Explaining Islam in Light of the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ‎)

Alcohol on the Table

Question I have heard a Hadith meaning to the effect that ‘if there is alcohol on the table one should not join that meal’ In this case no Muslim can interact with any non-Muslim. Please explain. Answer In trying to appreciate a hadith (narrative) one must try to understand the overall concept. One of the […]

Dog Business

Question Earning money by the dog business is haraam or halaal? Answer The forbiddence of selling dogs, as reported in some Ahadith, should not be seen as: a definite evidence of selling dogs being Haram a general rule that applies at all times and all cases. I appreciate that a detailed answer was requested for […]

Regarding Child Adoption

Question As Salam O Alaykum Please response in details but if it takes more then 2 weeks then just give a quick one … We (me and my wife) would like to adopt a child in Canada from Pakistan. We don’t have any children untill now. my questions are Is Adoption Leagle in Islam ( […]

Why Are Men Allowed to Wear Perfume But Not Women?

Question Salam aleykoum, I have a question about perfume using by women in the light of below hadiths as excamples: If a woman uses perfume and passes the people so that they may get its odour, she is so-and-so, meaning severe remarks. Narrated Imran ibn Husayn: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: I do not ride on […]

Voyeurism Between Spouses

Question I wanted to ask the respected scholar to clear the confusion about the issue of looking at the private parts of the spouse. Some of the scholars are of the view that looking at these private parts is allowed but disliked. They use terms like disliked, discouraged or better not to look. But the […]

Hijab: Mandatory or Not?

Question In a website named www.submission.org they acclaimed that wearing hijab or any kind of veil to cover women’s hair is not at all mandatory since it has not been expressed explicitly anywhere in the holy Quran or in the Shari’ah. Would you please help me regarding this with all the detail information. On the […]

Men Wearing Gold – Is Gold Forbidden?

Question Why men are not allowed to wear gold jewels ? any particular reason? Answer Gold is not inherently evil. There are a several ahadith that mention, in some cases, prohibitions and, in other cases, allowances. If one investigates these ahadith a clear picture appears that shows the negative attitude towards gold is really related […]

Cats for Pets

Question Is it haraam to keep cats as pets? If not could u please give me some proof such as hadith. Also are cats considered unclean? Answer There is nothing in the Shari’ah (i.e. Islamic Law) that forbids anyone from having cats as pets. We are also unaware of any statement from the authentic sources of Islam […]