
Principles of Fiqh
Is It Prohibited in Islam to Buy Stolen Goods?
1- It is not permissible to buy stolen goods even if they were stolen from non-Muslims. The one who buys something knowing that it is stolen is sinning, and part of his repentance is returning it to its owner and returning its price to the one to whom he sold it. 2- If the wealth that you take from your father is the actual stolen property that he bought, then it is not permissible for your father or for you.SaveDid Prophet Muhammad Exercise?
We do not know of anything in the Sunnah to indicate that Prophet Muhammad used to do any kind of exercise or play sports as known nowadays. The Companions used to train in horsemanship and the skills of fighting and running, and they were extremely strong and tough.SaveAre Discount Coupons Permissible in Islam?
Discount coupons which are obtained in return for payment are prohibited because they involve several infractions of Islamic teachings. Free coupons that are offered to purchasers without them having to pay anything in return are permissible and there is nothing wrong with using them and benefitting from them.SaveCan a Muslim Work as a Web Designer?
1- If you are a web designer and someone comes to you and you know that he wants to design a website that he will use for prohibited purposes, then it is not permissible for you to design the website for him. 2- If you do not know anything about the reason he is asking for website design, or if the site will most likely be used for permissible and beneficial things, then there is nothing wrong with you designing it and selling it.SaveCan Muslims Work for Companies that Deliver Documents and Parcels?
Working for a company that transports documents and parcels is permissible, but if the company specialises in transporting unlawful things, such as delivering documents for Riba-based banks, or transporting alcohol, movies or music, then working for it becomes unlawful.SaveIs Hunting Prohibited in Islam?
1- Hunting land game is permissible except for one who is in a state of Ihram for Hajj or `Umrah, or is within the boundaries of the Haram zone even if he is not in Ihram. 2- With regard to fishing and catching other kinds of seafood, it is permissible for the one who is in Ihram and others alike. 3- Whoever hunts permissible animals in order to benefit from them by selling them to earn money, or eating them, giving them as gifts, and so on, there is nothing wrong with that according to scholarly consensus.SaveCannot Pray Standing Up
If the worshipper is able to stand and lie down, but he is not able to sit, then he may pray standing, leaning forward for bowing and prostrating, and reciting the Tashahhud whilst standing, then saying the Taslim. If there is a sick person who can either stand for the entire prayer or sit for the entire prayer, then he should pray sitting.SaveConditions of Eating Meat Slaughtered by Jews and Christians
Meat slaughtered by Jews or Christians is permissible subject to two conditions: 1. The meat is slaughtered as a Muslim does it, by cutting the throat and oesophagus and letting the blood flow. 2. No name other than that of Allah should be mentioned over it.SaveForbidden Types of Disbelievers’ Clothing
The clothes of the disbelievers which the Muslims are forbidden to wear are those which are worn exclusively by the disbelievers and are not worn by anyone else. As for those which are worn by both disbelievers and Muslims, there is nothing wrong with wearing them and that is not disliked because they are not exclusive to the disbelievers.SaveHow High Should the Sutrah Be?
It is recommended for the Imam and the one who is praying alone to pray facing a Sutrah. The best Sutrah that a person puts when praying is the height of the back of a saddle, approximately two-thirds of a cubit, but if it is less than that, it does not matter; even if it is an arrow or a stick, it is acceptable.Save