Q: I have heard that it is mentioned in the hadith that a lady who reads her salaah at awwal waqt gets the reward of reading salah with jamaat Takbir e oola etc. Is this correct. What about if a lady reads her salaah at the same time as the men in the musjid does she still get this reward? Should one set the salaah times for the ladies in the home in order to get this sawaab?
Q: I had a question what's the ruling on Muslims celebrating non Muslims holiday?
Q: I heard a hadith that says the dua of a person is not accepted if the source of money for his food, for his drink and for his clothes is haram even if he says "Ya Rabi" (my lord). Does this haram money include interest-based loans? I know that taking out interst-based loans is haram. But once you have the money, is that money itself haram to use? I use my student loan money to pay for my university tuition and fees. Any money that's leftover from my loan is used to pay for my rent and my food. I try to make tawbah (repentance) for getting involved in this sin, but is my repentance accepted? Or is my salah and dua invalid? Is it haram to fill my gas tank with this money or drive anywhere or buy my groceries? I try to eat home-cooked dinners prepared by my mom (from my dad's halal income - which isn't enough unfortunately to pay for my loan).
Q: I need dua hizbul nasr and permisstion for wazifa.
Q: "Most food products nowadays contain some type of flavouring - natural, artificial, or a combination of both. Many of these flavourings contain alcohol, which is used as a carrier or solvent for the flavouring." (foodguide.org.uk)
Any product which contains the ingredient "Flavouring" has a chance of alcohol being used in the making process. (The flavouring can be a vanilla flavouring.) This includes chocolates, crisps, biscuits, cakes and fizzy drinks.
I am aware that if alcoholic flavourings which are from dates or grapes are not permissible.
The GMWA foodguide (http://www.foodguide.org.uk/?page=viewquestion&id=200) have written:
" Flavourings from dates and grapes?
Alhumdulillah, to date from over 15 years of experience in the field, we have yet to come across flavourings sourced from dates and grapes in the UK market.
We don't issues fatwas at the drop of the hat, but pertinent information is necessary for a decision. Furthermore, we do not charge the companies or consumers for this service, it is totally a Lillah service.
To summarise:
Alcoholic Flavourings: They are permissible due to necessity and public predicament as they are so widely used in the food industry. Alcohol Extracts e.g. (vanilla, yeast and others): They are permissible due to necessity and public predicament as they are so widely used in the food industry."
My questions is:
Is it necessary to do tahqeeq (research) about every food product which contains the ingredient "Flavouring" or contains a alcoholic flavouring before eating it?
Q: If a cloth has najasat will washing it with soap suffice or we have to wash it 3 times?
Q: Can zakat be paid off in gold? Instead of selling some of the jewellery to pay zakat can we distribute some of the gold as zakat? For example we have to pay Rs, 52,000 in zakat, so we distribute 4 gold bangles equalling 1 tola of gold which would equal Rs.52,000 (assuming market rate is 1 tola=52,000.). Is this okay? Or do we have to sell the 4 gold bangles then pay the zakat in cash?
Q: Is it permissible to write the following line in a letter which will be sent to employees of a company before holidays: ".. and may we also convey our best wishes to John & Henry and other colleagues who are celebrating Christmas"? I.e. without wishing them Merry Christmas but just "convey our best wishes"
Q: I had a question about fasting for my mother. She is sick and on mediation? She can't fast do to sickness? Is she required to feed poor person or what she has to do?
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