Dec 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Question AssalaamuAlaykum, My query is whether the government contributions in (the now expired) Child Trust Fund is permissible to keep. The government mandated the Child Trust Fund and gave contributions for my brother (who was born in 2003). This was then invested...
Dec 6, 2021 | Aqidah (Belief)
Question Salams my wife’s employer has offered £20 allowance to order biryani (which from a halal source) and also 1 hour time off as a good will gesture to celebrate Christmas is the food and time unlawful in our faith Please give guidance on this Jazakallah Answer...
Dec 6, 2021 | Talaq (Divorce)
Question Assalam u Alikum On 8th November my husband and I got in an argument as a result he gave me 1 talaq. On 15th November we reconciled and sorted our differences. On 16th November he was sending me to my parents place as he wanted me to fulfil certai conditions,...
Dec 5, 2021 | Miscellaneous
Question Asalamalaikum, I read that having pictures of animals in ones house is haram. I have picture of bird and butterflies on my tea sets and dinner plates which were a bit pricey (cannot return I bought them many years ago). Should I dispose of them or give them...
Dec 5, 2021 | Talaq (Divorce)
Question A few weeks ago me and my wife had an argument. A day later she asked to speak to me and we arranged to talk. She said something to the effect : I want you to release me from this marriage ? I said if that’s what you want then ok. She replied yes. I said ok...
Dec 4, 2021 | Taharah (Purity)
Question Assalamulykum. Is permanent straightening which restructured the hair invalid ritual purity? And what about semi permanent hair dye? I heard one fatwa where it was said if all of these create any layer ritual purity will be invalid.Now I’m having waswasa what...
Dec 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Question Hi, Is oral sex allowed in Islam, have heard previously that it is, but no swallowing of anything as that is haraam. There seems to be a lot of mixed opinions on this. Thanks. Answer The ruling of oral sex in the Hanafi school is that if impurities enter the...
Dec 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Question Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh I'm interested in buying the Royal Canadian Mint gold stock (TSE: MNT) which is backed by physical gold in Ottawa, Canada, but they charge a service fee "accrued daily at an annual rate of 0.35%." In light of this,...
Dec 2, 2021 | Miscellaneous
Question since men will have many wives in paradise and a woman will only have one husband it means that the man will always have someone to spend time with, while a woman will have to wait for her turn to spend some time with him. Will women have companions or...
Dec 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Question Why is it that in islam endsin marriage in islam is so easy? Couples who have been married with children for 10+ years can have their families destroyed just after utterance of one unpleasant word three times that term I do not wish to mention here. In a...
Dec 2, 2021 | Business & Trade
Question We are trading shares on Australian Stock Exchange by using ANZ bank trading platform. However this platform is having an image of Australian Flag which contains a so-called Union Jack. Union Jack is symbol of Christianity because it contains cross and this...
Dec 1, 2021 | Miscellaneous
Question Assalamualaikum, I have named my son Ahmed Zidaan. Would like to know the meaning of zidaan as i read in one of the article that it's the plural form zaid which is zaidaan. Please confirm. Also i would like to know the meaning of Nousheer Answer Zaydan is a...
Dec 1, 2021 | Sawm (Fasting)
Question My son was born when Ramadhan was in autumn. It was still British Summer Time and the fasts were about 12 hours long. The doctors were concerned about my baby's growth and decided to induce me. I only needed a cervical sweep. I believed that this broke my...
Nov 30, 2021 | Taharah (Purity)
Question Assalamu alaykum, I am a remote learner and do not have access to teachers around me. In the Sunnah of wudu I read that you separate the fingers and use half for passing water over the head, using the palm of the hand to bring the hand back forward on the...
Nov 28, 2021 | Business & Trade
Question Asalamu alikum We are looking at ways to help students pay for higher education while making profit for the investors. Can there be Murabaha and deferred payment for a service, such as education? For example, a postgraduate law degree costs $50k. A third...
Nov 27, 2021 | Taharah (Purity)
Question Salam alikom Is there any Hadith that wind (gas) breaks wudu ? Answer There is a hadith in Bukhari which states that passing wind invalidates wudu. The hadith is as follows: The Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) said, "The prayer of a person...
Nov 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Question Salaams I have a question I would like to ask regarding females working: I am a muslim, female student Speech and Langauge Therapist with the option to work in the NHS sectors of community, hospital or prison environments etc or become private It is mostly a...
