Ask Imam

1. i have many clothes which are branded nike. i know it is haram to wear such garments as nike represents a greek god.Inshallah i have made intention not to purchase such garments again but my question is can i give the nike clothes that i already have to charity to give to the needy?if not what should i do with them. i am waiting for your answer so i know what action to take.
2. i used to work for barclays bank for ten years and few months ago i was offered redundancy which i accepted.i felt this was a blessing in disguise as all this time i felt uncomfortable as i know working in a bank is not permissable but never left due to being comfortable in the job.,For all the time i was working my brother refused to accept food or clothes from me as he said that they have been bought by haram money. its been very upsetting but is his behaviour acceptable?is everything i bought with this money haram? also please make dua that i find a more suitable employment in line with sharia.

... [Thursday, February 26th 2009]

1. I also have some nike products from before when i didnt know it was haraam to have them. However, these products do not have the word 'nike' on them, they only have the swoosh logo (which looks like a tick) is it permissible to use these products? 2. Some companies have an introductory offer where you get £20 off your first order with them, after that all prices are normal. Is it permissible to buy from them in this way or does it count as rishwat?... [Tuesday, June 29th 2004]

Salam wa'alykum, I need some clarification regarding Nike Products. When reading the other questions about this issue, you answer was that it is shirk. In the area that I live, there are many people that have many Nike Products. When we bought our Nike clothes, we did not know that Nike meant Greek god or has any association to it. We just wear it cause its clothes. Now, what should we do with these products we have? Can we still remove the Nike labels from the clothes and still wear it? Or do we have to get rid of all our Nike Products? Please clarify this..jazakallah... [Wednesday, June 23rd 2004]

Assalamualikum. (Q1) Some time back I have seen ur fatwa regarding using NIKE product. U told it is forbidden for muslim to use that brand since the brand name is taken from ancient Greek deity. Is it the only reason? Otherwise, Could u please give the detail reason behind ur fatwa? (Q2) Lot of muslim live illegally in different countries. These illegal muslim immigrant use false identity to live and earn. Is their earning Halal according to sharia? If the employer know the truth of their being illegal in the country and still employ them accepting their false identity, will their income be Halal.... [Monday, June 7th 2004]

Definition of the word Nike Noun 1. Nike - (Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks Is it permisilbe for muslims to wear shoes and garments with this kufr gods name?... [Wednesday, March 10th 2004]