Shaikh In a village there is no ATM facility,so people transfer money from mobile using apps to one person(agent) (he does this for earning) and in place of that agent give cash to that person,so this person(agent) take some money 10 or 20 for giving them cash without going far place to get it,they either take 10 or 20 extra or they give them 10 or 20 less! what is the ruling?

Halal/Haram Matters, Riba
28 Aug

ANSWER: No problem in this as he is taking service charges. 

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It is prohibited to spit towards the direction of qibla and right side. Is the right side option applicable for every other direction also? There are many houses/offices that have their basins in bathrooms faced towards the direction of qibla. What to do in such cases?Cause people use such basins for ablution, brushing teeth, spitting etc.

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Halal/Haram Matters, Prayer
24 Aug

ANSWER: The prohibition is in spitting towards the qibla direction while praying.

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We have a play ground near grave yard. So sometime when we hit a ball it goes to the grave yeard. So someone enters into the grave yeard to pick the ball up. So is it ok to walk over the grave yeard to pick the ball up?

Funerals, Halal/Haram Matters
24 Aug

ANSWER: One must not walk over the grave with his shoes on. If you are walking beside and by the graves, this is ok. 

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Is it ok for my wife to put synthetic braids on her hair that is made of plastic? It looks like real hair but it’s made of plastic fibers

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Halal/Haram Matters
23 Aug

ANSWER: If it resembles hair then this is absolutely prohibited and it is a major sin.

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At what age does it becomes obligatory for men to start growing beard?

Halal/Haram Matters, Men Clothing
22 Aug

ANSWER: As soon as they start getting the beard! It’s not permissible to shave the beard at all once it starts appearing.

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I read in school. In our Bengali book there are stories and poems which contain shirk beliefs. We have to read and study them to get marks in the exam. Will I become a polytheist (Mushrik) if I read and write them in exam if I don’t believe in those this things?

Halal/Haram Matters, Shirk and its different forms
21 Aug

ANSWER: You can study this only to pass the exam while hating it in your heart.  It’s best if you write at the end that this goes against Islamic beliefs. 

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Sir, i have so many wedding cards in my home but it has name of Allah swt hence i cant throw them in dustbin, and i dnt knw where that bin goes, so I cant even keep them stored as i have many, so i thought to burn them but i have doubt wether it will be sin if i burn, sir how to recycle or dispose old wedding cards

Halal/Haram Matters
16 Aug

ANSWER: No problem in burning it. You can also write over Allah’s names with a marker or liquid paper and then throw it.

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My aunt invited my family to eat in her home and she used her birthday as an excuse to have a family Gathering. Although it is not a celebration or party, is it permissible to go?

Halal/Haram Matters
14 Aug

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible.

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You should avoid aggression in DUA, Allah SWT does not like aggression in DUA. In Quran says: “Invoke your lord with humility and in secret. He like not the aggressor” [7″55]. But we can fight with Allah SWT with our DUA know Sheikh…

Halal/Haram Matters, Supplications
14 Aug

ANSWER: The question is not clear.  What do you mean you can fight with Allah?!  You must be most humble, showing your poverty in front of Allah when asking dua!

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After knowing Islamic ruling, I left a tuition of a non-mahram girl, since the girl couldn’t cover fully and there was no mahram present while teaching. I informed her about the ruling. Now, she is desperately seeking to help her to get a tutor, as I had promised to help her and also she could’t find one. If I manage a tutor for her and they commit sin regularly, will there be any sin upon me?

Halal/Haram Matters
13 Aug

ANSWER: Yes you will be sinful if you find her a male tutor or you interact with her.

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