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Impact of truthfulness on society
Assalaamu alaykum. What is the impact of truthfulness on society?
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Pursuing sinful means to get work
Assalaamu alaykum. My question is about the legality of getting employed by means other than formal requirements. Here in Ethiopia, most of the time, individuals get valuable government jobs by means of kinship, political background, or something similar. Even if there are formal vacancies, one should use an informal method in order to succeed. Some.. More
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Handling abusive neighbor
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. I have a neighbor who causes discomfort to me. She keeps commenting on me and my family for no reason. She backbites about us and does not even let her child play with mine. We have never ever fought, but she has a very different behaviour. She never says salam, nor does she smile, even if I say salam.. More
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Hating kufr and kaafirs in light of verses [58:22] and [60:8]
Assalaamu alaykum. I saw a bunch of people claiming that we should hate the disbelievers, but some other people said that the hatred should be directed towards disbelief, and not towards the disbelievers. Which is right? I can understand hating him if he hates Islam though. Does Allaah not tell us in verse 60:8 that He does not forbid us from treating.. More
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Ways to overcome addiction to sin
Asalamu alaykum wa ramatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. For the past year and a half, I have been performing an evil deed, a deed so evil that I am thankful that Allaah has hidden it from the people, as I am a well-respected community leader. I have been hiring escorts despite being seen and respected by other Muslims. I have a concern. I want to quit doing.. More
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Reward of learning worldly knowledge
Assalaamu alaykum Scholar. I would be happy if you did not cite any other fatwas. Please answer it directly. Is there any reward from Allaah for getting a worldly education or knowledge, both for males and females?
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Drinking from same cup a non-Mahram drank from
Assalaamu alaykum. Please do not refer me to other fatwas. Last time, you mentioned other fatwas, and I cannot understand that way. You told me that one is allowed to drink the remaining water of a marriageable person. How could this be allowed in Islam; is drinking the remaining water of one who has placed their lips on the glass permissible for another.. More
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Refusing to let wife and children memorize Quran at Islamic center
In the Name of Allaah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaah. I want my kids and I to get an Islamic Education, especially through memorizing the Quran in an Islamic center, but my husband does not support this idea, and he is not here with us as he travelled to America over the years in search of wealth. What are my.. More
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Calling someone mad for leaving masjid right after prayer
Oftentimes, when someone gets up to leave the masjid straight after the congregation ends, some people comment, ''This man becomes mad for going out of the masjid.'' Is this a sinful comment (because of using the word ''mad'')?
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Visiting or calling neighbors not obligation
If I greet my neighbours with the Salaam when I meet them in the street or in the mosque, is that enough? Or is it a must to go to their homes or phone them every now and then?
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Difference between Tawbah and Istighfaar
Assalaamu alaykum. What is the difference between Istighfaar(seeking forgiveness) and Tawbah(repentance)? I read somewhere that both words may be used interchangeably to mean either of the two. So how do we know when Tawbah means Istighfaar or when it means Tawbah in the Quran or hadiths? Please, I am confused. Also, are we certain that Allaah will.. More
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Lying to parent about exact amount of tuition
Assalaamu alaykum. Please, what is the ruling on one who collected an amount for tuition from his father that was higher than the actual fee. For example, the tuition costs $1,000, but he needed more than that, and knowing that it would be tough for him to get more than that, he told his father that it costs $1,150. Is this permissible? Wassalaam.
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Benefit of mentioning Allaah before intercourse
Assalaamu alaykum. The noble prophet, sallallaahu ʻalayhi wa sallam,said (what means) that one should make Adhkaar (plural of Dhikr: expressions of remembrance of Allaah) before having sexual intercourse with his wife, and he stated that it would keep the devil far from the children and that Allaah blesses one during such intimacy. So I want to.. More
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Sins of past do not prevent teaching Quran
Assalaamu alaykum. Can a person who has committed major sins in the past like fornication, pornography, drugs, and so onbecome a Quran teacherlater on in life after being guided by Allaah and sincerelyrepenting? He sincerely repented, got closer to Allaah, refrains from sinning, seeks knowledge, and recently did 'Umrah. He has the desire to learn and.. More
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Saying ‘Glory be to’ to other than Allaah
Our Shaykh, is one allowed to say ''Glory'' to someone other than Allaah, or is that Shirk (polytheism)? For example: Glory be to Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, or to Abu Bakr, may Allaah be pleased with him, or to some simple man. May Allah reward you, our Shaykh.
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