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  • Doing obligatory worship only and dedicating time to worldly advancement

    Assalaamu alaykum. Is it permissible for someone to just limit themselves to the obligatory duties of Islam to dedicate most of their time to a wordly, permissible field that they think they will do exceptionally well in? For example, someone wants to be a great mathematician, so they spend almost all their time to be the best at it without neglecting.. More

  • Fear of showing off in reciting Quran

    Asaalaamu alaykum, Shaykh. I am on the path of memorising the Quran. Since I started this path, I have been having doubts whether I memorise Quran to impress others with the way that I recite (Tilaawah). I am very afraid of that, so I sometimes change my Tilaawah to another one that does not cause me such thoughts, but I do not like it that much. I.. More

  • Fearing insincerity of intention in doing good deeds

    Asslaamu alaykum, Shaykh. I have read almost all the fatwas regarding the intention, but I still have the same concern. The fact is that I am memorising the Quran, and I recite it in a particular way which I think causes me to think that I recite like this to gain fame, for example. These thoughs are bothering me, and I feel as if they are real. What.. More

  • Helping parents watch TV

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. Can I give the TV remote, setup the TV (or pack the TV when moving), or set up the satellite dish for my parents? They watch Islamic channels as well as normal channels. Please advise. .. More

  • Abandoning fellow Muslim for more than three days

    Assalaamu alaykum. I know that abandoning a Muslim for more than three days is haram. If i have a fight or a disagreement with someone and I do not want to be in contact with him for more than three days so that he cools down and then contact him afterwards, will I be sinful? I am only doing this so that I have a better chance to reconcile with him.. More

  • How to attain Jannatul-Firdaws

    Assalaamu alaykum. 1) In the Quran, it is said like, “I have prepared for My slaves what no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human heart can imagine.” Recite if you wish, “No person knows what is kept hidden for them of joy as a reward for what they used to do.” So is 'recite if u wish' a prescribed supplication for Paradise? If it.. More

  • Whether Allah touched anyone in dream other than Muhammad, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam

    Hello. I am interested to know, has anyone exept our Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,been touched in a dream by Allaah? Is that even possible? Did anyone dream of Allaah in any form that Allaah touches him in a dream? Is that possible? Thank you. .. More

  • Improving relations with abusive relatives

    My sister and sister-in-law do not want to keep a relationship with me, but when I try to maintain a relationship with them, they make make fun and also tell lies about me, which is harmful to me, as they are powerful. What can I do? .. More

  • Forbidding son to read news for fear of radicalization

    Assalaamu alaykum. My mum told me that I cannot read the news online because she thinks that if I read about Aleppo and other Middle Eastern affairs, I might get 'radicalised'. This is what I read: With regard to that which is beneficial to the individual and is not harmful to the parents, there is no obligation to obey the parents, whether they forbid.. More

  • Pardoning others but continuing to hate them

    Assalaamu alaykum. My question is regarding forgiving others who have hurt you: is it enough to forgive the person by saying, 'I forgive you,' while the feelings of hatred are still present in the heart? I have tried forgiving a person who backbit about me; I said, "I forgive him," but not in his presence. I even backbit about him, so if I forgive him.. More

  • Mistakenly accusing maid of theft

    Assalaamu alaykum. I had a maid in my house for helping in household activities. One day I suspected that she had stolen some money from my locker. I told my family members about it, and they scolded her and was kicked out of the house as she had done these activities in the past as well. Afterwards, I calculated my money and discovered that she had.. More

  • Sunnah in supplicating against others

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. I want to know what the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is regarding supplicating against others. I see in the Seerah (biography), that he supplicated against others at times, like when he said to that man, “Eat with your right hand.” The man said, “I cannot.. More

  • Repented but people continue to be suspicious of him

    Assalaamu alaykum, dear Scholars. If a person made mistakes in his life and is now trying to avoid these mistakes but due to his past mistakes people suspect him, which might torture him and might cause him to lose the determination to avoid mistakes, then what Islamic ruling guides everyone in this type of case? .. More

  • Asking to marry Maryam bint 'Imraan or Aasiyah in Paradise

    Is it permissible to ask Allaah: "O Allaah, marry me to Maryam, the daughter of Imraan (the mother of Prophet Jesus, peace be upon him) and Aasiyah, the wife of Pharaoh, in Paradise." And is it permitted to do good deeds to get this status because they are the leaders of the women of Paradise. .. More

  • Lying to retain political asylum and family unity

    Assalamu alaykum. A Husband got asylum in a European country because he cannot go to his homecountry for fear of his life. His wife and children also got asylum in order to keep the family unit together. The wife and children are not persecuted in their homecountry. Then the wife went to their homecountry to visit her relatives even though the one who.. More