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  • Dealing with a Husband Who May Marry a Second Wife

    Asalamualacum. I know polygyny is halal in Islam. I accept that but I can’t stop thinking about these things and I feel terrible about myself if it happened to me. If the husband told the second wife that he doesn’t love his first wife and he’s just with her for the kids and told her all her faults, is this allowed? What if the husband who got.. More

  • Her Husband Does not Have Intimacy with her

    Asalamualacum. My husband doesn’t spend any time with me he spends hours the whole night talking with family on the phone and watching tv. I know he needs space but he hasn’t had intimacy with me for nearly a year. When I try to sit with him he ignores me, he is not affectionate. He only talks if he tells me to do something to do with chores or.. More

  • Balance Between Fear and Hope within the Believer

    I always fear that I will die in a state of disbelief despite doing my obligatory duties and even voluntary acts. I try to tell myself think positively of Allah and this is waswas but then I remember dua like dua (3:8) of Quran, or dua of Prophet yusuf to die as a Muslim. So if doing obligatory deeds guarantees you don’t fall to misguidance why do.. More

  • Pirated Content and the Method of Compensating

    1. If someone pirated something permissible like computer program or book in the past, how to repent from it? Is it enough to just buy those things in a legal way? since I can't really contact the person who made it and apologize to them.2. If someone pirated impermissible games, movies, and comic etc. Buying those things in a legal way is still haram... More

  • A Husband Preventing his Wife from Going out of the House Permanently

    Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh esteemed Shaykhs of Islamweb. I would like to ask a question, and if possible i would like the answer to be detailed.1. What is the ruling on a husband preventing his wife from going out of the house permanently? Will there be times where the husband is sinful for this perhaps if the wife is mentally harmed.. More

  • A Sinful Father Serving as a Wali (Guardian) in Marriage

    I reverted back in 2020, my father's family is muslim, they are from Turkey. And if I want to get married, I understand the need and importance of having a wali. However, the confusion for me is that my dad says ya Allah ya rasulullah and he even said recently a curse word in regards to the prayer and that he will give up prayer because of me. My brother.. More

  • Responding to One's Parents while Praying

    Hello I wanted to ask about a time when i was praying and my mum was saying something repeatedly to me so i got frustrated and raised my voice in my prayer and immediately regretted it but did that invalidate my prayer?.. More

  • Maintaining Fairness Between Wives in Different Countries

    I've been married for 9 years and we have a child my husband left 2 years ago to work in canadaHe stayed there for a year and a half without visiting and when he came back i found out he got a second wife for 6 months now and he lives with her in Canada and he only comes to visit us every 3 months for 2 weeks and I'm telling him it's haram cuz it's.. More

  • When Two Prayers Are Combined, the Time of Both Becomes One

    Salaam, In reference to fatwa 362857, if one combines prayers (e.g. Dhuhr-Asr), should it be done 8 rakahs non-stop with tashahhuds after every 2 rakahs or with just 4 regular Dhurh, taslim, and immediately followed by 4 regular Asr? Also, would it be permissible to perform this combined prayer at anytime between the start of Dhuhr time until the end.. More

  • Associating with a Friend Who Commits Disbelief

    so i am best friends with a girl who does a lot of kuffor stuff, some stuff she does because she said she does it but doesnt believe in them, and others because she didnt know it was kufr. is it permitted for me to stay friends with her as long as i try to guide her? or do i need to end the friendship? she isn’t really affecting my religion and i.. More

  • Waiving a Loan as a Part of Obligatory Zakah

    A few years ago, I gave money to a couple of friends who were in need. For some reason, they couldn't pay me back. One of them has also passed away. Now, I am thinking of waiving off their loan and counting it as part of my Zakat (since both qualify for Zakat). Can I do that?.. More

  • Performing Wudu While Cotton Threads Are Sticking to a Wound

    I have a wound on my foot on which cotton from socks accumulates and stays there until I remove it, sometimes it's hard to remove it and I have to use tweezers. Is it obligatory for me to remove this cotton, does it prevent water from reaching the skin?.. More

  • Reciting a Complete Surah in Salah

    Is it necessary to recite full surah in salah?.. More

  • A Woman Marrying Another Man While While She Is Still Married

    I want to ask i am in a nikkah with a person who already have first wife and 2 childrens and we decide mutually to keep it hidden since start but now that my parents are making me married to another man soon because they dont know i am already in a nikkah of someone and i cant tell them that i am nikkahfied and my husband also cant disclose this truth.. More

  • Eating Fruits Coated With Shellac Wax

    1) I recently learned that apples sold in stores can be coated with shellac wax. it is made from insects. does that mean that I cannot eat apples? will washing them with soap will be enough to clean them? I feel like if wash them even for a long time, wax still remains there.2) my family cooks non-halal food in pots. If pots are washed, but very small.. More