Category: General Fatwa

Ruling concerning selling cigarettes, and praying having just smoked Question: What is the Sharee’ah ruling regarding one who sells all types of cigarettes? I smoke and when I hear the mu.adhdhin, I enter the masjid. (So) is it obligatory upon me to repeat mywudhoo. or is it enough to just rinse my mouth, and I know that smoking causes various […]

Ruling concerning trading in cigarettes and giving in charity from its profits Question: What is the ruling about trading in cigarettes and the like. Is it permissible to give in charity and perform Hajj or (other) noble acts using the profits of this trade? Response: It is not permissible to trade in cigarettes and all that is haraam. […]

Trading in cigarettes Question: What is the Islaamic ruling regarding one who trades in cigarettes which are sold under licence from the cigarette company? Response: Smoking is haraam, growing tobacco is haraam, and trading in it is haraam, because of the great harm which it causes. And it was narrated in the hadeeth: ((There should be no causing harm […]

The ruling regarding using a credit card Question: There are banks which provide their customers with a card called “Visa”. This (card) then permits them (customers) to withdraw cash from the bank, even if they do not have sufficient funds in their account at the time. After a (specified) period of time, the customer is […]

Question: What is the ruling regarding looking at a woman (ajnabiyyah – someone who he is not amahram to) and (similarly) a woman (ajnabiyyah) looking at a man whilst watching television? Response: It is not permissible because generally that which one sees of women on the television are without hijaab and revealing some of their ‘awrah; and regarding the men, […]

Question: Is it permissible for a woman to uncover her hair, neck and arms infront of her mahrams – such as her father and her brother? Response: Yes, it is permissible for a woman to have them – and that which is similar – uncovered in the presence of her mahrams. And Allaah has the […]

Question: Does eating camel fat nullify the wudhoo? Response: As for camel fat, then [eating] it does not nullify the wudhoo, because it is not meat. Shaykh ‘Abdur-Rahmaan as-Sa’dee

Question: Is it permissible for one who is junub to sleep before making wudhoo.? Response: There is no sin upon him if he slept without making wudhoo. However, it is better that he makes wudhoo. before he sleeps, as the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) did this and encouraged it. And with Allaah lies all success and may Allaah send prayers […]

Question: Is it obligatory for the married couple to take a ghusl after sexual intercourse, even if ejaculation did not occur? Response: Yes. It is obligatory for them both to take a ghusl, even if ejaculation occurred or not. This is according to the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah (radhi-yallaahu ‘anhu) that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) said: […]

Question: Is it permissible to buy alcohol (which is an intoxicant) to use it in such a way by which it will be destroyed, such as using it as fuel or in some manufacturing processes? And is it permissible to sell it to people who one is certain will use it for such purposes? Response: […]