Is it permissible to keep and sell cats?
It is permissible to keep and to sell cats even if they are black. It is permissible to keep them in the house. They are not in the category of dogs or black dogs. Hadhrat Abu…
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A scholar says that it is not permissible to fold the pants for Salaat.
There is only one view, namely, it is HARAAM for the pants to be below the ankles at all times, not only during Salaat. The 'mufti maajin' who blurted out his stupid 'fatwa' is not…
Madrasah students generally like to keep long stylish hair which they describe as the Sunnah Zulfah.
These Madrasah students are bluffing themselves. They labour in self-deception with their false argument of 'sunnah zulfah'. Long hair for students is not permissible, hence the…
Some Ulama say that since T-shirts and jeans have become common and general, it is permissible to wear.
It is not permissible to wear T-shirts and jeans regardless of it having become general. In addition to tashabbuh bil kuffaar this type of dress is lewd. If wearing female clothes…
I have a large tent. I have been asked to lend the tent for a function where some un-Islamic activities will take place.
It is haraam for you to lend the tent for any haraam purpose. By lending the tent for the function you will be loaded with all the sins committed therein. It is not permissible to…
I am the Amir of the Muslim inmates at a prison in the U.S.A.
Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) had instructed his Sahaabah to deliver all his statements (the Ahaadith) to whomever they meet. Then he added that there will be men who…
I made a vow in my mind to do something.
A vow (Mannat) becomes binding only if stated verbally. Thinking of it in the mind does not bring a vow into effect.
Advertising the Tabligh Jamaat Ijtima, a newspaper has printed in the headline, the name of Allah (in Arabic).
If Muslims were responsible for the insertion of Allah's Name in the paper, then they are guilty of a terrible haraam act. The newspaper will most certainly be used for trash and…
Branches from our neighbour's tree overhang into our yard causing considerable mess.
You need the owner's permission to take the fruit. Since the fruit rots away, he will readily grant permission. Avocados are expensive fruit. If he gives permission, you may either…
In our country (Ghana), on special occasions an Aalim / Imaam is paid for making dua.
It is haraam to pay the Aalim/ Imaam for making a dua, regardless of when and where the dua is made. Ibaadat cannot be purchased. This is indeed an evil custom which must be…
Is it permissible to give to non-Muslim such copies of the Qur'aan from which the Arabic text has been deleted?
It is not permissible to give non-Muslims copies of the Qur'aan Majeed regardless of the deletion of the Arabic text. Furthermore, it is not permissible to publish a Qur'aan…
Is it permissible to keep stuffed buck heads displayed in the house?
Both hunting and keeping the buck heads are haraam. Hunting is not permissible for sport. The local Imaam's haraam deed is not the Shariah. If the local Imaam kills, steals or…
Is it permissible to give trophies as prizes to students of the Deen?
Trophies are haraam. These are acts of the kuffaar, and emulating them is haraam. In addition a trophy is the effect of riya and generates pride.
Some Shaafi scholars say that according to the Shaafi' Math-hab it is permissible to cut the beard less than a fist-length, and even shaving the beard
The 'scholar' is a moron. It is compulsory for Shaafis to keep a full beard. While according to the Hanafi Math-hab, the beard is cut after it increases more then a fist length,…
What is the Deeni significance of the Saudi long jubbah which some of our Ulama also wear?
There is no significance in the Saudi style jubbah. It is lamentable that our Ulama have become enamoured by the fussaaq Saudi rulers. They adopt another style because of an…
Is it permissible to smoke electronic cigarettes?
Smoking electronic cigarettes is just as harmful and haraam as tobacco cigarettes. It is not permissible.
Some say that the narration: "He who is silent about the Haqq is a dumb shaitaan.", is not a Hadith.
The narration is a Hadith contrary to the claims of the detractors. Our illustrious Fuqaha and Akaabir Ulama have cited it as a Hadith. It is even presented as daleel in Nurul…
The lmaams of the Robertsham Musjid have taken to wearing the Saudi style jubbah and scarf, like the lmaams of the Haramain, it is said, that based on
The advice of the senior Alim is bunkum and a trap of Iblees. The riddle underlying the adoption of Saudi dress-style is interwoven with Saudi riyals and perks which the Saudis…
Some people in our town wear shirt, trouser and jeans the whole week, but on Fridays or when some Ulama come, then don long Saudi kurtahs hanging belo
Having only a stubble beard is haraam. It is haraam to shave or cut the beard less than one fist length. Wearing the kurtah on or below the ankles is haraam.
When beginning a dua should Ta-awwuz and Tasmiyah also be recited?
Ta-awwuz should be recited only when beginning with Qur'aan Tilaawat, not when making dua. It will suffice to start with Bismillaah. It is also permissible to start the dua without…