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  • Friend refuses to forgive him

    Assalaamu alaykum Brothers. I really hurt a person, and I tried my best to ask for forgivnes, but that person does not want to know about it. I really feel bad about it, but the worst thing is that this person is a Muslim who does not pray. Now, because I wronged him, he thinks ill of the other muslims, and I really fear that I may be the cause for.. More

  • Lying in job interview

    Assalaam aleykum. I am able to meet the minimum requirements of my job, but I am not able to excel in it because of a few deficiencies in me. I worry because I have hidden or lied about some of these deficiencies during the interview. Does this make the earnings of my job haram? .. More

  • Paying money owed to electricity company to poor instead

    Regarding fatwa No. 312100. Thank you for your reply, but please understand that I cannot go back to the electricity department and tell them that I want to pay the outstanding money; they will not accept because they will be unable to produce an invoice since it is a government company, so there are too many problems. Can I just pay this money in installment.. More

  • Neglecting ties of kinship to focus on calling to Allaah

    Assalaama alaykum. I want to ask you if it is permissible for me to ignore my muslim brothers and family members (not because of hatred, envy, or jealousy) except for my brother, sister, and mother. Is there not a hadith that states that the pleasure of Allaah is the pleasure of the mother? If I compensate it by being the best for my mother among all.. More

  • Forging papers to work as a taxi driver

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am indebted, and I have a daughter to provide for and my family and so on. I cannot find a halal job. I can find jobs where I do not pay taxes, like in a pizzabar and so on, but I think thateven that is considered haram, is it not? My only way to get out of this problem is to cheat on my papers for getting a taxi card so that I.. More

  • Saying 'Fee amaanillaah' when leaving someone

    Is it permissible to say, 'Fee amaanillah' to someone when leaving him? .. More

  • Parents upset because daughter wears niqaab and does not work

    I am a university graduate having qualifications that are quite respected in the business world. Nevertheless, I never workedbecause of the prohibition of working in a mixed environment and because I wear niqaab. My refusal to work is a serious disappointment for my parents. I do not feel guilty for not becoming a career woman, but I do feel regret.. More

  • Total forsaking of parents impermissible

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. Is there any condition in which a child can leave their parents completely? May Allaah reward you. .. More

  • Wife loving her mother more than her husband

    In Islam, is it a sin for a woman to love her mother more then her husband? .. More

  • Father's right in child's wealth if he did not raise him

    Assalaamu alaykum. I read that even if your father never helped raise you nor spent on you and stayed away out of his own choice, you must still obey him, can he just show up out of the blue and take some of your wealth, as the hadith says that the child's wealth is his father's, and can he take what he needs? Please, I need a full answer about the.. More

  • Lies and breaks promises

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am contacting you in order to seek advice and help from you, Allaah willing. It is related to lies and breaking promises. I was born Muslim, but I was not always practicing until one year ago. When light entered my heart, I had a profound turnaround in life but three or four months after, I wrecked all that. I made a promise to.. More

  • Mother wants son to keep TV

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. Respected, revered Shaikh, my question is the following: my respected mother is asking to keep a television in order to watch entertainment channels, but I refused to do so, praise be to Allaah, because I cannot go against the Quran and Sunnah. I live in Saudi Arabia, and my mother told me that she.. More

  • Saying assalaamu 'alaykum in English

    Assalaamu alaykum. What is the meaning of 'assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu'? Is it correct to say 'peace be upon you' in English instead of Arabic ? .. More

  • Difference between tawbah and istighfaar

    What is the difference between tawbah(turning to Allaah in repentance) and istaghfaar(seeking forgiveness)? When do we use them? .. More

  • Giving poor brother money one vowed to give to masjid

    Dear scholar, assalaamu alaykum. I have been working for a private institution since 2000. In the year 2003, I had to undergo major neck surgery and was on leave for one month. I told Allaah that if I kept my job, I would donate Rs.100/- every month to the masjid for as long as I kept it. By the grace of Allaah, I am still working, but since October.. More