Q: I'm a dentist and I want to work and gain money through halaal means so that Allah is pleased with me. So I'm interested in the cosmetic dentistry field in which we make smiles more pleasing with crowns, veneers or filling techniques. Kindly guide be about the shariah rulings in this matter as I will take the next step accordingly.
Q:
1. Is it necessary or sunnat to wash the hands before eating snacks (not a regular meal)?
2. Usually the snacks are served in bowls and eaten with the help of spoon. What is the rule if it is eaten with hand?
Q: Person A has said that for a self employed person who has to declare his profits at the end of 1 year in the UK, it is jaaiz for him to purchase a car on interest because if he does that, he’ll be paying less tax to the government as he believes that tax is haraam.
He says this isn’t permissible for a person who isn’t self employed as such a person pays tax according to his fixed salary irrespective of where he spends his wage on. (He says that this is how the system works in UK for tax.)
What is to be said of this?
Q: I had a gold chain which I traded in to the goldsmith for a new chain which he is going to make for me. The new chain might be a bit longer than my original one which I traded in, therefore, because the weight of the new chain is more, I will have to pay him a little extra money.
At the moment, my original chain is with him, and I will only take my new chain from him when it is ready. Is it permissible for us to do the transaction in this way?
Q: If I purchase live chickens for slaughter and some die during transport, will it be permissible to give them to poor non-Muslims?
Q: Zaid let his house out to a non-Muslim. While residing in the house, the non-Muslim conducts his acts of worship. Will this invalidate the lease?
Q:
1. What is the meaning of: "Iman has not entered their hearts".
2. What is the meaning of: "Allah Ta’ala will search for his faults and the one who Allah takes to task, Allah will disgrace him even if he is in his home."
عن ابن عمر قال: صعد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم المنبر فنادى بصوت رفيع، فقال: يا معشر من أسلم بلسانه ولم يفض الإيمان إلى قلبه، لا تؤذوا المسلمين ولا تعيروهم ولا تتبعوا عوراتهم، فإنه من تتبع عورة أخيه المسلم تتبع الله عورته، ومن تتبع الله عورته يفضحه ولو في جوف رحله
Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) reports: “Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) once ascended the pulpit and called out in a loud voice, ‘O those who have accepted Islam with their tongues while Iman has not entered their hearts! Do not cause harm to the Muslims, do not rebuke them and do not search for their faults, for verily the one who searches for his Muslim brother’s faults, Allah Ta’ala will search for his faults and the one who Allah takes to task, Allah will disgrace him even if he is in his home.'” (Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 2032 and Sahih Ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 5763)
Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) has declared the Hadith sound (hasanun gharib) and Imam Ibn Hibban (rahimahullah) has declared the Hadith authentic (sahih).
Q: I would like to know the ruling on my husband sitting and talking, discussing random topics with non-mahram women. According to him, he has no bad intentions. We married for 30 years.
Q: We have been running a shop for the past 8 years. We have been paying a monthly rental subject to a 10% yearly increase. However, during the last year, after the increase, we have been paying say R10 000. Due to rising costs, etc. we decided to physically split the shop in half and give it to our neighbour for R9000. We had the permission of the landlord to do this. This effectively meant that we were now paying R1000 for our portion which is quite a bargain. However, now the landlord says that what we have done is not Shari’ah compliant. We would like to know whether it is permissible or not.
Q: I want to ask many people ask why we using non-Muslims' inventions practically and socially if we are against them?