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  • Vows, promises and oaths

    First of all I'm confused about the differences between oaths, promises, and vows. In Qur'an it says that you should keep your promises (including promises made to God), but in some Hadiths it say that you shouldn't make vows. Please clarify this for me. Secondly, the reason I asked the first question is that I made a promise to God that I would.. More

  • Seeking the Truth in Islamic Knowledge

    I want to be like the companions of the Prophet and the Salaf in following the Prophet's teachings. However, in our country it is difficult to do so our Ulama' and scholars confuse me about whether teaching the truth about Islam. By their answers to some questions regarding the government or a sensitive issue, they seem fearful of stating the whole.. More

  • Son cursing dead father for doing injustice in his life time

    IN A FAMILY OF A FATHER AND TWO SONS LIVING TOGETHER, WHERE ALL THREE ARE EARNING MEMBERS AND PLACING THEIR MONEY TOGETHER IN THE FATHER'S HAND. THE FATHER IN HIS LIFE TIME DISTRIBUTED HIS PROPERTY UNEQUALY AMONG TWO SONS. IS IT JAIZ FOR THE SON TO CURSE THEIR FATHER FOR DOING INJUSTICE IN HIS LIFE TIME IN DISTRIBUTING HIS ASSETS? WE SEEK YOUR GUIDANCE.. More

  • Reading Books of Scholars

    I am in a dilemma whether to read and follow the book written by Sheikh Qaradawi "The Halal and Haram in Islam". I came to know it had some weak Hadith. Please help me in this regard. The second part of the question is what should we do if we are in a situation like this where the ahle-ilm (the family of learned/knowledgeable people) sometime misguide.. More

  • Adult Children Showing Affection to their Parents

    After a lady attains her maturity can she hug and kiss her father? Can boys hug and kiss their mothers? Please could you provide me with definite proof? .. More

  • What to Say after Prayer

    What should we say after prayers? .. More

  • In doubt about a vow she made

    I am a Muslim girl living in Europe. I need your advice in the problem that I have last week I said to one of my friends if I discovered that M and I (it is 2 persons a male and female) married I swear on Allah (I said I swear 3 times) I will also marry F (a male who asked me for marriage). Within myself I promised God that for sure I would marry him.. More

  • Seeks reasons daughter stopped praying

    My daughter got married when she was nineteen and after her marriage she became sick. She had depression and stopped praying. She has lost her concentration. This marriage lasted for three years and now she is divorced. I always wonder what happened to her. I pray all the time for her and my family is worried. I want to know what happened. Is it possible.. More

  • Du'a in gathering

    After a Qur'an recitation class or lesson is it Sunnah for all the people present in the class to raise their hands and make Du'a asking Allah (S.W.T) for general things of this life and Akhira after a gathering? Can the person who is giving the lecture say this Du'a Subhanka Allah humma wa bihamdika nashhadu an la ilaha illa anta wa nastagfiruka wa.. More

  • Lengthening the penis through exercises

    I received information via the Internet about exercises that will help lengthen my penis. The exercises require one to touch his penis to cause semi or full erection for one hour or more. I want to use these techniques for their intended purpose and not for masturbation. I am overly concerned about the relatively small size of my organ and I would.. More

  • Breaking Family Ties Due to Divorce

    I am in a very difficult situation. I am the middle son in a family whose ties have been almost severed with my mother's side of the family (whom I love very much) due to a divorce. Which happened because my sister's bad health. Now my grandmother or some of my uncles or aunties are preventing us from reuniting with them. I tried to talk with my father.. More

  • Expiation for broken vow

    What is a Muslim supposed to do if he is fasting for the expiation of his oath to Allah and during the last day of the three consecutive fast breaks his fast in the middle for no reason? .. More

  • Made a Promise To Allah Not to Sin But Broke His Promise

    If a Muslim makes a promise to Allah to stop a particular sin but repeats this sin and therefore breaks his promise to Allah, does the person have to make kafarah: and if so what is it? please give Qur'an or Sunnah as proof. .. More

  • Saying "O Prophet of Allah, Assalamu Alaik"

    1-Can we say (YA NABI SALAAM ALAIK) "O Prophet of Allah, Assalamu Alaik"2-Is it true that Prophet will reply to our salaam?3-Can we give sadaqah like reciting Al-fateha for the dead people?.. More

  • How to end the Du'a

    Could you give your Fatwa regarding the following: At the end of making Du'a is it permissible if the last words of Du'a are "Aameen" or it would be better to say "Allahu Akbar" as many people in my country do? To be more clear, these words are pronounced while wiping the face with hands, but I know (and tell others) that wiping the face is Bid'ah... More