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  • Exaggerated romantic statements between spouses do not constitute Shirk

    Assalaamu alaykum. if a husband says to his wife, as a way of being romantic, "The moon is not shining because you did not look at it today," or, "Every time you open your eyes, a flower blossoms,' does that fall under Shirk (polytheism)? Is one regarded as sinful for it? He merely does so to express his love. .. More

  • Treating non-Muslims with respect is not Kufr or apostasy

    Assalaamu alaykum. I was recently reading an article detailing how Muslims and non-Muslims should interact. The link to it is here: https://iloveimamrabbani.wordpress.com/2013/03/23/how-should-muslims-behave-and-interact-with-kafirs/ The article says that it is Kufr (disbelief) and apostasy to honor a disbeliever in the same way that you would honor.. More

  • Holding intention to receive reward of acts of worship

    My question is regarding the intentions for worship and related rewards. I have always tried to do all necessary acts of worship and more, such as praying, fasting, and zakah, as my obligations towards Allaah, without thinking of the associated rewards or even making an intention of getting the reward because I was always so concerned with doing the.. More

  • Making changes to house without legal permit

    Assalaamu alaykum. My father, my brother-in-law, and my brother, as well as a person whom I know, have made changes in their house without a permit, which is illegal. So what should I do; should I report them to the authorities, which will result in a fine of 50,000 dollars, or should they demolish the changes that they made? .. More

  • Woes and griefs as expiation for sins

    Assalaamu alaykum, dear Brothers. If Allaah punishes someone with woes and griefs in this life for sins that he committed, can He remove this punishment in this life while this person continues to commit those sins and does not repent? You can just answer with yes or no. Thank you for your answer. .. More

  • Mother does not want son to buy religious books

    Assalaamu alaykum Scholars. May Allaah’s peace and blessings be upon the Messenger Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, his pure Family, his Companions, and everybody who follows them in righteousness and goodness. I have a question regarding my mother, who does not want me to buy books related to Islam. She says that in these times, in which.. More

  • Receiving help during driving test

    I have a question. Background information: In a driving test (in my country), the student's driving teacher sits next to him in the car, and the tester sits behind the student (on the right side). Following case: Let us assume that before a test, the teacher says to the student that he will help him during the test through secret hand signs in the case.. More

  • Posting pictures of one's library of Islamic books online

    Assalaamu alaykum. One of the common things that I see online is that many brothers and sisters post a photo of their book shelves or collection of Islamic books on social media. Is that considered showing off, given that I do not see any benefit in doing so? Moreover, it is showing how much of an Islamic-knowledge seeker I am, whereas we should not.. More

  • Inability to fulfil vow of fasting because of heat and long days

    Assalaamu alaykum. A Muslim man who is 32 years old said that if he gets selected for a particular university to do a job, he will fast two months consecutively to thank Allaah. He said this in the year 2009. Then he cleared the interview and so on and got selected in 2009 itself. However, till now, he has not been able to fast because he is in one.. More

  • Eating nude while alone or with wife

    Is one allowed to sometimeseat nude while alone or with his wife at home? .. More

  • Fear of dying while disobeying Allah

    Assalaamu alaykum. I read on your site that if a person's last deed before passing from this world is good, then he may be in paradise though he is someone of the fire, and that if his last act is bad, he would be a person in the fire who is from paradise. This worries me because I sometimes do some things that are probably impermissible, such as my.. More

  • Visiting Hindus who say that ‘guests are God’

    The Hindus have a saying that states that 'Guests are God'. I was invited to a Hindu household once, but I did not go because I believed that there was a real chance that this was Shirk (polytheism) as by going I would be allowing them to equate me with, and treat me as, God. I constantly thought about ways in which it would not be Shirk and wondered.. More

  • Cleaning husband's aquarium without permission to save fish

    Assalaamu alakum. May Allaah reward you greatly. My husband has an aquarium with fish. He does not take care of this aquarium well; it needs regular cleaning and so on, and all of the fish have died except for one. Now the aquarium is terribly dirty, and this one fish lives in this very dirty water that nobody cleans. I have asked him to please let.. More

  • Execution of Hadd not condition for acceptance of repentance

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. I believe I have done a lot of grave sins; some of the biggest are: 1. I used to commit homosexual acts. 2. I used to be involved in groups that promote homosexuality as a human right. I like to think that I repented before two Ramadans ago. I began searching for ways to find peace of mind.. More

  • Repentant actress bears no sin for her works that people watch

    If a non-Muslim actress converts to Islam, will she still earn sins if people watch her act in her movies in which she was not wearing a hijab? And is the money that she gained through acting haram? And what if some people have downloaded pictures of her before she converted in which she was not wearing a hijab, will that also count as a sin? .. More