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  • How to decide if a cosmetic surgery is permissible

    Hi i just had a question regarding cosmetic surgery and if it is allowed in Islam. I was reading some of the other replies given based on it and i am still unclear. I want to get a nose job, because my nose is unusually large. In my opinion i definitely consider it a defect. Based on the definitions given it is not clear what is a defect and.. More

  • Watching Islamic TV channels which have music in their programmes

    assalam wa alykum listening to music is prohibited in islam. but there are so many islamic channels that have music in it (eg. iqra channel that have many islamic programmes) while advertising or in the starting or ending of the programme. is it permitted to watch these channels? some times the programmes on these channels are very informative. we.. More

  • Ruling on hubble bubble (Sheeshah)

    Assalamoalikum! These days we see there is a growing tend of shisha smoking and shisha cafes opening everywhere.......I would like to know whether shisha smoking is haram or not and what are the effects of it. Jazakallahkhair!.. More

  • A woman having a routine cervical smear test

    Assalamu Alaikum wa Rathmatullahi wa BarakatuI have been told by sisters that it is not permissible for a woman to have a routine cervical smear test unless there are signs of disease showing. This is due to the fact that the test is an invasive one, needing the nurse or doctor to insert something similar to a long cotton bud in through the vagina to.. More

  • Islamic TV programmes presented by women

    I am new to Islam. I watch an Islamic TVchannel for learning more about Islam butsome ofits programs are delivered by a woman. Her talks & presentation deeply touch the heart and develop divine love. Is it Ok to watch such programs as per Islam?.. More

  • A questionable computer game

    There is a new game on the Internet which IMO is very questionable as it seems to be based on Islamic culture and history but it actually has a very strange name (THE 99) and very controversial names of characters. It is basically about a legend that the Mongols when they sacked Baghdad, they razed the largest library in the city and.. More

  • Studying archeology and visiting museums

    Assalamu Alaykum, According to the sunnah, creating statues of living creatures is considered haram. 1-What is the ruling on the science of archeology and preserving discovered ancient civilization statues in museums? Is attending such museums haram? 2-Is preserving mummies of pharaohs haram? Thank you.. More

  • Drawing pictures of companions in an Islamic book for children

    Salaam aleikum. I am working on an islamic cartoon book for children, which I also do some illustration to. I collect different stories, including some from hadith; f.ex the woman who was not nice to her cat. I also like to illustrate the story about the ansar companion (Amr ibn al-Jamuh-ra), who was attached to his statue of Manat for so long, that.. More

  • His non-Muslim wife had an abortion after he left her

    Assalaamu'alaikum Warahmatullah... Dear brother I have one muslim friend here in abroad working. Recently he got married to a non-muslim, and his conditioned with that woman is not to get pregnant. But when he go home to his country he stop communicating with this woman as his second wife, and she cannot also contact him. We just knew that this woman.. More

  • Has bipolar disorder and thinks about suicide

    Assalamulaikum W.B Brother, I am a university student suffering from sever bipolar disorder. I am often suicidal and I have no control over my thoughts and emotion. If I was to commit suicide under these circumstances would I go to hell? Since the mentally ill maybe excused due to their situation. Please advice. I look forward to hearing from you. Wassalam,.. More

  • Ovary transplant from one woman to another

    Recently a woman (A) gave birth after receiving the world's first whole ovary transplant from her twin sister (B) a year ago after (A) suffered an early menopause. Although physically everything seems normal, genetically the child is of (B) and (A)'s husband since female eggs are already developed before any female's birth. Is this transplant permissible.. More

  • Donating cord blood to a public blood bank

    Assalaamu alaikum, Is it halal to donate cord blood to a public bank? I was thinking about it, since it can cure a child or person of a terminal illness such as cancer. It is taken from the umbilical cord after delivery and does not effect the mother or child. Jazak Allah khair.. More

  • A male doctor giving an injection necessary for c-section

    I am possibly going to have a c section because i have been told i will have a big baby inshallah.The thing is the person who admits the injection is male .there are no females who distribute this proceedure.What i need to know is it allowed for them to do this .My husband believes in the suunah way of life and is not keen for this to happen .The hospital.. More

  • Medicine derived from the swine

    For the treatment of disorder of my pancreas a doctor has prescribed a drug containing pancreatin from the pancreas of swine and there appear to be no substitute available here in Rome. Being a Muslim I must avoid that but considering the medical condition I thought of seeking Islam's view in such situation. .. More

  • Teaching martial arts to non-Muslims

    Assalamu alaikum.My friend runs a Kunfu Centre.Can he teach in this institute Kungfu to non muslims?Prophet Muhammed allowed Aysha(peace and blessings of Allah be upon them)to watch Abysinians play with their swords.Were they non muslims?Can this incidence be taken as proof?Hope you will answer Insha Allah with proofs from Fiqh whether nonmuslims also.. More