Fatwa: Eating meat slaughtered by Christian and Jews Conclusion: Islam allows muslim to eat meat slaughtered by Christian and Jews Explanation: Islam have a strict order in the case of the meat that allowed to be consumed to muslim. This matter caused by the fact that the heathen at that time (musyrik of Arab), slaughtered […]

Fatwa: Eating meat slaughtered with Captive bolt gun/ Stunne Conclusion: Allowed. Their method of slaughtering the cattle does not have to be the same as ours. Explanation: In European Union (EU) regulation it is stated that before the process of slaughter/ bleeding, the cattle have to be stunned so the animals will be unconscious. Here […]

Fatwa: The food that we do not know how they slaughtered The Principle/ Qaidah: أن ما غاب عنا لا نسأل عنه Meaning: That what we have missed, we do not ask about. This principle talking about how muslim does not has to ask about the meat that has been served to us. Such as about […]

According to Syeikh Yusuf al-Qardhawi in the book of Halal wa al-Haram, Islamic scholars have different opinion about this. One group allowed it and the other forbid it. The scholars who allowed it, has the requirement which is in the moment of slaughtered, the name of their God is not mentioned. If the name of their […]

The meat slaughtered by Majusi/ Majus (Zoroastrian) Conclusion: Halal Explanation: Scholars have different opinion regarding this matter. Some disallowed it, and some allowed it. Most of them are forbid it because the fact that Majus belongs to the group of musyrikun (the heathen). This is based on QS al-Maidah: 5 وَطَعَامُ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ حِلٌّۭ لَّكُمْ وَطَعَامُكُمْ […]

Is alcohol najis? Conclusion: No, it is not Explanation: The question about the status of alcohol weather it is najis or not, will have an effect on the status of antiseptic and also parfum. If it is najis, then both are not suitable to perform taharah and also shalat. Some scholar said alcohol is najis, […]

Giving and taking bribe are haram in Islam. No one deny it. But the question is, what if, paying bribe the only way to get our right? Or in some cases, how if paying the bribe is the only way to defeat the evil greater than the bribe? For example, in the time of election […]

In the case of keeping dog, ulama has different opinion in it. The majority of ulama said that it is not allowed it unless for hunting, security, and others that allow by sharia. But some of scholar allowed it. The majority of ulama used the hadith in Sahih Muslim as the base of argument: «مَنِ […]

Conclusion: Yes it is permitted as long as not make it as as habit. Explanation: In some country and in certain season, the time for prayer isya is really late, almost midnight or even pass it. Whereas many muslim has to go to work in the early morning. In other case, even if some muslim […]