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Saying to someone: I am well by the blessing of your supplication.
Assalaamu alaykum. There are many ignorant people who, whenever I ask them, “How are you?” reply, “I am well, by the blessings of your supplication,” though I have not supplicated for them. They do not say, “I am well by the mercy of Allaah.” Is this type of saying permitted?
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No evidence that rain, guests, sickness and female child are sign of pleasure of Allah
Is it true that when Allaah is happy, He gives people four things: rain, a female child, a guest, and sickness?
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Whether recounting person's injustice constitutes backbiting
Hi, Shaykh. I have a question. Please advise me on what to do. I am a married Muslim woman; I have been married for three years now. I have a sister-in-law who has been treating me really bad, and I used to tell people,like her cousins and so, what she used to do to me. I never said anything false and never added anything to what she did, and they reported.. More
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Father wants him to work in co-ed environment
Assalamu alaykum. My father does not want me to work as a private tutor. He instead wants me to work as a lecturer in co-ed universities, not because this would enable me to earn more money, but because this position has a higher status and prestige. He feels ashamed to tell others that I am a private teacher. Also, please note that I am not in dire.. More
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Hadeeth about Companion who claimed to have had an argument with his father
Assalaamu alaykum. I have read a hadith about a Companion who will enter Paradise. In this hadith, another Companion told him a white lie, saying that he had had a dispute with his father and had to stay outside the home for three nights. Is that type of white lie permissible?
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Waking up for Fajr to avoid dispraise
Assalaamu alaykum, Scholar. I live in Spain, far from the masjid, and therefore I pray alone at home. As I pray alone at home, I may delay the prayer a little bit more than what they do in masjid. If I had to pray at the masjid, I obvously would not be not. Recently, my friend and Shaykh told me that we will revise the Quran through the mobile phone.. More
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Laughing loudly is disliked
Assalaamu alaykum. I would like to know whether laughing out loud is haram in Islam; and secondly, someone mentioned that laughing loudly is a devil's laugh and that we should refrain from laughing loudly. Kindly advise with references. Salaam.
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Calling someone ‘m love’ or ‘my life’
Assalaamu alaykum. Can I call someone ‘my love’? Also, the word ‘Jani’ means life in my language, can I call someone with that, and also, can I say that I won a match because of a person's match-winning performance, or do I have to say, “I won because of Allah”? Also, why do we call Allah the ‘Greatest’? If there is no one great around.. More
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Talking about one who wronged you is not backbiting
If I narrate something (i.e. some wrongdoing) that someone or some people did to me without specifying their names and their appearances, and I use general terms like “they”, “some people” etc. because I do not want to fall into the sin of backbiting and I talk about it with some people and then they tell me that they know who I am talking about.. More
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Lying to clients for work
Assalaamu alaykum. I am a single woman and live with my parents. I got an opportunity to work from home for a call centre. I am from South Asia and have to make calls to Europe. I should lie to the clients and tell them that I am calling from Europe. I am so worried and confused regarding whether I am doing a sin. If I do not do this, then I have to.. More
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Joint bank account with non-Muslim mother
Salam. My Christian mother has a bank account that has my name on it. However, I have zero access to it unless I go with her to the bank to show them my identification. My mother is not a trustworthy person. I have explained this multiple times to my dad and his family. My family were telling me that I can transfer the money to my own account which.. More
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Returning Salaam while praying
Assalaamu alaykum. My question has to do with responding to the Salaam greeting:
1) According to the Sunnah, if you are in a prayer and somebody greets you with the Salaam, you should answer by either raising your palm, raising your index finger, or nodding. My question is: what if the praying person is in the bowing position or in Tashahhud, or.. More
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Supplicating before or after drinking Zamzam water
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. Shaykh,should one supplicate before drinking Aamzam water or after? I have come across two statements, one stating the former, and the other the latter. Please advise, Shaykh. May Allah reward you.
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Meaning of ‘lowering the gaze’
Assalaamu alaykum. What is meant by "Lower your gaze"? Actually, I try to obey it, but sometimes I become confused with the meaning as I am not an Arab. I know that looking at the forbidden things like the covered or uncovered private parts of others is prohibited, but my confusion is about the faces of girls. I am giving you some of the meaning which.. More
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Receiving money for purpose and spending it on other purpose
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. My father gave me some money, telling me to use it for a taxi, but I did not take the taxi and then gave that money as a loan. Today, I received some pocket money from my mother, praise be to Allaah. So, do I return the amount that my father gave me back to him from today's pocket money?
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