What is the Shariah's view regarding tourism?
Tourism is part of satanism. It is a sinful merrymaking activity of the kuffaar which Muslims too have adopted. The further away Muslims drift from the Deen, the more they display…
Vol 25 No 07
The Majlis Vol 25 No 07
65 answers from this issue are indexed individually. 12 pages. The issue PDF is the canonical artefact; individual answers link back to it by page.
Answers in this issue
Should da'wat to non- tribute bibles.
Islam should not be tributing translations of tian missionaries who dis- many Verses which command hatred and killing of the kuffaar. Since there is no tafseer of these aayaat in…
In Saudi Arabia, for obtaining work permits, a fee is paid to a local Saudi Arab for the use of his name.
It is not permissible to pay for the use of the name of a person. It is in the category of riba.
What is the status of fees charged by executors of the estates of deceased persons?
Exploitation and rip-off. For reading and writing a couple of pages, the legal thugs charge tens of thousands and even hundreds of thousands of rands, depending on the amount of…
Is punishment in the grave for only kuffaar?
Punishment in the grave is for kuffaar as well as for evil Muslims.
Is it permissible to rent property to a Christian organization for opening a church?
It is not permissible to rent property to be used as a church. Christianity like all religions are baatil (false). Aiding any religion of kufr and shirk is haraam. The Qur'aan…
My neighbour invited me to a dua ceremony for his brother who has recently died.
It is Sunnah to visit the home of the deceased within three days of his death. When visiting, there is no ceremony to be observed. Just go and express sympathy with the inmates of…
If in a locality there are only 6 Muslim males, how many are required for Jamaat Salaat?
For the daily Salaat, two persons constitute a Jamaat. The same person may call the Athaan, recite the Iqaamah and lead the Salaat.
My children attend a Maktab where I pay fees.
The extra fees are not permissible. But today the Deen has been transformed into a commercial enterprise. The Qur'aan is taught for money, not for the Aakhirat. Rasulullah…
On YouTube there is an interview of Mufti Taqi Osmani with a non-Muslim woman in Russia.
Mr.Taqi Osmani has long ago joined the brigade of the ulama-e-soo'. Besides this flagrant commission of fisq and fujoor with the kaafirah, he indulges flagrantly in other acts of…
I am in Pakistan.
SANHA is a haraam carrionhalaalizing outfit. Never consume a product on the basis of the certification of SANHA. On our website are innumerable articles criticizing SANHA. There is…
A land was bought with haraam money.
It is not permissible to consume the crops which grow in a land purchased with haraam money. Such fruit and vegetables should be given as Sadqah to the poor. Similarly it is not…
Is it permissible to become an accountant?
It is permissible to become an accountant. But it is not permissible for him to be a party to an interest deal. A Muslim accountant may not write the books of non-Muslims in view…
Is it permissible to wear a watch with an 18 carat gold logo?
It is not permissible.
What type of announcements are we allowed to make from the pulpit of the Masjid?
It is not permissible to advertise in the Musjid even a legitimate/permissible mundane issue. For example, Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) forbade making an announcement in…
What is the status of the congregational dua which is usually made after every Fardh Salaat?
It is Sunnah to make Dua after Fardh Salaat. After the Fardh of Zuhr, Maghrib and Isha, the dua should be short such as Allaahumma antas salaam…… After the Fardh of Fajr and Asr,…
A friend is heavily in debt.
You require the consent of the debtor to pay his debt. You have to inform him to appoint you as his wakeel (agent) to pay his debt with Zakaat which you have. Then your Zakaat will…
From what age should a girl be taught Purdah?
From the age of 6 a girl should observe hijaab. That is, she should not be allowed to mix with boys. Wearing niqaab should also be at this age when she goes out into the public.
A man performed two Umrahs without first releasing himself from the first Umrah.
A dum penalty is Waajib. A sheep has to be sacrificed in the Haram area.
Although a man is aware that Fardh Salaat should be performed along the journey, he says that it is not necessary.
If despite the man being aware of the mas'alah, he denies it, then he loses his Imaan. He becomes a murtad.
Are Bovine Gelatine and Bovine Collagen Peptides products manufactured in Germany halaal?
Never accept any halaal certification by any organization whatsoever. All meat and chicken products of non-Muslims are haraam regardless of the certifying body. Halaal certifiers…
It has become a practice in the Muslim community to celebrate the birth of the first child in a hall.
The practice of celebrating the birth of the first child even if it is in a house is bid'ah and haraam. It is a new shaitaani innovation. This mal-oon (accursed) shaitaani bid'ah…
My son is now 8 years old, but his mother, my ex-wife, refuses to hand over custody to me.
