If we look at the concept of work, we have to differentiate between working for this life, to do something for our world and society and working that is in a form of pure worship to Allah azza wa jal.     Work, as a concept could be good as well as bad: […]

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Zakat money must be given to the poor and needy. But if he deals with Riba, you shouldn’t give him from the zakat as this would encourage him to borrow more and more as long as there are people paying it for him.

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He is seventeen years old and eager to go and fight in Syria. When I tried to talk him out of it, he started calling me names!   I said to him: we can call each other names from here till kingdom come. However, let’s discuss this in more civilized manner and put our guns, […]

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