QUESTION: Can we conduct a competition (eg quran competition or some activity like treasure hunt) by taking an entry fee from contestants in order to organise as well as provide prizes to winners?

Halal/Haram Matters, Sports, Entertainment and Music
16 Apr

ANSWER: This is totally prohibited as it comes under gambling (Major sin)

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QUESTION: I am a 21-year-old male university student in Canada, with 44.4 BMI ,Class 3 obesity and pre-diabetes. My doctor advised me to exercise to prevent complications, but I get leg injuries if I run due to my weight. There are no gender-segregated gyms or hours, and home workouts like push ups or pull ups are something I can’t do again because of my weight. Would it be permissible to use a mixed gym

Halal/Haram Matters, Sports, Entertainment and Music
18 Mar

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible  You can walk and do exercise at home

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QUESTION: Sheikh a “nasheed artist” promoted his song which contains music in Madina whilst both genders standing together with them and making videos. People are defending him saying its all fine. Please shed some light

Halal/Haram Matters, Sports, Entertainment and Music
14 Mar

ANSWER: Any nasheed that is accompanied by musical instruments is haram, free mixing is prohibited, and promoting such acts in Madinah is disrespectful to the prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam and his companions.

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QUESTION: Is it sinful to play chess if the pieces resemble figures like a horse (knight) or a king with a cross, considering Islam forbids making or using statues? Since the cross is a major Christian symbol, does using such a piece count as imitation of other faiths or shirk? If sinful, is it a major sin that could take someone out of Islam?

Sports, Entertainment and Music
04 Mar

ANSWER: You must cover the statue of the horse and remove the cross

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QUESTION: Sheikh i saw lots of videos in which they play Quran or its translation in the background and in the video some share food recipes or promotion their products so should I like and share the video or not again because they play Quran in background.

Quran, Social Media, Sports, Entertainment and Music
27 Feb

ANSWER: You should not like such videos

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QUESTION: Sheikh whenever i open see some social media I hear music so I reduce volume and when I open another reel or video there is music even in some Islamic content am I sinful for listening it even though I will reduce volume

Social Media, Sports, Entertainment and Music
25 Feb

ANSWER: Yes, you’re sinful as long as you are listening to music. This is one of Satan’s steps as after sometime, you will not even bother lowering the volume. 

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QUESTION: What is the ruling if I play football with my friends whose pants extend below the ankles or expose their ‘awrah, and they commit sinful acts while playing, such as cheating, using foul language, or even uttering words of shirk without knowing it? Am I still allowed to play with them?

Sports, Entertainment and Music
18 Feb

ANSWER: It is not permissible to play with such people

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QUESTION: I have removed clients with haram content from my list. Now, I have an opportunity to write scripts for a client’s YouTube videos. The scripts are halal, but the client earns through ads and uses background music, which I am not involved with. I will receive a 20% commission from the total ad revenue and new client sign-ups. Is my income halal?

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs, Social Media, Sports, Entertainment and Music
10 Feb

ANSWER: No, its not halal as its collaboration and assisting in haram which Allah prohibited in the Quran.

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QUESTION: It has always been my dream to perform on stage in a musical is there any way as a Muslim woman that I can do this in a halal way?

Halal/Haram Matters, Sports, Entertainment and Music
02 Feb

ANSWER: No, unless you have no problem in being punished in hellfire.

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QUESTION: When I was younger I bought a guitar. Over the years I became religious, so I destroyed the strings of the guitar and is now unplayable. And I kept it as a showpiece. Am I sinful in general for keeping it around? Will I be sinful if someone without my knowledge fixes it and plays with it?

Halal/Haram Matters, Sports, Entertainment and Music
24 Jan

ANSWER: This is not permissible to keep, destroy it completely and throw away.

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