Now that your son is 8 years old, custody is your right. But in this country, if the mother has no regard for the Shariah, she will not accept the ruling of the Shariah. If there…
Is a smoker a faasiq?
A smoker is a faasiq if he smokes in the public.
Merchants sometimes give free stock for sampling, etc.
The manager may not take the free goods for himself. It belongs to the business.
Is it permissible to put the Mushaf on the carpet on the floor?
It is not permissible to put the Mushaf of the Qur'aan Majeed on the floor or carpet. It has to be placed on a shelf or a stand or a bench made for it. The largescale current…
Is the Brazilian hair treatment using sealing liquid, keratin, permissible?
As long as the sealing liquid keratin is on the hair, ghusl will not be valid nor wudhu.
The foetus is 8 weeks old.
The feint heart-beat indicates life. It is haraam to abort the foetus. Life and death are in the control of Allah Ta'ala, not the doctors. For them, medical murder is permissible.…
Who is Khidhr?
Hadhrat Khidhr (Alayhis salaam) is shrouded in mystery. The popular majority view of the Ulama is that he is still alive. The minority view is that although he has died, he appears…
The proponents of meelaad are presenting Allaamah Suyuti in support of celebrating moulood.
We have adequately responded to their baseless utilization of the view of Allaamah Suyuti (Rahmatullah alayh) in our kitaabs on this issue. If you
I notice a growing trend among students studying in Ulooms.
They are not 'Aalims'. They are Jaahils.These students are Signs of Qiyaamah. Among the Signs of Qiyaamah mentioned by Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) is that "the dunya…
A man had allowed his stepson to build a house on his (the stepfather's) plot.
If the stepfather had not gifted the plot to him, then he may not use the house before settling with the heirs. The heirs are entitled to insist on him vacating the premises and…
What is the status of meat in Canada slaughtered by Qadianis and Shiahs?
The meat slaughtered by Shiahs and Qadianis is haraam.
If the first wife adequately satisfies her husband, will marrying a second wife be proper, i.e.
Marrying more than one wife is permissible even if the man is adequately satisfied by the first wife. It is not a mere concession. It is permissible. It is permissible just as…
I work for an estate agency.
It is not permissible for the employee of the estate agency to act in any way which undermines them (the employers). The measure proposed by the employee is deception and haraam.…
After childbirth should a woman abstain from Salaat for 40 days?
As soon as nifaas (post natal bleeding) stops, the woman should take ghusl (bath) and perform Salaat. She does not have to wait 40 days. Forty days are the maximum for the nifaas…
Can a person become an Aalim / Aalimah online?
Never can a person, man or woman, ever become an Aalim/ Aalimah on line. Online is a shaitaani medium. The Ilm of the Qur'aan is not acquirable in this kuffaar manner.
Please comment on the 'Deen Team'.
The 'deen team' is in reality Shaitaan's Team. The participant molvis and qaaris are agents of Iblees. They have adorned and designed their devious programmes with deeni colours to…
A woman has to travel 60 miles daily to work.
It is haraam for a woman to travel 60 miles daily or even once in a while for work. If she is a woman who is conscious of the Deen and remains at home, making dua and some other…
In view of the haraam view of Dawood Seedat on the polygyny issue, should I refrain from listening to his bayaans?
Yes, you should desist from listening to Dawood Seedat's talks as long as he does not retract his grave error.
In Cape Town girls continue learning and reciting the Qur'aan Shareef whilst in the state of haidh.
It is not permissible for females to even recite the Qur'aan Shareef from memory during the state of haidh. The practice in Cape Town is haraam. We are not Maalikis. Trifling with…
What is the status of a man who comes to the Musjid with shorts?
A man who enters the Musjid in shorts or wanders in pub-
Many Muslim women who work outside the home to earn, arrange for their little children to be placed in childcare centres and homes.
Yes, it is a sign of Qiyaamah. Allah Ta'ala has entrusted the care and training of children to the parents, mainly to the mother. Children are an Amaanat (Trust) in the custody of…
I shall be boarding the plane before Asr time.
You may perform your Asr during the Shaafi time on the ground. However, on landing repeat it. In fact, you should also perform it on time in the plane. If you are not allowed to…
How should a child be taught subjects of a sexual nature?
Western influence has prompted you to ask this question. The western kuffaar are immorally obsessed with sex, hence they satanically fabricate sex 'education' for children. How did…
At our cemetery we have a brick-paved open-air section designated for Janazah Salaat.
If the area is impure, then standing on their shoes or in their shoes will not validate the Salaat. The Salaat will not be permissible. If it is overwhelmingly believed that the…
One of the heirs rejects the Shariah's Laws of Inheritance.
