The question you have asked has no simple answer at all, and below is my brief explanation of options available to you although some suggestions are controversial and there are valid differences of opinion. And Allah knows best. Firstly, all online purchases function by utilising one of the following options: i) Debit cards ii) Credit cards iii) Electronic transfers from …
Is Music allowed in Islam?
The question of music is a complex one and there are valid differences of opinion surrounding it. As a quick introductory statement, we as Muslims must realise that understand the Fiqh (Legal Ruling) of any matter is not as simple as quoting a Qur’anic verse or pointing to a Hadeeth. In fact, the Companions, and definitely the two generations following …
Are you a sufi Shakh? Will you be my murshid? What is your spiritual lineage?
Assalaamu ‘alaikum! My immediate spiritual and intellectual lineages do not follow the traditional Sufi silsila. Rather they are inseparably woven together and go back from Maulana Ansari to Dr Muhammad Iqbal to Maulana Jalaludin Rumi. Maulana Abdul Aleem Siddiqui was the spiritual mentor of my teacher – but he has not played any significant direct role in my intellectual or …
What percentage of currency should we invest in gold/silver to protect our wealth?
You should keep in paper currency only those funds that are needed to be used, and all the rest should be converted to whatever has intricsic value.
I am female and wish to marry. If I see someone who is suitable for marriage, what should I do?
Women have the freedom to propose marriage just as much as men.
As an accountant, I record business transactions, some including Riba. Is this haraam?
Four persons involved in Riba are cursed – he who takes, he who gives, he who records and the two witnesses.
Is it Riba to earn points from a “reward card” at the supermarket and redeem them for gifts?
It would not be Riba, but such a transaction (i.e. 2 in 1 transaction) is invalid and would not be allowed in a Muslim market.
The Hadith says that only gold/silver would be beneficial. Is it worthless to own or purchase land?
The blessed Prophet (sallalahu ‘alahi wa sallam) also advised “if you have land – hold on to your land; and if you have animals – hold on to your animals . . .”
Will there be any major event on 21st December 2012?
It seems possible that what-would appear-to-be natural disasters can occur in 2012, and that our enemies would exploit that opportunity to their advantage. For example, a false-flag earthquake can devastate Caracas and a simultaneous US-led invasion of Venezuela can take place. We can also expect another such earthquake to devastate Islamabad/ Rawalpindi and take down Pakistan’s nuclear plants as well. …
Will Imam al-Mahdi arrive before or after Dajjal?
My view is that Imam al-Mahdi will not emerge and declare himself to be the Mahdi until Dajjal has completed his mission and declared himself to be the Messiah.