Working for a company that supplies bombs
Q: Is it permissible to work in an engineering procurement at a company that supplies munitions (bombs) to various parts of the world?
Receiving discount if instalments are paid prior to the due date
Q: I'm buying a flat in installments. The company is giving discount if I pay the installments prior to the due date. Is it interest? Is it halal?
Marrying one's foster sister's sisters and neices
Q: I have a foster sister with whom I have shared milk from her mother. In my knowledge, she is like a sister to me and is mahram so I cannot marry her.
What I want to ask is that the other relations (her sisters and her neices [sister's daughters]), are they also mahram to me and I cannot marry them?
Proposing for a girl that is already engaged
Q: I am in need of some much needed advice, my husband wishes to take on a second marriage to a girl who is already engaged. He is also on a very low income and can barely afford to look after our three children and myself, would it still be permissible for him to go ahead and marry her?
Delaying the Asr Salaah
Q: Is it permissible to pray asr salaah during the last 20 minutes between asr and maghrib? (If I didn’t deliberately delay it).
Taking an interest bearing loan to purchase a car
Q: I want to buy a car for my use but for that I want to know whether it is allowed for me to take a loan from a bank on monthly installments (interests) as I have no other way to fulfill my need. Can I avail that option since I am in need and also I have filled up the paper work.
Woman performing umrah while bleeding
Q: I have fibroide in my uterus due to which my bleeding is not stopping. I am going for Umrah soon. This condition happened after we booked everything. Now I am really worried whether this falls under a sickness or not? Can I perform umrah in this condition?
Is respect an attribute of Allah Ta'ala?
Q: Is respect an attribute of Allah Ta'ala? I mean on a sense that has Allah Ta'ala respectfully addressed the prophets and does Allah Ta'ala have respect for the prophets.
Is Islam a violent religion?
Q: I am a non-Muslim trying to understand Islam more. Here are my questions:
1. With Islamophobia rising worldwide, there is a deeply ingrained perception that Islam as a religion is inherently violent. Is Islam violent?
2. Given the rise of groups like ISIS. In your perspective, how can we address Islamophobia in countries where non-Muslims and Muslims coexist?
3. Recently, wife-beating in Islam became a topic of discussion in the media. Do you agree that wife-beating is a good practice?
Quraan competitions
Q: I would like to know what is the ruling on Quran competitions?