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Rulings on worship, marriage and divorce, business, food and everyday life — answered by Mufti Qasim Zia and the scholars of Akhuwat-e-Islami. 890 answers so far.
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Show all fatawaIs it permissible to take up Law as a profession?
I am a Law student. Is becoming a lawyer harām? If not then what precautions should I take in this field?
Is it permissible for a woman to travel alone in a taxi and is it allowed for taxi drivers to pick up lone female passengers?
How is it for a female to travel alone in a taxi? How is it for a taxi driver to pick up a lone female passenger?
Is it permissible to deliver haram foods as a delivery driver?
How is it to work as a delivery person for McDonald’s because we have to deliver pig meat or pizza containing pork and other than it to customer’s homes?
I don’t have time to pray Zuhr, Asr & Maghrib at work, is it okay if I pray them when I get home?
Me and my friends are van drivers; The salāh during the daytime i.e. Zuhr, ‘Asr & Maghrib become qadā’ for me during work hours, because there is no option to pray salāh at work. Can I fulfil their…
Can a male doctor check the private parts of a female to cure an illness?
Can a doctor check the private parts of a female in the case of an illness?
Is it permissible for a taxi-driver to fix a price with a passenger and not use his meter?
I am a taxi driver, and I live in England where it is a requirement from the council for us to keep the meter switched on, which, alongside showing the total mileage, also shows the taxi fare. But if…
Is it permissible to charge a fee to arrange marriages between people?
What do the noble ulamā say concerning those people who arrange marriages i.e. they run marriage bureaus and they take money in exchange for this service. Is it permissible for them to take money for…
Can a Pharmacist administer injections to females that are non-Mahram?
I am a pharmacist and wish to ask whether I am allowed to administer injections to females?
What kind of jobs are permissible to work here in the UK?
Which jobs are permissible here in the U.K. and which are impermissible. Can you solve my problem because some people say that it is impermissible to work in Tesco, and some also say that it is…
Must I ask my employer whether the wage he pays me is from Halal or Haram money?
Is it wājib and essential for me in terms of sharī’ah to ask my employer whether the wage he pays me is from a halāl source or harām. Also, how is it to work in such a place where one knows the owner…
Can I rent my building to someone will use it as a shop to sell Alcohol or Pork?
We live in the U.K. and here it is sometimes the case that our Muslim brothers rent out their shops and alcohol is sold in these stores. I wanted to ask how is it to take this rent. It’s not harām, is…
Are the earnings from selling cigarettes Halal or Haram?
What is the Islamic ruling about cigarettes and is the income earned from cigarettes Halāl or Harām??
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