
Principles of Fiqh
Places Where Prayer Is Not Allowed
1- Prophet Muhammad forbade praying in seven places: garbage dumps, slaughterhouses, graveyards, the middle of the road, bathrooms, camel pens and on top of the Ka`bah. But this Hadith is inauthentic. 2- It is not valid to quote an inauthentic Hadith to prove that it is not allowed to pray in these places. However, some of these places are mentioned in a sound Hadith: “All the earth is a place of prostration, apart from graveyards and bathrooms.”SaveIslamic Guidelines for Permissible Investment
Islamic guidelines for permissible investment in companies: 1- The company invests in permissible ventures; 2- There should be no guarantee of the capital; 3- The profit should be known and agreed upon.SaveForbidden Types of Imitating the Disbelievers
The prohibition on imitating the disbelievers applies only to that which is exclusively theirs and which is not common to them and the Muslims. Wearing pants and suits is permissible and there is nothing wrong with it because it is not exclusive to the disbelievers.SaveWisdom Behind Purification in Islam
The wisdom behind purification in Islam includes: 1. Purification is in harmony with the sound nature (fitrah) that Allah, may He be exalted, instilled in people. 2. Islam is a religion of cleanliness and beauty, and it encourages its followers to stand out among other people by cleaning their bodies, combing their hair, wearing the purest of clothes and smelling good. 3. Modern, well-founded scientific studies have proven that cleanliness and purification protect a person from many diseases, and that filth is the cause of many diseases. 4. The Muslim is required to meet and converse with his Lord, may He be exalted [in prayer]. 5. Whoever strives to purify his body and clothes from filth and impurities should be even keener to purify his heart and soul of bad characteristics.SaveSunnah Prayers: 10 or 12?
1- The correct view is that the regular Sunnah prayers are twelve Rak’ahs: 2 Rak’ahs before Fajr; 4 Rak’ahs before Dhuhr, with 2 Salams, and 2 Rak’ahs afterwards; 2 Rak’ahs after Maghrib; and 2 Rak’ahs after `Isha’. 2- Sunnah prayers should be offered individually except in cases in which the Sunnah is to offer them in congregation, such as Tarawih prayers.SaveCan You Leave Work Early without Permission?
The employee must be present and remain in the workplace for the duration of the working hours agreed upon, whether he has work or not. But if the employee needs to leave for some errand or purpose that is difficult to delay until after working hours, he may leave with the permission of the management.SaveDealing with Companies and Apps that Support Homosexuals
If not dealing with companies and apps that support homosexuals will achieve the purpose of deterring these companies from supporting evil, or it will make known the evil that the company is committing, which is their support of homosexuals, and denouncing them for that and making their actions known to people, then we must refrain from buying from these companies and refuse to deal with them.SaveRuling on offering supplication for one who forwards a video or who gives charity and says: This is charity on behalf of everyone who forwards the video
SaveIs Pus Impure?
The jurists agree that if pus is expelled by the human body, it is impure, because it comes under the heading of unclean things (Al-khaba’ith: unclean, impure, evil things).SaveIs There Zakah Due on Factory Products?
Zakah is due on the products that are ready for market, and also on the raw materials because they were bought with the intention of processing them and trading in them. Zakah must be paid on gold, silver and cash, and also on trade goods, livestock and anything extracted from the ground. Zakah must also be paid on the balances in the bank. Zakah must also be paid on debts that are owed to you by others.Save