Author Archives: Shaykh Senad Agic


Video game studio

I want to start my own video game development studio but I want to ask few things:
q1. is game development allowed in Islam? … Continue reading

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Beard

Question: In Shaf’i fiqh, is the Sunnah of beard fulfilled by keeping hair on jaw-bones and chin, but trimming them (both from jaw-bones and chin) to less than one’s fist. Can a Hanafi follow this position by making Talfiq (following … Continue reading

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Zakat on Income based on salary

Do I need to pay zakat for income based on salary as well apart from based on… Continue reading

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Is tayamun allowed?

I live in a city where there is only one mosque. So, I try, as much as is possible, to pray on the right time when I’m outside home, far away from the mosque. Sometimes I find myself in places… Continue reading

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Killing animals/pests

I know that all animals do tasbeeh of their Creator, the Mighty Allah, and it is a sin to kill any animal regardless. My question is if there are raccoon’s in our backyard who eat our… Continue reading

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Should I announce to the one whom receives my zakat

I want to be clear about zakat: if I give zakat to someone it is necessary for me to tell him that it is zakat or not need to tell him and just give him? Continue reading

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Zakaat

A brother and sister would like to know how much the amount of zakat is eligible to be paid for the following: Continue reading

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Use of Kefir

I have been doing lots of research on Kefir, which is a mixture of lacto bacteria as well as yeasts in a polysaccharide base. It is full of beneficial micro-flora and has been used for hundreds of years – anecdotally it seems to have started with the Muslim in the Caucasus region. Continue reading

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Inheritance

Question: Assalaamualikoum, A mother is thinking of giving each child their inheritance. She has two daughters and a son. The son has never helped in matters about the house or looking after the mother. He has done nothing but cause … Continue reading

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Utensils and pork

How can I remove the non-visible impurity of the utensils that may have been used to cook pork? Is there a special method required to cleanse the utensils or will soap and water suffice? Continue reading

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