Halal and Haram Foods
582 questions
How authentic is the story attributed to Abu Jahl on the night of the Hijra, when one of the youths asked him to scale the Prophet’s house—may God’s prayers and peace be upon him—and Abu Jahl slapped him, saying: "Do you want it to circulate among the Arabs that we scaled Muhammad’s house?"
What is the ruling on selling and caging birds within the boundaries of the Haram?
What is to be done if scholars differ on authenticating or weakening a hadith?
Is the profession of a swimming instructor permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram), and is the financial compensation derived from it permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)?
Is buying a house with a bank loan that includes an additional commission on the loan amount permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)?
Is it permissible for me, as a programmer, to create a website for a company that sells natural products, including alcoholic beverages, and would my earnings from this work be unlawful (haram)?
Is working as a translator for homosexuals who speak Arabic with psychiatrists' clinics permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)?
Is the action I took of receiving the price difference after the seller reduced it, without the knowledge of the original buyer (the company my friend works for), considered impermissible (haram) or permissible (halal), and what should I do with the money if it is impermissible, especially since my friend cannot inform his company about this?
Is the profit from providing Internet broadcasting to subscribers considered lawful (halal) or unlawful (haram), given that I cannot monitor the content of their browsing?
Is the compensation amount expected to be received from a car accident, which will exceed minor expenses, permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)?
Is money earned by a wife working as an occupational therapist for autism and learning difficulties patients at home, halal or haram, knowing that there are governmental restrictions on this work?
Is it permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram) to program an operating system specifically for beauty salons and massage parlors (SPAs) and lease it annually to these centers, while distinguishing between women's salons (where male employees are not allowed) and men's salons (where female employees are not allowed)?
Is it permissible for my husband to give a training course to three people, one of whom is an unveiled girl not adhering to Islamic guidelines? And is the money earned from this course permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)?
What is the ruling on the monthly retirement pension that is benefited from at the age of 63, calculated at 2% of the average wage, and from which the family benefits after death? And what is the ruling on the supplementary pension from the same governmental fund, which relies on a monthly deduction to disburse an additional pension at the age of 63?
Is a gift won from a commercial bank, as a result of a draw on coupons distributed to the public attending an event organized by the bank, permissible or forbidden (halal or haram)?
Is profit from designing T-shirts on the "Redbubble" website permissible or impermissible (halal or haram), knowing that the site displays designs on mannequins?
Is money earned from marketing products on a website that offers discounts of questionable authenticity, without knowing the prevailing prices in other markets, considered permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)?
How is it permissible to kill harmless dogs, even though they have a benefit in environmental balance, and why did Allah create them? Is it permissible to kill cats and dogs that steal food, given that they are living beings acting out of hunger? Is feeding them considered lawful (halal) or unlawful (haram) sustenance? And does my statement to my mother, "There is no issue that carries both prohibition and permissibility," make me an apostate, knowing that there are different opinions between permissibility, prohibition, and detestability regarding the issue of killing harmless dogs?
Is what I do — profiting from the plumber's wage that I arrange for the employer without his knowledge — considered unlawful (haram) or lawful (halal)?
Is money earned from forex trading halal or haram, especially after receiving a bonus conditioned on trading and realizing profits from it, knowing that there were swaps that were later canceled, and the bonus and part of the profits were deducted upon withdrawal? And is it permissible to donate this money to purify it?
Is money earned from trading considered permissible (halal) or impermissible (haram) if it is for the purpose of buying a car to avoid headache-inducing allergies caused by public transportation, especially since this headache negatively affects my university studies in medical school?
What is the ruling on working in the delivery of non-halal foods, or in a grocery store that sells forbidden items to those in need?
To what extent is the search for a lawful (halal) job strict, considering the presence of a suspicion of unlawfulness (haram) in some available jobs, such as delivering milk that may be used during the day in Ramadan, or transporting nurses' clothing that may reveal their 'awrah (parts of the body that should be covered)?
Is it permissible to use an internet card, purchased with the intention of committing a sin and then its owner repented, for studying?