Question I went to dunkin donuts today and ordered a bagel with cream cheese. The worker held bacon with her hands with gloves on and she made my sandwich without changing her gloves. Is it permissible for me to eat my bagel because she held it with the gloves which …
Read More »Wearing the Hat (topi)
Question: Is it makruh for men not to cover their head ? Is Wearing the Topi the practice of the Prophet SallAllahu Alayhi Wasallam Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Wearing the Topi has been the practice of the Prophet SallAllahu Alayhi …
Read More »Ruling on trimming beard & sea foods, prawns, calamari?
I have two questions. First question 1. i follow hanafi fiqh and have a fist length beard, but i find it gets tangled often and hurts. Also it has come to point where it is going quite wide and looks messy and not neat. Can i shorten …
Read More »Earning money from teaching Quran?
Question: I would like to know whether it is permissible/prohibited/disliked to earn money through teaching the quran to others Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. The teaching of the Quran as well as other acts of devotion should be done …
Read More »Organ Donation
Title: Is it permissible for one to donate their organs if they have been given a death sentence? Question If one is to be given a death sentence by court, then can he give a consent for donation of his/her organs before or after death? Answer In the Name of …
Read More »Using interest for construction of toilets for the Masjid
Question Can I use money generated from bank interest for the construction of toilet in Masjid? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Interest money is unlawful and filthy. Interest money should be disposed of to the poor and needy. It …
Read More »QnA snapshots: Who is a Shaheed?
Cii Radio With a spike in the number of Muslims falling victim to violent crime in South Africa, Sabahul Khair probed the concept of Shahadah(martyrdom) in Islam with Mufti Imraan Vawda of Kwazulu Natal Q: When does a person get the status of Shaheed and when he reaches this status …
Read More »Marriage to a Hindu man
Nasihah (Advice): A non-Believers reward for doing good Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said: “When a non-believer does good, he is made to taste its reward in this world. And as far as the believer is concerned, Allah stores (the reward) of his virtues for the Hereafter and provides him …
Read More »The Jinn Speaks
Question: An Amil claims that he can trap a Jinn in a person and makes him speak how he has come in to the person and who sent him. Is the information given by the trapped Jinn correct and can such information be relied upon? Sometimes the Jinn even names …
Read More »Can step-children marry each other
Nasihah (Advice): A sudden glance Jareer Bin Abdullah Radhiyallahu Anhu reports: “I asked Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam about the sudden glance (that is cast on the face of a non-Mahram). He commanded me to turn my eyes away.” (Muslim) __________________________________________ Question and Answer: A woman …
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