In the house
A household toolkit. Nothing here is a fatwa.
Updated 6 September 2026
The site used to read as a toolkit with a leftover syllable. Hood now has a job: Islam in the house you actually run, and the block you can walk without a stale map.
The block is not a map
We write how to verify a mosque, how to sit Friday prayer as a guest, and what a “halal near me” pin cannot promise. We will not staff a live directory. A listing we do not walk every week is a claim we would have to disclaim every week.
How we handle disagreement
Islamic scholarship differs on insect dyes, leftover alcohol in flavouring, which nisab metal to use, jewellery you wear, and when a salary joins the pot. Where that is true, we name both sides. Where it is broadly settled, we say that too. We do not invent a third rate to keep the title tidy.
Not a fatwa
Nothing on this site is a religious ruling. It is general information from published scholarly positions and recognised certification bodies, so you can ask your own scholar a sharper question. For anything that matters in your kitchen or your estate, ask them.
The tools
The ingredient checker and zakat calculator run in your browser. We do not receive your searches or your balances. The calculator will not invent a gold price or a jewellery line.
How the site pays for itself
Some pages may link to certified products or services, and the site may earn a commission if you buy. The note on the page does not change because of that. We do not sell rulings.
Contact
Quick answers
- Are you a fatwa board?
- No. We write explainers. Ask a scholar you trust for your case.
- Why “Hood”?
- The household and the block you can walk. Pantry, table, neighbour, how-tos. Not a street map of mosques.
- Do you collect my zakat numbers?
- No. They stay in the browser.
General information, not a fatwa. Where scholars differ, we try to say so. For your situation, ask a scholar you trust.