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Women may write books and diaries
1) Is it permissible or not for women to write and publish beneficial books on religious and other permissible subjects and topics which include fiction (poems, stories) and non-fiction (research, education, biography, etc.)? Is the writing of women considered ‘Awrah (what should be covered of the body)? If her writing (books) are read by non-Mahram.. More
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Making divorce conditional on past action while doubting its occurrence
What if a wife says to her husband that when her daughter was born, he did not talk with her for 15 days and that he was sad at that time, and the husband replied that he was not sad and that if he was sad at that time, she is divorced? And what if he did not realize what he said and also forgot about the complete situation of that time?
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Ruling on name ‘Benazeer’
My name is Benazeer; some scholars said that my name does not have a good meaning and told me to change it. I am now called Sarah. I want to know whether Benazeer is a good name or not, and when I change my name, can I change it as Sarah Benazeer? Is it good?
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Revealing that suitor has autism when proposing to girl
Assalaamu alaykum. I noticed some contradictions between your answers. You mentioned that the suitor should be informed of vitiligo while to other people you said that they do not need to inform their future wife about it. Why? I am not trying to bring you down. I like this website very much. You even brought a quote of Ibn Qayyim concerning vitiligo:.. More
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Marriage obligatory on person who fears fornication
A brother whom I know wants to make Hijrah (emigration) from the lands of disbelief to the lands of Islam, and he is saving up money for it and has a firm plan, but his only problem is regarding women; he cannot control himself if he is around women, and the ruling on him with regards to marriage is that it is obligatory because he fears falling into.. More
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Wife doubting whether she is divorced or not
Once, I was very depressed and was always very afraid about divorce taking place due to a threat of my husband. I suffered constant Waswaas (obsessive doubts) and feared going near my husband due to the suspicion that we might have been divorced although we were not and these were merely doubts. My husband, however, could not bear my situation. He wanted.. More
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Female doctors circumcising boys
Assalaamu alaykum. In some medical centres, female doctors circumcise children and adult boys. They are very expert at this, but is it permissable in Islam? Similarly, some female surgeons perform operations of adult male genitalia, like hydrocele, epididmocele, herniorhaphy; these operations involve male testes; is this permissible? These female doctors.. More
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Name Maalik commonly used for boys not girls
Assalaamu alaykum. Is Maalik a boys' and girls' name?
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Marrying after haraam relationship
Assalaamu alaykum. I have been severly suffering, and I ask God to make you a reason to help me out. I used to be in a haram relation with this girl when I was a teenager (it included so much sins) until God guided me to the right path and I started quitting alot of sins and repenting until it was time to end this relation (this girl is from a religious.. More
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Woman letting man know she is interested in marrying him
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaah. There is a woman who likes a man and wants to get to know him for the purpose of marriage (they do not have a relationship). The woman found out from the man's mother that he is religious and used to pray, knows who Allah is, and does not drink etc., but he does not pray at the moment. The woman's intention is to not.. More
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Breastfeeding from female animals does not make two people Mahram to each other
If an older or adult person or a person of any age or infant child or child of any age drinks the milk of any kind and type of haram animal which gives milk, i.e. monkey, cats etc, is the foster relationship through milk established by doing so?
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Eating from money which guardian usurped
Assalaamu alaykum. May Allah reward you for answering my question about the haram income of a guardian. However, the problem is: does the same ruling apply to wealth taken by force or oppression from an orphan's wealth, etc? On the IslamQA site, I read that it is very sinful and that this kind of wealth should be returned. So am I sinning if I consume.. More
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Wife boycotts in-laws and refuses intimacy with husband
Assalaamu alaykum. I need to ask a question; maybe you have heard of this problem before. My wife and I are not in a stable relationship. I constantly ask Allah to help, but our problems have gotten severe at times. One minute we are happy, but the next we fight and hate each other. This is due to my wife hating my family, and it has been three years.. More
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Uttering words of divorce in present tense
Assalaamu alaykum. I am writing to ask for a clarification about divorce. My husband and I were happily married, but he was quick to turn to anger in fights. One month into our marriage, during an argument, he said “I divorce you” in anger and without intent. He even forgot that he had said it almost right after. He did not verbally take me back,.. More
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Woman shaking hands with men with disabilities
Assalaamu alaykum. I work in a program that assists individualswith disabilities to understand the work environment. In Islam, is it permissible for for a woman to shake hands with a male individual who has disabilities?
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