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Sheykh my friend is asking about doing omra with her mother and the mahram will be the son of her maternal aunt (meaning that her mother has a mahram and my friend not) the mahram of the mother will he make the job or she needs another mahram for her

Hajj and Umrah

14 May

ANSWER: She can’t travel with him, and she needs to take a mahram with her.

Can zakat be given as food items.

Zakat

14 May

ANSWER: No, zakat must be given in cash.

What should we do with the old Islamic books and copies, which we don’t use anymore? Some says bury them, some say throw them into river?

Halal/Haram Matters

14 May

ANSWER: Give them to the people, if no one needs them, you can burn, bury or shred them.

My parents gave my custody to my current family when i was 6. I am legally adopted in my current family. I am soon to be married in sha Allah. I want to know whose name should be on my nikah papers. My custodians or my real father?

Fiqh of Marriage, Mahram

13 May

ANSWER: It is not permissible for a woman to be called by anything other than her real father’s name. There is nothing in islam as adoption and this family you are living with are all non mahram to you and total strangers that you must not mix with! https://youtu.be/IMQr6cCToM4

Dhikr should be done on tongue or can be done in heart?

Supplications

13 May

ANSWER: You must, at least, move your tongue or lips to get the reward.

I have debt on me. Last year i was working without salary for almost a year. Alhamdulillah i joined a different company and my salary is paid on time. But last year had to take help from friends to survive.So now Zakah is due. Can i use my zakah money to pay some of my debts? Is this allowed?

Zakat

13 May

ANSWER: Zakat is owed from you if you have any cash savings for a whole lunar year that reaches the nisab. You can’t use zakat to pay off your debts. If you haven’t had any savings, there is no zakat on you.

from which age onwards fasting of 30/29 days becomes compulsory for a girl or a boy in his/her childhood.

Fasting

13 May

ANSWER: When they reach the age of puberty. However the parents should encourage their children to fast from an early age so that they become used to it.

I have a friend who works for …. bank. She has some ‘gay’ colleagues working with her. Often she tells me, “Gays are the safest male ( or whatever)on earth, you’ll expect no harm from them. And this is what makes me comfortable in my office zone.” I feel it too disturbing because gays r absolutely haram in our religion and sometimes I try to explain her. Please give me advice.

Jobs

13 May

ANSWER: Working with gays should not be her concern as much as working in a conventional riba based bank because this is totally prohibited and her income is haram. Besides a muslim woman should not work in a mixed place.

Preparing for Ramadan – Sheikh Assim Al Hakeem

Articles, Q&A/Fatwas, Videos

12 May

There are companies that specialize in dropshipping products. If the company itself gives me permission to dropship. Is it halal to dropship now? And what if the company gives me permission and seller doesn’t but the seller is bound to obey the company?

Jobs

12 May

ANSWER: If the owner of the product authorizes you to sell it while giving you a commission, this is permissible. You must not sell it for yourself though!

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