Question I was wondering if eating food that was cooked with wine is forbidden. The reason I would think the answer is not so straightforward is that just about all of the alcohol added to the food, which is a tiny amount, dissolves. There is no way it could induce intoxication. But would it be … Read more »

Question if a person drinks once only like one sip knowing it is bad but only drinks to see what bad is in it.and then decides to never try it again, how big of a sin is it? And what is the way of asking for forgiveness from ALLAH Almighty. Answer Curiosity and experimentation are … Read more »

Question The use of perfumes containing Alcohol is allowed or not. There are 2 views. alcohol is prohibited for drinking purpose only. So using perfumes containing alcohol is not prohibited, allowed to use. alcohol is najas. So perfumes containing najas is not allowed. Wassalam Answer Our understanding is that the first view is correct. This … Read more »

Question Is drinking alcohol officially prohibited in Islam? By that I mean that is there any verse in Qur’an which says that drinking alcohol is forbidden and if somebody drinks it then he’ll be punished on the Day of Judgment? Answer The Qur’an has given a clear and express directive against drinking liquor and intoxicants. … Read more »

Question By trying to live as a devout Muslim, I have come to feel close to God and I don’t think I have ever experienced a love as great as the love of Allah. In the past few weeks, I have even found myself in tears during supererogatory prayers. I was reading your article on … Read more »

Question What are Islam’s/modern Islamic society’s views if any on cruel experiments conducted on animals for medical and cosmetic research? In Islamic slaughter the animal is subjected to a slow and cruel death; cannot the cruelty be reduced by a quick slaughter? Why don’t the modern Islamic society prescribe certain guidelines to make the last … Read more »

Question What are Islam’s views,if any,on cruel experiments conducted on animals for medical and cosmetic research? In Islamic slaughter the animal is subjected to a slow and cruel death; cannot the cruelty be reduced by a quick slaughter? Why don’t the modern Islamic society prescribe certain guidelines to make the last days or hours of … Read more »

Question We have recently converted to Islam and Alhamdulillah. My question is that in India it is customary for Husband/Wife to use the other spouses’ urine for some applications like washing the her1 with it before shower. In some instances spouses drink drops of the partners urine for health. I Understand that a full wash … Read more »

Question Is lying (not speaking the truth) allowed in Islam? “Well, of course not”. That will be your first response, but here is a situation. Tell me what your response will be. Here is a weak man, who is being beaten by a gangster and thrown all over the place. The weak man, gets a … Read more »

Question Are the hacking wars between Israeli and Muslim web surfers permissible in Islam. They hack us and we hack back. Is it ok? Specially when hacking is considered a crime? These wars were dubbed by most newspapers as e-jihad. Fee Aman-Allah, Answer In my opinion, a Muslim should avoid resorting to any unethical practices. … Read more »