I live in the US. My brother a non practicing muslim, created a will to outline what he wants to happen when he dies. He wants his body to be creamated. Can I as a muslim honor that request? Or, should I tell him I cannot fulfill his wish while he’s alive today?

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14 Jul

Of course you must tell him that this is not acceptable and that you wouldn’t take any part of that!

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I suffer from ocd..my husband and I were intimate I cleaned the impurity (sperm) with a tissue which the spern was still wet it accidentally fell on top the floor n hand bag I can’t run them under the tap is wiping once with wet cloth sufficient also it hit my foot do I have to wash my carpet? Am stressed out

Other
14 Jul

Semen is pure and not najis!

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is it permissible to use a soap with one of the ingredients being haram animal fat, if we do not know for certain whether the fat has or has not been changed into another substance? Is it sufficient that it has a name on the ingredient list such as “sodium tallowate”, meaning the fat has been mixed with sodium to form soap?

Other
14 Jul

If you are not sure, avoid it!

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Is it alright to use words “maghfoor wa marhoom” for a deceased person. I read sheikh uthaymeen (r.a) said if intention is of optimism, its allowed

Other
14 Jul

This is correct! However, one should avoid It!

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I want to know why two animals are slaughtered for a boy but only one for a girl

Other
10 Jul

Thats how it was ordained to us by Allah and Prophet Muhammad SAW. Moreover, in inheritance, a boy gets double the share of a girl!

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a certain soap company here does not guarantee that their soap is pork free, meaning the product may or may not have pork fat if other sources were not available during its production. Is it permissible to use this soap?

Other
10 Jul

No, it is not!

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My mum used to do online food shopping from a supermarket called asda. Sometimes they would deliver extra items to our house my mistake and when my mum called them they would always let us keep it. However, they delivered extra items once or twice and no one called them, we just kept the items assuming that we are allowed to keep them. Do we have to tell them about these items?

Other
10 Jul

yes you must.

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My question is One of my friends told me when i was eating chicken that don’t throw the bones just like that ! say bissmillah and throw. Because such bones are the food of Jinn . The statement seems very unusual to me . please put some light on it. These bone are really the food of Jinns? Is there any proof from Authentic the Sunnah?

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05 Jul

It is food for the jinn whether chicken or animals but I don’t know of any authenticity to say bismillah before throwing it. The hadeeth is referring to saying bismillah before slaughtering it.

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Is it permissible to hangers calligraphy or framed Qur’anic verses just for the purpose of reading them, not thinking as if it would bring barakah?

Other
05 Jul

Hanging verses of the Quran is not permissible. Other calligraphy is permissible if the content is ok. http://islamqa.info/en/254

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the least that one is obligated to say in sajdah al tilawah and sajdah asshukr is subHana rabi all ‘alaa once and anything said after that is voluntary but not mandatory?

Other
05 Jul

Correct

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