) i am in need of money and im not taking loan from a bank coz i knw tht then i`ll have 2 pay inerest for tht.but i knw tht i can pay it easily later on.

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brother, kindly provide the ans. to the following questions:

1) i heard tht the alazhar univ. in egypt declared interest in banking halal..is it true? and if it is..are hey correct??
2) i live in the US. I know tht working in places which sell alcohol  and pork is haram, but is it lso haram to work in places where chickn is sol..like KFC.??

3) i am in need of money and im not taking loan from a bank coz i knw tht then i`ll have 2 pay inerest for tht.but i knw tht i can pay it easily later on. i cant find any1 who can lend me money.what will u suggest i should do.are there any financial institutions in US tht offer loan without interest.?

4)i ws involved in an argument with a friend of mine who says tht if 1 burps, he needs to dp the wudu again, because burping is just like passing gas.i argued tht burping is not like passing gas.who is correct.plz provide reasons n examples with the answers.
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Answer:

 

Interest halaal

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person,  no grave, no prophet,  no imam,  no dai,  nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

 

Q-1:  i heard tht the alazhar univ. in egypt declared interest in banking halal..is it true? and if it is..are hey correct??
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah verse 274-276: But those who devour ‘riba’ become like the one whom Shaitaan has bewitched and maddened by his touch.   They have been condemned to this condition because they say,  “Trade is just like ‘riba”,  whereas Allah has made trade halaal and ‘riba’ haraam.   Henceforth,  if one abstains from taking ‘riba’ after receiving this admonition from his Lord,  no legal action shall be taken against him regarding the ‘riba’ he had devoured before:  his case shall ultimately go to Allah.   But if one repeats the same crime even after this,  he shall go to Hell,  where he shall abide for ever!   Allah deprives ‘riba’ of all blessing, but will give increase for deeds of charity,  and Allah does not like an ungrateful,  sinful person.

 

Allah says further in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah verse 278: O Believers!,  fear Allah and give up that ‘riba’ which is still due to you,  if you are true believers.   But if you do not do so,  then you are warned of the declaration of war against you by Allah and His Messenger!

 

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale-Imraan verses 130-132:

130    O ye who believe!  Devour not ‘riba’ (usury) doubled and multiplied; but fear Allah; that ye may (really) prosper.

131    Fear the fire which is prepared for those who reject faith.

132    And obey Allah and the Messenger; that ye may obtain mercy.

 

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.28 Narrated by Abu Huraira

The Prophet (saws) said, "Avoid the seven great destructive sins." The people enquire, "O Allah's Messenger (saws)! What are they?"  He (saws) said, "To join others in worship along with Allah, to practice sorcery, to kill the life which Allah has forbidden except for a just cause, (according to Islamic law), to eat up riba (usury), to eat up an orphan's wealth, to give back to the enemy and fleeing from the battlefield at the time of fighting, and to accuse chaste women, who never even think of anything touching chastity and are good believers.”

(The Prophet (saws) included ‘riba’ in one of the ‘Seven Destructive Sins’.   If we read the other sins which accompany the list,  one can imagine what is the magnitude of the sin of ‘riba’!)

 

Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 2829         Narrated byAli ibn AbuTalib

Ali heard Allah's Messenger (saws) invoke the curse of Allah on those who took usury, those who paid it, those who recorded it, and those who refused to give sadaqah.

 

Sunan of Abu-DawoodHadith 3325   Narrated byAbuHurayrah

The Prophet (saws) said: “A time is certainly coming to mankind, when only the receiver of usury will remain, and if one does not receive it, some of its vapor will reach him.”

 

Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 2827         Narrated byAbdullah ibn Mas'ud

Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "Even though usury be much, it leads in the end to penury."

 

Q-1:  i heard tht the alazhar univ. in egypt declared interest in banking halal..is it true? and if it is..are hey correct??
Dear and Beloved Brother in Islam, Allah and His Messenger (saws) have clearly declared ‘riba’ (usury) absolutely haraam and forbidden for the believers; and the modern form of ‘interest’ is nothing but a accepted and legalized manifestation of ‘usury’!

