QUESTION: Is it bad to leave the bathroom door open at any given moment given the shayateen are present in places of filth?

Halal/Haram Matters, Other
27 Oct

ANSWER: There’s nothing bad or haram in that

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QUESTION: It is permissible to take diwali gifts from our Hindu friends, they just buy those gifts from shop and give it to us

Halal/Haram Matters, Religions
23 Oct

ANSWER: No problem in this, as long as you do not participate in their kufr gatherings or celebrations

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QUESTION: Sheikh, we want to arrange our waliemah among close family members in a restaurant. We managed to get a restaurant that has seperate rooms for males and females. However, the working staff, who will serve the food, will be mixed. I.e., it is possible that a male staff might have to serve the food in the womens section. Is this allowed?

Fiqh of Marriage, Halal/Haram Matters, Sports, Entertainment and Music
21 Oct

ANSWER: This is not permissible as the male waiters would be able to see women!

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QUESTION: Sheikh, one day I heard my mother telling to my teacher that ‘First Allah, then you’. Did my mother commit shirk by saying such thing?

Halal/Haram Matters, Shirk and its different forms
20 Oct

ANSWER: This is a very bad statement and inappropriate but there is no shirk in it in sha Allah

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QUESTION: 5 years ago I wasnt practicing Islam and there was an incident where I sold a car to a dealer and I told him about all its information,also about one large scratch on the doors,which he didn’t see before, but I didn’t mention that the car was making a certain noise sometimes when driving. He never got back to me, but I feel bad, because of not saying something. Am I sinful/what is the ruling here?

Character and Morals, Halal/Haram Matters
20 Oct

ANSWER: If such defects are something you would not want to find in your car and you would feel cheated if the owner concealed it and did not tell you about it, this is cheating and haram money.

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QUESTION: If my non-Muslim friends give me sweets on the occasion of their festivals (like the current one — the festival of lights), is it permissible to eat them or to greet them back using the same words they say?

Halal/Haram Matters, Religions
20 Oct

ANSWER: No problem in eating halal food given to you, without you participating in their kufr gatherings or celebrations nor is it permissible to greet them back, you can simply say thank you.

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QUESTION: When i was below 7 i saw a nice earing on my preschool ground and i took it home. now im 16. my mother has that and she doesnt use it and idk what to do. can she keep it? (i think its gold)

Character and Morals, Halal/Haram Matters
17 Oct

ANSWER: You must give the value of it to poor and needy Muslims as you have committed a sin by taking it without checking with the people for lost items

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QUESTION: I’m a medical student at a university requiring 85% attendance. Lecturers take attendance via a QR code scanned through an app, but majority of my classmates scan it from home without attending. Attending lectures consumes significant study time, so I’m considering doing the same to prioritize my learning while technically meeting attendance requirements.

Character and Morals, Halal/Haram Matters
16 Oct

ANSWER: This is not permissible as Prophet ﷺ said a person who cheats is not from among us & lying is a major sin

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QUESTION: Here it is cultural norm to round up the debt amount at Payback or round off as the lender. No stipulations were made before. Example: My mum buys groceries for me 19.36€, i give her 20€ back. Or she payed 20.27€ then she says just give me 20€. This is usually done cause it’s easier or out of shame cause it can be seen as stingy to count every cent. Is this Halal?

Halal/Haram Matters, Riba
16 Oct

ANSWER: No problem, as long as there was no prior agreement of giving these extra cents

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QUESTION: I was in the supermarket and an old short lady asked me to help her reach a bottle of wine from a high shelf. I was the nearest, so I handed it to her just to help. Later, I started wondering — was that haram, and am I included among the ten categories of people cursed in the hadith about alcohol, or not, since my intention was only to assist her and not to support sin?

Halal/Haram Matters, Sins
16 Oct

ANSWER: What you had done is totally prohibited and yes, you’re included in the hadith!

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