I'm a Muslim and I live in Canada with my family. We don't eat any food that contains gelatine or pepsin as they are mainly extracted from the pigs. Last week at Al-Jazeera channel there was a program (Al-Sharee'ah Wa Al-Haya) and the speaker said they are Halaal according to a certain theory Al-Estehala). Is that right? Is the pepsin and Gelatin.. More
Is it ok in Islam to use cleaning agents such as Pine-sol and dishwashing detergents like Palmolive that contain alcohol to use in the house for cleaning? .. More
I have a question to ask about perfumes. All perfumes on the market contain alcohol. While offering Salah (prayers) can males/females use perfume on their body and cloths?.. More
Is it true that, when 'Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, was injured and about to die, a slave came to visit him whose lower garment were hanging below his ankles, and upon seeing that, 'Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, was very upset and asked that person to raise it above his ankles. Please advice me. .. More
It is a well established truth from both Sunnah and Hadeeth that any meat on which a name other than that of Allaah has been invoked while slaughtering, then it is Haraam for us to consume it. My question is: Is it Halaal to eat rice which is cooked along with this kind of Haraam meat? For e.g.: When eating Biryani, can we just have the rice and.. More
I live in a non-Muslim county. Most of the food, vitamins, and medicines available are made of things like gelatin and other components that might be made from pig fats. Sometimes it's really hard to avoid this food. Is it Haraam to take such foods, vitamins and medicines? .. More
I had recently moved to a Western country. In order to find out about the Halaal food items I have been taking help of several websites. But to my dismay (1) There are several products which are not mentioned in these websites (2) If one website claims a food product to be Halaal other website mentions it under the Haraam list (3) Mostly they.. More
Is pig derived gelatin Haraam? In Europe we have food products that contain gelatin and I do not know whether I am allowed to consume them, especially that we can live without some of these products such as confectionery products. .. More
I have a question about removing the extra hair of the eye brow, I know that "Nams" is Haraam, but what is Namas? Is it removing the whole eye brow, or changing its shape. What I am asking about is what about removing those extra little hair under the eye brow, the ones that grow individually alone, between the eye brow and the eye. Is it Haraam.. More