Is it permissible to work for an Islamic bank?
Working for any bank, even if it is so-called „islamic‟, is not permissible. It is like working in a winery or a brothel. All banks are institutions of riba.
Vol 26 No 04
The Majlis Vol 26 No 04
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Moulana Kamdar gives his Jumuah Khutbah talk in English.
As far as possible do not participate in the bid‟ah jumuah of this person who is a deviate. His method of delivering the khutbah is bid‟ah and haraam. If you are able to perform…
I got married 5 months ago.
Most certainly you never were strict in terms of the Qur‟aan and Sunnah. Your understanding of strictness is not Islamic. If you had been genuinely strict, that is the strictness…
Although the court has ordered my ex-wife to allow me access to my children, she violates the order.
Islamically you are the Guardian of your children. Your ex-wife is the custodian. It is haraam for her to deny you visitation and access without valid reason. As long as you are…
Is it permissible to lease Waqf land to a homeowners association if part of the lessee‟s activities will be to sell alcohol from the Waqf land?
It is absolutely haraam to lease out any Waqf land to a homeowners association or to anyone else if these entities also engage in selling alcohol from the Waqf property regardless…
Whose right is it to name the baby: the mother‟s or the father‟s or the grandfather‟s?
In today‟s time of gross ignorant and nafsaani enslavement, one should not be concerned about whose right it is to name the child. One should be concerned about keeping the…
A group calling themselves „deen team‟ had a namaaz competition.
Your dilemma is because you have understood the louts who are members of Devil‟s Team to be Muslims. They are thoroughbred kuffaar / munaafiqeen. They are agents of Iblees, hence…
Is it permissible to sell cigarettes?
It is not permissible to sell cigarettes.
Is it permissible to work as a cashier selling also haraam products such as liquor and pork?
Working as a cashier who has to sell haraam products is not permissible.
In some countries where the Athaan is banned over the public address system, how can Muslims derive the benefit of responding to the Muath-thin‟s Call
If the people are unable to hear the Athaan being recited at the Musjid, then they should recite the Athaan in their homes. They will then have the opportunity of also answering to…
Is it permissible to acquire a car via FNB IJARA system?
These muftis are morons who trade the Shariah for a miserable price of some rands and dollars. It is necessary to be extremely suspicious of the muftis who sit on bank boards, who…
If the Imaam forgets to recite Qunoot in the third raka‟t of Witr during Ramadhaan, and remembers this omission in Ruku‟, should he return to Qiyaam t
The Muqtadis have to follow the Imaam into Ruku‟ even if he forgot to recite Qunoot. In this case the Imaam has to make Sajdah Sahw. He should not stand and recite Qunoot after…
This time of the year (December) many Muslims go to camp at the beach.
Firstly, camping at the beaches this time of the year is not permissible. This time of the year is the time for shaitaaniyaat and immorality. The beaches are evil places where…
A woman has been raped by a maulana who is a married man.
The scoundrel should be reported to the trustees of the Islamic school. In fact there is nothing „Islamic‟ about these schools. They are evil and staffed by immoral personnel.…
A person travels from point A to point B, and intends to stay for a week at point B which is not the safar distance from point A.
If the initial intention when leaving home (point A) was to go to only point B which is less than safar distance, then the person will not be a musaafir at point B. If he now, at…
A musalli wearing an earring comes and stands in the saff next to me.
If you observe the earring faasiq before Salaat, then move elsewhere. Do not stand alongside him. However, if he joins in the saff after you have commenced Salaat, then remain…
How much qiraa‟t has to be recited after Surah Faatihah in Salaat?
Reciting even one long aayat after Surah Faatihah will suffice. A long aayat is the size of Surah Kauthar. As long as the recited amount is not less than Surah Kauthar, it will be…
Is it permissible to perform Qadha Namaaz after the two Sunnats of Fajr, and also before the two Sunnats?
It is permissible to perform Qadha Namaaz at any time during Fajr time even before or after the two Sunnats of Fajr, from Subh Saadiq to just before sunrise whether before or after…
I will be travelling by plane from New York to Bangladesh.
Salaat has to be performed even on the plane. However, they will not allow you to stand at the back to perform Salaat. Therefore perform Salaat sitting in your seat, making signs…
May we contribute funds of Qur‟baani and Zakaat to the Gift of the Givers?
It is not permissible to contribute Qur‟baani and Zakaat funds to the body called Gift of the Givers. It is not permissible to contribute even Nafl Sadqah to this body.
Can we perform Salaat in a church if we have no other place available?
It is not permissible to use a venue of shirk and kufr such as a church for Salaat. The excuse of there being no other venue is blatantly baseless. Salaat may
Please elaborate on women doing Zip Lining with their purdah on.
"Ziplining" as described by you is absolutely appalling for a Muslim woman. It is an act of ZINA. A woman who subjects herself to such zina treatment is like a prostitute. In fact…
If the imam wants to wear the covid mask during Janaazah Salaat, what should we do?
If the imam wears the niqaab of Iblees in Janaazah Salaat, do not join in the Salaat. The Wali of the mayyit should prevent the scoundrel from acting as the imaam. Another person…
It was announced that the burial would be at 1 pm.
