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  • Parents Order Her Not to Cover Her Face and the Imam Says that She May Obey Them

    Does a daughter need to listen her father on a subject: he order her not to cover her face? What reasons can influence a person to leave his Sunnah? Our Imam said that it is permissible to leave some Sunnah in the aim "not to frighten weak or new Muslims". Is this correct? .. More

  • Repented for signing a bank loan

    My father took loan from a bank on my behalf about 8 years ago. I did not know about the terms of the loan and signed all the loan documents of the bank. Afterwards I came to know that we'll have to pay interest on the loan. This worried me a lot since then, as interest is strictly prohibited in Islam. I now repent extremely for signing all the documents.. More

  • Father Threatens to Disown Son If He Gets Married

    When I was a student I agreed married a classmate after graduation. His parents are separated! After graduation his mother came and visited me at home with my family and ask for her son to come and propose to me! He actually came and met my father and proposed to me legally. He asked my father to wait until he is ready financially for marriage! All.. More

  • Wants to learn Islam and move on

    I am married with 5 children; one is married off; but i want to leave everything behind, go reaserch and learn Islam, that is leave this duniya behind. Please inform me of this... More

  • Fulfilling a vow

    I made a Niyath ( intention) that if I get a beneficial thing (job matter only), I will do some beneficial things for Islam. Now I received that expected thing. The question is that whether I have to do my Niyath or is it prohibited to do that Niyath in Islam, and, if so, what shall I do?.. More

  • Wants to Fulfill Promise Made to Allah

    I have made a strong intention to give away my first month's salary to Masjid or Madrassa if I get a job. Al-Hamdulillah, I got a job and due to some reason I couldn't fulfill the promise I made. Mean while I got an increment in my salary, Al-Hamdulillah. So please advice me which salary I have to give, the old salary or the new salary which I m getting.. More

  • Dealing with People of the Book

    I am a student at an Islamic private school and I have to write a research paper on, "how to deal with the People of the Book". I have been unable to find any such information that was able to help, so I was wondering if you could help by sending me some information on this subject. Whatever information you are able to give me will suffice... More

  • Parents Want Her to Divorce Her Husband But She Doesn't Want to

    My parents are not happy with my husband because he doesn't earn. They are asking me to divorce him. If I don't listen to them am I being disobedient? I tried explaining to my dad, but he says I should divorce him. I don't want to leave my husband and I have 2 small children. .. More

  • Regrets Watching Porno Movies

    Sometimes, I watch porno movies. I wonder if there is any way I can prevent myself from such sins. I really feel so ashamed. Know that I pray all times and I am a conservative Muslim. .. More

  • Experiences negative effects of giving in to sexual impulses

    I'm a 22-year-old student who lives in Australia. I'm extremely sexually frustrated. I sometimes find it hard to control my urges. When I do give into my urges. I find that something always goes wrong in the day that follows; my friends also have the same problem. Why?.. More

  • Authorship of "Interpretation of Dreams"

    I want to know whether Ibn Seereen has written the book Interpretation of dreams? Is this book authentic?.. More

  • Victim of backbiting and gossip

    People are gossiping, backbiting and looking down on me. Must I fight for my right or leave it to Allah. Must I go to any functions where these people (including relatives) are? One of them even scolded me in a mosque. Please help... More

  • Remembering to say 'Insha-Allah'

    When can we to say 'Insha-Allah'? If any one forgets to say 'Insha-Allah' can he say it when he remembers even if it is after 1 day, 1 month or 1 year?.. More

  • Questionable religious practices

    I heard that if during forty days I perform some special ibaa'dah continuously (for example saying tasbih "subhanallah va bihamdih" one hundred times every morning and evening), it becomes wajib for me, and that I can't quit it after forty days. Is that true?.. More

  • Wants to help brother find livelihood

    I am very concerned about my brother who is upset because he has not been able to find work since 1997. He has tried looking in many cities away from his home without success. Has some one cursed him or put magic on him? Is this condition from Allah? What Du'a can I say or verses I can recite to help him?.. More