Verily this Ummah of yours is one Ummah; and I am your Lord, so worship Me (alone) 
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Vegan & Intake of OMEGA 3 Fatty Acids
Question: One thing I’ve been neglecting since I started being vegan is my intake of omega 3 fatty acids. The last 6 months of my first year and the first few months of my second year was when my skin was at its best. It hit me today that back then I use to count my …
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Can I accept a Christmas Gift Card
QUESTION: Employer gave £25 Christmas gift card to all muslim and non muslim employees. Can muslim employee use this card or not, if not can we give it to muslim charity or poor muslim or not? ANSWER: In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. Yes, it can be used. And …
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Does looking at the time (wrist watch/clock) during salah break it?
QUESTION: Does looking at the time (wrist watch/clock) during salah break it? And what’s the general principle in regards to taking knowledge from outside salah? ANSWER: In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, In principle, reading in the mind, something that is written, and understanding it during ṣalāh, will not …
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Istisna’
QUESTION: A person gives his book to someone to get it photocopied, printed, stapled and bound (if he wishes) .This person provides this service for a fixed price per page which is to be payed upon collection of the newly printed book/photocopy. However he will keep this persons book ( original ) by him until …
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Is money transfer business halal?
QUESTION: Would having a money transfer business where you predominantly provide payment services such as transfer funds abroad, provide pre-paid cards to use or E-Money, be considered halal? ANSWER: In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful As long as there are no shar’ī impermissible elements in the services you provide, such …
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Staying Silent During Salah
QUESTION: Is it true that if a person remains silent during salah (for e.g trying to remember an ayah or surah) for a certain period of time, sajdah sahwa becomes wajib on him. I heard it from someone but haven’t come across it in books. ANSWER: In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most …
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Need for a Ghusl on a Flight
QUESTION: A person is on a flight. He falls asleep and wakes up realising he needs a Fard ghusl. It is the time of a salat, and there is still a long time before landing. Another salat time will commence and end before he lands. What does he do? ANSWER: In the name of …
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Should I complete Tawaf of Hajj before the 12th?
QUESTION: 1) Is it Wājib to perform all seven rounds of the Tawaf of visitation by Magrib on the 12th of Hajj or just the first 4? 2) Is it also Wājib to perform the Sa’i before Magrib? 3) Finally what if you are delayed due to the time that was allocated to …
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When does the takbeer of Zul Hijjah start and when does it end
QUESTION: When does the takbeer of Zul Hijjah start and when does it end? ANSWER: In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, The takbīr al-tashrīq is to be recited after every fardh ṣalāh starting from the fajr of the 9th of Dhul Hijah until after the ‘aṣr of the 13th of …
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Wuqūf of muzdalifah
QUESTION: I am traveling to hajj with my mum who is old, and cannot move much. My farther has suggested that we will not stay in Muzdalifah till sunrise rather we will stay only till the islamic midnight. Is this correct or should we wait till sunrise? ANSWER: In the name of Allah, Most …
