The best thing through which one can know Allah is through His creations that He perfectly brought to existence and all the bounties He bestowed upon mankind—believing and unbelieving. The noble Qur’an is the most evident witness on the greatness and will of Allah since it includes the news of all creations and unveils the […]
Searching for the truth_ Do not be upset!!
There are many people who couldn’t know Allah easily since the way towards knowing Him is not that easy. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): “the way to paradise is surrounded by hardships.” Here, we will derive the example of a young Magus man who was responsible for sitting and keeping […]
Does God know future?
Does God know everything that is going to happen? – Does He have absolute control on the outcome of everything? – If so, how is that fair for us? Where is our free will then? Allah knows everything that will happen. The first thing that He created was the “pen” and He ordered the pen […]
The ruling about having shares in companies and banks
The ruling about having shares in companies and banks Question: What is the ruling about having shares in companies and banks’? And is it permissible for a shareholder (in a company or a bank) to sell shares, specifically after he has become a shareholder himself, to offices dealing in buying and selling (stockbrokers)? And from […]
Having shares in the Islaamic Bank
Having shares in the Islaamic Bank Question: The Islaamic Bank has shares for sale and the value of each share is one hundred and ten US dollars ($110). And that which we have understood is that the bank in question does not trade in ribaa and that the money from the sale of the shares will be […]
Having shares in the Saudi-American Bank
Having shares in the Saudi-American Bank Question: Advise us, may Allaah increase you in knowledge, about the ruling of having shares in the Saudi-American Bank. Is it ribaa, since it trades in interest and is based upon interest, as we know? Response: The Saudi-American Bank and other banks, if they are based upon ribaa and trade inribaa, then […]
Ruling concerning selling cigarettes and not smoking
Ruling concerning selling cigarettes and not smoking Question: I am a trader and buy cigarettes and for my trade, is this permissible for me, knowing that I do not smoke the cigarettes? Also, I have a television (in the shop) where the youth gather and watch football matches and soap operas and (as a result) […]
Ruling concerning farming tobacco and its profits
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. […]