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QUESTION: Sheikh as a young female with good voice is it permissible to join as a telecaller in Dubai based bank which pays target based for selling credit cards

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs, Women clothing

27 May

ANSWER: This is absolutely prohibited!! Firstly it’s totally prohibited to beautify your voice in front of non mahram men and secondly its absolutely prohibited to work in any department of a conventional interest based bank and the income would be haram.

QUESTION: I work as a engineer in India. When someones birthday is there in office & they distribute sweets or chocolate in the office. Am I allowed to eat it? Also at at end of each month the office management holds a birthday celebration for all those who had their birthday in the month cake is cut & distributed. I don’t wish anyone or take part in celebration. I stay at my desk. Am I allowed to eat it?

Halal/Haram Matters, Sports, Entertainment and Music

26 May

ANSWER: You can eat halal food offered to you, providing you don’t take part in any of their celebrations or gathering as this would be celebrating with them!

QUESTION: I give charity and like doing good things because of instinct rather than always thinking I’m doing this for the sake of Allah? Does that result in lesser rewards? How do you advice changing this kind of mindset?

Charity, Other

26 May

ANSWER: You won’t be rewarded for it if you don’t have the prior intention of doing this for the sake of Allah to gain rewards!

QUESTION: Is it permissible to look at the pictures of women who are covering their awrah?or I can’t look at them even if they are covered?

Character and Morals

26 May

ANSWER: This is totally prohibited as Allah ordered you to lower your gaze from non mahrams!

QUESTION: Are there any dua around Ghusl in general? Like Bismillah or the dua we say at the end of wudhu?

Purity, Supplications

26 May

ANSWER: No. You only say bismillah in the beginning.

QUESTION: I am getting married soon and my parents want to gift some gold ornaments to me for my wedding. They have done this as per their own will and I didn’t force them to get me anything. But my fiance doesn’t want me to take anything from them. Can I still go ahead and accept this gift from my parents or do I listen to my fiance?

Engagement, Fiqh of Marriage, Fiqh of the family

25 May

ANSWER: You are not allowed to speak to him as he is a non mahram to you still as the marriage contact is not finalized. He has no right as a fiancé or a husband even to prevent you from accepting gifts from your parents. This raises red flags about how he thinks or how […]

QUESTION: Is there any hadith saying to not do rafa ul yadain

Prayer, Schools of Thought

25 May

ANSWER: No! This is an authentic sunnah and only people of ignorance oppose it!

QUESTION: I see many men bashing uncovered women on social media, but when I look at their following, they themselves are following actresses and models, can I call them out on their hypocrisy?

Character and Morals, Social Media

25 May

ANSWER: This is none of your business! You must not follow such people or pages and leave people alone!

QUESTION: I am 21 years old and I’m looking for early marriage. However I’m still a university student, do you still recommend early marriage for this case and if yes. How can I convince my parents to get me married at a young age, knowing that I don’t work yet.

Fiqh of Marriage

25 May

ANSWER: If you are financially independent, you don’t need your parents’ permission . But if you are not, then you need to convince them if they are well off that this is important for you as there is so much fitnah outside and you don’t know if you would be able to hold on.

QUESTION: Me and my friend prayed in congregation together as two people total. I prayed to the left of him and slightly behind and he is to the right of me, he is the Imam. Is this position correct when praying together as two people. Is my prayer valid? Do I need to repeat my prayer?

Prayer

24 May

ANSWER: What you had done was wrong! You both must stand exactly beside each other in the same row and you must stand to the right side of the imam.

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