Fatwa #1253231 August 2004United States of America

1) What is the difference between chocolate liquor and chocolate liqueur? Are they both haraam?

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1) What is the difference between chocolate liquor and chocolate liqueur? Are they both haraam?2) is nail biting haraam? 3) what is the meaning of Amerah jazakullah

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1. As far as we know, both are alcoholic beverages. Hence, prohibited.

2. Yes, biting of the nails is not permitted.

3. The spelling mentioned by you is incorrect. The correct spelling is Ameerah. It means leader. An alternative spelling would be Aamirah. The meaning would then be ?one who constructs?.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Muhammad Kadwa
FATWA DEPT.

checked & approved by: MUFTI EBRAHIM DESAI (FATWA DEPT.)

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