Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,

As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.  (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)

 

One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:

Assalam-Alikum

 

I have couple of questions

1. Can we eat Mushroom

2. Can we do prayer by wearing shirt, dress having the symbols of Animals or humanbeing

For example. Polo company Shirt which has horse and a person sitting on it with a bat

I would appreciate if you can let me know

 

Regards

Bashid

 

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Answer:

 

Wearing shirt with animate emblem

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: Can we eat Mushroom

Mushrooms are from amongst the vegetation kingdom, and all vegetation, without exception, have been declared ‘halaal’ for consumption for the believers. 

 

Q-2: Can we do prayer by wearing shirt, dress having the symbols of Animals or humanbeing

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.448         Narrated by Abu Talha

I heard the Messenger of Allah (saws) saying; "Angels (of Mercy) do not enter a house wherein there is a dog or a picture of a living creature (a human being or an animal)."

 

In light of the above guidance of the Messenger of Allah (saws), it would be best for the believers to abstain from wearing any clothes which have animate pictures on them.

 

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

 

 

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

 

Burhan