Q: I have a contemporary business question to inquire about.

Would it be permissible to apply for work at a company that deals with various financial schemes if:

The company sells clothing and furniture and offers various financial services for its customers such as credit purchases, lay-by's, higher purchases, loyalty programs for monthly fees and so forth.

Customer will make use of these financial scheme services that are offered to allow them paying less at one time but the consequences of not paying cash incur interest which happens to many.

The work I would be doing is directing calls, working in despatch during certain hours and the rest in, reconciliating ledgers and providing debtors and creditors list regularly, in line with their financial scheme pay back plans which makes part of the work to record interest that is owed to and paid for by the customers.

I would like to know the Islamic perspective on whether or not it will be permissible for me to work and earn halaal money from the company for the services I will render? Or should I find work that does not involve recording of interest.

Q: When in jamaat, I heard this story being narrated in the bayaans often, under the quality of salaah. The story is as follows:

A Sahaabi (radhiyallahu anhu) had no food in his home. He then went to the masjid and read 2 rakaats of salaah and returned home. He found that there was still no food, and then returned to the masjid to read another 2 rakaats of salaah and returned again to still find no food. For the third time he done this. On his return after the third time, he found that the mill was producing flour on its own. He filled all the containers in his home, and then opened the mill and it stopped making flour.

When he reported the incident to Rasoolullaah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), Rasoolullaah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) told him that if he did not open the mill, it would have continued making flour until the day of qiyaamah.

I want to find out if the above story is authentic.

Q: My question is regarding the significance of Tuesdays. I was recently advised by someone that I should not sign transfer papers or important documents on a Tuesday and it is preferable to do it on a Jummah if possible. I have never heard anything regarding this before. Is there anything in the Hadith or Quraan about Tuesdays being a bad day or a day on which important activities should not be conducted?

Q: When is the Sunnah time to do circumcision? How many days after birth should it be done?

Q: What is the sunnah method of meeting family and friends that have returned from Hajj?

Q: I just took my shahada and became a Muslim Alhamdulillah. I have a concern about my name, the sister told me that I should have a new name - a Muslim name. But I don’t want to change it as it doesn’t have any bad meaning in Islam or any other languages.

I am aware that it’s not compulsory to change it but I wanted to confirm if I can keep my name.

Q: If a family purchases a cow for qurbani, however when sharing the meat, due to ignorance it was not distributed equally but mutually agreed.

1. Is the meat permissible to eat and gift to others

2. Is the qurbani valid.

3. If the qurbaani is not valid how should one compensate for it.

Q: Is the blood of a martyr (shaheed) pure and paak?

Q: Is this correct? Is it permissible to forward to others?

40 Benefits of Sending Salah Upon the Prophet (ﷺ)

1. Following the command of Allah.
2. Conformity with Allah sending blessing upon him.
3. Conformity with the angels sending blessings.
4. Receive 10 blessings from Allah.
5. Ten levels are raised for the servant.
6. Ten good deeds are written for the servant.
7. Ten sins are erased from the servant.
8. Du’ā’ is accepted if preceded with salāh on the Prophet
ﷺ. 9. Intercession of the Prophet
ﷺ. 10. A means for forgiveness of sins.
11. Allah will suffice the servant.
12. Closeness to the Prophet ﷺ on the Day of Judgement.
13. Reward of charity.
14. A means of the fulfilment of your needs.
15. Allah and His angels send blessings upon the servant.
16. A means of cleansing and purification.
17. Glad tidings of Paradise before death.
18. Protection from the terrors of the Day of Judgement.
19. The Prophet ﷺ responds to him.
20. A means for the servant to remember what he has forgotten.
21. A means of blessings on the gathering and lack of regret on the Day of Judgement.
22. A means to repel poverty.
23. It repels the description of being a miser.
24. Protection from the Prophet’s ﷺ curse.
25. Leads to the path towards Paradise.
26. A protection from the stench of a gathering where Allah and His Prophet ﷺ are not mentioned.
27. It completes speech, after Allah’s praise.
28. Abundance of light on the Sirāt.
29. Protection from hardness of the heart.
30. Allah bestows favourable praise upon the servant.
31. A source of blessings for the servant himself.
32. A means of receiving Allah’s mercy.
33. A means to continuously love the Prophet ﷺ.
34. A means of the Prophet ﷺ continuously loving the servant.
35. A means of guidance and a ‘living’ heart.
36. The servant’s name is presented to the Prophet ﷺ.
37. The servant’s feet will be firm on the Sirāt.
38. The servant fulfils a small portion of the Prophet’s ﷺ right.
39. Comprises gratitude to Allah.
40. It is a du’ā’.

Imām Ibn Al-Qayyim - [Jalā’ al-Afhām]

‏ٱللَّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Q: If water is available but a person is sick, will it be permissible for him to make tayammum?