 

I have no knowledge of any ruling of the eminent scholar and Dean of the respected Al-Azhar University of Egypt, Shaikh Al-Tantawi declaring banking interest halaal; but in my humble opinion, it would not behove any believer, leave alone a scholar of the rank of Shaikh Al-Tantawi to declare halaal what Allah and His Messenger (saws) have clearly declared as haraam!

 

Q-1A: and if it is..are hey correct??

Dear and Beloved Brother in Islam, as believers we are to unconditionally obey only the guidance of Allah and His Messenger (saws).  After Allah and His Messenger (saws) have given their verdict on a matter, it does not matter if Shaikh Al-Azhar or all the scholars of the world unite to give a verdict; if their verdict clashes with the clear guidance of Allah and His Messenger (saws), it cannot be correct! 

 

It is highly unlikely that a scholar of the rank of Shaikh Al-Tantawi would ever make such a judgment to declare banking interest halaal; but even if he did, his judgment would and should be absolutely rejected by the true believers in Allah and His Messenger (saws).  Allah is our witness, neither Shaikh Tantawi nor anyone will be present alongside the person who deals in interest to answer for their deeds in the Just and Supreme Court of Allah Subhanah on the Inevitable Day of Judgment, where every person will be responsible for his own deeds!

 

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 33 Surah Ahzaab verse 36: It does not behove a believing man and a believing woman that when Allah and His Messenger have given their decision in a matter,  they should exercise an option in that matter of theirs.  For whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger,  has indeed strayed into manifest error.


My beloved brother in Islam, I just want to clarify our position that we do not believe that a scholar of the rank and knowledge of Shaikh Al-Tantawi would ever give a ruling which is against the guidance of the Quran and the Sunnah; and our opinion is only based on the hypothesis of the question being asked to us that he did.

 

Q-2: i live in the US. I know tht working in places which sell alcohol  and pork is haram, but is it lso haram to work in places where chickn is sol..like KFC.??

Beloved Brother in Islam, chicken is not considered a haraam product in its essence in Islam; thus working in a company which sells chicken cannot be considered illegal or forbidden in Islam.

 

Q-3: i am in need of money and im not taking loan from a bank coz i knw tht then i`ll have 2 pay inerest for tht.but i knw tht i can pay it easily later on. i cant find any1 who can lend me money.what will u suggest i should do.are there any financial institutions in US tht offer loan without interest.?

Alhamdolillah, in most of the Islamic nations (and even in some un-Islamic nations like the UK, France, etc.) there are several good Islamic Financial Institutions and Banks which lend money on Shariah and halaal principles. 

 

I know for sure that even conventional banking giants of the likes of Citicorp and HSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) have started their own Shariah-compliant Islamic financing units and subsidiaries.  I am not sure whether they offer their Shairah based Islamic financing services in the United States, thus it would be best if you could contact them directly or get in touch with someone who has good knowledge of current economics and finance at your local Islamic Guidance Centers to guide you to an appropriate Islamic Financial Institution in the US.

 

Q-4: i ws involved in an argument with a friend of mine who says tht if 1 burps, he needs to dp the wudu again, because burping is just like passing gas.i argued tht burping is not like passing gas.who is correct.plz provide reasons n examples with the answers.

In light of the guidance of the Quran and the Sunnah the following would invalidate one’s wudu:

Answering the call of nature.

Deep sleep

Breaking wind or passing gas through one’s anus

Voluntary or involuntary sexual discharge

Sexual intercourse

Menstruation or child birth (for women)

 

There is absolutely nothing in the Quran and Sunnah which would give rise to the belief that burping (or even vomiting) breaks or invalidates one’s wudu. The brother who says, declares, or believes that burping breaks one’s wudu should be asked to produce evidence from the Quran and Sunnah for his opinion.

 

Al-Muwatta Hadith 2.17

Yahya related to me from Malik that he saw Rabia ibn Abd ar-Rahman vomit several times when he was in the mosque and he did not leave, nor did he do wudu before he prayed.

Yahya said that Malik was asked whether a man who vomited food had to do wudu and he said, "He does not have to do wudu, but he should rinse the inside of his mouth and wash his mouth out."

 

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me.  Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

 

Your Brother in Islam,

 

 

Burhan

 

 
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