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.

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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.

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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.

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Sheikh, I took one credit card before 10 days which is a cash back credit card , in every use from this card, bank will give me (up to 5%) cash back money ! My question is, I took this card only to help poor people, whetever when I will get receive profit/rewerd in this credit card i will give all the money to poor people without any sawab from allah , so it will be a sin for me?

Halal/Haram Matters, Riba
04 Oct

ANSWER: What you have done is totally prohibited. It’s not permissible to get this if it’s not a necessity.

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If i say to someone for eg, if i beat u at this game (playstation game or any other game) you have to wash my car for me…is this gambling or permissible because there’s no money involved?

Halal/Haram Matters, Sports, Entertainment and Music
04 Oct

ANSWER: This is not permissible and it is gambling. 

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My mum went to a mall on friday between 10:30 am – 2:30 pm. I am worried she might’ve purchased some of my things during jummah. I tried to find receipts to verify the time, but I couldn’t. Should the sales be invalid what should I do? I can’t return the items as the receipts are discarded and some of the items she’s opened. Should I give their value to charity or discard them or what?

Halal/Haram Matters, Prayer
03 Oct

ANSWER: No problem in this as it was a female who is exempted from attending the jum’ah prayers who purchased these things.

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Can i buy something for my parents that they are really in need of with the haram money i earned previously? I want to get rid of the money & also want to help my parents.

Halal/Haram Matters, Riba
02 Oct

ANSWER: This is not permissible. Give it away to poor and needy muslims. If it’s stolen money, you must return it to the lawful owners.

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Sheikh according to the hadith everyone of my ummah will be shown mercy except those who did harram openly publicly, this includes even smoking?

Halal/Haram Matters, Sins
30 Sep

ANSWER: Yes.

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I heard that eating prawn is Makrooh. So my question is if I eat prawn in suhoor, does it have any impact on my fast? Do I get less reward?

Halal/Haram Matters, Innovations
30 Sep

ANSWER: This is totally baseless! It is permissible and has no impact on anything.

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Is it sinful to bring Quran from Harram(Makkah) or masjid e nabwi(Madina) to home to read it without asking anyone?

Halal/Haram Matters, Reading/Reciting the Quran
23 Sep

ANSWER: This is not permissible as it’s kept there for reading in the haram itself! This is a major sin and stealing from the house of Allah.

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