QUESTION: I make music knowing it’s totally haram, I make deliberately because of not having job and necessity, but I pray, i try to don’t miss prayer, I am new muslim, living in Hindu family,they don’t know I am Muslim.

Jobs, Sports, Entertainment and Music
03 Feb

ANSWER: Music is haram and you cannot earn from it! If you leave something for the sake of Allah, Allah will replace it with something much better than what you had left for His sake! Have complete faith and reliance on Allah & have the best hope in Him because Allah is as His servant […]

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QUESTION: My fiancé is a female Psychiatrist, who has to treat Male patients in seclusion at times which is 1 on 1 in a closed room and no one is allowed to enter for that entire session of an hour or so. Is this permissible or haram, please help?

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
24 Jan

ANSWER: This is totally prohibited

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QUESTION: After 1st /2nd adhaan of jumuah is transactions also haram for women

Jobs, Prayer
02 Dec

ANSWER: No, as Friday prayer is not obligatory upon women.

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QUESTION: I buy currencies online(not forex). I can put a automatic order to buy Riyals when they reach a certain price. My order may be filled for a slightly better price, since its looking for a seller at that price. So if I set a limit order at 2 euro per Riyal, it may also execute if it finds a seller at 1.99 euro per Riyal, which is better. It will never execute at worse price only better.

Halal/Haram Matters, Islamic economy, Jobs
28 Nov

ANSWER: This is not permissible and it is a form of riba. 

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QUESTION: Is it permissible to start exporting fruits or other agricultural products to a Muslim country if doing so requires paying tariffs, customs fees, or taxes?or should I avoid entering that field.

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
18 Nov

ANSWER: No problem in this as the sin is on the one who imposes the tax and not on you

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QUESTION: Studypool is a website where students post questions, and tutors answer them to earn money. As a tutor, is it permissible to secretly use AI like ChatGPT in the background to fulfill the website’s requirements and answer students, though the website forbids using AI? Are these earnings halal?

Character and Morals, Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
12 Nov

ANSWER: If the website forbids it then it’s not permissible as Prophet ﷺ said a person who cheats is not from among us and lying is a major sin.

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QUESTION: I live in kafir country & my father in law owns a textile shop where almost all staff are kafir. During Jumma Prayer time, Muslim staff go for prayer while non-muslim staffs runs the shop whereas in Saudi & other countries close shop at Jumma Prayer & also it’s mentioned in Quran (62:9) to leave off trade. So is it sinful to keep running business during Jumma Prayer time through non muslim staff?

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs, Prayer
06 Nov

ANSWER: Yes, it is sinful to sell after the athan of Friday and the transactions are prohibited and the money is haram

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QUESTION: Is it haram to sell items(plates etc) with images? My mother sells items with images. And sometimes I help her. If it is not permissible, may I sell them out of necessity? as I and my family do need money. And she already bought the items.

Images and image-making, Jobs
31 Oct

ANSWER: It is not permissible to sell such items with animate images on them. You can sell images of landscape and things that have no soul in them.

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QUESTION: I work as a freelancer for a company whose HR and payroll are managed by a 3rd party company. This company allows me to receive part of my salary in advance before the actual payday, but they charge a small service fee for it. On payday, they deduct the advanced amount and pay the remaining balance. Is this permissible, or does it count as riba?

Jobs, Riba
18 Oct

ANSWER: This is riba & not permissible.

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QUESTION: Can I put a professional profile picture on LinkedIn when it’s important to applyfor a job/internship?

Jobs, Women clothing
11 Oct

ANSWER: It is not permissible for a woman to post her photo on social media like this

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