I have discontinued using lotions, body sprays, etc.
Use the lotions as detergent for the toilet. Discard into the toilet pans and drains. It will facilitate fighting the germs in the toilet pans and sink drains.
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General Fiqh
It is said that Zam Zam should be added to normal water so that all the water in the container has the effect of Zam Zam.
Zam Zam added to the ocean and lake will not transform these masses of water into Zam Zam. The ruling for small containers differs.
Is it permissible to dissolve a Waqf institution?
A Waqf institution can never be dissolved. It remains Waqf until Qiyaamah.
What should be done with such assets of a waqf which are of no use to the institution?
Movable items of the Waqf institution if redundant must be sold and the money used for the institution's objectives.
If for some reason the Waqf Institution no longer operates, what should be done with the funds?
The monies of the Waqf institution should be used for the objectives for which the Waqf was instituted. In the end if the objectives of the Waqf cannot be fulfilled for some valid…
What is the best time during the day/night to recite the 40 Durood and Salaam?
The 40 Durood and Salaam daily are not Sunnat. It may be read at any time, and any number of times. There is no specific time for Durood Shareef.
Is it permissible for a woman to commit suicide in a case where there is absolutely no chance of survival and she is certain that she will definitely
Suicide is haraam. Under no circumstances is it permissible. Remember and understand, that the type of brutality which is committed against women as described by you is in fact…
A Mufti says that smoking is only makrooh tanzihi.
It is palpably incorrect. Smoking cigarettes is haraam. We have written several articles in the past on this issue. The Molvi Sahib who claims that this harmful, poisonous,…
I have read that it is not permissible to fold the pants above the ankles for Salaat.
The Bid'ati who makes the claim about folding the pants is an ignoramus. It is haraam – absolutely haraam – to have the pants dangling below the ankles. Bid'atis are trying to…
The Qur'aan orders kindness for parents.
The command of 'kindness' will not apply to murtad parents.
Is it permissible for a man to wear a silver ring?
The weight of the silver ring must not exceed 5.3 grams.
I am from Turkey. The system of government in Turkey is not Shariah.
The system of government in Turkey and in all other Muslim countries is in conflict with the Qur'aan and Sunnah. All Muslim countries are governed by people who are anti-Shariah.…
Recently many branches of some trees were cut during the daytime for making way for ease in installing a water pipe to an overhead tanker.
The destruction of the nests of the birds was haraam cruelty. The curses of the birds may settle on the destroyers. Such callous action is not permissible.
A wealthy person has money to buy new clothes.
The Hadith pertains to a wealthy man who had abstained from normally good garments because of stinginess, not because of Zuhd (renunciation of worldly love and abstinence). The…
An acquaintance gave me a gift. I discovered that he is a murtad.
Give the gift to a poor person. Do not return it to him.
To honour an old man is incumbent. What if the old man shaves his beard, dyes his hair black and pretends to be young?
The order for honouring applies to a pious human being, not to a shaitaan. The old man you have described is a shaitaan. He may not be honoured. Honouring a faasiq causes the Arsh…
I keep my Qur'aans on top of my wardrobe in my room.
Since the Qur'aans are much higher than your feet, it is not disrespectful. It is permissible.
Is it permissible to cheat in secular exams?
Cheating in even secular examinations is not permissible. It is despicable deception.
Is it permissible to recite the Qur'aan from a cellphone?
If the cell phone is also used for haraam, then it is not permissible to recite the Qur'aan from it. If it is used for only halaal information, then it is permissible.
Is it permissible to go for a holiday with the family to a non-Muslim holiday resort in the mountains where it is secluded?
Holiday at a kuffaar resort is an occasion of fitnah. The resort is a mal-oon (accursed) place – a place of zina, fisq and fujoor and the like. You will have to sleep in the same…