QUESTION: Is it permissible to buy “Gold bonds” issued by the government. They are bought and sold at market price with no tax on the profit. Once we buy we can only sell them after 5 years. They Also pay 2.5% interest but we can throw it away. Buying real Gold coins are bought and sold at more and less price than market and the profit is taxable.

Halal/Haram Matters, Riba
21 Dec

ANSWER: This is not permissible.

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QUESTION: Are products from a kaffir supermarket which contain white wine and red wine vinegar halal to eat even if the product itself is halal ? 

Halal/Haram Matters
20 Dec

ANSWER: Vinegar is halal to consume.

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QUESTION: If I receive money mixed with some interest as a gift, can I take it or should I try to work out the amount of interest and dispense it?

Halal/Haram Matters, Riba
20 Dec

ANSWER: If this is a gift, you can keep it all as the sin is on the person who earned the interest and not on you.

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QUESTION: Is it permissable to use AI (artificial intelligence) to make video cartoons of characters without faces?

Halal/Haram Matters, Images and image-making
19 Dec

ANSWER: This is permissible.

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I’m trying to help Palest*ne by spreading awareness. Most accs that share pro Palest*nian content have music, women or mockery of enemies. Can I follow and repost from such accounts if I don’t repost anything with music or women? Also I believe sharing women even in full hijab isn’t allowed, but your insta acc once shared a video about Palest*ne with women, so is it allowed?

Halal/Haram Matters
13 Dec

ANSWER: No problem in reposting providing it does not contain anything haram. Sharing videos of women is totally prohibited. This is the only instagram account I have: https://www.instagram.com/assimalhakeem and I am not liable for what others share.  

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QUESTION: Is it haram to fist bump or high five with the left hand?

Character and Morals, Halal/Haram Matters
12 Dec

ANSWER: Such practices are not part of Muslim customs or traditions and it is taken from the disbelievers. It is not permissible for us Muslims to imitate them in it whether using the right or left hand!

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QUESTION: I have family that live on the other side of the planet and i meet them once in a blue moon. When i do meet them it is in a mixed gathering (all my mahrams but not mahrams to each other) Can i sit in this gathering because this is the only time i get to meet them.

Halal/Haram Matters, Mahram
11 Dec

ANSWER: You must not sit in such a gathering where they are engaged in such a sin.

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QUESTION: I have some decorative items in my home which have the name of Allah Azzawajal and Prophet Mohammed May peace be upon him on them. I see lot of mosques and the name of Allah pasted on the walls. Is it permissible to keep them or should we treat them similar to issue of Qur’anic verses being hanged in houses?

Halal/Haram Matters
10 Dec

ANSWER: It is not permissible to hang such items as Allah’s names are to be respected and not to be used as decoration and we can’t have the name of Allah and our prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam side by side as if they are equal. 

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QUESTION: I’m a student i take tuition from a teacher who make questions for our final exam and he gives important question to his tuition students when he explains the topic and some of the students not getting such important question. So, is sinful if I take those questions for gatting good mark or percentage, Please explain

Halal/Haram Matters
08 Dec

ANSWER: It is not permissible to take private tuition with the same teacher who teaches you in the morning as this is a conflict of interest unless it is conducted in the same school and supervised by it. 

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QUESTION: I was wondering being a muslim, am I allowed to attend annual Christmas party from my company just for food and leave. I am new to different religion nation, so that’s why wanted to ask.

Halal/Haram Matters, Religions
07 Dec

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible at all. If they give you halal food or gifts, without you sitting in their gathering and celebrations then no problem in eating or accepting the gifts. 

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