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  • The reward of helping people with worldly knowledge

    Assalamu Alaikum, I have read a lot about the benefits of seeking and spreading 'beneficial knowledge'. However, is 'beneficial knowledge' only limited to Islamic knowledge/information or in general? For example, if I seek parenting advice and then counsel a Muslim with general parenting advice that I have gleaned from various sources that improves.. More

  • He finds some difficulty in seeking knowledge

    assalamu aleikum Im new to seeking knowledge. I want to become better muslim and i found the best way is to seek knowledge. My question is regarding note taking. Everything in islam is important, how do i know what to write down especially when the shaikh explains a fiqh or aqidah or any of the islamic books? I am not good at or should i say I'm TERRIBLE.. More

  • He made an oath to fast 30 days consecutively if he watched porn again

    Assalamu Alaikum my brothers in islam I am addicted to pornography. I have tried so many times to stop watching the filth but i keep failing. I made a qasam to Allah Swt that if i watch porn again i would fast for 30 days consecutively. However, today i realized that i shouldn't have done that because i get very strong urges to watch porn. So much so.. More

  • He made a vow that he cannot fulfill

    Salam alakoum, I am currently living with my wife and 2-years old son in UK. After my studies, I was worried for not getting a job on time for taking care of my family. They depend only on me. So I pray Allah that if I get a job, I will give half of my first pay in charity. Allah did answer my du'a as I got one-year contract job. However, between the.. More

  • Her husband kisses his young daughter on the lips

    salam alayk sheik, may Allah reward your effort. my question is about my husband. he like kissing our daughter to the extend that when she was a baby he use to bring his tongue out for her to suck but now she is 2 years old and he kiss her all around her face and most at times on her lips.it worries me a lot because i try to stop him but he is still.. More

  • A vow does not become binding from intention only

    Assalamualaikum ...i had an obsession that i may have hiv aids .....i thout in my heart that time that if i i dont have that disease by check up then i will become gynaecologist and help women ..anyway i didnt go for check up ..but now i am feeling that becominh gynaecologist is difficult as studies and duty both are hard and many emergrncy cases might.. More

  • A child below age of puberty is not required to fulfill a promise

    ASALAM O ALAIKUM!! When I was immature and my parents feel that I am insecure so they took promise from me that I will give my cell phone to them every night. I fulfilled it till long time but now I have gained maturity and don't give it to them and they also don't ask for it. still I have to fulfill this promise or not. Is my imman incomplete by not.. More

  • Expressing determination to do something without mentioning the Name of Allaah

    Assalamu alaikum, If a person makes an oath to refrain from something, but later does that activity and gets some benefit from it, is that benefit haram for him? If so, then if he pays Kaffara for it, will that become halal? And if a person makes an oath not to do something, but later wishes to do so, how many times does he have to pay Kaffara? Only.. More

  • The inability to fulfill a vow

    Hi I made a mannat that if few things are fulfilled I shall read ayat karima 100,000 times but I am confused because some things have been fulfilled whereas some have not. Can you please tell me if I still need to read the 100,000 ayat karima or not. My other question is if I am unable to read 100,000 ayat karima because I have not told mu family about.. More

  • This is not an oath and requires no expiation

    I used to go to chemistry tutor for help. He teaches 25 or so students, he is a good person but his teaching skills arent that great. I regularly missed exams held by him and this also made my parents a bit angry so one day when i was making dua i said "O Allah i will Attend all of his exams". i attended all his exams after that but now i will be quitting.. More

  • Investigating the reliability of the available Islamic sources and scholars

    As-salaamu 3laikum, I am living in a non-Muslim country and I want to know how we can know the authenticity of our teachers and books about Islam. There are no real scholars where we live and one or two of the people teaching us have been making doubtful statements. As there are many people in our community who want to learn about Islam, we often make.. More

  • Ruling on throwing away egg yolks for health concerns

    Due to the health concern, I separate yolk (yellow part) from egg before frying. Is it allowable in Isalm as it is a wastage. Can I request my wife to remove yolk for me? She is hesitant to do that for me as she thought she would be held responsible for the wastage. .. More

  • He promised Allaah to pay charity if he did somenthing believing that it was a sin

    Assalaam u alaikum wa rahmat Ullah e wa brakatohu. A person is in the habit of performing some act which he believes to be a sin. He wants to abstain from the act so he promises Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala that he'll give a certain amount as charity if he performs the act. Later he learns that the act is actually permissible and NOT a sin. So the original.. More

  • Atonement for broken oath if denied access to money

    ASLAM O ALAIKUM!! I want to ask that if someone is not independent and he is dependent upon his parents and has money in the bank account which is under the control of his parents because he is under 18 and that person makes a vow or oath by Allah and breaks it. Now in this condition he is not able to feed ten people or clothe them or free a slave by.. More

  • Shaking hands with a female interviewer to get a job

    Asalama aleikum. I am unemployed individual. So i am in need of work because i have debts, and wish to start university, and it requires that i take a loan with rents or that i fund it myself. So i have decided to try to find work so that i can avoid the rents. In the country that i live roughly 50% of the employers/bosses are women. The problem is.. More