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  • Angels avoid homes with picture of living creatures

    Angels do not enter a house where there are images of people or any other living creatures. Is this ruling applicable only for pictures that are exposed or does this also imply to pictures that are not kept open, i.e. for pictures in our school books (in their closed state)?.. More

  • Permissible photographs

    I have some question on photos. I read some of your fatawa on photography and want to make something clear. I know that it is forbidden to hang photos, to take photos, but is okay to take photos of mosques, nature such as trees, lakes etc.? I have photos of myself alone and some photos of family members before my reversion to Islam, Alhamdulillah.. More

  • Possessing a toy dog that looks like a real dog

    Ihave a toy dog that looks like a real dog. Is it Halal to keep it at home or not? It is only a toy. Thanks. .. More

  • Interest in sports

    Is there any evidence that urges people to give more interest to sports?.. More

  • Making a scarecrow

    Please I need to know whether a Muslim can make a scarecrow since it has the figure of a human being... More

  • Animated TV cartoons

    What is the ruling about establishing an animated cartoon TV business which contains drawings of living objects?.. More

  • Taking photographs and their uses

    I have used your services before and I can't thank you enough, and Al-Hamdu Lillah, they have been very beneficial. Today I want to ask the ruling of taking photos of family and friends and putting them in an album, is it Haram? I heard that angels wont come into a room where there is a photo hanging is it true? If the album is in a drawer is it still.. More

  • Ring-tone for a mobile phone

    I have a mobile phone I want to put a ring-tone, but it is music ring-tone. Is it Haram?.. More

  • Effect of pictures on angels and prayers

    If our home have our image photograph hanged on the wall it seems angels will not enter the house and all our prayers in the house will not be carried up by angels to Allah. Is this true? Please explain... More

  • Torchbearing in sports

    Are there any accounts of torch bearing for sporting events in the Islamic history? Is it a sin for a Muslim if she or he is involved in carrying the torch in a sports event? What is the viewof the Qur'an and Sunnah and also the Islamic scholars regarding the torch procession in a sports event?.. More

  • Ruling on Playing Musical Instruments

    What is the Fatwa on playing musical instruments which have strings such as guitar, violin, sittar and so on. Could you please explain to me what type of music is allowed in Islam? .. More

  • Listening to music in Islam

    I was reading your fatwas about music and to some extent I agree with what you say and consequently I've stopped listening to music and replaced it with listening to Qur'an or Islamic lectures. However, I still have a problem, the place where I work is constantly playing music through their speakers and I cannot avoid listening to it. In fact these.. More

  • A wedding party with music

    My sister is getting married. A party is being planned for her with music and I do not listen to music. What can I do?.. More

  • Making statues of animals and humans for decorations

    I'm a new Muslim. I am working for a company that makes statues for gardens or houses in the shape of animals and humans. I know it is a sin but I need work badly, and I'm trying to find anther job now. I need the money from working and I don't like do it since I know it is sin, but I have no choice right now... More

  • Taking photographs of humans as souvenirs

    Who are the contemporary scholars, preferably Salafis, who have allowed taking photographs of humans (no indecency, of course) for the sake of souvenirs?.. More