I am a woman 42 years old. Can I join an aerobics course for a group of women with a male teacher? He is the teacher and the only man in the aerobic course. Is it forbidden? Can I join without any problem?
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I'm living with a woman without marriage and she is pregnant now. What can I do to be close to God again and she wants to have an operation because she doesn't want the child. How can I solve this problem?
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Please refer to question 61150. This is an urgent matter. Please respond as quickly as possible. I am a sick person who has tried and tried to lose weight. I have been trying for years and have been under a doctor's care. I am suffering with high cholesterol and have a family history of diabetes and heart disease. I have been approved for gastric.. More
Is getting the stomach banded to help lose weight acceptable? This procedure involves placing a band around the stomach. It does not change the stomach and can be removed easily... More
Here in Africa we have a project called Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) for HIV/AIDS, in which citizens are encourage to learn their status through blood testing.Please give me the Fatwa regarding:(i) One decision to check his/her status regarding HIV/AIDS.(ii) Imams/Sheikhs are permissible to advocate to their believers for testing.(iii) If.. More
Please tell me your expert opinion/Fatwa in the light of the teachings of Islam, whether we can use Multivitamin capsules with gelatin shells as nutritional supplements because this is the only form available in the part of Europe where I live... More
I've read a question about playing chess and it was forbidden by the scholars and sahaba. I find it very confusing because nowadays the chess pieces aren't statues (I know there are some pieces with statues but they are hard to find) and in your answer I found that chess hasn't any profit. But nowadays science accept that someone who practise chess.. More
I am a general surgeon in a Muslim country. I am a Muslim and I would like to study plastic surgery. What is the opinion of our religion in studying and working in such a field? .. More
I want to kmow the position of the alcohol found in medicines, it's relation to that prohibited and any more information that we Muslim might require about the medicinal alcohol.
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One of my close friends has recently told me that he thinks he is "transgendered." A counselor he is seeing told him that this disorder is not unusual and that he should consider sex-change surgery. Please help me as I have no idea what Islam says about sex change. Can you also suggest some further readings on this subject? Is it possible that Allah.. More
I met a girl through the internet and we decided that we want to get married. She will take shahada the day we get married (next month). I need you to tell me what should I do to keep a lawful marriage with my future wife, inshallah. I'm in the U.S and my parents are not here with me. Would it be ok if I just have their agreement over the phone. Also,.. More