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QUESTION: Can me and my husband both claim for school fees and residence fees for our children from our company which we get as perks, while only one of us has paid for it.

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs

10 Sep

ANSWER: If this is the bonus or incentive they give to their employees without asking for invoice or proof, this is permissible But if they require proof or invoice, only one of you can do that.

QUESTION: I’m 20 years old, and when I make small mistakes, my mom often says things like, ‘If any other mother were there, they would hit you for doing such things.’ How can I respond to these comments in a way that maintains respect for her while also protecting my emotional well-being?

Fiqh of the family

10 Sep

ANSWER: By standing up and going to her and giving her a kiss while saying: this is why you are the best mother on earth. QUESTION: Sheikh whenever my mother gets upset even for a small thing she could speak ill towards us, hurtful things. How can we stop her from this? Even if we […]

QUESTION: Does getting braces or changing wires of braces or doing anything in mouth like that impact the wudu

Ablution (Wudhu), Medicine and medical treatments

10 Sep

ANSWER: No.

QUESTION: I work for a company. My job is to convince people to invest in shares. There are lots of different shares, halal and haram. I let them choose a few of these shares. I encourage them to invest in halal shares but as i am in the west, they sometimes choose haram ones. And after they invest, i get money from my company. And i dont get money depending which share. Always same amount.Is it halal?

Jobs, Riba

10 Sep

ANSWER: The money in which you facilitate and collaborate with them in sin is haram. You should not work in such a field as the vast majority of companies work with riba financing and depositing.

QUESTION: Is my income from working at big 4/ professional services firms’ halal? As they have a mix of halal and haram activities and clients. Like is it okay if I work in IT or consulting department and avoid banks as clients?

Jobs, Riba

09 Sep

ANSWER: I don’t know what the line of such firms is! If they are a financial group where the majority of their work deals with riba and consultations and auditing, it is not permissible to work there as IT or any other position.

QUESTION: Is making others smile sunnah? If yes, then will sharing memes with friends earns us good deeds?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners

09 Sep

ANSWER: 1. No. Its sunnah to smile while meeting your Muslim brothers.

QUESTION: My wife likes to stay awake during the night and this upsets me. She stays awake till 2 am everyday and she says she reads religious knowledge but also browses through her phone. She also says she can’t sleep early but I feel she doesn’t try. Is she sinful for doing something I don’t like because I told her many times to try to sleep early .she sleeps late, wakes up prays

Fiqh of Marriage, Kind Treatment of Spouses

09 Sep

ANSWER: If she wakes up and prays her fajr on time and does her other daily chores and she is not messing up with your right, there is no need to be upset with her.

QUESTION: Can a person chat intimately with Ai character?

Social Media

09 Sep

ANSWER: This is not permissible

QUESTION: I was discussing current affairs with a women. I mentioned that a state in India has changed the law due to which muslim men can’t marry more than 1 women to which she responded “They did right”. Did she commit kufr?

Apostasy

09 Sep

ANSWER: This depends on her intention and conviction! Don’t pay attention to what she had said, rather ask yourself: am I allowed to speak to her as a non mahram to me and chitchat like this?

QUESTION: Is a man obliged to provide for his daughter born out of wedlock? She carries his name

Illegitimate children & Lost property

08 Sep

ANSWER: If he gave you his name and your mother was not married to anyone else and was not known to have slept with other men at the time, he is your biological father and he must provide for you and you will inherit him if he is Muslim

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