QUESTION: I believe that Sharia is the best form of legislation, but is it considered kufr (disbelief) to appreciate or benefit from democratic laws—such as receiving a tax refund or enjoying laws that provide more personal freedom? Would this take me out of Islam?

Other
06 Jul

ANSWER: Enjoying tax refund is not kufr nor sinful as it is getting back what is yours initially and was taken from you by force unjustly.

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QUESTION: Is this incident true that, Prophet Muhammad SAW once went home late at night and slept in front of his house as he didn’t want to awake Aisha RA. However, he didn’t realise that Aisha RA was also sleeping behind the door waiting for him.

Other
28 Jun

ANSWER: This is not authentic and it is baseless.

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QUESTION: In marriage functions many guests give gift in the form of cash in an enclosed envelope,so who has the actual authority of dat cash?I mean the parents of the bride/groom or the bride/groom itself.

Fiqh of Marriage, Other
27 Jun

ANSWER: This depends on the person who gave that envelope.  Sometimes it is written on it and other times it is given to the father of the bride to help him and sometimes it is given to the father of the groom to help him with the expenses of the wedding.

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QUESTION: There is a custom in my house that on Eid, whenever our elders gift us Eid money, they ask us to say اَلسَلامُ عَلَيْكُم to them. Is this an innovation?

Innovations, Other
24 Jun

ANSWER: Yes, this is an innovation 

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QUESTION: During my umrah trip last year,I unintentionally picked up lost money from the path I was walking in makki haram and immediately gave it to a worker nearby without announcing. I was ignorant of the ruling back then. Is there any expiation for this?

Other
22 Jun

ANSWER: No. This is something you will be held accountable for on the Day of Judgment.

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QUESTION: I have heard from somewhere that we humans are very selfish that we pray even for our own benefits and from then when i do good deeds i got thoughts like I’m doing this because of my akhirah not for allah and it demotivates me very much and now I’m thinking is it this correct niyah that we do good deeds for our akhirat not for allah?

Other, Paradise and Hell
18 Jun

ANSWER: We all do good deeds for our hereafter while having the intention to please Allah! Satan is messing up with your head with the aim for you to leave any good deeds you are doing.

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QUESTION: There is a energy drink named monster. There is a controversy in Internet that this drink logo has hidden 666 number which in Internet it say is a devil sign. Is it permissable to drink this energy drink if the ingredients is halal?

Halal/Haram Matters, Other
13 Jun

ANSWER: No problem in drinking it if its ingredients are halal! Name doesn’t make anything halal or haram

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QUESTION: Is it compulsory to buy new clothes for Eid every year if I can afford them but not buying helps financially as a middleclass person? I’ve barely worn wedding outfits & wear an abaya so they’re rarely used Can I use those instead? I heard one must buy new clothes unless they absolutely can’t afford them is it right?

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Other
12 Jun

ANSWER: What you’ve heard is totally baseless and fabricated! It’s not mandatory at all to buy new clothes for eid!

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QUESTION: Is it permissible to get toys for cats or any other pets that have some facial features and sometimes music?

Halal/Haram Matters, Other
12 Jun

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible.

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QUESTION: During the time of necessity, if one chooses to die over eating dead meat, would that be considered as suicide?

Halal/Haram Matters, Other
10 Jun

ANSWER: Yes, this would be suicide! Allah permitted you to eat it and you decide to reject Allah’s concession!

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