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Receiving state benefits for disability does not withhold the reward in the Hereafter
Dear Scholar, this question is from my friend who is handicapped, he has only two fingers in his left arm. He is fully healthy except for what I mentioned, that he has only two finger in his left arm. In our country, the government gives some special benefits to the handicapped/disabled people. For example, the government preserves some seats for the.. More
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Praying slowly to teach people discreetly
Assalaamu alaykum. 1) Someone prays in a slow, moderate manner (he usually prays in this manner) and performs the sunnah acts of the prayer (raf'ul yadayn, jalsah istiraha) and wants to teach the other ignorant people who pray quickly and do not know the various sunnah acts of the prayer. Is this considered showing-off (riyaa')? 2) Someone found a small.. More
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Why Pharaoh's repentance was not accepted
I thought that one's repentance was accepted as long as the Day of Judgment has not yet started or the soul reaches the throat. The Pharaoh did it before these two took place, so why was his embracing of the religion not accepted?
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Seeking knowledge to refute misconceptions
Asalaamu alaykum. There is somoene whom I know who has a big problem; can you please write me a specific fatwa on it? Someone I know had a lot of doubts about Islam, so he brought one hundred books and went online and found many courses and many lecutres, hundreds of them. He found many studies of many books and many many classes and courses. He is.. More
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The ruling on whether it is from the Sunnah to drink while sitting or while standing
What is Sunnah? Does Sunnah mean the things that ProphetMuhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,did? People say that drinking while sitting is Sunnah and not in the standing position. However, in one of your fatwas (50836), you quoted a hadith from An-Nasaa’i that says that the Prophet used to drink both standing and sitting (narrated by Aa'ishah,.. More
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Returning money gained without right
Assalaamu alaykum, when I was younger and still in school, I was not religious and did not go to school so much; instead I used to do other bad things. The school pays us money here each month, and the thing is that they paid me for the months that I was not there, now I feel guilty and want to pay it back, but the debt involves riba (interest), and.. More
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Virtue of thikr and remembrance of Allaah
I would like to know about the virtues of remembering Allaah and doing thikr (remembrance of Allaah) and how important that is.
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Non-guests using hotel facilities
Assalaamu alaykum. I have a question regarding theft in my circumstance. I was at a beach near a hotel with a hot tub in it. As many people coming out of the ocean get cold, they use the hotel's hot tub although there is a sign saying that the hot tub is only for hotel residents. I used the hot tub and then left without using any towels or eating food... More
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The ruling on whether grandparents are entitled to obedience in lawful matters
Shaykh,I realise that grandparents have to be respected a lot and that one is to keep ties with them, but do grandchildren have to obey them in everything that is halal? Could you please explain?
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Befriending non-Muslims in school
A couple of years ago, when I was not a very practicing muslim, I had non-muslim friends in school, who stayed friends with me till today. Now that I am getting to know more about Islam, however, I fear that they might mislead me. I have thought about meeting Muslim friends in our school, but I can see that they commit sins and might also influence.. More
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Calling a club or Youtube channel ‘as-Saabiqoon’ or the like
Is it allowed to give clubs and the like (or other things such as Youtube channels) names of what you aspire to be without claiming it for yourself, for example, a group of people striving to become from the sabiqun call their club name as-sabiqun; would this go under claiming good for yourself even if those people do not believe that they are such.. More
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Visiting a non-Muslim sister who delivered a child out of wedlock
I am a Muslimah and have a non-Muslim sister who became pregnant through fornication. She is in the delivery stage and still fornicates and uses illegal drugs, although she hasn't used them recently. Should I visit her in the hospital, especially given that she has no intention of accepting Islam? And will visiting her be considered congratulating for.. More
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Getting a job by violating the conditions of applying for it
I have applied for a job through the internet. The recruitment process starts by applying with your email and some other personal data. I failed at the middle of the recruitment process. To apply for the same job using the same profile, you have to wait at least six months. I have applied again with another email address in a period that is less than.. More
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Husband forbids her to contact her siblings
I have been married for 30 years now and have two sons. We live abroad and my two brothers also live in the same country. Sadly, the relationship between my husband and my family was never the best. He always had the feeling that they never accepted him; during all these years there were misunderstandings from both sides; and he broke off contact with.. More
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Extent of obedience to one's maternal aunt
Assalaamu alaykum. In one of your fatwas, you said that the maternal aunt holds a great status and that the nieces and nephews must be dutiful to her; does this mean that they have to obey her in everything halal and that if they do not do so they will be seen as disobedient to her and will be destined to hellfire? So if the maternal aunt tells her.. More
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