Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have a question about Islamic commerce. I live in a non-Islamic European country, and I plan to open a restaurant with a business partner who is not Muslim. Since this concept also involves selling alcohol (but all the food is halal). I wonder if it’s permissible to engage in this […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What should one do if one borrows something insignificant from someone and forgets to return it for a long time? Can one give it to charity on their behalf? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate If one borrows an item from another, the item becomes […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I am from Pakistan. I work in the UK as an engineer. My father is a senior manager at a bank in Pakistan. One of the reasons I came to the UK was to get out of his source of impermissible income, although he paid for all my education. […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I format books for non-Muslim clients, and I occasionally see the words of Jesus, Bible quotes, and Christmas in their books; am I allowed to do this when formatting books? Please understand my services first. I format and layout the book by adding fonts, page numbers, headers, table of […]