Q: I am a chef working in a hotel restaurant. Is it permissible to work with haraam items, such as alcohol and pig? I don’t have to touch it with my hands or taste it. I can use gloves when I touch it and work with it.
Q: I heard from Moulana Ebrahim Delva Saheb of India that "maal tho behtareen sahara hai " is it a hadith. Kindly verify and if this is any closer to a hadith.
Q: If there is a tv in a room, can salaah be performed in the same room? If the tv is at the back of the room and the volume is on mute, what would then be the ruling for the salaah to be accepted.
Q: My father doesn't take his responsibility as a father and he doesn't respond when spoken to and I stopped greeting him, am I sinful?
Q: In a Hadith it is mentioned that when a person remembers Allah when entering the house, Shaytaan cannot enter. If a person merely says 'السلام عليكم' will this be counted as remembering Allah?
Q: If a woman adopts a baby girl and breastfeeds her with milk that was produced with tablets, will
1. The woman's husband be this girls mahram?
2. The woman's father in-law be this girls mahram?
3. The woman's huband's brothers be this girls mahram?
4. Will the girl be able to marry the woman's sons?
Q: Is it permissible to enter into a fixed plan with ones energy supplier? By fixed plan I mean entering into a contract to pay a fixed price per kWh for any gas/electricity used during the coming year. The alternative is to remain on a variable plan, which means that the price of the gas/electricity fluctuates depending on market prices.
Q:
1. Are the sideburns regarded as part of the beard in Islam? Is it allowed for men to shave them?
2. While trimming one's sideburns, if a few hairs of the beard are accidentally cut (the hair of the beard being shorter than one's fist), will it be a sin?
Q: I have an amount of US Dollars which I purchased at R13.50 to a Dollar. Can I sell the Dollars at a higher price than what I paid for? The US Dollar rate as at today is R14.42
Q: How should a new Muslim perform salaah if he/she does not know any verses of the Holy Qur'aan?