Miscellaneous

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,

Hope you are well

We are developing a range of perfume sprays which contain alcohol denat,

As you already know there is confusion within the muslims as to whether alcohol denat is halal or not,

I have read your fatwa on alcohol use in perfume & was hoping you could supply a summarised version so i could use it on the back of our packaging,

our brand is called Vieri Perfume .. you may have seen the product.. it has already been launched and we want to use a fatwa on the new packaging which we are developing,

the e mail address that the payment was sent from is: [email protected]

Inshallah will make a further donation to your organisation.. pls can you contact me asap and let me know how much time it will take to complete this,

for your information the fatwa should not be more than approximately 550 characters long including spaces.. should be straight to the point and easy to understand

Please contact for further information

thanks

Hamza

AssalamuAlaikum w.w.

I am in the process of making a Shariah Will. I would like to clarify some matters before finalising the will. I live in the United Kingdom.

My situation is:
I am married with 4 children, Alhamdulillah. My first child is from another marriage. I bought my property solely from my work wages, my first child's maintenance monies and all of my mine and my children's government benefit monies (child benefit, child tax credit and working tax credit). My husband did not contribute at all whilst purchasing the house, neither did he contribute towards the renovation, loft conversion, buying furniture and appliances. This house was bought mortgage free (the current value is approximately �325,000). The car we own is in my name and it was bought from my wages and my father contributed towards it. I also have a substantial amount of money in my bank account made from my work wages and the children government benefits as stated above. When I bought my property, the solicitor was my husband's friend, and my husband included his name in the title deed without my consent, I did not say anything as I did not want to hurt his feelings.

My husband's argument is that he was looking after the 2 children for 3.5 yrs when I went to work. I am currently on career break for my fourth child and has always worked part-time (school hours only) so I can be at home when my children returns home from school. My husband did not have a job then as he is from abroad and was unable to find a job whereas I was already in a well paid job when married to him. He says that he should receive all of the children's government benefits and my first child's maintenance monies.

My questions are:
1) According to Shariah, does my husband have a share in the property?

2) Was my husband correct in including his name in the property?

3) Am I allowed to keep and use my children's benefit monies on them/us (i.e., taking them on holiday etc) or do I need to give them to my husband?

4) Do I need to give my first child's maintenance monies to my husband?

5) (a) After my deceased, according to shariah, would my husband be entitled to a share in the property which was brought from my work wages and from my children's benefit money and child maintenance money?

(b) If yes, would it be one quarter share of the full value of the property or will he have a share in more than half of the property (three quarter) as his name is on the title deed?

6) Will he have a quarter share from my bank savings made from my work wages and my children's monies, bearing in mind that he has not contributed anything?

7) If he is entitled to a share, then how to distribute it as the childrens government monies is also in the property and in my bank account?

8) My concern is that, after my deceased, if my husband gets re-married, I do not want his wife or the children he has had from that marriage to have any share in the property that was purchased from my wages and my children's monies as he did not contribute a penny. I also heard that his parents would have a share in his estate too (if alive). I worked very hard to accumulate all of the above for my children and did not spend much on myself. I want my children to inherit all the above (apart from bequest to muslim charities) as there was no contribution from my husband. Is this permissible in Shariah?

9) The other concern is that I do not want my husband to have to leave the property either until he is deceased. I would like for him to be able to live in the property, should he wish to do so, until he is deceased then for my children only to inherit the property. Is this allowed in Shariah?

My husband has a substantial amount of savings which he has invested abroad and is under his brothers name.

Please inform me whether the above mentioned is permissible in Shariah. If not, how can I make the will according to Shariah bearing my children full interest in mind. I am so confused.

JazakAllah khair. May Allah SWT reward you abundantly.

Asslam aliakum

I am strictly following on Hanifi Mahabas, and proud to be a Hanifi and father, forefather belongs to same, but I have read in Qur'an Allah say:

"And Allah has beautiful Names, so cal upon him by them, and leave the company of those who deviate concerning his names. They will be recompensed for what they used to do (sooratul-Araaf 7:180)

And our great imam Abu Haneefah said, 'it is detested for the supplicate too say, 'I ask You by the right of so and so,' or, 'By the right of your prophets and Messengers, and by the right of the Sacred House and the Scared Sanctuary.' (sharhul-Aqeedatut-Tahaawiyyah (p.234) and ithaafus-Saadaatul-Mustaqeem (2/285) and sharhul-Fiqhil-Akbar (p.198) of al-Qaaree)

And Abu Haneefah said, 'it is not befitting for anyone to call upon Allah, except by him, and it is even more detestable for him to say: By the junctures of Hon our from your throne, or 'By the Right of Your Creation' Al-fiqhul-Absat (p.56). this is what we know worshipping or supplicating from Quran and Imam Abu hanifa Rah..

What is the teaching of Tableegh Jammat in Fadhail Amaal chapter Fadhail Durood, p.97 incident no (hikayat) 35: the Messenger of Allah (allegedly) said: "Whoever wants something from anyone should go to grave and supplicate to Allah for it.

