Purchasing stocks – detailed

Question Salaam brothers I’ve been wanting to invest some money into shares but I’m uncertain which companies I’m allowed to invest in. I know that I’m not allowed to invest in companies that indulge in haram acts such as banks and gambling companies. However I’ve...

Tayammum

Question Assalamualaikum wa Rahmatullah I like to ask you about who can do tayammum. 1) This person is bedridden, he is very unwell. He barely able to go to toilet. He doesn’t have strength to do anything. Can he do tayammum? 2) Second person is suffering from...

Inheritance

Question 1)Mum owns 50% of the house she lives in . The other 50% was inherited by us children when dad died. The question we have is – Are we allowed to waive the share we inherited from dad and basically ‘gift’ it to mum? 2) If mum decides to gift her house/...

Understanding the outcome of my istikhara

Question I like someone and he promised to marry me and asked me to wait until he had a job. We do not talk nor interact afraid of transgressing the limits of Shariah. I did istikhara for marrying him for I believed him to be religious and of good character. After...

Scents and cutting hair in ihram

Question Salaam, I hope all is well. On completing my wajib umrah, I went to the barbers to cut my hair using a razor blade. Before using the blade, the barber applied watery soapy spray to wet the hair and then applied the razor blade. Does this result in an...