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Ruling on cochineal (carmine) food dye
What's the ruling on food with cochineal dyes? I understand it goes through a process to become the dye, where the insect at the end of that process isn't the insect anymore but a…
View AnswerHalal and HaramMadhhab: HanafiMufti SajidAuthorized ScholarJUG-2026-DCSTV51PFT
Advice on engaging atheists and Christians in online interfaith debates
Advice on engaging atheists and Christians in online interfaith debates
View AnswerOtherMadhhab: HanafiShaikh MasoodAuthorized ScholarJUG-2026-0V7M9NYRGX
Aqiqah obligation for a new revert
Aqiqah obligation for a new revert
View AnswerNikah and FamilyMadhhab: HanafiMufti SajidAuthorized ScholarJUG-2026-22K2XWVVT4
Minimum number of people required for Jumu'ah
What's the minimum number of persons required to form jama'ah for Jumu'ah, following the Hanbali madhhab?
View AnswerSalahMadhhab: HanafiShaikh MasoodAuthorized ScholarJUG-2026-V0GYCM01KZ
Ruling on trying 0% alcohol-free beer brands
There's a trend of Islamic influencers trying 0% beer online, mainly a well-known brand's alcohol-free variant. What is the ruling on this?
View AnswerHalal and HaramMadhhab: HanafiShaikh MasoodAuthorized ScholarJUG-2026-W223DASR91
Allah's name on disposable invitations or tickets
Is it okay to put the name of Allah, the Basmalah, in Arabic, transliteration, or translation on an invitation or BBQ tickets?
View AnswerOtherMadhhab: HanafiMufti SajidAuthorized ScholarJUG-2026-NJYKZRX5JE
Bismillah and toilet etiquette in a combined bathroom
When making wudu in the bathroom, do you say Bismillah aloud or in your heart? When stepping out of the toilet into the bathroom in an all-in-one washroom without separation, when…
View AnswerTaharahMadhhab: HanafiMufti SajidAuthorized ScholarJUG-2026-78DGGBNPAX
Praying in congregation behind a Shia imam
So can we not follow in a salah led by a Shia imam? Can a non-Shia pray behind a Shia jamaat?
View AnswerAqidahMadhhab: HanafiMufti SajidAuthorized ScholarJUG-2026-52AK55WB4M
Praying individually in a Shia masjid
Can I pray in a Shia masjid, not in jamaat — just pray my salah separately and leave? They have the Hasma (Hand of Maryam) hung up at the front near the mimbar.
View AnswerAqidahMadhhab: HanafiMufti SajidAuthorized ScholarJUG-2026-G03WFCM914
Eating from a non-Muslim family's shared cooking pot
Is it permissible to eat from a non-Muslim family when they buy halal meat but cook it in the same pot they normally cook in?
View AnswerHalal and HaramMadhhab: HanafiMufti SajidAuthorized ScholarJUG-2026-BY7JXSNZXC
Wudu at the sink in a combined bathroom
Is it permissible to make wudu at the sink in the washroom, given that the toilet and bath tub are all in one without any separation?
View AnswerTaharahMadhhab: HanafiMufti SajidAuthorized ScholarJUG-2026-10W3GSK6VD
Bathing naked in a private, closed room
Bathing naked in a private, closed room
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