Halal & Haram



The licit and forbidden according to the regulations prescribed by Divine Law, Shari`ah, in daily life to the individual, family, society and nation, including the observance of worship rituals, morals and social legislation in Islam.


What is the Fiqh behind Dhikr of the names of Allah?

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Eshaykh Staff

I want to recite it, it feels as if it help me understand my Lord and make me complete. But I found a Salafi source saying it’s Bidah.. Continue reading →

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Erotic pictures in art show

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I have a series of erotic photographs, which don’t reveal the entire face and body of the subject, is it haram to share them in an art show? Continue reading →

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Is it haram?

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Is it haram to take pictures of your underwear and send it to your boyfriend because you can’t have sex till marriage?
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Is video making haram? Can we make video of olema to spread Islamic knowledge and faith?

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

1]. Is video making haram? Can we make video of olema to spread Islamic knowledge and faith?
2]. Which type of tasweer are haram? Is in computer and mobile phone on wallpaper and other images of living thing in memory are haram? Continue reading →

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Cigarettes and Money

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

My brother is unemployed and does not have money for himself and so I frequently put money in his account. He sometimes buys cigarettes with this and I don’t like him buying that with my money. Continue reading →

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Serious Help Please

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Taher Siddiqui

I was in a haram relationship with [private] for some years. Continue reading →

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Punishment by burning to death permitted in Islam ?

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Shaykh Senad Agic

Is it allowed according to Sharia to burn people and could you please cite hanafi scholars regarding this matter ? Continue reading →

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artificial insemination

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Wa salaam aleikum,
on the 2nd of February 2011 I asked a question about naming my stillborn child, who was my second child to be born. Since then four years have passed and my husband and I have not conceived again. Continue reading →

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Savings Bond

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Shaykh Senad Agic

Question: Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakartu A long time ago my grandma took out savings bonds for all the grandkids, she put $1,000 down. Well she recently cashed the savings bond and now its $5,000 my parents want me … Continue reading →

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Is nikah by phone or Skype valid?

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh with due respectable. My name is [private]. I would like to get your guidance. Continue reading →

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