Question 1: As Salaam o Alekum, Sometime ago, I had to dispose large material with Islamic contents. I disposed of the stuff that did not contain the name of Allah, sometimes cutting out the line that contained the name of Allah. However, now that I spend more time in Japan, I am confronted with a lot of physical items that I am not sure how to dispose of. Someone mentioned using shredder to dispose of stuff. I want to know if I can use shredder to dispose items that have Quranic ayats containing Allah’s name? Items: -Phamphlets (paper) -Brochures (paper) -Booklets (paper) -Hard cover books (paper + cover) Also, items like Quran with a hard cover also pose a concern for me. People sometimes bring the Quran (physical copy) to Japan but do not take it back. I are wondering what I can...

Question 1: Assalamu alaikum. I would like to know is cheese halal or haram? Some people told that it contains an enzyme called rennet which is drawn from animal,so it is haram.but there are some people who told that it is halal because this rennet is not a part from that animal. The answer: Praise be to Allah. Before answering your question, it is important to know what rennet is. Rennet is defined in al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah as follows: “It is a yellowish-white substance ([in a skin vessel] – this phrase appears not to fit here) that is extracted from the stomachs of suckling kids or lambs. When a little of this substance is added to milk, it curdles and becomes cheese. In some Arabic-speaking regions, people call this rennet mujabbinah (cheese-maker), and the stomach...