Day Questions

Why is nicotine and tobacco are prohibited but other drugs like Weed are considered prohibited?

The reason for the prohibition of certain drugs is its intoxicating effects. We do not find the same level of harm in smoking tobacco.

What does one do if one cannot get married at this time, and the only way to marry here is to approach somebody for temporary marriage through prohibited ways, like going to places of promiscuity?

Temporary marriage is a legitimate way to refrain from doing adultery, but it is impermissible to use such non-religious ways to reach it. One who does not have the means to achieve it by a legitimate way, should have patience and dependence on Almighty Allah, as He said: “And whosoever puts his trust in Allah, He will suffice him” (65:3).

Does your office help in with Tabligh activities?

The office has several religious propagation activities in a number of Muslim countries like Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran , Europe and other countries as per the available possibilities and capabilities. We ask the Almighty to guide us and all the active workers in the religious fields and to accept from us all these little contributions and forgive us for our shortcomings; He is indeed the Most Merciful.

Is it permissible to pay Zakat al-Fitra to a needy person who did not fast the month of Ramadan?

If the needy person did not fast during the holy month for a valid reason accepted by the Sharia, then it is permissible to give him Zakat al-Fitra. If he abstained from fasting without a justifiable reason, then it is not permissible to pay it to him based on an obligatory precaution.