Q&A Home Ask Question

Welcome to Muftisays Islamic Question & Answers

Support the Q&A Ulamaa - Donate Generously

Single donations - Support the volunteer Ulamaa who take time out for the Ummah to provide spiritual support.

Transactions

12th January 2025

Permissibility of buying pirated resources

Assalamu 'Alaikum! I am a medical student from Pakistan. I wanted to ask a question regarding buying pirates resources. This is my story: I am preparing to sit for the USMLE exams (exams required for starting residency in the US). For this, there are certain books and other resources (video lectures, etc.) that are important. One of these resources is the Kaplan Lecture notes and lectures. Now, th.....

Marriage - Issues

12th January 2025

Marriage trust issues

Assalamualaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh, I pray this message finds you well. I am seeking your guidance regarding issues in my marriage of four years. My husband and I have two children, and our marriage was good until recently. About five months ago, I found inappropriate pictures and messages on his phone from another woman. When I confronted him, he denied having an affair and claimed she.....

Zakaah and Sadaqah

12th January 2025

Zakat fisabillilah

First of all,this very long post and hope we can have nice and educated discussion on this.. Last year, my country faced a situation where the child of a well-established ex-mufti received a full zakat fisabilillah scholarship. This raised questions for me because I’ve always understood zakat to be primarily for the impoverished. I know there are exceptions for other zakat categories, such as.....

Todays Issues

8th January 2025

Working in IT & Tech at an Insurance company

As Salam O Alaikum. I have been offered a job at an insurance company in the UK and the job is in the IT & Tech department. In the role, I will have no direct link with Sales & Marketing. The Insurance company also offers some Shariah products as well but not all products are Shariah compliant. What is the ruling for someone in such a situation? Should I accept or reject the offer? JazakAllah Kh.....

Imaan / 'Aqaaid

6th January 2025

Kufr or not

My dad says to make fun of my mother “you think you’re doing tachaoud” because she was moving her finger everywhere, and then she laugh. Is this kufr ?.....

Transactions

2nd January 2025

Seeking guidance on using 'Father's Day' for marketing and promoting products through non-Muslim inf

As-salamu alaykum, I have a couple of questions regarding marketing. First, we are considering including the phrase 'Father's Day gifts' in the title of our product to attract more customers and increase sales. However, we are unsure if this is permissible in Islam, given that Father's Day is not an Islamic holiday. Is it permissible to use this keyword for the purpose of generating traffic and.....

Salaah - Tahara

31st December 2024

Struggling with semen coming out

assalamu alaykum i have this difficulty that I have struggled with for a long time which is semen that comes out with little provocation throughout the day. Sometimes I feel a low grade desirous sensation in my private part that remains for a long time. The trigger could be random, stress, seeing something or clothes that i'm wearing. If this happens enough times then a little bit of semen com.....

Tafseer, Hadeeth, Du'aa

2nd January 2025

How can i cancel my bad dua

I want to say firstly i suffer from Religious OCD and have done for over 6 and have spent most part of that time ruminating over thoughts of whether i said something blasphemous, or asked Allah to punish me. I get strong thoughts like this 100 times daily The ocd I suffer from makes it difficult to discern when I have said something or it was just a thought because many times I try to correct t.....

Transactions

25th December 2024

Question about Loss Of Job Insurance in UAE

I live and work in Dubai, UAE. In the UAE, there is a mandatory by law to have Loss-of-Job Insurance, known as ILOE. This insurance pays employee 60% of his salary if an employee is terminated (not resigned himself). In November 2024, I lost my job because my company was moving to another country and closing its Dubai office. Just like every employee in UAE have ILOE insurance I also have it .....

Naseeha - Advice

19th December 2024

Subject: Seeking Guidance on a Friend's Journey to Islam

Assalamualaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu, I hope this message finds you in the best of health and Iman. I am writing to seek your guidance on a matter that has been troubling me and someone I care about deeply. I would truly appreciate your wisdom on this situation. A close friend of mine, who has been an atheist for a long time, has recently embarked on a journey to learn about Islam a.....

Salaah - Performing

20th December 2024

Praying with support for my knees

Asaalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatahu. I hope you are doing well and that Allah has kept you happy and healthy. I had a quick question about my Salaah. I live in an apartment with a relatively hard floor and find it uncomfortable to be on my knees during sujood. I have decided to put a pillow where my knees would go during this time. I was unsure if this was allowed, and was hoping you.....

Women

20th December 2024

How can a daughter honour emotionally abusive parents when she cannot afford to leave home?

Dear respected scholars, I hope you are doing well. I am in dire need of help and do not have access to knowledgeable people. I did not see this specific question in other forums. My question is about how can I, as a daughter, honour my emotionally abusive parents when I cannot afford to leave home? Context: I am living in an emotionally abusive home where my elderly father and eldest broth.....

Marriage - Issues

19th December 2024

Proper Seclusion (Khalwat e sahiha)

If a couple has done their nikaah but rukhsati is yet to happen. The husband used to meet in the guest room of her parents house. The guest room was accessible by everyone. people were always present in the house and there was always a risk of someone entering the room. The guest room had two doors. Doors were closed at times but never locked as they didnt have their locks on them so anyone could .....

Tafseer, Hadeeth, Du'aa

19th December 2024

Please provide clarification for the verse 24 40 in the Quran.

Asaalam o alaikum! I have been riddled with doubt over the Quran verse 24 40 and need clarification. I am confused about the section that states (interpretation of the meaning) “if he puts out his hand he can hardly see it”. This is confusing to me because the oceans darkness would prohibit you from seeing your hand at all as there is 0 light present within most of the ocean. I don’t underst.....

Marriage - General

20th December 2024

Civil marriage

I want to get married civil but we are married islamically but my wife does not want to get married civil because in the civil marriage in france its says about divorce but i have no choice because then i would come illegally in france because i am from the uk and there is no other way i can come illegally if we dont marry civil in france and i have no choice please help me to make my wife under.....

Salaah - Tahara

19th December 2024

Waswasa and Purity.

As salaamu alaykum, Sorry this may be a long one but please reply as soon as possible. I've read so many answers to questions online but none ask the questions that I need answering it's more like a problem and I need solutions and advise. I have suffered from serious waswasa in the past it started In October last year then stopped for a few months then started up again in January. Only in.....

History

19th December 2024

Was it haram or makruh for slave women to reveal breasts to non mehram men in the early islamic soci

I have studied on some fatwas on various fiqhs regarding the awrah of slave women, some scholars have said breasts are not a part of the awrah, but it's obligatory to cover up breasts, like some scholars from shafi'i, maliki, some hanafis said they could show but in presence of fitnah they have to cover up and some other parts of the hanafi scholars said even breasts were a part of her awrah (slav.....

Marriage - Issues

14th December 2024

Divorce

Assalamualikum Me and my husband have a very big problem and we are seeking immediate assistance. I would kindly like to share my situation with you first. Prior to the problem, me and my husband have been facing a lot of obstacles within our marriage. We recently got married in September 2024, since then we have been facing a lot of issues i.e: financially, within the family (loss of mother.....

Living in the West

14th December 2024

Christmas coloring

Assalamu aleykum I am a teacher at a public school in Germany and I teach art class in the second grade. Normally we decorate the class with our art based on the season and seasonal celebrations. I could avoid the celebration decoration until now. But now the teacher of that class and “owner” of the classroom wanted me to do some Christmas based coloring/ art to decorate her classroom with .....

Imaan / 'Aqaaid

12th December 2024

Repenting from kufr

If a Muslim commits kufr, is it sufficient for them to recite the shahada and intend not to commit kufr again or must they also have remorse?.....