Question It is completely not allowed in Islam to take wages being an Imaam of the mosque or teaching Qur’an… I can prove it by many Qur’anic ayats and hadiths. Answer On the whole, I do not have much of a difference of opinion with you. However, I do not consider the referred restriction to […]
A Comment…Perfumes With Alcohol
Question This is an addendum to your post on the website… The alcohol used in perfumes is not khamr as it is not created by fermentation… It is created in laboratories or plants. Secondly… the alcohol in perfumes is called alcohol as it has similar chemical properties to ‘khamr’ based alcohol. khamr is normally ethanol, […]
Implication of Al-An`am 6:121
Question Thank you for the answer. However, it is not satisfying. The reasons you gave for the additional information in parenthesis, I believe do not support it. The accidental death of an animal, to a reasonable person, means just that. For example, I find a dead cow alongside the street, and the apparent reason for its death seems to […]
A Further Discussion on the Issue of the Allowance of the Food of the Ahl-e-Kitaab
Question My dear brother, I have great respect for you. However, I disagree with you on the referred issue. The two of the four prohibitions cited in your answer regarding the Food of the Ahl-e-kitaab has additional information in parenthesis, which I believe are not mentioned in the Qur’an. Flesh of dead animals (This also includes animals which have […]
A Comment Regarding the Meat from the People of the Book
Question I’m confused as to whether you say that the meat from the People of the Book is haraam or not. You mention the following: 1- You stated this: Do these conditions apply only on the food of the Muslims? Does this imply that if a Muslim offers any of these things for consumption, they […]
A Comment on ‘Regarding Cheese’…
Question Assallaam’o’alikum… I would like to comment in reference to whether cheese is halaal or haraam. Rennet by definition is “curdled milk prepared from calf’s stomach”. However NOT all cheese brands/ types contain Rennet. So we cannot say that all brands of cheese are Haraam. Its also important to make sure that enzymes sources in […]
Regarding the Use of Items With Haraam Ingredients
Question I have a query regarding some of the answers you have given to a few questions, namely “Halaal and Haraam products” posted on your website on 24 October 1999. You say that There is a general belief that all products that have been prepared with any ingredient of alcohol or any other item that […]
Another Question on Dogs as Pets…
Question What is the place of dog in Islam? I understand there is a hadith which says that if a dog licks any thing, we should wash seven times with water and one time with mud but I believe this hadith is talking about time of prophet. Now we have more sophisticated cleaning stuff and […]
Why Did the Qur’an Allow the Food of the Christians, When They Do Not Adhere to the Mosaic Laws…
Question Thank you very much for answering my question and Jazakallah Khair. I have another question in this regard. We know that the Christians had given up the Shari`ah of Moses (the Old Testament) long before the revelation of the Qur’an . This means that at the time when Qur’an was revealed, Christians did not […]
FDA Regulations Regarding Proper Slaughter
Question I appreciate your response to the question of Zabiha meat. One of things mentioned in regards to the meat in Christian countries might be a bit off. In terms of draining the blood: according to FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in the United States, blood has to be drained from the animal before it […]