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Is it permissible to wear snakeskin belts?
Modern tanning purifies snakeskin, so snakeskin belts may be worn, though simplicity in dress is encouraged.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ConditionalCommerce & FinanceBrokerage and charging commissions
Simsar is an independent broker, dallal an employed one. Brokers may charge commission as a percentage or a fixed rate, not an open-ended amount.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ConditionalWorshipIs salah valid if the feet do not completely touch the ground during sajdah?
Sajdah is valid if one toe touches the ground for one tasbih; lifting some toes is disliked, and no toes means repeating the salah.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ImpermissibleFood & IngredientsAre soy lecithin supplementary products encapsulated in bovine gelatine permissible?
Lecithin capsules made with gelatine from unslaughtered cattle are not permissible; the granule form may be taken instead.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam PermissibleFood & IngredientsAre white wine vinegar and red wine vinegar halal?
Wine turns into vinegar by a process that removes what makes it haram, so white and red wine vinegar are halal.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ConditionalWorshipCan Jumuah salāh be performed in a place where five times salāh do not take place?
Jumuah in a musalla without all five daily prayers is valid if the conditions of Jumuah are met; a masjid brings more reward.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam Requires detailWorshipCan chlorine purify my swimming pool?
A large pool stays pure unless impurity changes it; a small pool is purified by overflowing water. Chlorine alone does not purify it.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ConditionalWorshipCan a traveller who was robbed accept zakāt funds if he still has access to his bank account?
A stranded traveller may take zakat only if he cannot access his wealth; if he can reach his bank funds, he may not.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam Requires detailWorshipIs zakat compulsory on child benefit payments and who is the owner of child benefit payments?
Child benefit is owned by the parent, not the child, so it is included in the parent's assets when calculating zakat.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam PermissibleEveryday LifeIs it permissible to use a feather duster made from real ostrich feathers?
Ostrich feathers are pure whether plucked from a live or dead bird, so an ostrich feather duster may be used.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ImpermissibleMarriage & FamilyIs it permissible to solemnise a marriage over the phone?
A nikah over the phone is invalid since witnesses must be present at one sitting; marry by proxy by phone or letter instead.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam PermissibleEveryday LifeCan I lease my premises to a wine store?
If a Muslim leases property to someone who sells alcohol, the lease is valid and the rent is halal.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam Requires detailWorshipWhen does a musafir (traveller) become a muqim (resident)?
A traveller becomes resident only by intending 15 nights in one place; this family shortens prayers throughout the 25 days.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam Requires detailWorshipIs there Zakat on savings for an operation?
Savings are zakatable, so zakat is due on money saved for a future operation.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam PermissibleCommerce & FinanceCan I work as a security guard for an insurance company? Will my wages be halal?
Security work is a permissible service, so working as a guard for an insurance company is permissible and the wage is halal.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam Requires detailFood & IngredientsWhat is the ruling of products containing collagen?
Collagen from halal animals that were not Islamically slaughtered is unlawful to consume.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ImpermissibleCommerce & FinanceWhat is the Islamic perspective on Premium Bonds?
Premium bonds are a loan whose prize draw is a conditional increase over the principal, which is interest, so investing is impermissible.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ConditionalMarriage & FamilyCan a person suffering from a transmitted disease marry?
A person with an incurable STD may marry, but must disclose the illness to the prospective spouse beforehand.
Reviewed by Mufti Faraz Adam PermissibleFood & IngredientsIs shark halal to eat?
Shark counts as fish (samak) in the Hanafi school, so it is permissible to eat despite being a predator.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ImpermissibleEveryday LifeIs Smoking Shisha permissible?
Given its severe health harm and the wasted, sinful gatherings around it, smoking shisha is makruh tahrimi (severely disliked).
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam DislikedFood & IngredientsWhat is the ruling of severing the neck of an animal during slaughter?
Breaking the neck during slaughter is severely disliked; the meat is halal if death came from cutting the vessels, not from the neck.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ConditionalCommerce & FinanceIs it permissible to write novels and will the money earned from it be halal money?
Writing novels is permissible if based on real events or beneficial in message; income from permissible novels is halal.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam PermissibleWorshipWhat should be done if one’s cell phone rings during salāh?
If a phone rings during salah, switch it off with one hand; the salah remains valid, though slightly disliked. Silence phones beforehand.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam Requires detailMarriage & FamilyThe Fiqh of a Newborn Baby – What To Do When a Baby is Born
Six practices for a newborn: adhan and iqamah in the ears, naming, tahnik, shaving the head, aqiqah and circumcision.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam PermissibleFood & IngredientsAre Face Creams With Pearl Powder Permissible?
Pearls are pure, so a face cream with pearl powder is permissible provided its other ingredients are permissible.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ConditionalEveryday LifeIs it permissible to accept a gift from a Muslim who has unlawful earnings?
A gift may be accepted if most of the giver's wealth is halal; if half or more is unlawful, abstain. Do not probe without cause.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam Requires detailFood & IngredientsAre Vanilla Extract and Soy Sauce Halal?
Vanilla extract needs the product's formulation checked; soy sauce is permissible if its alcohol is not grape, date or raisin based and not intoxicating.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ImpermissibleCommerce & FinanceIs it permissible to repay a loan in a foreign currency?
A loan repaid in another currency is a currency exchange, so it must be at the market rate; paying 15,000 rupees instead of 14,945 is not allowed.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam Requires detailFood & IngredientsWhat is the ruling of products containing alcohol?
Products with alcohol from grapes, dates or raisins are impermissible; grain or synthetic alcohol is permissible if not used to intoxicate.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ConditionalWorshipIs it permissible to use a Qur’ān app on a smartphone without Wudhu?
Without wudu one may not touch Qur'anic script on the screen; with the app closed no wudu is needed. Keeping wudu is better.
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