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  • Permissibility of supplicating against an oppressor

    Assalaamu alaykum Sir. I and my family members are facing a lot of problems from my sister's husband, he always insults and abuses us with very bad language. He even wants his friends to beat me and my brother, and he abused my mother in front of me with very abusive language. Please help me, I am so depressed, I did not do anything to him and did not.. More

  • How to deal with an abusive disabled father

    Assalaamu alaykum. Last year, my parents, me and my brothers found out that my sister was pregnant without having a husband and, since then, my father has been a horrible man. He has always been verbally abusive ever since I can remember, but he has gotten to the point in which none of us (me and my brothers and sister) care much for him. My mum is.. More

  • The reason supplications do not always prevent harm

    Assalaamu alaykum. I noticed two hadiths in Sahih Muslim where Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said that if one stops at a place and says, "I seek refuge in the perfect Words of Allah from the evil of what He has created," then nothing will harm that person. Does this mean that, Allaah forbid, a Muslim who said this and was severely assaulted.. More

  • How to reprimand a misbehaving, elderly person

    Respecting the elders is obligatory, but some people have some mental problems, some more and some less. If a real mental patient, due to his mental state, says useless and bad things that can or will have bad results, not only in worldly matters but also (lead to a) sin, both for him and others, then to avoid such consequences, is it permissible to.. More

  • The mother's relatives are part of a person's family

    Are the mother's relatives considered one's own relatives? Are they part of one's family? I know that they do not inherit, but some people in our culture go as far as to not keep ties and a loving relationship with the mother's relatives, saying that they are not part of one's family and blood ties and that the father's family are the only relatives.. More

  • Taking someone's sandals by mistake at the masjid / Looking at a prepubescent girl

    1. If someone's sandals are exchanged with the sandals (of same design and equally used) of another person (at the masjid) and the latter already left, is the former allowed to use the sandals left by the latter? 2. Is a male person allowed to look at a young girl who is under the age of puberty? .. More

  • His wife wants divorce because of his immoral online chatting although he has repented

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have been married for three years and have a boy who is two years old now. Throughout these three years, I have been engaged in online chatting with women. It became an addiction with which I tried to sexuallysatisfy myself online, and the sexual perversion only escalated. At some point, I was chatting with people of the same sex.. More

  • Spread of sin might be punishment from Allaah for leaving the Quran and Sunnah

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. I recently read many of your fatwas in regards to certain disturbing subjects, such as incest, and many others, and brothers and sisters admitting to committing these sins. It made me realize as I read that our ummah is in a horrific state, engaging in some acts that are filthy and are not part of our.. More

  • Insulting the devil is not a sin

    Assalamu alaykum. Abou Hourayra (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,said, "Do not insult the devil, and seek protection of Allah against his evil." (Reported by Al-Daylami and authenticated by Shaykh Al-Albaani in Silsila Saheehah No. 2422) My question is the following: Is insulting and speaking.. More

  • Taking student loans based on false information that father provided

    Im a student and live with my parents.Since the beginning of my studies i get financial support from the state(loans with no interest).When i noticed that my dad deceived the local tax office by indicating a lower income than his actual i cancelled my student loans.The work my dad does may not be haram but clearly part of his income is, because of his.. More

  • Keeping in touch with Muslim sisters though they engage in backbiting and idle chatting

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. I was wondering if sisterhood is necessary. I am a sister who has found that corresponding with sisters, whether in person or over the phone can become a great fitnah (temptation, tribulation). Even with those, who, for the most part, strive to stay away from backbiting, it still remains a temptation.. More

  • Speaking about religious and secular matters without knowledge

    Is speaking about things one does not know properly a sin?Is speaking about things one does not remember correctly a sin?Is speaking about things one does not know at all a sin? .. More

  • Sitting with mother while she watches TV

    I obey and respect my mother as Allah commands, however, my mother is always angry with me because she wants me to talk to her more, but this is difficult for me as she is always watching haram shows on tv. I talk to her when she is not watching tv though, as I assume that it is not permissible to sit and talk to someone who is watching tv, could you.. More

  • No evidence that the killer bears all sins of the killed in the Hereafter

    Assalaamu alaykum. If someone is killed illegaly by an unknown person, will all the sins that He committed be transferred to the killer on judgement day? .. More

  • The definition of the neighbor in Islam

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have one question about muslims and neighbors. In hadiths, the Prophet, sallallaahu ʻalayhi wa sallam, told us to treat our neighbours well. But who does that include? Only the houses next to you or, if u live in a small community with many apartments, are all those then considered neigbors? Some muslims think that its only.. More