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  • Making shapes in calligraphy with verses of the Quran

    Salaam alaikum. What exactly is permissible in Islamic calligraphy? I would like to write Ayat al Kursi in the shape of Afghanistan. Is this disrespectful in any way? The shape of the country isn't an animate being or anything... Please clarify this. Jazakullakhairan .. More

  • The irritation of having a smoker in the family

    Salam, My uncle is a smoker,but he quitted for one year and came back to it.He has been told by my family and I to stop again,yet he doesn’t listen.He at times smokes inside the garage which I don’t like,because the smell of the cigarette comes inside the house.I told my family to tell him to smoke outside far away from the house,however they seem.. More

  • Mental illness is only an excuse at the time of lost consciousness

    Asalam o Alaoikum!! I appreciate you for having the great knowledge. I want to ask that if someone is ill physically and mentally both.. And due to his mental health and some psychological problems he cannot offer all the obligations but try to offer them at his best. He made an oath but breaks it. Due to his mental health he is so much adversely affected.. More

  • There is no need to undo the breast implants

    Assalamualaikum. A woman after childbearing had done breast implant to please her husband only when she had less hidayah.her husb. is extremely happy with her for this.now she has more hidaya n taqwa so she feels guilty.and is thinking of undoing that surgery and separating from her husb as she will be of no use to him.what advice should I give her.?.. More

  • Calling an Islamic website Kalamullah

    As-salaamu 3laikum, I would like to know whether it is appropriate for a website which contains lectures and material about Islam to be called 'kalamullah'? Jazaakumu Allahu khair .. More

  • Ruling on skateboarding

    As salamu alaykum. Is it permissible to skateboard? Also majority of the people in the skate park are none muslims. JazakAllah Khair. .. More

  • Playing video games that display images of nude women

    This question is from a classmate. He currently doesnt have net connection so he asked to me to write it for him " I dont normally watch movies or tv serials as most have sex scenes and nudity... i only watch those that dont have such stuff. I m trying my best to stay away from Pornographic videos,images and nude images. But currently you have nudity.. More

  • His non-Muslim mother hangs up photos of him at home

    Assalaamu ‘alaikum, may Allaah reward you for your services. I'm really glad because of this website and i pray that Allaah gives you the highest place in jannah. My mother is no a muslim. She has got paper photographs of me when I was a child. She hanged one on the fridge and other she keep in her closet. Am i sinful for allowing her to keep and.. More

  • Mere thoughts about matters of belief are not Waswasah

    As-salamu 3laikum, In one fatwa you said that doubts which merely cross the mind are just waswaas, whereas doubts that settle in the heart are kufr. I have a problem with this that I am worried about and I asked this question before but I could not find the answer in the fataawa you sent me to. My problem is that sometimes the shaytaan whispers something.. More

  • Ruling on cosmetic surgery to correct an embarrassing deformity

    I require clarification on an issue. I am thinking of undergoing a cosmetic procedure for my chin due to the fact that my lower jaw is recessive and is smaller and pushed back than the rest of my face (I have been told by a surgeon - not muslim though) This affects me mentally and constantly distracts me and makes me feel down. I have read that it is.. More

  • Using pictures in books to teach children supplications

    Assalaam alaikum, My question today has to do with the proper way to educate young Muslim toddlers and children. Specifically, we would like to introduce a book of du'a for our baby, and in this book it contains various supplications. To make this engaging for toddlers and children, is it permissible to include pictures of humans/children without the.. More

  • Meaning of 'soldiers of Allaah'

    As-salaamu 3laikum, I would like to know about the meaning of the term 'soldiers of Allah', does it only include those who are obedient to Allah or could it include anyone who is used by Allah for any purpose even if their intention is not to obey Allah? Like nowadays we hear about people coming to Islam after investigating the claims of the enemies.. More

  • Profiting from ads on a Quran-teaching website

    I have read the Arabic Fatwa on your website where you have said that the Hanafis and Hanabalis have said that taking payment on teaching the Quran is not allowed and I agree with this view. Please keep this in mind when answering the following questions. My question is that if I make a website where I teach the Quran and Hadith and then place permitted.. More

  • A clear case of Waswasah (obsessive whisperings) about repentance

    I fear I might have accidently said something that Islam does not agree with, for the stuff that I don't remember but want to repent from what do I do? What about the mistakes I have made while describing or teaching others about Allah (I think I made a mistake while saying you can't give Allah new names by saying you can't give Allah the name "spinner.. More

  • Playing video games with non-Muslim civilizations as factions

    As salamu alaykum. If someone plays a strategy video game where they are required to choose a faction to play as eg romans, greek, chinese, americans, russians etc, would the person be sinning for playing as such factions as they were not Muslim civilisations? .. More