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.


Sharia punishments for women

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Eshaykh Staff

A representative of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim said that a sharia punishments(such as execution for murder and chopping off hands for stealing) cant be carried out on Muslim women in a Islamic state. Continue reading →

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Alcohol in beauty products

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Eshaykh Staff

Just a quick question, I would like to know whether or not we are allowed to use beauty products such as face creams, lotions, foundation, lipsticks/lip balms and so on containing alcohol in them as many of the best quality products are now containing this ingredient.
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Women allowed to wear perfume?

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Shaykh Senad Agic

Question: I would like to know if women are allowed to wear any kind of perfume perfume (musk or attar or even alcoholic perfume) to zikr? Also, I’ve heard of the hadith where it says that a woman who wears … Continue reading →

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Reading Quran during menses

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Eshaykh Staff

Is it permissible to read Quran ( not touching ) while a women is having mensus (periods)? if she reads from her memory is it permissible?? Continue reading →

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Instrumental Music

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Eshaykh Staff

With all respect I would like to ask about Sharahi (Islamic) view on using instrumental music. Continue reading →

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Another woman

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Taher Siddiqui

My husband keeps asking me and pushing me to have another woman be in our bedroom. Continue reading →

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Organic Garden Soil

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Shaykh Senad Agic

Recently our family has decided to start growing organic fruit and vegetables in our backyard. When we went to our local gardening centers, the only organic (stated) soil to purchase has a product/additive called “blood and bone”. It essentially crushed and in powdered form of bone meal and blood… Continue reading →

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Regarding Tombs

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad


Salafis say that it is not permissible to build tombs over graves or raise the grave. Continue reading →

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Body building

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Shaykh Senad Agic

I’m trying to gain some weight to build myself up, and there are these gain weight shakes you can you use. It does say suitable for vegetarians… Continue reading →

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Endowment Policies

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Shaykh Senad Agic

My father invested in endowment policies. On two of the policies, both my mother and father where policy holders and both of their lives were insured on them. And on one of them, they both were policy holders but only my fathers’ life was insured on it… Continue reading →

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