Accepting gifts from a person whose income is through Prize Bonds
Q: One of our neighbors does the business of Prize Bonds. He performed Hajj and brought zamzam, dates and tasbeeh for us. What shall we do with these items?
Q: One of our neighbors does the business of Prize Bonds. He performed Hajj and brought zamzam, dates and tasbeeh for us. What shall we do with these items?
Q: Is it permissible to sit and pray nafl salah even if one is physically fit. I see lot of people who are doing hard physically challenging work but when it comes to prayer, they sit and offer the sunnah prayers in dhuhur maghrib and eesha.
Q: Did Nabi Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) ever touch pork in his life?
Q: If a non-Muslim says Assalam u alAikum, how should we answer?
Q: I have been told that saying or thinking anything, whether good or bad during azan comes true. Is this true?
Q: I want to ask about the (mini) dolls or a character like captain or a worker which includes in various lego sets. They have face expression with full body.
1. Can we let the kids play with them?
2. Can we use it after distorting their full face with permanent markers?
3. Can we use it without their head, only the body can be used for playing?
4. Is it totally not allowed to keep them at home?
5. Will our Salah be valid if it is already at home with their face distorted?
Q: My grandmother passed away recently. What is the best thing to read for her?
Q: Is wearing flat caps (caps which are flat from back) an immitation of kuffar?
Q: Can you help me know the differences betwen Deobandi and Barelvi. I only know that we belong to Ahle sunnat wal jamaat.
Q: I am blessed with a baby girl.
1. I would like to know what are the considerations to be kept in mind before naming the child according to shariyah.
2. Is a Arabic name a must? Is a quranic name a must?
3. Does date and time of birth pay any part in selecting a child's name? What effects does a name have on the child and his personality?
4. The name my wife and I like is ARYA which is non arabic and non Quranic. It means Nobel and lioness. Has its origin in Hebrew, Sanskrit and Italian. Have not heard any Muslim child in our part of world with this name.