Halal/Haram Matters

QUESTION: Is it haram to tag a business on my Instagram story if their page posts music? When someone taps the tag, they’re taken to that page. I plan to work in packaging for a company, and the packaging encourages customers to tag their Instagram account. Is my work haram since it could increase attention to an account which post music and women

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs, Social Media

26 Oct

ANSWER: Yes you must not tag them if they include music in their posts as you would carry the sin for anyone who clicks.

QUESTION: My mother has a female maid who walks around without Niqab or Hijab nor Abaya, just in her regular clothes. I told mom She said: “Yeah, but what do I do now? I cant just fire her (maid) or make her (maid) work with Niqab on. You guys (my brother and I) can’t be on your owns closed all day as she (maid) has to eventually come to clean. InshaAllah Allah will understand.”

Character and Morals, Halal/Haram Matters

25 Oct

ANSWER: Your mother is sinful for letting her work like this and you must avoid looking at her or being with her. Her movement must be restricted to the area you and your brother are not in and when you leave the house, she can clean the rest of it.

QUESTION: There are ways of stopping the armpit hair from growing permanently, using lasers and heat. Does using these count as cauterization, thus excluding us from being among the 70.000+ people who’ll enter Jannah without accountability?

Halal/Haram Matters

24 Oct

ANSWER: No, this is not cauterization and no problem in doing so.

QUESTION: I am trying my best to find halal jobs and apply to wherever I can but if I don’t get a call back or hired and my only option is a riba-based bank, then what should I do? My father works there and said he will get me the job there if I don’t have any other option. My parents are non-Muslim and they saying I have to work there and if I don’t then I will be kicked out and on the street. What to do?

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs

23 Oct

ANSWER: It is not permissible to apply for a job in a conventional riba based bank no matter what the circumstances are.

QUESTION: Is it permissible for a niqabi woman to give Salaam+ask how are you doing to non mahram relatives/teachers/collegues to be polite and then segregate from them to another space?

Halal/Haram Matters, Mahram

20 Oct

ANSWER: This is not appropriate from such a practicing woman as this would open the door for Satan.

QUESTION: I have to join an expensive online course, my friend has got past recorded sessions of the training for a nominal fee (I don’t think coaching centre authorised selling those training sessions, those are probably in black market), as a muslim, am I allowed to benefit from those affordable recordings or would that be haram?

Halal/Haram Matters

17 Oct

ANSWER: This is not permissible when you know that such courses are stolen and sold against the wishes or will of the owners.

QUESTION: I live in Singapore which is safe and allows us to practice our religion. My neighboring country is Muslim however safety is a concern. Do I still need to migrate.

Halal/Haram Matters, Other

15 Oct

ANSWER: As long as this is your country and you can practice Islam freely, this is fine in sha Allah.

QUESTION: I live in Europe. My female colleagues sometimes message me privately, many times without much necessity. (for example: Did you enroll in college? Why did you leave the meeting?) I’m not interested in talking with them. Ignoring them may cause problems. I just reply with a couple of messages and end the conversation as soon as possible, and it works. Is it okay islamically?

Halal/Haram Matters, Mahram

14 Oct

QUESTION: No. This is unnecessary and comes under free mixing.

QUESTION: Can I use CapCut to keep the vocals only of a song and remove the parts which contains profanity or vulgar meaning? Would I be sinful if I listen to it?

Halal/Haram Matters, Sports, Entertainment and Music

14 Oct

ANSWER: This is not permissible as listening to such songs would mean that you would listen to haram in order to be able to remove it.

QUESTION: Is it acceptable to purchase a Qur’an box with the names of Allah and Muhammad ﷺ written together on the top of it?

Halal/Haram Matters, Tawheed (Divine Unity)

13 Oct

ANSWER: This is not permissible.

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