Halal/Haram Matters

In Pakistan,mobile companies give advance loan of 30 rs. They charge additional 3.5 rs in name of “service charges”(no explanation is given as to their nature). Is this riba? If yes,what should I do as i have currently taken it.

Halal/Haram Matters, Riba

06 Oct

ANSWER: No problem in this as its their service charge and it’s not Riba.

Please is it okay to gift ones children for example money according to their age? That is the eldest recieves the highest share while the youngest is given the least share. Is it appropriate?

Fiqh of the family, Halal/Haram Matters

06 Oct

ANSWER: This is not permissible. When giving gifts, all children must be given equally. Allowance and other needs should be given according to their needs and age.

Sheikh say this Job pays me to write down my hours and that’s how they pay me for the hours I enter but Sheikh I’m having these problems and whispers like sometimes there are times when I don’t keep track of the clock and I write down hours maybe a little to much or a little to small and there are times where i pray in the middle of my work and also fall lazy in the hours I enter does this money

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs

05 Oct

ANSWER: There are things that are overlooked in such jobs as no one works the whole 60 minutes of an hour. As long as your tasks were fulfilled and executed as they wanted and you didn’t waste time playing around or doing your own business, there is nothing on you.

Sheikh, im 10 years old from India, i am only one practising in my Family, none of them practise Deen nor make me do it, so what should I do as my mum birthday is reaching and my sis is forcing me to do decorations for it? How should I refrain? Also how I stop myself from watching TV?

Fiqh of the family, Halal/Haram Matters

04 Oct

ANSWER: You must not join nor help them in decorating for such Haram events nor participate in these gatherings and celebrations. There’s no pleasing or obedience to anyone at the cost of disobedience to Allah.

Sheikh! Our neighbors send us food every year on the occasion of thier elder’s death day for their “eesaal E sawab” Will it be halal for us to eat??

Halal/Haram Matters, Innovations

04 Oct

ANSWER: No problem in eating halal food sent to you without you participating in such innovated gatherings or events.

If a stranger man extends his arms to shake hands with a muslim woman, then she bows her head down lightly and apologises to reject shaking hands, is this light bowing down of head only without back (not ruku’) considered haraam or shirk ? Knowing she is only doing it to reject politely, and only lightly tilting her head without back and not doing full ruku’.

Halal/Haram Matters

04 Oct

ANSWER: She is sinful for being in such a position in the first place and for responding to that man’s gesture and for nodding her head like that! This is not kufr but sinful.