To my understanding we are supposed to show affection towards animals. What is the case with pigs? In some areas in India people bring pigs and keep them in the locality so they eat the dirt and keep the locality clean. Should we kill them? Or take them to another place? In general what should be the treatment of pigs?.. More
Can we eat the meat slaughtered by the Finnish people (beef and chicken)? I have read in the book of Dr. Yusef Al-Qaradawi (al Halal & al Haram), that it is Halal, but I have heard from many others that it is Haram. How it can be while it is very clear in Holy Qur'an that the food of People of the Book is Halal? Could you please clarify?.. More
Is it permissible to eat the frozen chicken from Brazil that comes by the name "Saadia" even if it states it is slaughtered according to Islamic customs?.. More
I'm 27 years old and I suffer from baldness on the side of my head. Can I wear a wig or transplant from the back of my head to the front side? Please give advise with the Islamic view... More
I once received a forwarded e-mail from my friend which stated that: "Everything with yellow 5 is Haram"! The e-mail said that one Muslim brother who is doctor and his wife who is a chemist said Yellow 5 is Haram, after reading the ingredients of Mountain Dew because it had Yellow 5. Since then, I feared eating anything that had Yellow 5 on it such.. More
When people return from Hajj/Umrah they mix zam-zam water with normal water and give it to their guests. Is this allowed to increase the water? .. More
From Saheeh al-Bukhari we know that urine of camels may be used for curing the ill. May the urine of other animals (cows, sheep etc.) be used for curing? May human urine be used as a medicine as some doctors consider it beneficial for curing certain diseases (so-called urine therapy)? We need your Fatwa with evidence from great Muslim scholars.. More
IfI have a farm of chickens andI want to sacrifice them Halal doI have to say Bismillah for each one, or can I say Bismillah for all at the beginning whenI sacrifice them? .. More
I would like to ask whether there is any Fatwa regarding Genetically Modified Food (GMF). It is widely produce in US, but Europe is not accepting it for many reasons including that Europe believes GMF is dangerous for health. I read one article on genetically modified sheep; the sheep gene is modified using human gene! Such activity, I believe,.. More
Is it permissible to use in baking or cooking something that is fermented and smells like alcohol? I recently made a sourdough starter for making bread and I'm not really sure if it's Islamicly approved to use something that smells so strongly of alcohol. I don't know if it will become alcoholic but any advice based on sound Ahadith will be appreciated... More