Nov 27, 2021 | Aqidah (Belief)
Question Assalamu alaykum Thing is as I have studied comparative religion for much of life, I have noticed that muslim preachers say islam means complete submission to Allah and so we have to accept his commands without questioning even though we may not understand...
Nov 26, 2021 | Sawm (Fasting)
Question Respected Ulama of Darul Ifta, Assalamu Alaykum wa-Rahmatullahi wa-Barakatuh. Please see the attached PDF file link for an Istiftaa about the UK Moon Sightings Review. Answer It would be great to see Muslims in the UK united over one method of moonsighting...
Nov 25, 2021 | Taharah (Purity)
Question As Salaamu Alaykum, if one is cutting nails, what is the ruling on placing them in the bin and if one recites the Basmalah before cutting nails directly with a bin below, does this entail sin? Answer It is preferred to bury ones nails after cutting them. If...
Nov 25, 2021 | Salat (Prayer)
Question Salaam. I just want some form of reassurance or rather justification as to why women generally from south Asian Muslim communities are not allowed or have no facilities from these communities to attend prayer at mosque. We say we follow the Quran and Sunnah...
Nov 23, 2021 | Business & Trade
Question Salaams Is it permissible to use Klarna pay to buy goods and pay in monthly instalments over 24 months. They off interest free repayments. https://www.klarna.com/uk/ JazakAllah Answer Based on the information provided on the website, Klarna has some interest...
Nov 23, 2021 | Taharah (Purity)
Question Assalamualaikum, I have a medical problem known as retrograde ejaculation. Essentially if I'm intimate with my spouse, my semen doesn't release fully and because of that, the next few days every time I urinate, semen clearly comes out with the urine. Urine...
Nov 22, 2021 | Taharah (Purity)
Question Alssalam Aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. Please answer me with what the 4 Madhabs say and not just one fiqh school please if that's possible , I don't want any opinion of non Madhabies. I wanted to know if it's permissible to wipe on khuffs that are...
Nov 22, 2021 | Business & Trade
Question Assalamu alaykum mufti Saab I would like to enquire a masala The situation is as follows: Person A in Saudi Arabia wanted to give 10000 riyals cash as a gift to person B in South Africa so he contacted him and informed him of his intention so person B...
Nov 22, 2021 | Business & Trade
Question السلام عليكم و رحمةاللهً و بركاته Dear respected Ulema. Since your last video and verdict on students loans being impermissible in 2013, many mainstream Ulema have said it is not haram - Including Dr. Haitham haddad and Dr.Sajid Umar. Thus, many youngsters in...
Nov 21, 2021 | Salat (Prayer)
Question Q1) Is it permissible for a person to recite or pray whatever they are praying in salah loudly to get the attention of others? E.g. while a woman is going into ruku and reciting the takbeer, she knows her children are doing something wrong, so to stop them,...
Nov 21, 2021 | Taharah (Purity)
Question Assalamu alaykum ww Q1) If a woman has a light sleep in sajdah for a short period of time, e.g. less than a minute, and is slightly concsious of her surroundings, such that if the place of sajdah was moved, she would not fall, will her salah and wudhu break?...
Nov 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Question Dear Mufti, I hope my message finds you well. I have disagreement about the following with my husband, and therefore asking for help to clarify the following points. 1. As Fajr and sunrise can be very early in Scotland, one might not able to sleep enough. At...
Nov 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
Question Assalamu Alaykum, My brother's fiance and my brother talk with each other on phone, go out with her at restaurants and many places, i know that all this is not permissible but i want to know that of my mother and i would go out with my brother and his Fiance...
Nov 17, 2021 | Food & Drink
Question I run meat business, and it concerns me alot on the general practices of meat selling in UAE. Consumer always ask whether the meat is pakistani or indian, however in general the fair pricing of these two countries are not acceptable to customer. So it is a...
Nov 17, 2021 | Taharah (Purity)
Question Assalamulykum. I want to know about permanent hair straightening which restructured the grown hair but the new hair will be in natural texture. But some many conflicting fatwa that it shouldn't create any waterproof layer on hair. I'm confused by that what...
Nov 17, 2021 | Business & Trade
Question Salaams wr wb, I pray this finds you in the best of health and imaan. My question is regarding the permissibility of halal savings accounts offered by Islamic banks such as Al Rayan, and Gatehouse: https://gatehousebank.com/personal/savings...
