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  • Giving the wrong advice

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am resending my question and hope that it is clear now. If a learned person gave some advice for someone’s circumstance, but their advice was disapproved in certain scenarios, and then the learned person comes to know what occurred and realizes that the scenarios may be saying what is the accurate answer for the individual whom.. More

  • Intending to sin then repent afterwards

    I would like to ask a question about the verse: {And We will turn away their hearts and their eyes just as they refused to believe in it the first time. And We will leave them in their transgression, wandering blindly.} [Quran 6:110] Does this mean that those who intend to do a sin (fornication, for example) and to repent afterwards will not be allowed.. More

  • Delaying repentance is sin that requires repentance

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have read many fatwas that state that delaying repentanceis a sin necessitating repentancein and of itself. However, only statements of scholars were brought forth in this regard, without any proof from the Quran or Sunnah. Could you please bring the proof(s) which proves that delaying repentance is a sin? May Allah bless you. .. More

  • Seeking pardon of people one lied to or cheated

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am wondering about this hadith: “Whoever has wronged his brother with regard to his blood, his wealth or his honour, let him come and set matters straight before there comes a Day on which there will be no dirhams and no dinars, only good deeds and bad deeds, and if he has good deeds (they will be taken and given to the one.. More

  • Pride in belonging to Islam is required

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh, Shaykhs. Can we Muslims be arrogant given that we are better than the disbelievers, who are the worst of creation while we are the best? Is this type of pride allowed? .. More

  • How to nourish the mind

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have been blessed with much guidance from Allah, The Exalted, Maa Shaa Allah. I have a question regarding the brain, the main tool for our rationality, with the mercy of Allah, The Exalted. I would like to know how to purify the brain; for example, for purifying the body, we perform Ghusl (ritual bath); for the heart, we ask for.. More

  • Virtue of working to provide for self and family

    Can you please quote and explain the hadith about a young man who was very active in his business and who was criticized by a Companion for not striving in the cause of Allah. Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,defended him by saying that there could be three reasons why he was active in his work: 1. To be self sufficient, which makes.. More

  • No evidence that rain, guests, sickness and female child are sign of pleasure of Allah

    Is it true that when Allaah is happy, He gives people four things: rain, a female child, a guest, and sickness? .. More

  • Waking up for Fajr to avoid dispraise

    Assalaamu alaykum, Scholar. I live in Spain, far from the masjid, and therefore I pray alone at home. As I pray alone at home, I may delay the prayer a little bit more than what they do in masjid. If I had to pray at the masjid, I obvously would not be not. Recently, my friend and Shaykh told me that we will revise the Quran through the mobile phone.. More

  • Meaning of ‘lowering the gaze’

    Assalaamu alaykum. What is meant by "Lower your gaze"? Actually, I try to obey it, but sometimes I become confused with the meaning as I am not an Arab. I know that looking at the forbidden things like the covered or uncovered private parts of others is prohibited, but my confusion is about the faces of girls. I am giving you some of the meaning which.. More

  • Receiving money for purpose and spending it on other purpose

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. My father gave me some money, telling me to use it for a taxi, but I did not take the taxi and then gave that money as a loan. Today, I received some pocket money from my mother, praise be to Allaah. So, do I return the amount that my father gave me back to him from today's pocket money? .. More

  • No true success away from Islam

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. Is there any other way to gain success in this world apart from Islam? Of course there is no doubt that Islam will lead to success in the Hereafter, but what about this world? Please, I need many details about this topic. .. More

  • Seeking forgiveness of Allah without committing sin

    Assalaamu alaykum. Is it incorrect to seek forgiveness even when one has not committed a sin? For example: if a man turns his head to the right and sees a non-Mahram (permanently unmarriageable) woman dressed inappropriately and then turns his head away automatically, is he still allowed to say "Astaghfirullah" (I seek forgiveness from Allah)? Sometimes,.. More

  • Whether repentant person is responsible for people he encouraged to sin

    Unfortunately, in his past, he has engaged in several haram sexual conversations and activities with people on the internet. He also participated in some sexual games (sexting) with these people. Forgive me; for example, he told them and instructed them what to do on their bodies and private parts. He became very ashamed and repented and sought forgiveness,.. More

  • Depression because of failure to find work

    Assalaamu alaykum. Sir, I worked for a company for more than 20 years. Since a couple of years, many inappropriate things started occuring there (such as drinking etc.) due to which the boss of the company and my colleague (who was always backbiting me in front of the boss) were always blaming me for nothing. I tolerated these things for almost two.. More