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  • Taking medicine to help concentration in studies

    Is it permissible for one to take medications to assist in concentration for studying? There are some medications perscribed to people with certain disorders, but in some graduate schools it's being used as study aids for difficult exams and concentration. There are minimal side effects if taken correctly and for short periods of time. Jazzakum Allah.. More

  • Joining Facebook to keep contact with friends

    Assalamu Alaikum Warahmathullahi Wabarakathuhu! I have passed out from my school 2 years back. I find that i'm losing my school freind's contacts day by day. Though i'm not interested in social networks, my friends ask me to join Facebook to keep contact with them. Is it halal for me to create a Facebook account if *I don't correspond with non-mahrams.. More

  • Creating a Twitter-like commercial website

    Can I create a commercial site similar to Twitter to allow chat, sharing of news, tips, restricted videos, photos, etc among a restricted class of users? .. More

  • Using the Five Elements theory in acupuncture treatment

    salam wa alakum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatu i had started doing acupuncture for a while now and it has been working for me i have stopped using medicine and back to normal after doing acupuncture alhamedulla and i have been reading its halal based on a previous question and other fatwa sites but recently i have been reading more on acupuncture.. More

  • She aborted her abnormal fetus following her doctor's instructions

    what is the judgment of obortion in my special case below? I got pregnant and during my 2nd month, doctors informed me that the baby is not normal and his brain is 3 times the size of his body and eventually will die either during pregnancy or once I deliver, as the brain will not be able to support the body so will die. I have aborted the baby as per.. More

  • Ruling on vaginal reconstruction/tightening surgery

    Is vaginal reconstruction/tightening surgery halal for me after two natural child births have been unkind to my body? What if the only doctor available is a male? Will I be punished for the money I spend on this cause? It seems like a luxury and I dont want to be gluttonous on myself. My intention is solely the satisfaction of my husband, and worry.. More

  • He was born hermaphrodite and needs a sex change operation

    Hello, I'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina. My english is simple but i hope you understand. I was born hermaphrodite. My diagnostic says that my gender is male. But I was not operated because the operation is complicated and risky. I read what you posted and now I'm confused. Am I obligated to operate? What do I do? Can I get married? Do I have to cover.. More

  • Stepping on an unreligious Arabic text

    As salamu aleykum, Is there any karahaat on stepping with the feet on a piece of unreligious arabic text, or simply a sheet with the arabic alphabet on it ? Was salaam.. More

  • Prohibition of musical instruments in the Quran

    I asked one Imam that are dancing and music are haram? .. He said yes.. Further i asked that i have heard that Strings Instruments and Drums are haram is Islam and are mentioned in Quran.. And he said yes and quote one Surah in the Quran. I forgot the name of that surah but is it true, that it is mentioned in Quran. I have a habit of spreading the.. More

  • A Sri Lankan Muslim supporting the Pakistani cricket team

    I am a Sri Lankan but i'm supporting Pakistan cricket team when they are playing with sri lankan also. The main reason i support them is I like them and they are muslims. But some of my relation are telling it is not allowed to support when Pakistan & Sri Lanka are playing because Sri Lanka is your mother land. Kindly advise me what I want to do.. More

  • Islamic medication for migraine

    I have migraine for the past 10 years,my age is 19, i have tried all medicines but no relief,is there any islamic medication to get relief from this terrible headache... More

  • Writing biography and autobiography

    Can a Muslim write a biography and publish it? I am asking this as the Hadiths is a biography of our beloved prophet(sallallah alaihi wa sallam), and similarly any other Muslim can write his life details? Although there is one issue here, since anything done when you are alone is known only to the Almighty Allah and HE alone can condone or condemn.. More

  • Drawing stick figures of humans

    AsSalamu Alaikum, Is it permissible to draw stick figures of humans, as I was planing to do this for a school assignment. Jazakum Allahu khair .. More

  • Male getting physiotherapy treatment from an aged female doctor

    Assalamalequm, Is it allowed to get Physiotherepy treatment for back and neck injury sustained from road accident from a femail physiotherepist of old age... More

  • Drawing faces with closed eyes

    Assalamu Alaikum, I attend an art club at my school (Islamic school) and the teacher said that it was okay to draw faces as long as the eyes were drawn closed. Is this true? She said that she asked a shiek, but I still have some doubts. Jazak Allahu Khair.. More