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  • Placing picture of sacred Islamic symbol next to picture of dog

    Assalaamu alaykum. Dear Shaykh, it is known that every creature is made by Allaah and that nothing is useless. If an animal or a symbol is considered filthy or indicent or improper, like the dog or the monkey in some Muslim countries, then in this situation, can we put two different pictures in the same place, one being the picture of a man with his.. More

  • Filming and selling instructional and satirical videos

    Assalamu alaykum. I wanted to ask: is it okay for me to film myself talking (reviewing) about books and movies? I want to use a video recorder to film myself making funny/satirical reviews of books, movies, and video games and criticize them. Am I also allowed to make videos of myself talking (positively) or teaching about my country? Or videos in which.. More

  • Meaning of Ta'weel

    Assalaamu alaykum. What does Allaah mean by Ta'weel? Is it Tafseer (exegesis), or is it something else, like the true reality? Like, is the Ta'weel for prayer the prayer itself and how to pray? People are saying different things, so please explain. .. More

  • Drinking from cups with images of animate beings

    Assalaamu alaykum. If a muslim gets a gift, which is a cup for drinking, and there are drawings of animate beings on this cup, is it obligatory to get rid of this cup and not use it? .. More

  • Sending beneficial messages on WhatsApp

    Assalaamu alaykum Shaykh. I had started a broadcast list on WhatsApp to send reminders to some relatives and friends for the Dhuha prayer, the adhkaar (expressions of remembrance of Allaah) to say before sleeping and the white days for fasting, amongst others. I do not send reminders everyday though, just once in a while. When I started it, my intention.. More

  • Difference between permissible and forbidden

    What is the difference between the permissible and the forbidden? .. More

  • Keeping cheeping bells at home

    I have cheeping bells in my house. Is it allowed for me according to Islam to leave those in my house? They ring autonomously? .. More

  • Setting up YouTube channels that violate Sharee'ah

    Assalaamu alaykum. Could you please tell me the ruling on Muslims who have YouTube channels that are open to the public and on which a person can see what they liked and subscribed of what contains inappropriate things. For example, the videos that they liked and the channels that they subscribed to containn music, women not covering, and so on. I am.. More

  • Treating lumps on forehead and skin discoloration

    Hello, my name is Sam, and I have these two big lumps on my forehead, and I do not know what it is, but I am scared to get it checked out in case that it is haram and against my religion; what do you think I should do? Please reply. I have one more thing to add, which is that as I grew up, I started to notice that my skin color is not the same everywhere,.. More

  • Making changes to photos with editing tools

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. I have read a fatwa regarding drawing or painting portraits. I have also read a fatwa regarding photos of living beings on your site. May Allaah reward you. I want to know whether it is permissible or not to change the appearance of living beings in photos by using editing tools. There are plenty of.. More

  • Correspondence of Quranic and Fiqhi terminologies

    Assalaamu alaykum. I heard a brother say that there are some differences between Quranic terminologies and Fiqh terminologies; like in Fiqh, Salaah means prayer, zakah means charity. However, sometimes in the Quran, Salah may mean praying for somebody, zakah may mean purifying. Is that right? .. More

  • Going to gym that has yoga lessons, boxing and sauna

    Assalaamu alaykum. I go to a gym and they have yoga classes there early, and I do not plan to go to the gym early or do yoga, but is the whole gym haram because of that? If there is a boxing arena, are the sauna and weight lifting in this gym haram? .. More

  • Writing project about music without mentioning any religious content

    Assalaamu alaykoum. I am a 20-year-old muslim. I live in an Islamic country. I have a project in school about music, but I cannot mention any religious content (because my school has a military system), so during the preparations, I searched Google for only the good aspects of music; nevertheless, I know that there is something wrong about music. Music.. More

  • Creating website for streaming movies

    In the Name of Allaah. Praise be to Allaah. Assalaamu alaykum. I have the opportunity to create a website to make money off of streaming movies. The films will be of a mixed genre such as drama, documentaries, action, children's movies, and so on. However, users will upload their own films. I am not uploading the films myself, I am just providing the.. More

  • Cosmetic surgery to reform bat ears

    I read from ur website that doing an opertaion to normalize big nose are permissible in Islam as it is a defect , can i know wheather protruding ears or bat ears are also deemed a defect ? and is it allowed for me to undergo the operation ? .. More