There is a woman who, though she claims to be Muslim, commits a lot of Shirk (polytheism). For example, she visits graves; wears "Taweez"; and goes to "Peer", fortune tellers, and magicians. She also believes in many weird things, like that the cause of rain would be such-and-such Hindu festivals, that wearing bangles would prolong the lifetime of the.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I go to a college in London, and if I were to have an altercation or fight, then if two non-Muslim teachers judge and issue a ruling, for example, if they kick me out of the college, would that be counted as going to the Taghoot (anything which is worshiped, obeyed, submitted to, or followed instead of Allaah whilst consenting to.. More
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. What do you say about reading “Manzil”, which is a compilation of some verses or Surahs from the Quran for protection against the evil influence of the jinn, magic, and other evils in the books Al-Qawl Al-Jameel and the Beheshti Zewir by Shah Waliullah Muhaddith Deh’lawi and by Moulana.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I have been married for three months now. My wife was a Catholic and reverted to Islam, praise be to Allaah. When we got married, we did not have a ceremony, so my parents-in-law, who are not Muslim, planned one for us. So we went to their place and had a little party where we had food and chatted. The part that angered me is that.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. Suppose that a man used to wear a silver ring as a amulet and then came to know the truth about amulets and repented. If he changes his intention and wears the same ring (but only as a ornament), is it allowed?
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Assalaamu alaykum, dear Muslim Brothers. We all know that the Muslims form one nation, one Ummah (community), and one body, both the jinn and the humans... As the disbelievers cooperate, so have the Muslims cooperated for centuries, and that is a fact. There is a guy in Turkey who asserts and claims that he speaks to all tribes, kinds, religions, etc... More
I remember my aunt's husband saying something years back; I think he said something close to ‘Has allaah gone blind or something?’ or something similar. Also, my parents were having a discussion about the rain, and one of them ended up saying something like 'Call up Allaah [with a phone/mobile] and tell Him to stop it from raining.' These situations.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I was just wondering; does verse 20:118 mean that there will be no intercourse in heaven? It says that we will never be naked.
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Assalaamu alaykum. I had a heated debate with my dad. It was regarding mortgages. My dad says that interest is haram and that there is no doubt about that, but he says that since we live in the UK and given that there is no way to come to own a home in a halal way, by necessity, we have to take out mortgages. He says that if a person is dying from starvation,.. More
I have been happily married for 7 years, and I am my husband's only wife. My husband occasionally makes small comments about Al-Hoor Al-Ayn (the maidens of Paradise), which I had no knowledge about until I recently googled what they are. I was shocked and disappointed, because my dream for Paradise was to be with him without co-wives. It made me verry.. More
Assalaamu alaykum, Shaykh. Is the belief that Allah has a son (as Christians claim) or a daughter (as the tribe of Quraysh believed) Shirk (associating partners with Allah) in Ruboobiyyah (Lordship) or Shirk in Asmaa wa Sifaat (Divine Names and Attributes)? Please do not refer to other fatwas.
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Assalaam alaykum. I heard a story saying that Khaalid ibn Al-Waleed put hairs of prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,under his helmet to obtain blessings; is that true?
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Assalaamu alaykum. I have a question about a 'thing' that has been going on in our community, and I was wondering what our religion says about it. There are many sisters in our community that are keeping their pregnancies secret by not telling about it to anyone - not even their family or friends. They say that they are afraid of people giving the baby.. More