Question: Some of the manufactured cheese in the Christian lands states that in its preparation there is rennet from a calf. So is this rennet impermissible following its origin, if most likely, it is not slaughtered in the shariah manner? Answer: “No, because the action of the Companions was eating cheese, which came to them from the lands of…
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Ruling on wearing Sunglasses – Shaykh Mohammad Ibn Salih Al-Uthaymeen
Question: What is the ruling on wearing Sunglasses? Answer: I do not see [ie. the benefit] of Sunglasses, except for a person whose eyes are in need of them. As for other than that type of person, then it is a mistake because he will not be able to endure looking at the sun afterwards except with sunglasses. Try not…
Ruling on Beef Gelatin – Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen
Question: What is the ruling on food that contains what is called gel or beef gelatin? Answer: If we know that the cow died by other than a human action or that the slaughterer did not slaughter the legislated slaughtering or it is from what is not permitted to slaughter, then it is dead meat, not permitted to eat it. So if…
Ruling on the one who curses the Jinn – Shaykh Muqbil ibn Haadi al-Wad’iee
Question: What is the ruling on the one who curses the Jinn? Answer: If he means by it the Shaayateen (the devils), then what is most deserving is that he should say: Bismillah (in the Name of Allah) and that he remembers Allah for that is more deserving than the one who curses them. Otherwise it is allowed since the…
Ruling on wearing caps [baseball caps] – Shaykh Bin Uthaymeen
Question: Oh Virtuous Shaikh, recently the wearing of caps has spread among the children and older youth. So what is the ruling on wearing them? Answer: Some people claim that these caps, which have brim, are worn to protect from the light of the sun and its heat. However, these claims are not correct in reality because we find one…
Ruling on saying the Hawqalah (La huwla wa La quwwata illa Billah) when a disbeliever dies and supplicating for him – Shaikh Bin Baz
Question: If a man or woman dies and he/she was a disbeliever, is it allowed that we say: إن لله وإنا إليه راجعون We belong to Allah and to him we shall return or is it not allowed? Also is it allowed that we say: يا أيتها النفْس الْمطْمئنة ارْجعي إلى ربك راضية مرْضية (It will be said to…
Fraud in order not to pay taxes? – Shaikh Al-Albani
Question: Is fraud, in order to not pay taxes. permissible? Answer: Fraud is not from the ways of the Shariah and from another angle, taxes are not legislated in Islam except in necessity- as came in the previous question. However it is not allowed for the Muslim to tread a path in contrary to the established system. If his behavior…
Ruling on Taxes – Shaikh Al-Albani
Question: What is the Islamic ruling on Taxes? Answer: Taxes are what are called المكوس (tolls). The tolls are from what the Muslim scholars have agreed are not permissible except in one situation, which Imam Shaatibi spoke about in detail in his book Al-‘Itisaam when he spoke about innovation, that his statement (ﷺ): “every innovation is misguidance and every misguidance…
Ruling on carrying a Mushaf in your pocket while entering the Washroom? – Shaikh Al-Albani
Question: What is the ruling of a person entering the washroom and in his pocket is a Mushaf, knowing that it if he places it outside the washroom he will forget it or lose it? Answer: He is not sinful the one who enters the washroom with a Mushaf in his pocket because it is not uncovered and it is…