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  • An individual Muslim is required to have general not detailed knowledge about faith

    As-salaamu 3laikum. When I became a Muslim I did not learn much about aqeedah except for the central points. I had one book about tawheed but after that I went for a while without learning more becauseI didn't know what I had to learn or how. Now I try to learn what I can but I always feel there are still gaps in my knowledge and understanding of aqeedah.. More

  • How to treat idleness and disinterest in work

    I am a practicing Muslim. I pray 5 times a day. I recently joined a company a mechanical engineer. However this is my biggest problem that I always look for excuses and breaks. I am unable to work as I lack interest in working at all. I simply like to waste time. Please advise how to increase my interest in working. I have wasted many months being jobless... More

  • Dying drunk or without repenting from drinking

    Salam Alaykoum, If a muslim dies while intoxicated or he had drunk the day before and the day next he dies while not intoxicated whether he had the intention that day to drink or not and he dies in the week where he prayed the Friday prayer with the intention to be forgiven by Allah (swt) for the case he dies that week while he drinks whether he is.. More

  • Not wrong to relate names of objects of worship

    salaam aleikoum ustad,One guy on tv was saying that that is a god and for other cultures Allah and he said the dirty names buda and krisna and the kaafir even said that for some people singers are their god and named some names.This got me excited and i directly said 'your mother!' because your mother is a kind of cursing in my country. So i cursed.. More

  • The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, did not command the Companions to kiss his hand

    Asslam'alaykum, Please advise me if Rasoole Karim(sallallah'alayh'wasallam encouraged to kiss his hands to show respect and honour. In some parts of subcontinent peoples use to kiss hands of a person who recently performed hajj and also hands of Islamic scholars. Moreover, please let me know the reference of hadeeth which narrates that 'Hazrat Ma'az.. More

  • Masturbating for medical purposes

    asalamu alaekumcan one do masturbation to correct (make straight) his bent penis (crooked penis). .. More

  • No evidence that backbiter sins whenever slander remembered

    Assalamu 'alaikum.I understand that backbiting is a heinous crime and we should all seek refuge in Allah from doing such an act. However, I wanted to know if, for instance, person A backbites (meaning he says something negative) about person B to me. Now every time I think about this negative thought in my head about person B, does this mean Person.. More

  • Laughing at someone's misfortune

    Dearest scholars. I laughed at somebody else's misfortune one day and at the time I didn't see it as a big deal. But looking back I feel really awful for having laughed at that person who helped me and in return I laughed at their misfortune as much as I didn't see it as a big deal. This was about a test mark, the person had received a lower grade than.. More

  • Saying 'may Allaah reward you' to an unbeliever

    Could we say ((may Allah reward you greatly)) to the non-believers when they do a good work?((May Allah reward you greatly))... .. More

  • Using ambiguous language to appear qualified for a job

    Assalyamu Alaikum!Could you please help me? 1. Am I allowed to use Tawriyah (saying something which has more than one meaning and intending a meaning different from what the listener is likely to understand) when applying for a job? I don’t know if any other Muslims are competing for the same job with me (I know that it forbidden to use Tawriyah to.. More

  • Rights usurped before embracing Islam must be returned to their owners

    Like many misguided people, I did many forbidden acts before converting to Islam, among them, purposefully running up my phone bill and not paying it (Since then, I left that country). I also stole things from people's homes. Am I obligated to reimburse the property that I illicitly acquired before converting to Islam? (I am aware that one must either.. More

  • Describing someone's hands as 'healing' or 'magical'

    Assalamu alaykum,are such jokes/expressions shirk or kufr?1. If person a massages person b and the pain of person b disappears, then person b says to a: you have healing hands/or you have magical hands. Is there any problem with that?2. If a wife says jokingly to her husband: Look into my heart to see my love for you. Then the husband laughs and says:.. More

  • How a non-Muslims gets retribution from Muslim oppressors in the Hereafter

    I have a query about this hadith: "The Prophet , said in a Qudsi (Sacred) Hadeeth: "Allaah will say on the Day of Judgment, 'I am the King. I am the Judge. It is not for any one of the people of the Fire to enter the Fire when someone from the people of Paradise has a right that belongs to him until I avenge him, and it is not for any one of the people.. More

  • Ruling on requesting that people kiss one's hand

    As-salamu Alaykum. What is the ruling on saying "Kiss my hand" to a person? .. More

  • Forbidden to use deceit to obtain a study visa

    please i wanted to know that i applied for study visa in Australia,they rejected my visa just because there was a study gap between my last degree and till date to fulfill that time difference and to meet visa reqirements i was doing bachelor degree online from my homeland,as i am no more there i couldn't attempt some of my exams due to load of work.. More