Eating Food Mixed with Traces of Pork

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If a Muslim is certain that the food has been contaminated with pork, it is not permissible to eat unless it is washed. If he is not certain then it is permissible to eat. This is the view of the Permanent Committee for Research and Fatwa and the late Shaikh Muhammad ibn Uthaymeen, as well as other contemporary scholars.

Food Containing Small Quantities of Forbidden Products

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If these substances are small in quantity and they get changed through chemical reaction so as not to exist on their own, acquiring a new description or name, then their status changes and that will not affect the permissibility of the food or drink. This is the view of the late Shaikh Muhammad ibn Uthaymeen and a number of contemporary scholars.

The Dowry Paid by the Wife

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This is a very bad tradition and an abominable deviation. It is contrary to the divine book, the Prophet’s tradition and the unanimous view of scholars. It is obligatory in Islam that the husband should pay his wife a dowry, or mahr. For various reasons, including men’s unwillingness to tie themselves to a marital relationship, women in Western countries may resort to this practice. The Islamic Fiqh Council of the Muslim World League and Majallat al-Buhuth al-Islamiyyah, (i.e. Journal of Islamic Research), have both discussed this issue.

Marriage to a Christian or Jewess

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The majority of scholars, of olden days and contemporary times, agree that it is permissible for a Muslim man to marry a woman who follows a divine religion. However, some people who belong to Christianity and Judaism declare themselves atheists. In addition, fornication and adultery are commonplace in their societies to the extent that the majority of people do not disapprove of it. Indeed, those who do not practise fornication before marriage are considered odd. In view of all this, contemporary scholars adopt more restrictive views on the matter. Here are some of their fatwas.