General

Question:   I have had these feelings of jealousy over fellow people i am not sure why but i do. i feel guilty after feeling that way as i know one shoudnt have jealousy for another person. Is there any duaah that can assist one in not feeling  that way? …

Question:   Could you please clarify the Islamic ruling with regards to woman shaving or waxing their legs?   Answer:   It is permissible for a woman to remove the hair from her legs by shaving or waxing etc. (Raddul Muhtaar, Pg: 373, Vol: 6, al-Maktabah at-Tijariyyah)   And Allah …

Question:   If one has an verse of the Qur’an in ones pocket or a cellphone with recordings of Qur’an on it can one enter the toilet?   Answer:   At the outset, we wish to point out that keeping the digital text of the Qur’an on a cellphone is …

Question:   Did Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam consume seafood? Answer:   It is recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari that Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam partook of a type of huge fish that Allah made available to the Sahabah when they went out on an expedition.  (Sahih al-Bukhari) This denotes that Nabi (Sallallahu …

Question:   I have a medication which is used for pains and flu etc., it is used to inhale for blocked nose etc., it has alcohol in it. Can we use it or not?   Answer: If the alcohol is made from ingredients other than grapes or dates and the …

Question:   A person has very bad psoriasis and has been told that minerals from the Dead Sea can help him. This was purchased from a company in Durban. I need to know whether it is permissible for him to use this product from the Islamic perspective.  Answer:   If …

Question: At the end of the year, the company I work for will be having a party for all the staff. Is it permissible for me to attend considering that there will be music and intermingling of sexes as the staff consists of both males and females? Answer: It is …

Question: What is the purpose of reciting Dua (al-Hamdulillah) after sneezing?  A non Muslim has posed this question to me.  Answer: The narrations of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) encourage us to say “Alhamdulillah” when we sneeze. “Alhamdulillah” means “All praise is due to Allah”. A rightfully curious mind will …

Question:     Asalaamualaikum What i want to know is if im driving my car at 160km/h which is over the regulated speed limit and I die. Is that suicide and what give him the rights to say it suicide? Jazakallah   Answer:     Although it is incorrect for …

  Question:   A Muslim intends to go for Umrah with his wife, Can his wife’s unmarried adult sister go with them?    Answer:   The wife’s sister is death to her brother in-law and so is the Husband to his sister in-law. Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam has said, “The …