Assalaamu alaykum, dear Brothers who are running this amazing informative website. I am someone who liked playing dice games like Monopoly. After being informed about the hadith prohibiting dice games, in a jest of the moment, I went to search for more convenient fatwas online until I realized that my heart was not submitting to Prophet Muhammad's,.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. There is a place near the toilet bowl in my washroom where the water never dries. A few days after moving in, I noticed a bluish colour in the water and thought that the toilet might be leaking as the soap in the water makes the water in the toilet bowl blue. Later on, I realized that some of the stains might have been dust, which.. More
I found a pack of cigarettes near my seat inside the car. My uncle dropped it by accident. I picked it up and showed it to my aunt. I did not know she would give it back to him because she and I follow the ruling that it is haram to smoke. Am I sinful for showing the pack of cigarettes to my aunt, who gave it back to my uncle? I could not stop her,.. More
I suffer from Waswaas (obsessive whisperings) very badly, just to let you know. I was singing a song and rapping. The lyrics were either, "Shaytaan, make amends for me or with me," or "Shaytaan, I will make amends with you." I am 99% sure that I did not sing or rap these lines, but if I did, would that constitute witchcraft or magic? Please try to help.
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Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. Praise be to Allaah, I am a dental hygienist who left the practice, but I have questions regarding that job in case I wish to return to it in future.So I want to know if it is correct for a Muslim or not. In dental clinics, there are products which contain alcohol, like disinfectants (used to.. More
If I am suffering from a deadly disease and there is a cure which may work and may not work and I refuse to take the treatment, will that be considered as an act of suicide?
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Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. It is true that a person must be honest; my question is the following: is what I am doing (an act of honesty) right, or is it extremism? I get irritated by the devil and supplicate that Allaah protects me from the devil and does not let 'his' evil whispers reach me. When I say 'his', I get confused,.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. In the Quran and Hadith, do they encourage the Muslims to seek remedy from medicine that consists of drugs and natural herbs? I was told by a friend that seeking natural herbs is better, and he was saying that doctors (whether they are Muslims or not) do not care about their patients. They just keep prescribing drugs and the drugs.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. How far should one go in trying to get the pronunciation right when reciting the Faatihah and Athkaar (pl. of Thikr [expressions of remembrance of Allah]) in prayer, especially in the silent ones? Trying to correctly pronounce each letter results in me opening my mouth widely in order to recite letters like ع and ح silently. It.. More
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wabarakaatuhu. If I tell a shopkeeper that smoking is haram, do I also need to tell him that selling cigarettes is also haram? I assume the shopkeeper does not smoke himself.
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This is to clarify some confusion regarding a question I have asked previously. I asked about jaw surgery. My orthodontist told me that my lower jaw is underdeveloped, which makes my upper teeth protrude outwards. I was confused whether it would be permissible to get surgery done or not. I got a reply that it is permissible if it is obvious and causes.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I am obese, and I want to detox my body and lose excessive fat through water fasting for 1 to 2 weeks (maybe even longer). This means only drinking water and nothing else throughout the fasting. It is the quickest way to detox and clean out your body before starting a healthier eating habit. I have done a lot of research about it,.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. Thank you for all the work that you are doing at Islamweb, and may Allaah bless you. There is something that I am quite confused about. I once jokingly thought to myself that I would kill my wife, then I jokingly thought that I cannot kill her but rather should "create a life with her". And thinking of this, I laughed. By 'creating.. More
What is the sharia ruling on seeking medical treatment through crystal stones? Is it lawful to use them, or it is considered a type of shirk (polytheism)?
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