Question: Is it permissible to place chickens in hot water for the removal of feathers before the removal of the intestines? Answer: Yes, it is permissible to do so. However the chickens should only be kept for that duration that enables the easy removal of […]
Question: There is a hadeeth in Sunan Abu Dawud that says that Ali narrated that it was of the sunnah to place the one palm over the next under the navel in the salaah. Ash-Shaykh Al-Muhadith Al-Faqeeh Muhammad Nassiruddeen Al-Albani stated that this hadeeth is […]
Question: Is everything created out of the nur of the Prophet salallahu ‘alayhi wa salam? Answer: There is absolutely no sound/authentic or even hasan Hadith which states that everything was created from the nur of the Prophet (S.A). This is also not the (Aqeedah) belief […]
Question: Can you please give me a detailed explanation of the term”makrooh”? I understand it to mean detestable or completely disliked. If this is the case then should it not be haraam then? If something is hated in the eyes of Allah or the Rasul […]
Question: I heard that the word “Maulana” means Master, and that you cannot address anyone with that title as Maulana. Can you please clarify this. Answer: The word ‘Maulana’ is an Arabic word which is combined of two words namely ‘Maula’ and ‘na’ – ‘Maulana’. […]
Question: What is the Islamic view about muslim – non muslim marriages? Answer: Islam does not allow mixed marriages between a Muslim and a non-Muslim in general. The only allowance which was given in the Holy Quraan is a Muslim man marrying a Christian or […]
Question: Why are muslim men not allowed to wear gold? Answer: According to many authentic traditions of the Prophet (SA), it is clearly stated that Gold is unlawful for males to wear. Based upon this, it has become a prohibition for men to wear gold. […]
Question: I have noticed that when certain brothers come late for a salaah and they have to make up for a rakaah, they either take a step forward or backward, sometimes two steps. Can you please explain why they do that? Answer: I have not […]
Question: Have you all ever investigated the barbecue shed in Bel Air, La Romain? I also don’t see Royal Castle under any headings. Are any of their branches halaal? Answer: Most of the outlets/establishments we have checked have been based upon a request by the […]
Question: I would like to know if muslims can eat pizza at restaurants (veggi only) because what is my concern is that it is being baked in the same oven as others, sometimes it is being handled and cut with the same cutter because we […]