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  • Viewing movies

    Can I watch movies like horror movies, action, thriller movies by forwarding the songs if any in the movie or by forwarding romantic scenes if any but often the horror, action and thriller movies are empty from songs and romantic scenes? .. More

  • Playing chess as a profession

    My son is very eager about playing the chess. He has been taken masters degree in chess from the university and now he teaches the chess in college to his students. He participates in the competitions of the chess in different cities and wins the prizes because it is his job. But he doesn't play on bet. Somebody told me that its a bad profession. So.. More

  • Pictures on Islamic web pages

    My question refers to a previous Fatwa were you said that taking pictures or portraits of people is Haraam. If it is so how come I see pictures of people on every Islaamic web page including yours? .. More

  • Watching films and covering of women

    My question is: Is Makrooh to see the film of "Sayyidha Maryam al-Muqaddas" because I bought it from Manar TV, but some Muslims in my country seed to me, it is Haraam to see it. The second is Makrooh to wear a Muslim woman, sory (like a woman in Iqra' TV?) because I like them, and a wear like them, but the people told me this wear is Haraam... More

  • Hanging pictures of the Prophet's grave, etc.

    Can you please tell me about a scholar called Roomi who I think was a poet as well? I've heardto totally conflicting opinions and I would like to know with Daleel as they are making his books in English. Is it allowed to hang a picture of the gates of the grave of Rasool, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, in Madeenah on the wall in the.. More

  • Plays and teaches piano lessons

    I teach piano, and play it, is it Haraam? and the money I get does it also Haraam, like Ribaa money, so I can't do Zakaat on it, or go to the Umrah with it. Plays the music I play and teach it not danceable. .. More

  • Watching the movie 'The Message'

    Thank you for your answer on question 135268. But when I watched the movie 'the Message' within 15 minutes I stopped it as it shows male and female artists touching each other, females not in Hijaab etc. Direction photography are all good. They do not show Prophet(s) or the 4 Caliphs. They show Bilaal, Zayed and Hamza may Allaah be pleased with.. More

  • Watching magic

    Since magic is not allowed in Islaam, are we allowed to watch magic (English) films? .. More

  • Use of time and sleeping after Fajr and 'Asr prayer

    I have two questions: 1) Is there anything mentioned in the Qur'aan and Hadeeth how to use time? 2) Is there any thing wrong sleeping after Fajr and 'Asr?.. More

  • Digital art and computer graphics

    Is digital art or computer graphics considered the same as hand paintings? Is it Haraam if the art resembles human beings?.. More

  • Ruling on pictures

    My question is about making pictures. I work for an INGO here in Pakistan. We produce reports to our donors and there we have to place pictures as that's the requirement by the donors. We do have to have some pictures of beneficiaries to be displayed at the office walls. What do you say about those pictures? Is it against Islam teachings making.. More

  • TV programs using documentaries with music in the background

    I am the chairman of a non-profit trust that produces a weekly TV program on a community TV station in Auckland, New Zealand; We use documentaries of the known personality, Harun yahya, and other material. The documentaries have some music in the background. Now the question is can we continue using such programs for spreading the religion Islam in.. More

  • Viewing Islamic CD's that have background music

    There are manyIslamic CD is available. One of them is of the famous movie-The Message-.Can Muslims watch it? There are also excellent Islamic documentaries of very high standard by Harun Yahya. They can be downloaded from www.harunyahya.com. The problem with this CD is there is background music. We can learn a lot about Islam from these CDs.. More

  • Plants, animals and their after life

    According to Hadith we cannot draw pictures of living beings. But today we know that plants have also life and latest studies say that plants can also feel pain. The Hadith which forbids pictures mentions living beings with souls. Is that why we are allowed to draw sceneries as plants do not have souls though they have life? We cannot draw animals.. More

  • Taking pictures of wedding ceremony

    During our wedding my husband and I took pictures to send to his mother back home in Yemen. Is it Haram that we took pictures, and the pictures were only for his mother, no one else?.. More