Is Studying Economics Prohibited in Islam?
What is the ruling on teaching and studying commerce related subjects such as Accounting, Business Studies and Economics, and subjects for professional qualifications related to accounting? Please note that the syllabuses of these subjects require studies of elements that are unlawful in Islam as a compulsory part of the subject e.g. interest and interest based transactions, insurance, English law, taxation etc. Students have to study these areas so as to pass the examinations and obtain a degree / certificate in this field. Please elaborate.03-11-2023The Best Means to Increase Your Faith
What are the means of increasing faith?03-11-2023Will the Love of Allah Save You from Punishment?
Will a person who loves Allah enter Hell? There are many non-Muslims such as Jews and Christians who love Allah, and similarly there are immoral Muslims who love Allah. They would never say that they hate their Lord. Can you clarify this matter?02-11-2023Calling upon Allah with the supplication of Dhu’n-Nun
How should we call upon Allah with the supplication of Dhu’n-Nun? I mean: should I say, “La ilaha illa anta…” etc., then mention my need, or is it sufficient to say it with the intention of meeting my need?01-11-2023Is It Permissible to Train Others to Deal With Banks?
I work for a company that deals with the banks and I used to be the company’s representative with the banks, but praise be to Allah, I have repented from that job. But I handed over my work with the banks to someone else who would deal with the bank instead of me. If what I did is prohibited, what do I have to do? Now he is working on the basis of what I taught him about how to deal with the banks.01-11-2023Is the hadith about saying “Allahu rabbiy la sharika lah (Allah is my Lord, He has no partner)” at times of distress sahih?
I want to ask how sound this hadith is: The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever is stricken with worry, distress, sickness or hardship, and says, ‘Allahu rabbiy la sharika lah (Allah is my Lord, He has no partner),’ Allah will relieve him of that.” Classed as hasan by as-Suyuti in al-Jami‘ al-Saghir, no. 8431; classed as hasan by al-Albani in Sahih al-Jami‘, no. 6040.31-10-2023How Will People Pass Over the Sirat?
Is it true that passing over the Sirat will take one thousand years for the ascent and one thousand years for the descent?31-10-2023Discussion on the meaning of the words “Hasbi Allah wa ni‘am al-wakil (Allah is Sufficient for me, and He is the best disposer of affairs)”
What is the meaning of the supplication “Hasbi Allah wa ni‘am al-wakil (Allah is Sufficient for me, and He is the best disposer of affairs)”? What is its status before Allah, may He be glorified and exalted? Is it the best supplication for one who has been wronged in general, and when should the Muslim say it? Is saying it when he has a dispute with a Muslim a very serious matter? I heard a shaykh, one of the scholars, say that “it is not permissible to undermine the supplication after saying it,” meaning – according to my understanding – that it is not permissible to say any supplication after it, so it should be the last thing that he says. If what he said is true, what should the oppressor against whom this supplication was offered do regarding himself and the one whom he oppressed? Is there any expiation? Could the one who has any knowledge about how serious this supplication is say, “I pray to Allah that no one will say it regarding me at all”?30-10-2023Is It Permissible to Design T-Shirts and Sell Them via Amazon?
I have a question about making money through Amazon, using the service called “Merch by Amazon.” I registered on the site for free, and they asked me for my personal information and bank account details – which is an account in a European online bank. The way to make money through this site is that I send them a design, such as a drawing or an image or simply some words, which are usually in English, and they put this design on T-shirts, which are shirts with short sleeves. After that, I can specify the colours in which these T-shirts will be available, and write a description of them, and set the price. I already know how much my royalties on each sale will be, for example: the price will be nineteen dollars, and my royalties will be five dollars; the other fourteen dollars will go to the website to cover costs. I can decide to whom the T-shirts will be sold: to men, or to women, or to youths, or to all of them. Then the website will show a picture of the T-shirt, with the description that I have mentioned, to those who visit the site. If someone likes what is on my T-shirts, he will pay the price to the website, then the website will print my design on a T-shirt that they are responsible for preparing and storing, then they will ship it to the purchaser, giving him the right to return it if he does not like it. Thus they will send this month’s royalties to my bank account in the following month. My question is: Is there anything wrong with the way of making money through this website? If a woman or girl buys this T-shirt of mine, which is short-sleeved, and I do not know whether she will wear it outside the house or at home, is there any problem with that?30-10-2023What Do Muslims Think about the Gospels?
