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  • Having a false document to get an allowance from the government

    Asselamu aleikum!I'm pregnant and I'd like to receive money for my baby.But here to receive such money I've to work somewhere.So I asked the boss of a shop to give me a document that I'm working in his shop which is not true.He did it only to get the money from the state.Is this lawful?Or such money are haram to me?Thank you in advance.. More

  • Applying for family visa with fake documents

    Here in Saudi ARabia, to apply for family visa there are some criteria. Like His min salary should be 4,000 riyal and he should have original degree certifiate etc etc.. but some people here make fake degree certificate/salary certificate and apply for visa... their family stay in saudi arabia is haram/halal? as they hv taken family visa by submitting.. More

  • Punishment for wasters of water and food

    asawawb, my question is: how will the water wasters be in the hereafter on judgement day?? how many water should be wasted to be called a water waster??? People come and visit us and we make a lot of food and people dont eat, so the food goes to waste, are we called food wasters???.. More

  • Her relative disclosed her personal questions she had sent to the scholars

    Assalam wa allykum, please answer very soon. in a family if a person do not want to disclose her matters or problems to any one but she sends the question to scholar for solution and accidently her relative come across it (from computer history)and reads the entire question even though it was mentioed in the first line of the question to the answerer.. More

  • Being barren is not an impediment to marriage

    Asalam i alikum I am 24 years old, i became infertile due to a groin injury, therefore i cant marry. My problem is that i masturbate regularly as i can never marry. Is it a sin, and if it is, whatelse should i do to fulfill my desires... More

  • Calling a person ‘Mawlaana’

    Assalmu Alaikum is it permissible to call person Maulana? i read your fatwa in which you said Yes. but threr is hadith in sahih muslim, in the forbidden words section (may be kitabul alfaj) (also mishkat-kitabul adab) which prohibits calling any person maula. but there is also hadith which permits. so shouldn't we refrain from calling Maulana to be.. More

  • The number of sins that one gets by cursing another person

    salam, may u be in great health always, my question is how many sins does someone get if they curse by allah name ( example : اللة يلعنة) when someone says that word!! thanks a lot shiekh.. More

  • His roommate watches pornography

    assalam alaykum i have my roommate in hostel but problem of him is addicted by pornographics i tell him more times about worse of this picture and how can affecte him but he says he cant how can i help him ?or can i change room to avoid him? becouse he is also my classmate we stay together in the university camp .. More

  • There is no minor sin while persisting on it

    asalamualykum 1)It is said that "no minor sin is minor if you persist, and no major sin is major if you keep on seeking forgiveness"is there hadeeth from the prophet and evidence from the quran to support this especially i wanted to know for the minor sin,does persisting in minor sins makes it a major sin. 2)is it a major sin if one abuse's others.. More

  • Got high marks through cheating in the exam

    Salamualaikum wr wb. May Allah reward you, please bear with me while I explain my situation and please give me an individual response as this issue is bothering me. I did high school in Australia. And based on my high school scores I can go to university. But I now consider somethings to be incorrect in my marks and that some cheating may have occured... More

  • Helping younger sister with her school projects

    due to lack of time ,sometimes we help our younger sister in her project or decoration work which she has to submit in school for marks. many times the work is done more better that she can do.and she gets marks for it .is this halal ? what if the time too less, can we help in that case?.. More

  • Read her friend’s personal information on Face-book site

    Assalamo alaikom wa rahmato Allahi wa barakatoh, my problem is that i logged in an old's freind profile on the face book.it is not a private network,however i know she is going to be annoyed if she knows i did.i knew some info about her;where she works,her freinds... i knew she is working at a firm i was about to join,and that made me more eager to.. More

  • Backbiting and slander in newspaper reporting

    Is newspaper reporting considered as backbiting, slander or spying? Hadith tells us that to say negatively on someone is backbiting, if it is true, and a slander if it is not true. What am I to do if I'm a newspaper reporter? At times the news I get may not be reliable?.. More

  • Telling the truth about a person when giving advice is not slandering

    ASA, I wanted to know something, my wife at a wedding was asked by some parents about a girl that was in her class, she was asked about the girls character? My wife intially hesitated and then finaly told the boys parents that, "I think she is commited"... Was that wron wether yes or no, let us know some refrences and what to do? Someone had told us.. More

  • Doing the dishes while the water is running continuously

    Salam Alaykom. What is the ruling regarding doing the dishes while the water is running?; ie. when applying soap and the water is on even though the water running can be turned off. I find it too much of a hassel to keep on turning the water on/off. If one should not use too much water, does this apply when washing dishes and the like? Please shed more.. More