Again on p.109, incident # (Hikayat) -48, Fadhail Durood (last chapter Fadhail Amaal, Vol I) sh. Abu Khair Qattah said that: I went to Madinah and stayed there for five days but did not achieve the pleasure and satisfaction. I went to the graves of the Prophet, Hadhrat Abu Bakr and Hadhrat Umar and said "O Messenger of Allah I am your guest tonight.' then I left the place and slept behind the minbar. I saw in my dream that the prophet of Allah with Abu Bakr on his right, Umar on his left and Ali was in front of them all. Hadrat Ali then shook me and said that the messenger of Allah has come to visit me I got up and kissed the prophet between his eyes. The Messenger of Allah then gave me a piece of bread which I ate half and when I woke up the other half was in my hand.

When our Qur'an and Imam Abu Hanifa rah is saying something, but this Tableegh Jammat teaching against our Qur'an and Imam Abu Hanifa, which is right? Give me Clear Answer to this Question?

i want to know about hazrat hakeem akhter sahib.and if it is ok to take bayat from him ...secondly what about al huda trust , is it ok to attend lectures of dr.farhat hashmi ?

Dear Mufti Saheb, Assalamu Alaikum.

I have a problem with my daughter's name. Since I liked the name and it sounded unique, I had selected this name. Now my daughter is grown up. But she has problems of personality and marriage. Every time a proposal comes, there is some hindrance in it. Given below are the names of my daughter, her mother & my name:

Daughter name: FAREESA HASSAN
Her mother's name: RUBINA HASSAN
Her father's name: MAHMOOD HASSAN

I want to find out:

1. What is the meaning of my daughter's name FAREESA?
2. Is this name suitable or not suitable?
3. Should I change her name?

Please reply to my above questions.
Thanks & regards
Mahmood Hassan

salaam 2 u all at mufti says i have a question who is moulana abdul hamid isaac saab plz can u give a little detail of him ie education occupation etc a freind had asked me and i was unaware of the answer i belive the mentioned shaykh resides in azaadville in johannesburg barkallahu feekum ma, asalaam

is it permissible for a woman to breast-feed her baby in full view of her brother who is 2 yrs youngerthan her?she thinks bro-sis have to cover only navel to knees in front of each other so she can bare her breast in front of her brother?

Respected Mufti

1. What is the command regarding shredding paper that contains Allah's name or Quranic Aayaat? (with references please)

2. Would it be possible to recycle such paper? (i.e dispose of it in one's recycle bin) (again with references)

3. At a time when thousands of article, magazines and newsletters are being distributed monthly please advise on appropriate disposal methods.

In addition i would like to add that burying such a large amount is unpractical and unavailable to most people.

Shukran

Assalamialaikum,

By the grace of Almighty I have been blessed with two daughters. They are 3 years and 1 year old respectively; I have searched over the internet sites and choose their names as "Sazma Anaum" and "Uzma Anaum" respectively; the meaning of those two names (According to those sites) are "The Beautiful Blessings of Allah" and "The Greatest Blessings of Allah" respectively. Now I am not sure if these names are Arabic names or not. Even these are not arabic and have been derived from some other language then are the names OK for their meanings? I think language is not at all a condition for names rather the meaning (what so ever the language is) is more important. Please let me know your well thought opinion on their names.

Assalamualaikum

Mohammad Zakaria Habib

Assalamu Alaykum, my entrie family in pakistan left me and refused to give me share from my late fathers property, i feel rejected by whole community and find my self weak to live this kind of life should i end my life as there is no reason to live or shall i go back to family and get abused from them as i am scared and dont know what to do please reply thanks Assalamu Alaykum

Asslamualikum Mufti abu bakar karolia sahab.

I got a fatwa about alcohol denat dated 3rd Nov 2006 it says it is is permissible to use perfumes which have alcohol made from other products than grapes dates and barley. i wanted to know if alcohol made from wheat is permissible to use in making perfume.could you please explain why alcohol made from grapes, barley and dates is not permissible and why alcohol made from other products is halal.
Jazakallah.

If you want copy of fatawa i can provide it to you.

Usama kosada

I have a question in relation to the general advice given by midwives and health vistors.

in order to encourage a child to fall asleep on his own and not be scared or attention seeking the advice given is that if a child above the age of 1 years is waking frequently during the night and does not settle without a dummy or rocking etc then the child can be sleep trained by allowing it to 'cry it out'

This means that slowly over a period of weeks the mother initially checks that the child is clean and not unwell then distances herself from the child for about 5 minuites
then the next day 10 minutes etc
and each day takes longer before going in to the child, leaving the child to cry in the bed and eventually fall asleep on his own.
it is difficult to go into detail as the are many different approaches. the following quote is from the nhs website:
"If your child cries, leave them for 5-10 minutes before going back in and settling them down again.
Don�t pick them up or take them downstairs. If your child gets up, put them back to bed again."

http://www.nhs.uk/Planners/birthtofive/Pages/Commonsleepproblems.aspx

My question is that is this permissible?

sorry for the lengthy question.

