Business and Trade
Buying and Selling Cats
Question:
Assallam Alaikum Wa Rahmat Allah, Is it halal or haram to keep and buy and sell cats? I am wondering what is our Madhhab’s view on cats.
Country: USA
Answer:
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
In his Fatawa v. 4, p. 240, Ibn Hajar al-Haytami discussed some details which pertain to owning and buying or selling a cat. Firstly, it is recommended to raise and breed them. And secondly, he mentioned that it is permissible to buy or sell a domesticated cat, but not a wild one.
And Allah knows best.
Shafiifiqh.com Fatwa Dept.
Read MoreThe Ruling on Riba
Question:
Is it halal to get interest on my bank account in a country such as UK?
Country: United Kingdom
Answer:
As salamu alaykum wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
Riba [interest, usury] is unlawful. Allah says in the 275th verse of Surah al-Baqarah,
الذين يأكلون الربوا لا يقومون إلا كما يقوم الذي يتخبطه الشيطان من المس
“Those who eat riba will not stand (on Qiyamah) except like that of one beaten by Shaytan leading him to insanity.”
Dealing with Someone Who’s Wealth is Unlawful
Question:
As salamu alaykum. I would like to know what is the rule about the unlawful money, can you explain that to me inch’Allah? I am a member of an association and we are ignorant about that. We think that the unlawful money (made from alcohol or anything else which is haram) can’t be accepted by us when someone wants to give us money and we know that he made his money from haram business. Is it right? Inch’Allah can you clarify the rules about haram and halal money please? BarakAllahu’fik. Wa’salam.
Country: France
Answer:
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
Imam Ghazzali maintained that it is unlawful to deal with a person whom it is known that most of his wealth comes from an unlawful source. Yet, this view has been deemed anomalous. The relied-upon view comes in Sharh al-Muhadhdhab v. 9, p. 345 and Rawdat al-Talibin v. 7, p. 337, that it is disliked to deal with a person whom it is known that most of his wealth comes from an unlawful source: the degree of dislike depending on how much doubt there is in the wealth. If one knows, with certainty, that the wealth is from an unlawful source, then it is unlawful. Ibn Hajar al-Haytami discussed this in Tuhfah v. 7, p. 180.
And Allah knows best.
Shafiifiqh.com Fatwa Dept.
Read MoreTranslating Islamic Works and Then Selling Them
Question:
as salamu alaikum,
Is it permissible to translate a work in Shafi’i fiqh and then sell it?
Country: Germany
Answer:
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
It is permissible to translate an Islamic work, in Shafi’i fiqh or other subjects, and then offer copies of the work for sale. Abu Muhammad al-Bayhaqi was one of Imam al-Haramayn’s students, he had the ability to write at a fast pace. He scribed Imam al-Haramayn’s Nihayat al-Matlab for him over twenty times. Sayyid Ahmad Bey mentioned that he would scribe copies of Nihayat al-Matlab, and then offer those for sale. (Murshid al-Anam 1/238)
And Allah knows best.
Shafiifiqh.com Fatwa Dept.
Read MoreIs selling cigarettes and tobacco permissible?
Question:
as salamu alaikum,
What is the ruling on selling cigarettes and tobacco?
Answer:
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
Cigarettes’ and other forms of tobaccos’ being cancerous is well-known, as is a tobacco user’s increased risk for lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, etc, etc. For this reason, using tobacco is unlawful as is selling it. (Bughyat al-Mustarshidin p. 158, 321-33; Bujayrimi on Khatib v. 5, p. 233; Qalyubi on Mahalli v. 1, p. 69) It is necessary that one avoid dealing in tobacco; any profit had from it is devoid of blessings, goodness, and extremely disliked. (Bughyat al-Mustarshidin p. 158)
And Allah knows best.
Shafiifiqh.com Fatwa Dept.
Note: Also see the chapter titled “Tahrim At-Tadkhin” or “Smoking [the forbiddance of]” in the English translation of ‘Umdat As-Salik, known as “Reliance of the Traveller” by Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller wherein he quotes both the ‘Ulama‘ of the past and of the (post) modern era holding the view that it is forbidden (haram).
Read MoreA question on a man teaching women
Question:
My wife teaches in an Islamic evening school. The institute is formed of a management committee which is made up of two scholars and one mufti. Most recently, the management decided that they felt, for reasons unknown to anyone, that the female teachers are lacking in their tajweed, and thus, this is reflected in the teaching as lower school pupils pick it up incorrectly.
The management decided that a twice weekly session would run for the female teachers for 10 weeks. The lessons would be conducted by the mufti and all the female teachers (eight of them) would attend. The female teachers naturally said that they would rather have a female tajweed teacher. The management rejected the idea. They are adamant that only the mufti will conduct the classes.
Also bear in mind that all the female teachers would be wearing their abayas and a niqab.
In the original plan, the seating was set up which all the females disagreed with. In the end, the management decided on the seating system which I have also included.
What I would like to know is, in the Shafii Madhab, is a male teacher allowed to conduct a class of females only, without a physical barrier in place? Is the seating plan which has been included a valid set up in the Shafii Madhab?
Answer:
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
In respect to looking at a member of the opposite sex for teaching, Ibn Hajar mentioned,
يظهر فيما يجب تعلمه وتعليمه كالفاتحة وما يتعين فيه ذلك من الصنائع المحتاج إليها بشرط فقد جنس ومحرم صالح وتعذر من وراء حجاب ووجود مانع خلوة أخذا مما مر في العلاج
“It is clear in what is obligatory to teach and learn, like Surah al-Fatihah, and what is specific to needed occupations, with the condition that there is no member of the same sex or a pious relative, and that there is a difficulty from behind a partition, and that there is present one who prevents unlawful seclusion; extrapolating from what came previously under receiving medical treatment.” (Tuhfat al-Muhtaj v. 7. p. 204)
Therefore, if there is a female tajwid teacher available, or one of the women has a relative who can teacher her, then either should be given preference. If not, then the classes must be conducted from behind a partition, unless that entails undue difficulty. There must never be unlawful seclusion with a member of the opposite sex.
And Allah knows best,
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