Day Questions

Is the ta’weedh allowed in Islam?

If the ta’weedh consists of supplications and verses of the Quran, then it is permissible.

Are songs about love and the like, without music, permissible?

It is permissible to recite love poetry without song rhythms. It is not permissible to recite them in song rhythms that involves “tarab”. ‘Tarab’ means the psychological interaction with the music or singing, whether it leads to joy, sadness, pride or any other emotion.

For a fish to be lawful to consume, does a Muslim have to witness the person getting the fish out of the water alive?

It is sufficient in the permissibility of consuming the fish that it is removed from the water alive, even if the person who has done that is not a Muslim. It is not a condition that a Muslim sees that take place. It is sufficient if a trustworthy person informed of such, or if this is generally known to be the case from the surrounding circumstances.