Question Assalaamu Alaikum, Dear Mufti Saheb, I would like to know if the following investments are shariah compliant or not: - Oasis Crescent Equity Fund - Unit Trust - Stanlib Shariah Equity Fund - Unit Trust - Old Mutual Albaraka Equity Fund - Unit Trust - Albaraka Bank - Monthly Investment Plan account(or any other investment account with Albaraka) - Albaraka Bank Shares (buying shares in the bank itself) - ABSA Islamic Banking - All … [Read more...]
I would like to know if the following investments are shariah compliant or not
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Rajab
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Rajab Rajab is the seventh month in the Islamic lunar calendar. This month was regarded as one of the sacred months (Al-Ashhur-al-hurum) in which battles were prohibited in the days of the Holy Prophet . It is also a prelude to the month of Ramadan, because Ramadan follows it after the intervening month of Sha'ban. Therefore, when the Holy Prophet sighted the moon of Rajab, he used to pray to Allah in the following words: "O Allah, make the … [Read more...]
GREATER JIHAAD
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GREATER JIHAAD What do you think of the attached. Is the Hadith weak or not. Mentioned by Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi in his book, The History of Baghdad on the authority of Jabir [ra], who said, ‘The Prophet (salallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) returned from one of his battles, and thereupon told us, ‘You have arrived with an excellent arrival, you have come from the Lesser Jihad to the Greater Jihad - the striving of a servant (of Allah) … [Read more...]
BLESSED NATIONS
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BLESSED NATIONS Q: Are there such thing as ''blessed nations" because I've read that Yemen is a blessed nation ,also Syria. I have also heard that najd was not blessed by the prophet [saw]. Did the prophet [saw] say that faith is Yemeni and wisdom is Yemeni and why was muadh bin jabal R.A sent there to be governor, were any other sahaba sent to other nations to be governor?. Could you Tell me about the prophet HUD alahis salaam like where he … [Read more...]
STATUS OF SALAAT AL-TASBEEH
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STATUS OF SALAAT AL-TASBEEH Q: Salaatut-Tasbih is not from the Sunnah and that the hadeeth referring to it are weak. This is based upon the following reasons: (1) The hadîth about this prayer is contradictory in many ways, (2) It was not recommended by any scholar. Ibn Taymiyah said: "Ahmad and his companions stated their dislike of it and no scholar recommended it." He also said: "Abû Hanîfah and al-Shafi`î knew nothing about it." (3) … [Read more...]
ARE ALL THE SAHIH (AUTHENTIC) AHADITH CONTAINED IN THE SAHIHAIN [SAHIH Al-BUKHARI AND SAHIH MUSLIM]?
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ARE ALL THE SAHIH (AUTHENTIC) AHADITH CONTAINED IN THE SAHIHAIN [SAHIH Al-BUKHARI AND SAHIH MUSLIM]? When commenting on the criteria laid down by Imaam Bukhari (r.a) and Imaam Muslim (r.a). The scholars generally rely upon their own scrutiny of the respective books (i.e. Sahih Al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim) Reason being, that very little has being explained by the authors themselves. For example, Imaam Al- Bukhari (r.a) has not written an … [Read more...]