Nov 16, 2021 | Food & Drink
Question I wanted to use a powder produced by ‘Protein Rebel’, however it has powdered crickets in it. Is this permissible to consume? Answer In the Hanafi school, all insects are unlawful (haram) to consume except for locusts which have been permitted, as an...
Nov 16, 2021 | Miscellaneous
Question Hello dear Scholars of islam i have an urgent question about my situation i am currently working as an IT technician. my duties consist of working in a data center. A data center or data center is a building, a dedicated space within a building, or a group of...
Nov 16, 2021 | Inheritance
Question Assalaamualaikum wa Rahmatullah, Mufti Abdur Rahman, I am one of three siblings; I have an older brother and an older sister. I have a question regarding an outstanding amount of a loan. We (my husband and I) had taken a loan of NZD65,000 from my father in...
Nov 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Question Assalamu alaykum? Are men allowed to remove chest and back hair to please their wives? Answer In the Fatawa Hindiyya and Radd al-Muhtar, the authors have quoted from the Qinya that it is against good etiquette for a man to remove his chest and back hair....
Nov 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Question “Menstruation” Sheikh Ibn Baz Explains: 1. If a menstruating woman becomes pure before Fajr, then; she prays previous Magrib and Isha. 2. If she becomes pure after Fajr but before sunrise, then; she only prays Fajr. 3. If she becomes pure after sunrise, then;...
Nov 14, 2021 | Salat (Prayer)
Question Asalamu Alaykum, My question is, is there any authantic narration about placing the hand below the navel because I heard that shaykh albani weakened the hadith about placing the hand below the navel. Thank you and I'll be waiting for your answer. Answer...
Nov 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Question AssalamuAlaikum w.w A woman didn't know that discharge breaks wudhu until a few years after she was baligh. She would also pray with the najasah of discharge on her clothing without realising that would invalidate salah. Does she need to repeat those few...
Nov 14, 2021 | Business & Trade
Question Assalamalaykum brother I was wondering if you can give me some advice on something? I bought a car and need to put insurance on it, if I pay monthly the yearly total comes upto £800 but if I pay it off fully in one go it's about £650, is it haram/riba to pay...
Nov 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Question Salaam! Could you please shed some light in detail. How do i serve my parents to gain pleasure of ALLAH swt and in different circumstances , can I lessen my service. And whether my parents are doing wrong in forcing their power on me to make them happy of all...
Nov 11, 2021 | Nikah (Marriage)
Question Assalamu alaykum, If a man divorces his wife, then is intimate with her before the iddat ends, is the marriage valid again simply due to the fact that he was intimate with her? Or when he is intimate with her does he specifically have to have the intention...
Nov 10, 2021 | Taharah (Purity)
Question Im confused with doing masah on cotton socks. i hear some ulema say it's not permisssible but some other say yes it is. can you give a clear ruling please. Answer Wiping on cotton socks is only permissible if: 1. they are thick and strong enough for a person...
Nov 9, 2021 | Business & Trade
Question Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahee wa barakahtuh, Sheikh, I was wondering if it is permissible to use a credit card to get the cash back/rewards/points benefits. I’ve seen people talk about using a credit card to spend money that they currently have and to...
Nov 8, 2021 | Women’s Fiqh
Question السلام عليكم Is it permissable for women to ride bicycles in public providing the shape of her body is not revealed? Answer While the Hanafi legal tradition does not contend with bike riding, there is much discussion about women riding horses. One of the...
Nov 7, 2021 | Business & Trade
Question Asalamualaykum There is a scheme called Too Good To Go aimed at reducing food waste. A business (such as a cafe) sells a “goodie bag” which the consumer buys through the app. This goodie bag contains food items left over at the end of the day being sold at a...
Nov 6, 2021 | Miscellaneous
Question Salam Aleykoum, My question is the following : What’s the position of our religion concerning racial fetishism ? My question is not related to the position of islam on « classic » racism (of course haram) but is on what it is called « racial fetishism », «...
Nov 6, 2021 | Aqidah (Belief)
Question Urgent: Last year, in french class exam, we had to talk about a french poet that says really bad things and sometimes « insults God ». We had to write an essay about him in general and I said that he is a « genius » and things like that. Is it kufr to praise...
Nov 4, 2021 | Business & Trade
Question Salaam Sheikh, I joined a company (Laybuy) that provides a buy now pay later service for customers/ Merchants. The service is that customers use our application to purchase an item from a store like JD Sports, we pay off the merchant and take on the default...