Question Assalaamualaikum wa Rahmatullah, Mufti Abdur Rahman, I am one of three siblings; I have an older brother and an older sister. I have a question regarding an outstanding amount of a loan. We (my husband and I) had taken a loan of NZD65,000 from my father in 2013 with the verbal understanding that we…
Question Hello dear Scholars of islam i have an urgent question about my situation i am currently working as an IT technician. my duties consist of working in a data center. A data center or data center is a building, a dedicated space within a building, or a group of buildings used to house computer…
Question I wanted to use a powder produced by ‘Protein Rebel’, however it has powdered crickets in it. Is this permissible to consume? Answer In the Hanafi school, all insects are unlawful (haram) to consume except for locusts which have been permitted, as an exception to the rule, through the statements and actions of the…
Question Assalamu alaykum ww Q1) If a woman has a light sleep in sajdah for a short period of time, e.g. less than a minute, and is slightly concsious of her surroundings, such that if the place of sajdah was moved, she would not fall, will her salah and wudhu break? Q2) If a person…
Question Q1) Is it permissible for a person to recite or pray whatever they are praying in salah loudly to get the attention of others? E.g. while a woman is going into ruku and reciting the takbeer, she knows her children are doing something wrong, so to stop them, she says the takbeer loud, so…
Question Dear Mufti, I hope my message finds you well. I have disagreement about the following with my husband, and therefore asking for help to clarify the following points. 1. As Fajr and sunrise can be very early in Scotland, one might not able to sleep enough. At least I have difficulties to sleep back…
Question Salams. I recently came across Chardonnay Vinegar flavoured crisps, please can you let me know if they are halal. I know most Vinegars are but not sure about Chardonnay. Jazakallah Answer Vinegars are permissible to consume even though they originate from wine. This is based on the juristic principle that if an item goes…
Question Salaam Sheikh, I joined a company (Laybuy) that provides a buy now pay later service for customers/ Merchants. The service is that customers use our application to purchase an item from a store like JD Sports, we pay off the merchant and take on the default (which is basically us dealing with the customer…
Question Due to possibility of cross-contamination in gloves, ovens, slicers, etc. with pork or other haram products. Is it permissible to eat pizza from fast food chains like Dominos, Pizza Hut, Hungry Howie’s, etc.? Answer One would first need to ascertain the likelihood of cross contamination. If a restaurant makes separate provisions for vegetarian meals…
Question Assalamu alaykum, If a man divorces his wife, then is intimate with her before the iddat ends, is the marriage valid again simply due to the fact that he was intimate with her? Or when he is intimate with her does he specifically have to have the intention that he is taking her back?…