Q: I recently started learning how to do balloon decorations and someone asked me to make some decor for their birthday party and my mom agreed without me giving consent first.
I am well aware that we are not allowed to celebrate birthdays and I do NOT intend on celebrating nor attending this birthday party. Am I allowed to make the balloon decorations for this person with the intention of not celebrating with them?
Q: I want to ask about earnings from food delivery services in a non Muslim country/community. Uber Eats, Door Dash are the delivery service name.
The delivery is not containing any alcohol, etc. but sometimes some foods containing pork products. Either cooked or sometimes grocery items contain bacon, pork products, etc. Are the earnings halal or permissible by a Muslim?
Q:
1. A lesbian woman approaches a Muslim notary to draw up an Antenuptial contract for a civil union with another woman.
2. A person who is openly gay/lesbian approaches a Muslim lawyer to do work for them. The work doesn't have to do with the client being gay/lesbian. It is normal legal work.
In either of these scenarios, is it permissible for the notary/lawyer to do the work?
Q: In a democratic government, which types of jobs, taxes, and educational activities are permissible for a Muslim to participate in, and which ones are not allowed according to Islamic teachings?
Q: I am a UI/UX designer based in Bangladesh. UI/UX means the apps we see on mobile and the websites we see on the web. I design those interfaces, and then a developer codes them so that people like you and me can use or view them. That’s what I do for a living. The design I create doesn’t go directly to the users or the public — it is first developed by a developer, and only after that does it go live for users to see or use.
I wanted to seek your guidance regarding what kind of design work is considered Halal or Haram in my field. As a designer, I sometimes receive project offers from different industries, and I want to make sure my work remains within Islamic boundaries.
For example:
1. If I design a medical website, can I include an image of a doctor or model who is not wearing hijab but is dressed modestly? Is that permissible?
2. What types of projects are allowed for me as a Muslim designer? For instance:
• Can I design apps or websites related to music (for example, ticket booking apps for concerts)?
• Can I design gaming websites or apps? or let me what to avoid.
3. Can I design a website for another religion? For example, if I need to create a Christmas-themed website or include elements that represent other faiths — would that be permissible for me as a Muslim designer?
4. In my work, I sometimes use AI tools that generate images or videos. Is it permissible to generate human or animal images using AI?
5. Related to that, is it permissible if I train AI using my own photos and then generate images of myself in different clothes or poses for design or presentation purposes? I want to ensure my income and work remain Halal, In shaa Allah, and I would truly appreciate your advice and guidance on these matters.
Q: If a female gave written lessons that she copied and wrote to a non mahram online by forwarding paragraphs of the written down lessons with the reason being like tuition or teaching and the non mahram paid her for this, is the money earned through these lessons haraam?
Are any purchases made using that money also haraam? There was no calling involved so the non mahram did not see or hear the female and it was via messages. Sometimes the non mahram may have asked questions and the female would respond.
Q: I have a full-time job with work hours 8am-5pm per the contract. If I have completed all my work responsibilities and have free time, am I allowed to use that time to work on my personal business? If not, what am I allowed to use this time for?
And secondly, am I allowed to use the laptop issued by the company I work for, for personal use?
Q: I recently got offered a job at a car dealership and although I won’t be directly dealing with interest, the company is involved in interest and financing cars. I wanted to know if the money I earn from working at this company is halaal and if I will be sinful by working at such a dealership?
Q: I work as a programmer for a company that has multiple customers like jet, Edgar's, Pep, Hollard, etc.
Whatever the client requires, we create a program for it.
One of our biggest systems is to create and maintain a program that allows Hollard to keep track of their customers insurance products and payments. We do not gain an income from the insurance payments but they pay us an admin fee for the use of the system. Is this considered a halaal income?
Q: Can I give my doordash account (food delivery account) to someone and he do food deliveries and at the end of the week I take my share and give the rest to him, because he's using my account?