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  • Eating food and then doubting whether it is lawful

    If I ate unknown food that might be halal or haram, do I have to throw it up? And is doing this haram? Also, if I pray without throwing it up, is my prayer accepted? Sorry, again, Shaykh, for asking more than one question. .. More

  • Eating from animal slaughtered for showing off

    We know that it is haram to eat from the meat of an animal which has been slaughtered for other than Allah. Now, there are many people who slaughter during in order to show off,and not to please Allah only, during the Eid. Is it halal to eat from that meat? .. More

  • Rooster meat halaal

    Assalaamu alaykum, Sheikh. I would like to know if it is haram in Islam to kill or to eat a rooster? .. More

  • Working in consultancy - Man keeping hair from forehead with band

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh.Shaykh, I have two queries. 1. Someone told me that the earnings from a consultancy career are haram. I give motivational speeches in various companies and seminars and get paid for that; is that money haram? Moreover, as a business consultant, people consult me on where to invest their money, is the.. More

  • Carrying groceries that may contain haraam ingredients

    Some of the food that my family buys contains haram ingredients. Is it wrong for me to help moving the groceries without being sure that the food is halal? .. More

  • Using keratin on hair and its effect on ablution and Ghusl

    Is hair keratin halal? Does it affect ablution for prayer or the Ghusl (ritual bath) after the monthly menstruation? Thank you. .. More

  • Wearing red and sleeping in red blankets

    Assalaamu alaykum. Is sleeping in red blankets haram? Secondly, the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,forbade wearing red. I read somewhere that the word Labisa, which means 'to wear' in Arabic, also refers to flooring. So, if wearing red clothes is forbidden, is the use of red carpets or flooring also forbidden? May Allaah reward you. .. More

  • Making fun of Arab dress code (qamees and thobe)

    I live in the Indian subcontinent. In my country, the Islamic dress code is very different from what you have in the Arab world (kameez or thobe). I have seen some people in my country make fun of the thobe or mimic the Arabs speaking English or sometimes the modern Arabic language. Ironically, these people do not make fun of the Islamic dress code.. More

  • Using ayurvedic products whose base is cow urine

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am 25 year old and have been suffering from hair fall for the last few years. I searched online to get information regarding chemical-free shampoos. I finally decided to use a biotic shampoo which is an ayurvedic product. I decided to use it because it is mild and alcohol and chemical free, but one of my friend told me not to use.. More

  • Woman wearing men's clothes few minutes or for warmth

    Assalaamu alaykum. My aunt was arguing with me that it is okay for a woman to wear a man's shoes for a few minutes and that this does not constitute imitating men. Is this true? My aunt also said that it is okay for a woman to wear a man's clothes if they are warm and she is unable to find anything for her gender in the store. Is this true? Please kindly.. More

  • Halaal food made in same production line as haraam food

    Assalaamu alaykum. We would like to inform you that the food outlets in Hong Kong - processing, handling and output - have come across a number of difficulties in accessing halal food. We would like to ask our respectable Islamic scholars the following question: What does Islam say about a situation where the food that we consume is produced in the.. More

  • Asking about ingredients of food in restaurant

    Assalaamu alaykum. Is it permissible to eat at a place that makes sandwiches where the workers are supposed to use gloves and change them for each customer, even if a worker may have not done so and there may have been contamination of a non-halal ingredient on a halal ingredient? Is one sinful if they eat in such as place? .. More

  • Islamic teachings regarding cooking habits

    There is this pressure on women in the Muslim world today to be able to cook really well. There is this stereotype that a good Muslim woman makes lots of stews. Ramadan has become some sort of food holiday in which these ladies cook very intensely. It is delicious food, and it is easy to overeat. It is rather frowned upon to not follow this stereotype,.. More

  • Eating pineapple cider vinegar

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. I wanted to make homemade pineapple cider vinegar. It involves putting pineapple skin scraps, water, and dark brown sugar in a container for 2 weeks. Then it is ready; is it halal for me to consume this? .. More

  • Keeping peacocks at home

    Is it ok to keep peacocks in home? .. More