Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is dying your hair blue or red permissible for males? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathābah Institute. Dying or colouring the hair, especially if one’s hair is losing its natural colour, is permissible…
Answered Shaykh Yūsuf Badat Question: Do you have any ruling on men wearing red colored clothing? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. Although there are differing views regarding men wearing red clothing, it is mubāḥ (allowed) according to…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is day trading of stocks permissible? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathābah Institute. Day trading involves buying stocks within a company, and then selling it again within a short span of time (usually…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is alcohol commonly found in bread, cookies, mayonnaise and baked beans ḥalāl according to Ḥanafī perspective? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. Islamic jurists have divided alcohol in two categories, khamr alcohol…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I am Irish and my new husband is Egyptian. He asked to do a misyār marriage and I accepted. This happened while sitting together. He called two of his male friends and a third man who I believe was the ‘imam’ to conduct and ask me to accept the…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the ruling on a woman who refuses her husband to see the children? Also, what is the ruling on women who claim their husband’s assets after divorce? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: A prisoner here in the UK needs money sent in, to pay for phone calls, extra food and other items. I am assuming this is permissible to give zakāt under the captives category? What if that person is a close family member? I know you cannot give zakāt to…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the Islamic ruling of 3 kinds of debts and paying zakāh? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathābah Institute. The three types of dept or money owing are as follows: Qawī: A…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: With respect to home industries who have ingredients in their homes such as flour and sugar which are used, both for personal home use and at times for business use. The extent of business use would depend on orders that they receive in the future. What would be the…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Would this form of commission be allowed in Islam? Employer (owner of merchandise) tasks employees (agents) with selling merch. They are relatively free where, how and the price for which they sell. However, the owner requires a minimum amount from each item (eg. £10). When the agents sells the…