Halal and Haram Foods
582 questions
What is the ruling on eating a type of fish that causes delirium, especially if eaten at night?
What is the ruling on a man tasting his semen? Is it forbidden or permissible?
Is it permissible to share with colleagues in paying a food bill that includes alcohol, knowing that what I pay is far less than the price of the halal foods they consumed?
Is participation in a comedy show that includes songs halal or haram?
How can I maintain kinship ties with my maternal uncle, who works in selling cigarettes and shisha, given the impermissibility of consuming from his money?
Is there money that is detestable (makrooh), and how should one deal with it, and is it permissible?
Is the salary earned from a ready-mix concrete company that cheats on the quantities of concrete and cement, issues fake invoices, and falsifies samples, considered permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)?
Is it permissible to attend the wedding of a neighbor and friend, knowing that her father's money is Haram?
Does working on programming a section of a computer program that specializes in recording financial transactions—specifically, one related to a page that records payment methods such as cash, check, Visa, and credit card, knowing that the program does not directly deal with Visa and credit card machines but only records that payment was made by them, and given the subsequent agreement with the management to create a new page that allows the user to add, delete, and modify the names of payment methods as they deem fit—make the received salary permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)? What are the implications of this? And is it permissible to continue working at the company if future modifications are requested for this section?
What is the ruling on financial dealings with a scholarship that stipulates a large penalty in the event of a student's withdrawal, and is it permissible to receive this scholarship at the Egyptian Post Office building, which is known for its usurious dealings?
Is the importers' financing service from outside the Kingdom, provided by the Saudi Fund for Development, which includes setting a profit margin and is paid in installments, halal or haram? Does it involve any suspicion of usurious loans? Is working on developing programs for it halal or haram?
What is the ruling on eating pizza that contains cheese mixed with pork fat, which was not known about until after eating a slice of the pizza?
Is it necessary to eat with the family despite not feeling hungry for five hours, and what is the correct Sunnah for eating?
Is the money paid by the juice company as compensation for the presence of mold in one of its products halal or haram?
Is insurance in its various forms permissible or impermissible (halal or haram)? Is it permissible for a health-insured individual to feign illness in order to benefit from medication and sell it, or to treat others using his insurance? And is it permissible for a brother to benefit from his brother's health insurance?
What is the ruling on consuming foods that contain red dyes extracted from a type of beetle that feeds on red berries?
Is it permissible for me to exchange the free baby formula samples I receive from company conferences for goods I need from supermarkets, without informing them of the formula's source, and is this permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)? If it is forbidden, how can it be made permissible?
What is the ruling on eating birds or fish that feed on filth, and what is the ruling on investing in such foods?
Is barley beer (Birch/Barbican) halal or haram, especially if it treats some health problems?
Is making a model of the Kaaba for children to circumambulate, with the intention of teaching them the rituals of Hajj and Tawaf, impermissible (haram) or permissible (halal)?
What is the ruling on disassociating oneself from a sister who does not respond to advice and guidance regarding her immodesty (tabarruj) and her sitting with non-mahram men (ajaneb)? Is this disassociation permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)?
Is the commission paid by the company for collecting and transferring funds to local clients permissible or forbidden (halal or haram)? And is it permissible to raise the transfer fee for clients?
Is working at Quest Net company permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)?
What is the ruling on the work of two brothers, one of whom works as a network engineer in a bank, and the other works in transmitting visual news for a news agency? And are their money and earnings unlawful?