(*Kindly do not post on website*)
Assalamualikum,

A relative of mine wished to purchase a pair of shoes from an online store. She chose the shoe, saw the cost price (not including

shipping and duties) and gave me the link to buy it for her. She said at that time she would pay the costs for it.
Before buying and paying for this pair, I also saw another pair of shoes on this website for my mother and told this relative I would buy the shoes for her and pay for it and she did not object to this. I therefore purchased two pair of shoes from this site and combined the shipping costs and when it arrived here, I paid for the duties collectively (note the duties were calculated differently for each, but the receipt I have only shows one figure as the Post Office does not itemise).
When the items came, I told this relative about it, and she came to my house, having been given the shoes for her by my mother.

She had them on before I could come out to greet her, and I told her to take them off as they are not hers as yet. She did this, and I then handed them over to her, saying 'here this is a gift for you', to which she accepted, said 'Thank You' and took them home.
Now, about two weeks later, she decides to pay for them. She said she wanted to pay for the item, and I told her I would not accept any payment. She then sent by me a sum of money in US dollars far in excess of what I paid for her item.
My question then is whether or not I can accept this money, as I am concerned of the following:
(1). That the gift having been accepted by her now rests in her possession, and thus how can I receive money for an item not owned by me?
(2) Alternatively, she would have undertaken to pay the cost I incurred in acquiring the item- which is a fixed amount (different from value of the item). As I said I intended to pay for the item for her and thus grouped it together with something for my mother. Thus, it is almost impossible to calculate the exact cost (re duties and shipping) I incurred for this item, and my concern here is then whether accepting more or less of this fixed cost would be counted as interest? For example if it cost me $77 and I took $75, or even average it to $80 would this be ok?
Finally, as I said she gave the money in US dollars, and the currency rate at that time is different from now, and the money charged from my account was charged under my local currency. Is it then permissable to accept this US money? Would I have to pay back in local or US?
In this situation what should I do- return the money? keep all the money she sent? insists for a return of the gift (as she expresses to pay for it so she thus rejects it)?
I would be grateful for your islamic advice on this matter.
JazakALLAH for your time.
-Abdullah

my son Shahmir Faisal is 1.6 years of age. He started walking at the age of one year and 4 months. He is still not able to talk although some time he says "Ammi" or "Papa".
Someone has told us that his name "Shahmir" is heavy on him. Coz Shahmir means "King of the kings" which is only GOD.

Now tell us whether we should change his name or not?

I believe that whatever happens, happens for a good reason from Allah...

Keeping it short, i want to ask should a person do a istikhara himself or ask other people to do it for themselves. In our society, we tend to ask the Imam and other religious people to do it.

I want advice that because Allah knows the will of the heart,

1) Should a person do Istikhara themselves or through parents or should they ask other people who are not directly aware and involved in the matter to do the istikhara....

2) Also, how many times should a person do a Istikhara? Should they be content with 1-2 times or should it be done 7 times incase it comes unfavorable?

3) What if the istikhara comes favorable from one side and unfavorable from other side??

Please quote any relevant hadith or fatwa with reference in this regard...

I am really really worried and any help will be rewarded by Allah

JazakAllah

1 i wanted to know who are the muftis whao answer the questions and queries?


2 i know that acording to the hanafi fiqh if the chest is shifed away frm the qiblah the salah is batil, but what is the view of imam malik ra and what is the refrence

3 ruling about nasheeds with indian tone jaiz or not?

4 is celebrating mawlid jaiz or not?

salam brothers.
i have been wondering if a person can donate sperm to help others who cannot have babies with their partners. is this permissible in our religion. please let me know.

Asalaam Aliakum,i have a question regarding my father in-law. i am married to my husband who is a revert and has been for nearly 6 years Allhamdulilah. we often go down to see his father who is a hindu. he offers us food and drink. i just wanted to know if its permissable to eat and drink from there, if not then what would one say and do without hurting that persons feelings.

walaikum salaam

Asalam-O-Alaikum,

Alhamdulilah My daughter is 11 month old and her name is "Laiba". When deciding the name, I have cheked the meaning of this name and at various places I found it as " Maiden (Hoor) of Jannah". Also, I have checked some fatwas by mufti and as per them Laiba means "Laiba originates from the Arabic root word 'Laba' which means to play. Laiba is also the name of some of the maidens in Jannah' by Mufti Ebrahim Desai (refer# http://www.askimam.org/fatwa/fatwa.php?askid=27316586814eb65a34f3ca0efb694397).

Currently, there is a huge cofusion is going on as some Arabs and some Ulma told me that this is not a good name for a girl and it's meaning is "To Play" whereas I found both meanings with a little pronunciation difference. 1 Person told me if this a name of Maiden than this should be mentioned in Quarn or Hadith which seems to be true.

I would request you to please clarify me and my family cofusion and explain in detail the meaning of "Laiba". Also, please tell whether "Laiba" is good to keep or we have to change the name.

Your earliest reply will ease our life.

This question is regarding the name OZYAR, (ain zaal ya raa in arabic) i want to know if it is possible for the name to affect the characteristics or troubles the person is going through, as he has a severe bone condition and sight problems

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