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Forbidding son to read news for fear of radicalization
Assalaamu alaykum. My mum told me that I cannot read the news online because she thinks that if I read about Aleppo and other Middle Eastern affairs, I might get 'radicalised'. This is what I read: With regard to that which is beneficial to the individual and is not harmful to the parents, there is no obligation to obey the parents, whether they forbid.. More
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Brotherhood endures among Muslims regardless of ill feelings among them
Assalamu alaykum. Do we have the right to call this person a brother in Islam due to his arrogance as seen in the following story?There is a brother who did not practiced Islam at a young age and who came to America when he was 18 years old in order to receive an education. When he came to America, he witnessed many things and began to drink, smoke,.. More
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Spending on jobless brother's family to return his favor
I have been married for more than 19 years and, praise be to Allaah, we have children whom I love dearly. I live abroad with with family for my job. I have been fulfilling all the needs of my family. I was 1 year old when my father died, and my elder brother and mother brought me up. My brother used to work as a laborer to finance my education from.. More
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Caring for abusive father in old age
My father-in-law was a very violent man in his youth, and he would regularly beat his wife with knifes and even break bones. He also used to beat my husband and his younger siblings in the same manner. However, he favoured his eldest son, whom he eventually took to live with him while abandoning his wife and his other six children. From the age of 18,.. More
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Both sons and daughters obliged to serve parents if they need service
I know that the financial responsibility is for the brothers and the father, but is it the daughters' duty to do housework for her dad when he is oldin Islam? If the father passes away, does it becomes the brother's resposibility to do housework for her, or does she have to do it herself if she is unmarried? I read on a website that it is the man's.. More
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Controlling anger especially with parents
Assalaamu alaykum. Is there any way to control our emotions? I always get annoyed and grumpy and moody, and I unleashing it on my mother, who needs to be treated with the best companionship. On the other hand, I treat my fellow Muslims with the best companionship and make sure not to hurt their feelings in any way. This behaviour of mine makes me feel.. More
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Ending contact with non-Mahram woman not dispraised desertion of Muslim
Assalaamu alaykum. I have a question about these two hadiths:
“The Muslim is not allowed to abandon a Muslim brother more than three days. If three days pass and he meets him, then he should greet him. If he (the other believer) returns his greeting, then they share the reward; but if he does not return it, then he (alone) will incur the sin.”
“Th.. More
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Father appointed daughter as leader over her brother
Assalaamu alaykum. I am in a strange situation. I live alone with my older sister (at university), and our granddad will come and stay with us for a bit. My dad says that there needs to be one decision maker, and not two, or things will go wrong. He says that I have to listen to my sister even if what I think she is saying is wrong, and so he has appointed.. More
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Mother commands son to wear clothes he dislikes
Assalamu alaykum, Shaykh. My mother often orders me to wear certain clothes that I do not like without a sound reason. For example, so that the people would not know that we are Muslims or so that they would not stare at us. And I am not only talking about the thawb; also regarding trousers and t-shirts, she obliges me to wear certain clothes (which.. More
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Exaggerated romantic statements between spouses do not constitute Shirk
Assalaamu alaykum. if a husband says to his wife, as a way of being romantic, "The moon is not shining because you did not look at it today," or, "Every time you open your eyes, a flower blossoms,' does that fall under Shirk (polytheism)? Is one regarded as sinful for it? He merely does so to express his love.
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Treating non-Muslims with respect is not Kufr or apostasy
Assalaamu alaykum. I was recently reading an article detailing how Muslims and non-Muslims should interact. The link to it is here: https://iloveimamrabbani.wordpress.com/2013/03/23/how-should-muslims-behave-and-interact-with-kafirs/
The article says that it is Kufr (disbelief) and apostasy to honor a disbeliever in the same way that you would honor.. More
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Mother does not want son to buy religious books
Assalaamu alaykum Scholars. May Allaah’s peace and blessings be upon the Messenger Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, his pure Family, his Companions, and everybody who follows them in righteousness and goodness. I have a question regarding my mother, who does not want me to buy books related to Islam. She says that in these times, in which.. More
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Visiting Hindus who say that ‘guests are God’
The Hindus have a saying that states that 'Guests are God'. I was invited to a Hindu household once, but I did not go because I believed that there was a real chance that this was Shirk (polytheism) as by going I would be allowing them to equate me with, and treat me as, God. I constantly thought about ways in which it would not be Shirk and wondered.. More
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Cleaning husband's aquarium without permission to save fish
Assalaamu alakum. May Allaah reward you greatly. My husband has an aquarium with fish. He does not take care of this aquarium well; it needs regular cleaning and so on, and all of the fish have died except for one. Now the aquarium is terribly dirty, and this one fish lives in this very dirty water that nobody cleans. I have asked him to please let.. More
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Addressing non-Muslims with 'Sir' or 'Dear' or the like
In fatwa 86974, "Appropriate Way to Address Non-Muslims," it is stated that it is not permissible to start a letter by writing anything that could mean the glorification of a disbeliever by a Muslim, like the title ‘Sir’ or ‘Dear’ and the like. I need some clarification regarding the above fatwa. In India, we call our teachers 'Sir' for the.. More
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