Q: Does the ruling of drawing animate objects, specifically animals, also apply to baked goods/cakes? I have received mixed advice on this, some saying if there are no eyes it is ok, others saying because it gets eaten and isn’t kept as a drawing/picture or sculpture is it is ok. Please may you clarify.
Q: If a man is wearing shorts and his knee and a portion above his knee is exposed. Can such a person greet? As they are saying the name of Allah while their 'awrah is exposed?
And what is the ruling regarding saying alhamdulillāh after sneezing when one is dressed in a similar manner? Is it makruh or more serious?
Q: A person I know is getting married, so they are hosting a party where we will gather and eat. The duff will also be played in the party. The party will be women-only, but I'm having some doubt on the duff part.
Is this within the boundaries of permissibility to use the duff? Also, I think they will use some speakers so that the duff is louder.
Q: As we all know that suicide is haraam in Islam. However, if a person who once lived a magnificent life is now disabled and in such severe pain that he can't bear it anymore and he wishes to end his life believing that suicide is the only possible way to bring an end to his hardships.
Does Islam offers any flexibility for such person?
Q: Can we make AI videos to depict Jannah and Jahannum?
This is just a visualization of Quranic verses and the real Jannah can only be seen after death. This is just an idea of jannah for motivation for believers.
Q: I wanted to find out about an article I recently read. It’s about going on holiday/going to the beach.
In this article, it stated for a female mostly it is not allowed for her to go on holiday or to go to the beach as when one goes to the beach one is surrounded by fitnah and haraam, and that she should stay at home, and that one should only go to a beach if it is a private beach and no one is there.
About that, I wanted to find out, I might be mistaken but I believe there is something to the effect that people should travel and see His (الله)'s creation. Regarding this, how does one go about going on holiday and is it not permitted, as most holidays you do go on is for one’s self and not with the intention to commit zina, but rather to see the beautiful world Allah has created.
What if one does go to the beach and is fully covered, dressed modestly, with a mahram and the only intention is to swim without doing any haraam? Please shed more light on this topic
Q: A very concerning matter facing us here in the UK and I believe in many countries. The matter is that some ladies have opened a door of going around place to place to give bayaans. They become speakers and attend as well as put together conferences where they attract audiences based on their skills in language and the ability to deliver an entertaining talk.
Some of them podcast on social media for everyone to listen to. Men have full access to listen to them live or to the saved video recordings. Some of them do so in niqaab and some without.
This oratory by these women has become very appealing to young girls who see this as a goal to achieve in their spiritual growth.
These women openly encourage other ladies to do the same and as a result there are teams of such ladies going around almost like shaikh and mureeds. They attract big followings and people are being misled to believe that the sahabiyaat use to also lecture and advise men in the matters of deen.
They lure young girls with the snare of online quran classes and then lead them to the same desire to be lecturers and hold their own conferences. This has also become a business in the name of deeni efforts. This looks very attractive to modern muslim families that their wives and daughters are getting some kind of exposure to deeni knowledge and it is also very convenient in keeping them busy and as it is said rather keep them off the streets.
Women and girls are also attracted through emotional activities of social and welfare work. In most cases the harms are not immediately apparent.
Should innocent families be warned about this? To what extent should women be allowed to have these kind of lecture conferences? How should people be made aware ? Will appreciate your guidance on this matter
Q: My wife recently had some interaction with female members of her family. Alhamdulillah, as we practice strict purdah and she remains at home, she was giving her female cousins Targheeb along these lines.
One of her cousins is an Aalimah and then quoted the Ayat of Quran Shareef commanding the Azwaaj-e-Mutaharaat to stay at home, and then explained that this Ayat referred only to them and was not applicable to the women of today.
My wife explained that the fitnah is far worse today and our piety cannot even be compared to their chastity and purity, but the “Aalimah” persisted saying that this is Quran and you cannot infer restriction on everyone when it is referring only to a select group.
Please can Mufti saheb provide guidance with some proof, more for our itminaan than anything else.
Q: I have anger issues and although I'm not a talkative person, I end up saying statements that really hurt others. What's Mufti saheb's advice on controlling the tongue and anger?
Q: We all know regarding the fitnah of phones regarding meeting a na mahram on social dating and meeting a girl. In what context does this fall as it becomes very normal in our generation?