Question: On Friday 09/06/2013 the G-20 Economic Conference was concluded in St. Petersburg with the adoption of the final statement. The statement said, as quoted by Reuters News Agency on 09/06/2013, "that the global economy is getting better..." Reuters also quoted Andre Bockarev, Director of the Department of Finances in the Russian Ministry of Finance, who participated in the drafting of the final statement of the G-20: "The most difficult…

Question: Is it permissible for a cinema or theater actor to pretend to be other people in their speech or actions? Is the same ruling applied to those who speak in cartoons in the name of toys or animals? Answer: In regards to cinema and theater actors, they pretend to be other people and speak the speech of the other people that they are representing, so the speech of the…

Questions: Assalamu Alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabrakatahu: Honorable Scholar Ata' Bin Khalil, may Allah sustain you and provide for you; Economic questions related to gold: What are the factors affecting the price of gold? Why did the price of gold fall since the end of last year? To what is the sudden decline, approximately a month ago, attributed? Does the Shariah permit the saving of gold instead of paper currency while taking…

Question: As-Salaamu Alaikum, I would like to seek an explanation of the ruling (Hukm) related to the use of perfume (‘Utoor) that contains some forms of alcohol? Baarakallahu Feekum. Answer: Wa Alaikumu Salaam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakaatuhu, In regards to ‘Utoor (perfumes) that contain alcohol then the rulings of alcohol apply upon them and this is because the Messenger (saw) said in a Hadeeth collected by Muslim and extracted from…