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.


About investment in share market

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Shaykh Senad Agic

Q: According to islam are muslim allowed in share market? And what are the guideline? Continue reading →

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Airports screener

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I was hoping to ask on what is better to do in regards to these new scanners they use at airports. They use it to scan you, and it takes naked image of you. You do have the option to refuse it, but then they put you through an aggressive pat down… Continue reading →

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Selling a Qurban

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Shaykh Senad Agic

Q: Can the meat of qurban be sold to someone? Some says “cannot” but some says “can”. Continue reading →

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putting an animal down

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Dr. Hesham Bazaraa

Q: Is it permissable in Islam to put down an animal if it has been suffering and if it’s quality of life will be unpleasant in the future? Continue reading →

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Following only one school of fiqh

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Question: If one follows a school of fiqh does he have to follow it in every matter;  if he does not, is he a person of bidah? Answer: No to both questions. For example, Shafi`is in Hajj routinely follow the … Continue reading →

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Calling a Muslim ‘kafir’

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Question: What is the ruling on a Muslim that calls another Muslim kafir and publishes it? Answer: Ibn `Abidin in his Rasa’il (2:291 Sall al-Husam al-Hindi) said that a Muslim who unjustly calls another Muslim kafir commits kufr if he … Continue reading →

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Non-scholar debating without sources

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: What is the ruling on a person that is not a scholar and has debates and while he is debating because he is not a scholar does not quote a scholar to support his views? Continue reading →

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Is our `aqida the same as that of the Sahaba?

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: What is the ruling on a person that says beaware that our aqeedah is different from the Sahabah because we did not have the Prophet (s), and because of fabrications in hadith, therefore we have to be careful what we take into aqeedah, so they say accept only mutawatir hadith? Continue reading →

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Calling scholars names

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: What is the ruling on the person that calls a respected scholars bad names? Continue reading →

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Can a non-scholar issue a fatwa?

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: What is the ruling on the person that is not a scholar issuing fatwas? Continue reading →

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