Saudi Arabia · Arabic · Saudi Hanbali, Salafi

Archive of the fatwas, lessons and books of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen. It is an archive, not a question service, and is in Arabic.

Egypt · Arabic, English, French, German, Urdu · Official Egyptian fatwa authority

Egypt's official fatwa body, which takes fatwa requests online and by phone and publishes answers in several languages.

United Arab Emirates · Arabic, English · Official Dubai government fatwa service

Dubai's Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department has a fatwa archive and takes fatwa questions online, through its app and on WhatsApp. The site blocks automated checks, but it loaded normally in a browser on 31 October 2026.

United States · English · North American fiqh council

Fatwas, statements and articles for Muslims in North America, with an Ask Us form by topic. The site uses a bot check, but it loaded normally in a browser on 31 October 2026.

Canada · English, Arabic · Traditional Sunni; answers labelled Hanafi, Shafi'i, Maliki or Hanbali

English answers from SeekersGuidance teachers, each labelled by school, with new answers on 30 October 2026. Use the Hanafi answers first and the other labels when you need another school's view.

United Arab Emirates · Arabic, English · Official UAE federal fatwa body

Official UAE fatwa service that takes questions 24 hours a day through its website and app, as well as by WhatsApp, chatbot and phone. Each answer goes through review and approval before it is sent.

United States · English, Arabic · US fatwa committee for Muslims in the West

Fatwa bank and resolutions on issues facing Muslims in North America, such as home financing. Online question submission is paused while its portal is rebuilt; a phone hotline runs at set hours.

Turkey · Turkish · Official Turkish state religious authority

Fatwas and rulings of Turkey's official religious authority, with a Send a Question option and the 190 fatwa phone line. Content is mostly in Turkish, with an English menu.

International · Arabic · Collective fiqh body of the OIC

Publishes collective resolutions on new issues such as medicine and finance, not answers to personal questions. Useful as a reference when a fatwa cites an Academy resolution.

Indonesia · Indonesian · Indonesian national ulama council

National fatwas, halal guidance and Islamic finance rulings from Indonesia's ulama council. Content is in Indonesian.

Saudi Arabia · English, Arabic, Urdu, Bangla, French, Indonesian, Turkish · Salafi, no fixed madhhab

Large Q&A site in many languages with answers dated October 2026. It takes a limited number of new questions each day, and its rulings often differ from the Hanafi position.

Qatar · English, Arabic, French, Spanish, German, Indonesian · Run by Qatar's Ministry of Awqaf

Fatwa centre and articles from Qatar's Islamweb, with an Enter Question option for new questions. Its rulings are not tied to the Hanafi school, so compare before acting.