The heir who rejects Allah's Laws of Inheritance and refuses to submit to the Shariah's distribution order loses his Imaan. He is no longer a Muslim.
Which E-number ingredients are haraam?
It is almost impossible to acquire correct information on the curse of E-numbers. These numbers conceal much of the haraam ingredients used in products. We therefore advise…
Is it permissible for the heirs of a deceased to pay his outstanding Zakaat?
If the deceased had not made a wasiyyat (bequest) to this effect, then it is not permissible to pay his Zakaat from his estate without the willing consent of all the adult heirs.…
The Orient so-called 'Islamic' School in Durban has as its Principal and Vice Principal Hindu ladies.
The Muslim parents who send their children to the kufr school run by kuffaar and mushrikeen, and the so-called 'muslim' trustees of the Orient school are actually worse than the…
What is the correct way for a student to decline unacceptable teaching posts which the student's Ustaadh wants to assign?
The female should outrightly decline the haraam post. Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: "There is no obedience to anyone in anything which involves disobedience to…
Up to what age are girls allowed to pursue secular education?
The co-ed school is haraam. Girls and boys even 6 year old, may not attend a co-ed school. It is a haraam system. Hadhrat Thanvi (Rahmatullah alayh) said that a girl has to observe…
The principal of the co-ed Muslim school is a Maulana.
The reason is shaitaani deception. The principal in this institution is caught in the snare of Iblees. The reason given to justify his haraam presence is termed in the Qur'aan…
Up to what distance can females travel to reach in a Maktab?
In terms of the Sunnah/ Shariah women may not teach in even an all-girls madrasah. Such madrasahs are schemes of Iblees. A woman who is capable of teaching, should open her own…
A mufti from Pietermaritzburg runs his school and madressa.
If the information you have provided is correct, then perhaps this 'mufti' is not even a Muslim. It is not conceivable for an Aalim of the Deen to descend to the depth of villainy…
In our Masjid, they use a mike with a fixed stand for bayaans and for the Fardh Salaah.
The Aalim whom you asked has provided a fallacious answer. His explanation is pure drivel. Besides the Qiblah issue, the repeated stupid, clownish action of the Imaam when changing…
In Bangladesh, the Qoumi Ulama-Keraam are the supporters of Shura-e-Nezaam of Tablig Jamaat.
The better and correct option is not to be a supporter of any of the two Tablighi Jamaat factions. Both factions are astray and soiled with ghulu' (haraam extremism). Nafsaaniyat…
I do not consume commercial carrion chickens and meat certified by SANHA or any of the other similar outfits.
What will you do if they serve pork or dog or donkey meat? Amr Bil Ma'roof Nahyi anil Munkar, i.e. to provide naseehat - to instruct with virtue, and to forbid from evil/sin is…
Many Muslim women who wear the purdah niqaab drive vehicles.
Their status is that of the faasiqaat (flagrantly sinful) and faajiraat (immoral). They are the tinder of Jahannam. The women drivers of today are all signs of Qiyaamah. Rasulullah…
Here in our suburb of Robertsham, Johannesburg, we have a Darul Uloom for boys and girls.
Every intelligent Muslim conscious of the Deen can understand the impermissibility of the system prevailing at this Madrasah. The scope for fitnah (zina and its introductory steps)…
The Muslim Youth Council of the University, issued the following notice: "To accommodate for students who are writing, Jummah Salaah will be performed
For Muslims of this age, Islam is a hobby. It is of secondary or tertiary importance. In fact, Islam nowadays is of no significance. Every worldly objective, even haraam…
A Tablighi Jamaat member says that people of status such as the ameers of the Tabligh Jamaat will not be questioned on the Day of Qiyaamah.
It is false to claim that a person of status, e.g. an ameer, will not be q u e s t i o n e d o n Qiyaamah. This jaahil's claim is akin to kufr. On the contrary, the questioning for…
Is it permissible for a widow not to get married if she has children to care for?
In fact it is meritorious for her to refrain from marriage for the sake of taking care of her minor children. As long as the widow is able to maintain her purity, it is permissible…
A Musjid in Lenasia is spending R25,000 to engrave names on each of the Musjid's doors which are named after the Sahaabah.
The practice of squandering so much money to engrave door-names is satanic. These people who do so are brothers of the shaitaan. These villains are heartless. They are unable to…
About 70 to 80 years ago my great grandfather had donated a piece of land to our Community and had made it waqf to be used as a cemetery.
The decision of the elders and ulama regarding the land made Waqf for a Qabrustaan was improper and not valid. They acted in contravention of the Shariah. If a Waqf land cannot…