QUESTION: I’m a Hijabi and my parents want me to send my pictures without hijab to any guy for the purpose of marriage. And I’m insisting them not to send because of this there’s always an argument between us what’s the solution for this ?

Fiqh of Marriage, Halal/Haram Matters, Women clothing
30 Nov

ANSWER: You must destroy such pictures of you so they are unable to send it. You must not obey them in such haram.

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QUESTION: If a woman generally touches a man on his head or shoulder who is smaller than her and is her cousin and is the age of her children when it’s a part of culture.Is the hadith still be applied that it’s better for a person to nail himself rather than touching a non mehram.Elaborate please.

Halal/Haram Matters, Mahram
28 Nov

ANSWER: Yes, the hadith applies to her!

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QUESTION: What’s the ruling on this, One has financial rights he/she has to return to people but can’t find them or their whereabouts or even one is dead.

Character and Morals, Halal/Haram Matters
27 Nov

ANSWER: If they are dead, you must give it to their heirs but if you can’t find them then give that amount on their behalf to poor and needy Muslims.

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QUESTION: At my university, senior students in our department are organizing a welcome party (female only) for the juniors and are collecting money for it. The party includes activities like music and dancing, so I don’t want to attend. Would it be sinful to contribute money but not go? How should I respond to those insisting that payment is mandatory?

Halal/Haram Matters, Sports, Entertainment and Music
26 Nov

ANSWER: It’s not permissible to go nor to contribute as Allah ordered us in the Quran not to assist each other in evil and sins.

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QUESTION: Can I wear shoes whose upper part is made of pig skin if I can then will me wudu be valid after wearing it

Halal/Haram Matters
22 Nov

ANSWER: It is not permissible to buy or use pig skin.

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QUESTION: Iam from India and i having my exams and iam not allowed to write exams with burqa is it allowed to write exams without burqa but with hijab . Is this permissible

Halal/Haram Matters, Women clothing
21 Nov

ANSWER: If there are non mahram men present there, this is not permissible. You shouldn’t compromise your religion for such a reason and should do home schooling if needed.

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QUESTION: Every house around mine, including my uncle’s house (below us, we share the same bill), uses a device that sucks gas to cook food, which leaves us with no gas to cook. But we still pay our share of the bill. My mother says we should use the device too since we’re left without gas. My uncle refuses to remove the device. Can I also use this device?

Character and Morals, Halal/Haram Matters
19 Nov

ANSWER: You should not use such a device that would deprive others from getting their share of the gas.  Stop paying for the gas and get it through cylinders.

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QUESTION: We took a maid from one of our relatives whose father is missing and mother is mentally retarded. In exchange for her work we agreed to bear the marriage expenses and get her married at the right age. But now she doesn’t get married to anybody and we do not want her to work for us anymore. Can we get her married without her consent as she rejects every single person who comes with proposal?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
18 Nov

ANSWER: What you have done is called slavery and it was totally prohibited to engage in such a transaction and having her work for you all this time without any pay! You can’t marry her off to anyone as you are not her guardian and surely you can’t get her married without her consent.  You […]

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QUESTION: I am confused with this, during night should I only cover foods and drinking vessels or also should I cover my bathing bucket, fruit basket with holes all over, used eating drinking vessels being put to be washed next morning and no one likely gonna use them before that. If vessel kept open inside fridge, is that sufficient.

Halal/Haram Matters
08 Nov

ANSWER: Only things that are eaten or drunk.

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QUESTION: I went to a university festival years ago and there were props available for money. I used the props for taking pictures but due to a huge crowd we were pushed out of the hall and I forgot to pay. Can I repent to Allah or is it a must that I pay back, because I don’t even remember the amount now

Halal/Haram Matters, Sports, Entertainment and Music
06 Nov

ANSWER: You going there & buying the props, taking pictures and all this is not permissible in the first place due to such events having haram activities like music, free mixing etc. Estimate an approximate amount & pay that amount to any poor or needy Muslim while repenting to Allah.

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