It is well known among us Muslims that Allah revealed the Gospel (Injil) to `Isa (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), but when I studied some things about Christianity, they told me that the Gospel was not brought by the Messiah, rather it was written by the disciples of the Messiah after the crucifixion (or after Allah raised him up to Him, as it says in the Quran). How can we reconcile between the two views?30-10-2023Repetition of stories in the Quran with different wording
What is the wisdom behind the repetition of stories in the Quran?29-10-2023Can One Name a Child with a Word From the Quran?
Some people name their child Laysa [meaning “it is not”] on the grounds that any word in the Quran may be a name for a child so long as it does not have a bad meaning. What is your opinion on that?29-10-2023Is money earned from permissible video clips which include background music regarded as haram?
If I make video clips on YouTube of which the content itself is not haram, but there is music, is my wealth haram? Is all the money made by YouTubers and content creators haram? Because 90% of them use music.28-10-2023Does Feeling That Something Came Out of the Back Passage Break Wudu?
After I defecate, I feel something coming out of the back passage. Sometimes there is something and sometimes I do not find anything. My question is: do I have to check my Wudu for every prayer? What about the prayers I did in the past? Do I have to repeat them? Please note that I do not know how many they are.28-10-2023Conditions of Accepting Invitations in Islam
Sometimes I am invited to a meal or to a party. What should I do if these gatherings are mostly filled with backbiting, slander, showing off and competing in clothes, where they make fun of those who wear simple clothes (like me)? There may also be gossip, and I have housework to do (I don’t want to bring a servant, but nearly everyone who attends these parties has a servant so she has free time). My husband and my house need me, and every moment I spend at home matters in sha Allah. This is my primary mission. I also want to spend any extra time I have in reading the Quran or a useful book. I don’t want to attend worldly gatherings whose harm, as I see it, outweighs the benefits – if there are any benefits. Please advise me, how should I deal with this? What suitable excuse can I give for not attending, if I have the right not to attend? What should I do if the hostess of the party looks down on me and enjoys seeing me in an embarrassing situation and talks about me? Do I have to accept her invitation?27-10-2023If there is money left over from a waqf, it may be donated to another, similar waqf
We bought a piece of land to build a mosque, but recently we found out that there is a mosque nearby that is sufficient. So we decided to sell this land and build a mosque in another area, but we will make a profit when we sell the land. Can we give this profit only to our brother who is poor, and his family, as they are in urgent need of financial support?26-10-2023Categories of Actions in Islam
Fard (obligatory), Mustahabb (encouraged, not obligatory), Mubah (permissible, optional), Makruh (not encouraged, disliked), Haram (prohibited) – I hope that you can give me an example of each of these categories.26-10-2023Ruling on inviting people to fast together on a particular day and offer supplication (du`a) on that day
What is the ruling on inviting people to fast together on a particular day, and all recite a specific supplication (specifying what is to be said in that supplication), and at a specific time (such as saying: “We invite everyone at such and such an hour Makkah time) to support our Muslim brothers in Palestine, or some other Muslim country; please share and circulate this invitation, by text or Internet”)?25-10-2023Difference between Riba-based Banks and Islamic Banks
If Islamic banks do not use the interest-based system, then what benefit do they gain and how can that help them? Is the fee they charge in return for their service regarded as being similar to Riba? What are the transactions that Islam regards as being Riba?25-10-2023Can Women Work in Islam?
I am a 20-year-old girl studying engineering. I work during the summer in a stationary store; in order to pay my college fees, am I sinful? I wear a Niqab, and sometimes feel that no religious man proposes to me for this reason.24-10-2023