Halal and Haram Foods
592 questions
Is money earned from working in the field of repacking old paints into new containers, which are then sold as new, considered lawful (halal) or unlawful (haram)?
Is publishing programs that include "cracks" on forums impermissible (haram) or permissible (halal), and does this fall under the category of "concealing knowledge"?
Is working in customer service for Hebrew-speaking clients at a call center permissible (halal), forbidden (haram), or disliked (makruh)? And is it permissible to translate and publish non-political news about the shortcomings of Israeli society?
What is the legal ruling regarding an intermediary (facilitator) taking a sum of money from bank clients in exchange for submitting and following up on their financing applications through a bank employee? Is this money considered lawful (halal) or unlawful (haram)? And what should be done if it is unlawful and has been used to build on a piece of land?
Is it impermissible (haram) or permissible (halal) to differentiate in treatment between children by lending one of them money for a business and enjoying the profits, without lending the others similarly? And does the one who is harmed have the right to borrow the same amount for the same duration?
Is the excess mobile phone allowance given to an employee permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram), and is its use for purposes other than official work calls permissible?
Is it permissible to trust Western restaurants that display "Halal" on their facades but sell alcohol, and is it permissible to eat from them?
What is the ruling on raising insects and reptiles like spiders and snakes, and what is the ruling on eating them?
Is it permissible to eat chicken or meat that does not bear the "halal" stamp in a European country where halal meat is not available at all?
Is stealing iron from a company that has departed unlawful (haram) or lawful (halal), and how can one atone for this sin?
Is programming a training course for installing satellite receiver devices for an American company that broadcasts channels containing obscene and promiscuous content, in addition to scientific content, considered impermissible (haram) or permissible (halal)?
What is the ruling on using programs and operating systems for something forbidden?
Is sobia made only from vanilla, coconut, milk, and sugar, without any yeast or starch, halal or haram?
Is it forbidden to feel hatred towards bed bugs, which God created and which harm humans and transmit germs?
What is the ruling on circumventing the Central Bank's law which stipulates paying 20% of the property price, by increasing the appraised value on paper? And in this case, is the amount paid to the seller and the broker's commission permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)? And what is the ruling on writing a lower value in land sale contracts to avoid paying the 3% to the Ministry of Housing, especially given the lack of basic services in some areas?
What is the ruling on feeding chicken droppings to cows and sheep whose meat is eaten and milk is drunk?
Is the use of external loudspeakers in the mosque to broadcast audible and inaudible prayers, lessons, sermons, and announcements, which causes disturbance to neighbors and prevents them from using their phones or opening their windows, considered permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)?
What is the ruling on dealing with a friend who borrowed from the usurious "LONASAG" to acquire a car on which he works with his brother, knowing that he is stubborn in discussions? Are his funds considered unlawful, and what should be done to convince him?
What is the ruling on one who frequently commits makrooh acts?
Is it permissible to bring a Hindu worker into the house for henna designs, and what may be revealed to her due to the lack of a Muslim woman doing this work, and is this halal or haram?
Does the wife bear a sin or guilt for her involvement in the funds of a tobacco shop registered in her name, despite her attempts to persuade her husband to abandon it? And is there an expiation required of her for that? And does sin fall upon the husband? And what is the obligatory expiation upon him?
Is taking the financial difference between the cost of hotel parking and that of a more distant, less expensive parking facility, while charging the higher cost to the company, considered unlawful (haram) or lawful (halal)?
Is changing the expiry date of fish and shrimp and their country of origin in order to sell them after the expiration of their Egyptian validity considered impermissible (haram)? And does abstaining from participating in that remove the sin, or is it obligatory to leave the job entirely, knowing what is happening?
Is a verbal agreement between a lawyer and his client on a 35% share of the recovered amount permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)?