Halal and Haram Foods
- What is the ruling on selling squirrels, and are they considered pets even though they belong to the rodent family? Is it obligatory to give in charity the money earned from them, and is expiation required? Is it permissible to give that money in charity?
- Can Salāt al-Istikhārah be beneficial in determining the ruling on an act, whether it is permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)? And does it absolve from sin one who proceeds with an act after performing Istikhārah, if it later becomes clear that the act was forbidden? This is asked while taking into consideration historical and contemporary examples such as: the conflict between Ali and Mu'awiyah, the struggle during the
Great Arab Revolt, martyrdom operations in Palestine, and the revolutions in the Arab world.
- Is eating meat in Ramadan forbidden?
Is it true that whoever wishes to become a great sheikh should look for an intermediary to help him appear on television?
- Are the new terms of use in Windows 10 forbidden (haram) or permissible (halal)?
- To what extent is the legitimacy of the mentioned standards and ratios for determining halal companies, and what are the suggestions to avoid the unlawful (haram)?
- What is the ruling on benefiting from the money of a brother who works in governmental security institutions that rule by other than the Sharia of Allah and contain many abominations, and what is the description of Salatul Khawf (the Prayer of Fear) in guerrilla warfare?
- Is it permissible to benefit from a father's money acquired through bribery? Is earning from it considered lawful (halal) or unlawful (haram)? Is it valid to own a commercial shop that he bought with ill-gotten money and benefit from its profits? Is it permissible to inherit this money?
- How does one calculate the loss from lawful or unlawful money when selling something that was purchased with mixed funds, and its owner now wishes to repent and purify his wealth?
- What is the ruling on a student residing in America eating meals from the institute whose freedom from pork derivatives is difficult to ascertain, and how can that be verified?
- How can all animal hair and human hair be pure, while some say that the product L-cysteine is impure, and it is impermissible to consume foods containing it, given that it is made from animal hair, human hair, or synthetically? And is it permissible to eat pasta that contains chicken powder, along with the permissibility of eating meat from the lands of the People of the Book?
- What falls under sustenance (rizq)? Does it include money earned and what our relatives give us?
- To what extent is it permissible to use as evidence the narrations transmitted from the Companions and the stances narrated from scholars in scholarly issues, and are the rules of the People of Hadith adopted before using as evidence the rulings reported from them?
- Is it permissible to create a website to teach women how to use makeup for beautification, knowing that the content is translated from English to French, that profit is generated from advertisements, and that the target audience is women in Europe?
- Is working in a clinic that uses pirated computer programs to process X-ray images considered unlawful (haram)? And is the wage earned from this work lawful (halal) or unlawful (haram), knowing that the worker has no say in the use of these programs and is merely a technician?
- What is the ruling on working in an online game that relies on selling virtual items for real money, knowing that it does not contain indecent images and the work tasks are limited to supporting players, translating content, and managing the game? Is the money earned from it halal or haram? And what should be done with the money, food, and furniture purchased with it?
- Is money gained from investing a small amount in an online earning platform that doubled within four days considered permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)?
- What is the ruling on playing a fighting game that contains immodestly dressed female characters and religious symbols such as the cross as a protection icon for the fighter?
- Is health insurance for employees through insurance companies—where the company pays the annual subscription and the employee bears a small portion of the cost of some services—halal or haram?
- Is it obligatory to delete a blog that gained popularity due to publishing an explanation that was thought to be used for something unlawful, and then was deleted, with doubt about visitors continuing to follow it thereafter, and the blog owner's desire to profit from it?
- What is the ruling on a savings account in a bank?
- Is taking money in exchange for waiving a private right in theft unlawful (haram)? Is the money taken lawful (halal)? And is waiving the rights of both parties in exchange for payment from one party permissible?
- What is the ruling on the amount paid by the insurance company in the event of injury or death; is it impermissible (haram) or permissible (halal)?
- Is it permissible to take a commission from a contracting company in exchange for bringing it a project, without the knowledge of the owner of the engineering consulting office for whom I work? And is this lawful (halal) or unlawful (haram)?
- Is my work as a data entry clerk at the Ministry of Finance, which sometimes involves printing bank transfers for usurious entities, unlawful (haram) or lawful (halal), and is the money earned from it lawful (halal)?