Question: Is sculpting animals or any animate object haram even if it’s meant to be eaten? For cake decorating purposes. Answer: As Salaamu Alaikum, The Ahadith that prohibit drawings of animate objects are general, and they include sculpting, photography and ‘picture making’. Hence, although the […]
Question: Assalaamu Alaikum, Someone told me that eating foods slaughtered or sold by “people of the book” meaning Christians and Jews are OK to eat. I just wanted to clarify. Jazackallah Answer: Wa Alaikum As Salaam, The meats slaughtered by the people of the book […]
Question: As-salaam Wa Alaikum I have a family member who gamblers. He gave my mom a sum of money to use, is it acceptable for her to used? Jazzakallah Answer: Wa Alaikum As Salaam, If he does not have any halal source of income, then […]
Question: Salaams, A brewery produces alcoholic and some non alcoholic products, their income is all mixed in one (meaning sales derives from Alcoholic items are used to purchase raw material to make the non alcoholic products vice versa.) A Muslim operates a bar and sells […]
Question: Assalamu alaikum. Is African Sea Coconut cough syrup halaal? Answer: Assalamu Alaikum, African Sea Coconut is a herbal mixture which is free from alcohol and is permissible. DUHC
Question: Assalaamualaikum, Can you please inform me if iguana is permissible to eat? Answer: Assalamu Alaikum, The Hanafi position is that it is not allowed, based on the dislike of it of the Prophet SAS. However, the other imams have allowed it. It is not […]
Question: Assalamualaikum I like to know if shark meat is permissible to eat… Jazakallahukheir Answer: Wa Alaikum as Salaam, Yes, shark meat is permissible to eat. And Allah knows best, Mufti Waseek Khan 1/2/2013
Question: As Salalam u alaikum, I recently came upon this article which gave evidence that smoking is prohibited in Islam. I found that the evidence and proofs is skewed towards showing that smoking is indeed prohibited in Islam. What your opinion? Answer: Wa Alaikum as […]
Question: What is Shari’a ruling on using tobacco products? i know some people use it for smoking and chewing and get addicted to it or we can say they do Nashha(نشہ) of it. But few days ago i came across a chapter of Bahishti Zewar […]
Question: I would like to find out if vanilla is halaal. I have heard that to extract the vanilla flavour from the vanilla bean, alcohol is used. Answer: Yes while extracting the natural vanillin which is the main source of vanilla flavoring, alcohol is used. […]