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  • Stretching out the legs against a respected object

    Asallam U alaikum I have a wall hanging that says "There is no conqueror but Allah" in Arabic and English written on it. When a person lies on the bed their feet face the wall hanging however it is a few feet above feet level. There is no Quran on it just those words. Can I keep it there or should I move it away from where the feet will face it as it.. More

  • Knowledge seeking is available via modern means of communication

    As salamu aleikum, I would like to go and study for a year or so with my children at an Islamic center outside the city so as to be able to focus completely on study without all the interuptions of the city in terms of noise, crowds, and money. However, all these centers say that we need a mahram to be welcome. I do not have a mahram. Is it Islamically.. More

  • Ruling on authoring a book using a pseudonym

    Dear Sheikhs, I asked a question about using a pseudonym and was directed to a couple of similar questions. However, I didn't quite find the answer. If a writer uses a non-existent name (and so not the name of somebody else), is this allowed? Because a writer cannot publish a book without a name at all. .. More

  • Parents are not to be obeyed concerning divorcing one's good spouse

    Assalamalikum I married to my sister husband sister(brother in law's sister).my sister doesnt want to live with her husband as he mistreat her.she feels that he gives importance to his parents more than her.she also feels that his parents teach him something with this he start misbehaving with her.They were blessed with baby boy since 4 months he didnt.. More

  • He felt relieved to hear the news of his chronically sick mother's death

    aoa sir my name is syed jamal anwar and my mother name is nisar fatima, she died at 23rd may 2013, since that day i am in deep trouble, when my mother was dying dr called me and said me that ur mother is dying and there is no chance that she will survive, as I heard that, I started to weep, I have a very strange feeling, my feeling is that it is good.. More

  • Man prevents wife from contacting her mother whom he accuses of Zina

    I have a problem with my brother in law from time to time threatens my sister with divorce if she talks to her own mother. My brother in law sometimes accuses my mother with solicited sexual relationship with men with out any proof what so ever. This has been going on long enough and I tried to ignore it. Im really fed up please giving me a ruling on.. More

  • Zamzam water 'is for whatever one drinks it for'

    Salam Alakium; I drank zamzam water last week and one thing I intended was for Allah to make me earn 200 dollars daily with my course in few days; also among things I intended Allah cure my cancer. I intended with faith as I felt and I intended to earn 200.00 dollars daily in a FEW days after that day; it has not happened. Why it didn't happen? Prophet.. More

  • Ruling on committing sins openly

    ASALAM O ALAKUM!!!! I know watching TV is prohibited. But I want yo ask that in the present day almost all people watch TV.Some people watch Indecent programmes while some watch only dramas(containing music, not the words of disbelief not much spread of indecency the dramas made in Islamic countries like Pakistan. People watch them infront of house.. More

  • A guest should have his host's approval before bringing extra guests

    If one invite a friend for dinner and the friend without informing you bring another person for dinner as well. What Islam says about the accompanying person. .. More

  • Committing forbidden acts so as to entertain the audience

    There is a show where 4 friends do tasks and dare each other to do things and there is a punishment at the end for the person who gets the most fails from the tasks. For example, one person might get asked, by the other 3 people, to swear at a member of the public. If the person chooses to not do this task he will get a fail and the person who gets.. More

  • Severing ties of kinship is forbidden in Islam

    As Salamu Alaykum. I broke relations with my brother, who is not a Muslim, due to his wife and my husband flirting with each other. Before I took this measure, I explained to my sister in-law that we Muslims do not mix or talk to the opposite gender unless there is a need for it, yet my husband despite my advice kept talking to her freely and even ignoring.. More

  • It is not lying to say Al-Hamdu Lillaah

    assalamu alaikum my question is that if a muslim meets you and asks "how are you?" and you say alhamdulilah(with the intention of praising allah or answering their question) even if you don't actually feel alright or OK, does this count as lying? (whereby you may deceive the brother into thinking you're alright by saying alhamdulilah even if its not.. More

  • What is required from someone who accused another of Zina

    Asalam o.Alaikum!!!What is the repentance from accusing someone of zina, theft or any other thing? .. More

  • Hiding one's good deeds is more closely associated with sincerity

    Salaam Alaikum, I am mobile developer and I am thinking of developing Islamic App, but I want to make sure that there is no problem in doing this kind of programs. The main idea of the app is to calculate the daily score for the good things people do every day for example: Praying Fard prayer = 100 point Praying Sunna prayer = 50 point Reading 1 page.. More

  • If parent requests that son divorces his wife

    1.If parents especially mother told her son to divorce his wife without any reason or simple reasons, is it a duty of the son to divorce his wife as an obeyed son of the mother? It is to be notated that all the attempts are made to make her understand and she is strict on her decision. I heard in a hadith ( i can not recall where i read) that if your.. More