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  • Attending birthday parties of non-Muslim colleagues to win them

    Assalamualaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh i m doing job in MNC Company in India & They gave me a gift of chocolates on the festival of diwali. i want to know that can we eat these chocolates or i have to thrown this in dustbin or what i can do with this chocolates? & My another question is in my company birthdays was celebrated by cutting.. More

  • Recording memoirs

    What is the ruling on writing memoirs on special memory books?.. More

  • Our customs must be taken from Sharee‘ah and not from non-Muslim traditions

    What is the ruling on standing up when a national anthem is sung? What is the evidence on this, if any? .. More

  • Ruling on sun gazing

    assalaam walekum i would like to know about sungazing, is it shirk or haram. Sungazing is a kind of execrise which has many benefits. It involves looking at the sun during the safe hours ie. within 1 hour before sunset or after sunrise. However it does not involve any mantra or scripture that you recite, it a simple practise of gazing at the sun... More

  • Visiting non-Muslim mother on Christmas day

    assalamu alaykum i am a revert and my family are non-muslim. i understand that it is forbidden for me to participate in christmas celebrations, but if my mother invites me to visit on christmas day do i have to go? jazzakAllah khiren.. More

  • Raising funds during “Good Friday”

    Assalamu 3alaykum Here in Melbourne, Australia, on Good Friday, the community gets together to raise funds for the Royal Children's Hospital. This is a tradition that is held on a yearly basis, and has been going on for years. What I would like to know is although it is a religious day for the non-Muslims, would it be allowed for us Muslims to hold.. More

  • Taking part in the Indian festival ‘Holy’

    assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barkathuhu. my question is what is regarding the festival holy, many people say its about prophet ibrahim. something relating to prophet ibrahim..and i have heard from many ppl saying holy relates to the story of ibrahim. n they say to enjoy holy is a biggest sin. so please let me know, thank you.. More

  • Celebrating one's birthday under specific circumstances

    I have already submitted this question under reference # 2136010. Please avoid that question as I am submitting the same with correction. What Islam teaches about celebrating birthdays? Secondly some people think that therer is no harm if birthday is celebrated without cake cutting ceremony or the day other then birthday i.e. one or two days before/after... More

  • Greeting non-Muslims on their festivals

    Asslamualaikum Please reply this at the earliest. We have many Christian friends and colleagues at our work place. It looks rude if we dont greet them or send a greeting card to them on their festivals. My question is if we are doing this just to keep a good relationship with them , then is it not right?.. More

  • Celebrating Independence Day according to the Islamic Calendar

    ASSALMOALAIKUM.MY QUESTION IS ABOUT ISLAMIC AND CHRISTIAN CALENDER.I WANT TO KNOW THAT IS IT OK IF CELEBRATE OUR PAKIATANI INDEPENDENC DAY ON 14 AUGUST AND ON NOT ON 27 RAMADAN WHICH IS ALSO THE DATE OF OUR COUNTRY'S INDEPENDENCE. REPLY PLEASE IN THE LIGHT OF QURAN AND HADITH... More

  • Giving and receiving Christmas presents

    I recently heard it is Shirk to give Christmas presents, but is it also Shirk to accept Christmas presents, I work in a school and receive many presents. .. More

  • Birthday gifts sent by non-Muslim mother

    As-Salaamu Alaikum, My non-Muslim mother sent birthday presents to my son, even though she knows we don't celebrate birthdays. Is it okay to accept her presents? Thank you, Salaams.. More

  • Selling dolls and Christmas items

    We have a company of toys we sell dolls and something for Christmas and the doll like a tiger and some animals and small cars is what we sell Haraam and is Tehreb (to get something in the country without to pay on it here in our country ) is this Haraam? .. More

  • Wedding anniversaries

    Dear Brothers in Islam, I do not know the stand point of what Islam says about having an anniversary party for those who have been married for such and such years. Is it okay to celebrate it with other people who are not family members, such as making a big party for them? Or is it better for it to be celebrated between the husband and wife?.. More

  • Acting similar to Hindus during their festivals

    If Muslims just play with colours like holy but not offer the rites of Hindu festival holy. Is it right? Can we just put colours on each other just like a water fight? .. More