Halal/Haram Matters

QUESTION: I like how the people of the 50s styled their hair. The sides slicked back and the top part longer with volume. It is not qaza since it does not include any drastic changes on hair length like cutting with a 0 or shaving the sides but is it considered as imitating the kuffar for doing a hairstyle of an older generation?

Halal/Haram Matters, Men Clothing

08 Jun

ANSWER: This is not permissible. It’s also not permissible to stand out in a crowd.

QUESTION: Is it true that there is a legitimate, respected difference of opinion on whether forex trading is halal or haram? Majority say it’s haram right? Can one follow the opinion of it being halal, without being blameworthy? This person is a layman.

Halal/Haram Matters, Islamic economy

05 Jun

ANSWER: Such cherry picking can’t be considered part of Islam as this is forming your own new religion! https://islamqa.info/en/answers/106094/ruling-on-dealing-in-currencies-in-the-forex-system-and-paying-fees-for-delaying-the-deal

QUESTION: Can we trim outgrown beard? (From sides)

Halal/Haram Matters, Men Clothing

03 Jun

ANSWER: No.

QUESTION: Sheikh I saw recently one of the questions about supershop discount.in my area the supershop didnt take any money from me,just as I am very regular customer so they offered me membership card &I accepted it.but next process is same that after certain amount they’ll give me points which’ll be considered like somw taka.is it also prohibited for me to use the card?

Halal/Haram Matters

01 Jun

ANSWER: If they gave you this membership for free, this is fine. But if you have to pay anything for it, this is prohibited.

QUESTION: I am a male. I know celebrating birthday parties is haram, but is it ok just to go there to spend time with my male cousins? I won’t celebrate & participate in birthday party by singing happy birthday or be part of the gathering singing happy birthday.

Halal/Haram Matters, Religions

01 Jun

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible as it comes under celebration and being part of such haram gathering.

QUESTION: A supermarket in our residential area has a membership program. I need to pay 200 Bangladeshi Taka to enroll in this program. Then for every 100 Taka worth of purchased goods, they will reward me with 1 point. I can use these points in my next purchases side-by-side with real money. In that case, 1 point is considered 1 Taka. Is it permissible to enroll in this program?

Halal/Haram Matters, Riba

29 May

ANSWER: This is totally prohibited.

QUESTION: What’s a halal alternative to saying happy birthday? Is there any way for us to acknowledge the birthday in a permissible way?

Halal/Haram Matters

29 May

ANSWER: There is no other alternative for it as this is prohibited in Islam.

QUESTION: Is calling someone “Khalik” regarded as Shirk? Can we say that someone is the creator of something, for example, “Mr. X is the creator of this content”?

Halal/Haram Matters, Names and Attributes of Allaah

25 May

ANSWER: It’s not permissible to call someone khaliq since this name is only of Allah! However, no problem in saying that someone created something worldly or someone is a creator of something as this is totally different than something that Allah creates.

QUESTION: Is it permissable to name a child “Noah” in Islam , or is it permissible to name a child Nuh and call him “Noah”.

Halal/Haram Matters, Religions

25 May

ANSWER: One must be proud of his Islam and give Islamic or Arabic names. It is inappropriate to give such altered names just to blend in with the disbelievers.

QUESTION: In my country, on marriage day, the cousins of the bride blocks the groom on ceremony gate untill he pays them some cash. They do it out of fun. This has become a culture now, even sometimes the groom comes prepared to give them money. In my sisters marriage, eventually the groom gave money and I received a portion from that without realizing this could be wrong. Can I keep the money?

Halal/Haram Matters, Sports, Entertainment and Music

25 May

ANSWER: No problem in this as long as its not something exclusively done by non muslims and there is no music, free mixing etc.

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