Can we build house on a grave or stay in a house which is built on graveyard?

Manners
12 Feb

You can’t build a house on a grave as a dead person must be buried in a cemetery. However, one can be buried in his house if there is no other place.

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I have a habit of breaking my knuckles from time to time. But my grandmother says breaking knuckles at night time is inauspicious. Is there any basis for this?

Manners
12 Feb

No

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I wanted to know if it is permissible to use the following words in a wedding card. “To honour and bless the newlyweds on the reception of..” I’m not sure now because of the ‘bless the newlyweds’ part.

Manners
12 Feb

One should avoid this because the blessing (barakah) comes only from Allah.

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How can we refute the claim of muqqalids that none of the present day scholars (not even Shaykh Uthaymeen, Shayk Ibn Baaz, Shaykh Albaani) due to their lack of sufficient knowledge, are not fit to be called mujtahids and therefore should not try to derive

Manners
12 Feb

This labeling is wrong as no one has the right to say that an individual is or is not a Mujtahid. Besides, this will lead for people to close the door of Ijtiihad forever.

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Shaykh, if a man is living in a non-muslim contry and is the only son living with his parents. And he does not desire that anyone else do any job, rather he has left his education so that he may be able to financial provide his old parents But the problem is that the job he got is at a hindu’s place. He did ask his boss if he can take small breaks for salah but boss explicitly rejected. What should the guy do? If he gets emotional and suddenly leaves his job then he doesn’t know when will he get another job as he isn’t much educated and he is the one who is suppose to provide to his old parents. What should he do?

Manners
12 Feb

    He must convince his boss to allow him for 5 minutes to pray the mandatory prayers at the work place. This is like answering the call of nature and everyone has to do that. If he still refuses, you should look for another job and try meanwhile to combine Thuhur and Asr together […]

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Can you please tell me weather the following sayings will make a muslim a kaafir? 1.saying “i wish ALLAH had made me a prophet/messenger” 2.i wish i had been one of the companions of the prophet. 3.when a person asks “are you a muslim ” replying “insha Allah i am a muslim”

Manners
12 Feb

  1 and 2. The answer is that this wish is permissible because it is only a wish. 3.On the other hand is generally OK because the majority of the people don’t say that out of doubt as this would be wrong and forbidden.

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Shaykh we know the fact that we SHOULD NOT take back a gift once we have given that to a person as there is a hadeeth about it as far as I remember But what if someone gave us a gift but after sometime we return that? Not with any bad feelings, just stating that I cannot keep it with myself.

Manners
12 Feb

    You shouldn’t do that. you may give it to someone else.

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Sheikh, is it halal to work for the Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah? I have asked different people but i am not sure if they deal with ribah.

Manners
12 Feb

I believe that they have an Islamic committee and it is permissible to work there.

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I am an Muslim immigrant living in the US. Every year the immigration service has a worldwide lottery in which you have to apply by entering your information( you do not pay for it), and they pick a number applicants and give them the green card. Is this halal? or is this forbidden in Islam, is this apply to the same ruling with the lotteries that involve money?

Manners
12 Feb

    If this doesn’t involve any financial implications upon you and you have a legitimate reason to go and live in the USA, this is permissible.

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I live in England, is it permissible to use an islamic account that bears no interest in a conventional bank for example HSBC Amanah or LLoyds Shariah Account?

Manners
12 Feb

Yes, it is permissible.

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