If I intend to become a scholar and want good salary for the job, is it Riya’a? Is it (minor or major) shirk?

Halal/Haram Matters
18 Nov

ANSWER: It is not shirk, even scholars need to eat and make money. 

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I am designing a mosque Is it necessary to provide different entries for men and women or can i use single entry way to the mosque for both of them? Is there any hadith for it to use it for reference?

Rulings on mosques
18 Nov

ANSWER: This is the recommendation of the prophet salla allahu alaihi wa sallam that women use an entrance exclusively for them only. 

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My friend needs money to purchase goods that he will sell to another company.He is requesting me and others to give him money as an investor. From his profit,he will take specific percentage (as the project was his hardwork) & remaining percentage he will give to investors based on amount invested. If he doesn’t get profit, we will not get any profit. Is this transaction Halal?

Halal/Haram Matters, Islamic economy
17 Nov

ANSWER: This is permissible providing that those investing money know that if the investment has total loss in money, they will lose their money and can’t ask him to return it.

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The diluted liquid which comes out at the initial sexual excitement…if that falls on my clothing and I can’t locate it specifically will I have to clean the entire cloth or it’s not impure?

Purity
17 Nov

ANSWER: If you are certain that it fell on your clothes and you can’t figure out where, you must wash the whole thing. 

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It is very common trend in India/Pak etc that children dont pray from 7 yrs of age & even until 21 -22 yrs of age. Parents take it very casually, they dont instruct, they are not strict etc. Q is: Are parents and children both sinful and will be punished by Allaah?

Prayer
17 Nov

ANSWER: Of course.

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Can girl approach man she likes in Islam ? And how can she ?

Fiqh of Marriage
17 Nov

ANSWER: This is not permissible as it is not befitting a Muslimah to offer herself to a strange man in marriage. Her wali or guardian should do this job.

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My friend believes in God but has doubts about religions.She needs explanations to understand and believe.She asked: why God created evil? Why things are forbidden without giving reasons(like why women should cover her her body and hair?(isn’t it men who has to respect women) Why relationships befor mariage are a sin, why prostitution & ………….. are a sin, basically why sins are sins?

Belief in Allaah
17 Nov

ANSWER: Either this person believes in the existence of Allah or she doesn’t.  If she doesn’t, we need to prove to her that Allah exists and once this takes place, we can establish the meaning of worship  and submission to Allah.  If she believes in Allah, we can establish that Allah is wise, all knowing, […]

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Do I have to move back in with my parents if I get divorced. I don’t want to but I know they will make me. I have 3 young children

Divorce
16 Nov

ANSWER: This is the norm for any daughter who is divorced or widowed. However, you are not obliged to move back in with them if you fear that your children will cause trouble to them and you are financially independent enough to live in another house providing it is safe.

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My parents want me to take picture/photo of mine in a photo studio for rishta so is it permissible…because there are only men who do this job

Fiqh of Marriage, Halal/Haram Matters
16 Nov

ANSWER: This is not permissible at all even if there are women to take your photo. 

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There is a company if you invest 500$. every month you will get 100$ for a year and they don’t deal with Alcohol or gambling or any haram business because is a islamic company so is this Riba ?

Halal/Haram Matters
16 Nov

ANSWER: Yes, this is riba and one of the major sins in Islam because this profit is fixed.  For any investment to be halal, it must be a halal business and you must share both profit and loss and the profit must not be fixed (Percentage can be fixed but not the actual amount) 

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