Ruling concerning farming tobacco and its profits Question: What is the Islaamic ruling regarding farming tobacco and the money earned by the farmers from selling it? Response: It is not permissible to farm tobacco, or to sell it and nor to smoke it because it is haraam in many ways: due to its harmful effects […]
Ruling concerning selling cigarettes, and praying having just smoked
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
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
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
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 […]
The permissible distance when passing by someone who is praying
The permissible distance when passing by someone who is praying Question: What is the (permissible) distance in front of the one praying that someone is allowed to pass by? Response: The distance at which it is allowed to pass by in front of the one performing his prayer, so long as he has a sutrah, is […]
The direction in which one should face whilst supplicating
The direction in which one should face whilst supplicating Question: What is the qiblah (direction in which one should face) for supplicating? Response: The sky is the qiblah, and raising the hands towards the sky is from the evidences of Ahlus-Sunnah affirming the Loftiness of Allaah (Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala). Even the creatures, if they are afflicted (with pain) […]
Performed the Maghrib prayer and realised he had not performed the ‘Asr prayer
Performed the Maghrib prayer and realised he had not performed the ‘Asr prayer Question: If one remembers that he has not performed the ‘Asr (prayer) except after having performed the Maghrib (prayer), should he (then) perform the ‘Asr (prayer) and (then) the Maghrib(prayer) or should he (suffice with) perform the ‘Asr (prayer) only? Response: He should only perform the ‘Asr prayer, because he has performed the Maghrib(prayer) […]
A woman praying inside her home after the adhaan or the iqaamah has been called
A woman praying inside her home after the adhaan or the iqaamah has been called Question: When should a woman pray inside the home, is it after the adhaan (has been called locally) or after the iqaamah (has been called)? Response: If the time (for the prayer) has arrived, then the women who are in the homes should pray […]
The adhaan and iqaamah for the women
The adhaan and iqaamah for the women Question: Is the adhaan and the iqaamah obligatory upon the women or is it (merely) recommended? Response: We have said (many) times that with respect to rulings and (their) definition theSharee’ah applies to both the man and woman equally. So (the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam)) said: ((Indeed the women are the twins […]