It is haraam to delay the burial to 1 p.m. when the mayyit is ready for burial at 8 am. The mayyit must be buried as soon as the ghusl, kafan and Janaazah Salaat have been done. It…
I have been invited by a family member to attend the birthday celebration of her child.
Birthday parties/dinners are haraam. It is not permissible to participate in this kuffaar celebration. Inform her not to send the food because you will not consume it since the…
Does shaitaan beget children?
Shaitaan is a jinn. All jinn reproduce as do humans. There are male and female jinn.
What should be done with a jinn that has been caught?
The person who is able to catch a jinn should know what to do with it. We do not know.
Is DNA resting valid in Islam?
DNA testing is not valid in terms of the Shariah. It is not accepted as evidence.
When sleeping in a room with an ensuite, a sheet is placed across to partly (not corner to corner, neither ceiling to floor) divide the sleeping area
If the cupboard door completely closes the ensuite making it appear from outside as a wardrobe/cupboard, then it will be a separate cubicle. However, if the cupboard door does not…
Once the ink of a pen is finished, is it correct to only bury the refill and throw away the case/cover in which the refill was?
No, it is not proper to throw the casing of the pen into the bin. Bury the whole pen. The whole pen was an instrument of Ilm.
A friend will be receiving a big sum of money from inheritance.
Zakaat may be given to this person.
If a man says he‟s Muslim but doesn‟t feel it‟s necessary to grow a beard or follow the teachings of Nabi Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) or to
The person described by you is not a Muslim. He is a kaafir. His beliefs are corrupt and kufr.
A young girl and boy would like to get married.
The arrangement between the girl and boy as explained by you, is corrupt and not permissible. The objective of Nikah is not sport, play and nafsaani gratification minus the…
When should the assets of the deceased be distributed?
The distribution of the assets should begin as soon as possible, preferably immediately after the burial of the mayyit. No time should be wasted in this obligation. It is a sin to…
Recently when my mother (a non-Muslim) went to buy her groceries, she purchased cheese for me.
If there were no meat/ chicken products in her shopping bags, then you may eat the cheese. As it is, the cheese is in non-Muslim supermarkets, handled by non-Muslims from beginning…
Is it permissible to make a special Sajdah for dua after any Salaat?
Making any type of Sajdah, even Sajdah Tilaawat, immediately after Salaat is Makrooh. It is not permissible. At other times, one may occasionally, not habitually, make a Sajdah in…
I began two raka‟ts Nafl Salaat.
Your Witr is not valid. Changing the niyyat during the course of Salaat is not valid.
Are the virtues of performing 40 Fardh Salaat in Musjidun Nabawi for both men and women or for only men?
It is not permissible for women to perform Salaat in the Musjid. They will acquire the same virtues as men obtain when performing in the Musjid. Women will not be deprived of the…
Instead of going into Qiyaam after the Sajdah of the third raka‟at, the Imaam mistakenly sat.
If he had sat for the duration of three Tasbeehs, then he had to recite Takbeer and go into Qiyaam. However, if his sitting was slight - less than three Tasbeeh - then there was no…
When rising from Sajdah to go to Qiyaam where should the hands be?
It is Mustahab for the hands to be placed on the knees when rising.
A muqtadi fell asleep after having made one Sajdah with the Imaam.
Since he had not made the Sajdah at any stage in the Salaat, his Salaat is not valid. He has to repeat the Salaat. When his eyes opened, he was supposed to have made the Sajdah,…
Is it permissible to write any Qur‟aanic aayat or a Dua on the kafan?
It is not permissible.
Is it permissible to display the face of the deceased for his/ her non-Muslim relatives?
It is not permissible. Kuffaar are mal-oon at all times. It is oppression upon the mayyit to permit such people into his/her presence.
Is it permissible to make a monetary claim against a government-funded hospital/ doctor?
A claim may be made against a government-funded hospital/doctor or against any government-funded institution.
Is it permissible to work in a bank as a security guard or a cleaner or a driver?
A bank is a haraam entity. It is primarily the worst institution of riba. Riba, is worse than zina said our Nabi (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam). The services of a bank may be used to…
I have recently read your Kitaab, "Copyrights and the Shari‟ah", so my line of questioning is a result of its content, InshaAllaah.
1) Purchase of the software licence per se is not a valid sale in terms of the Shariah. However, due to the need it will not be sinful. It is just like paying for a licence for a…
During the holidays we spent much time with friends and family.
We do not know what is your understanding of „breaking ties‟. However, it is haraam to sit in a gathering of the type you have described. If you were present at the meals where so…
Please comment on the practice of importing foreign faasiq qaaris to recite qiraat in the Musajid.
Honouring a faasiq is haraam. Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said that the one who honours a faasiq aids in the demolition of Islam. The Arsh of Allah Azza Wa Jal shudders…
Please explain the following Hadith.
Denying / rejecting Hadith is a glaring rejection of Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam). Such munaafiqeen do not believe that Muhammad (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) was the…
What is the Shar‟i status of obituaries and eulogies for the mayyit?
These obituaries/ eulogies are shaitaani inspirations. Those who sing these praises have no real sympathy for the mayyit. Their objective is cheap publicity for fulfilment of the…