I have a bank account in a conventional bank in order to be able to receive my salary from my office, and it is mandatory. I have to go to the bank for my personal and official purposes. Sometimes, they offer me tea, but I always politely refuse. Today, however, they requested me to take tea in such way that it was hard to refuse it, so I accepted it... More
Is durian (Durio zibethinus), a fruit from Southeast Asia, haram? Thank you. .. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I came across a bottle in a store that says that it contains de-alcoholised red wine that can be served with food. It says that the wine is made from grapes. It also states that the de-alcoholised wine may contain up to 0.5%v/v, a level found in natural fruit juices. My question is: is this beverage halal for consumption? May Allaah.. More
Is eating saffron halal? .. More
Is is permissible to drink chocolate liquor? .. More
Does halal food become haram if touched by haram food? I work at a restaurant, and everything there is halal except for the chicken powder that is used to flavour the rice. If the restaurant workers touch the chicken rice, and touch normal rice with the same hands,does the normal rice become haram? Also note that the amount of chicken powder used is.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. My Mother bought me Coca Cola, and the Coca Cola came in a box with a picture of Santa (a Christmas figure) and snow. She bought this Coca Cola not for a bad thing but because she loves me and knows that I like it, and she is not a Christian and I am a Muslim. Am I allowed to drink this Coca Cola taking into consideration that it.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. Is it haram to buy snacks from an illegal, unlicensed shop? Does the food become haram due to it having been bought from an illegal shop? If a person ate that food while doubting whether it was right or wrong to eat this food, then what should he do now (after having eaten it)? .. More
Is eating fish on Fridays from the Sunnah? .. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I emailed a cheesecake factory asking them about alcohol in their cheesecake, and they replied, "However, all of our cheesecakes contain vanilla extract, which also contains alcohol. (See below**)" They included this info about the vanilla extract: "**Vanilla extract info -As for flavorings, almost all our cakes contain vanilla extract,.. More
In the United States of America, we have too many stores selling alcoholic beers that contain 5% - 8% alcohol per can or bottle. They also sell non-alcoholic beer such as Walmart and Meijer, but I checked it and it contains 0.5% or less alcohol, but they call it non-alcoholic beer. I asked someone about it (he is doing his PhD in Chemistry). He said,.. More
Is it permissible to use starch for making ceramic dough, which is used in making decorative flowers? .. More
What is the ruling on using edible substances to clean one's skin, for example by adding milk, honey or aromatic substance to the bathtub to clean the skin? .. More
Is it permissible (halal) to eat food cooked in alcohol stove? (medical alcohol used as a fuel and not poured into food) .. More
Salam, I heard from a Muslim food scientist that Grapeseed oil and Grapeseed extract are not halal. He said, "The source of grape seeds is not from grape because in order to obtained the grape seeds from grapes you have to destroy grapes which can be used for table grape purpose. So the only source of grape seeds is from when grapes is used to make.. More
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