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Imaan / 'Aqaaid

26th November 2023

Kufr or not

Asalamualykum one student of knowledge said that if you have doubt in aqeedah then you are a hypocrite, he said your not allowed to clear it from your mind and just ingnore it, but I know someone who gets wasawsa and he fights it off and he fears that he will go to hell if it is not wasawsa and it is actually doubt. He is really scared. I the past he had a thought which he said it was in his mi.....

Marriage - Issues

21st November 2023

Husband refuses to move out of my parents house

Assalam o Alaikum, I have a very serious question that I have been considering asking for the past few years but kept delaying it as I kept giving my husband a chance. So here is what has happened. I (US Citizen) got married in 2017 to my husband who had a job in Dubai and was working over there. The reason for his wedding was he wanted to get married to someone who was already set abroad for be.....

Inheritance and Wills

21st November 2023

Responsibility for Debt

My wife and I share a property with a mortgage. The mortgage is in her name. I live there and benefit from the property as my home. When my wife dies the debt will not pass to me legally. Is it right that I benefit from the property but do not share the burden of the debt if I die......

Halal and Haram

5th November 2023

Business agreement between a doctor and a reputed drug company is halal or haram?

Hope you are all well by the grace of almighty Allah. I need a suggestion from you based on the following scenario: "Suppose, Dr.X is working in a private hospital. He makes a business agreement with one of the best companies of a country which exports drugs to the developed country. According to agreement, Dr.X will write a specific drug for a specific disease which is produced by the aforementi.....

Marriage - General

21st November 2023

Should I accept a proposal?

There is a girl who wants to marry me. She is gentle and prays regularly, but she doesn't wear hijab. I told her unless she wears the hijab I don't want to marry her because I don't want to share any sin and moreover I don't feel comfortable. We have known each other for many years. Am I doing the right thing? Or should I marry her and give her time? She said she might wear hijab in the future an.....

Sacrifice and Aqeeqa

5th November 2023

Baby Boys Name

Can we keep the name as "Mohammed Numair"?.....

Naseeha - Advice

5th November 2023

Thoughts

Brother honestly this is a bit of a direct one but I need advice from someone brother since June I’ve been suffering from waswasa it was very bad before but alhamdulliah it’s gone better but it’s still there and honestly These bad thoughts are very bad man and sometimes I say bad things by accident without any control of my tounge just comes out my out without intention bro and honestly I c.....

Women

12th October 2023

Is it allowed to remove your niqab for a job?

I always wanted to be a stay at home mum and raise my kids. I had three children over seven years and they all passed away soon after birth. Since we're not planning to have more children at the moment and we live alone in a western country I was thinking about having a career to be more productive and to distract myself and keep myself busy. We are not in any financial difficulty and my husband e.....

Oaths and Vows

12th October 2023

Expiation for vow of hajj

Salaam, I trust you are in good health. I would like to inquire about a situation concerning an individual who pledged to perform Hajj while battling cancer. In their exact words, they said, "Oh Allah, if I regain my health, I will undertake the Hajj pilgrimage." It has been almost 20 years since this vow has been made and it stands unfulfilled.I came across a passage in Al-Hidaya which s.....

Marriage - General

10th October 2023

My boyfriend is already married

Hello, I’m a converted Muslim (Hanafi) and I live in Turkey. I converted to Islam 2 years ago (I was Protestant). I wear hijab and I live following all the Sunnahs from our Prophet (SAW). I met my boyfriend a year ago, we are so in love like we have never felt in our lives and we both want to marry. But he is already married and has 3 kids, ages 4, 8 and 13. He has been in an unhappy marriage fo.....

Naseeha - Advice

10th October 2023

Advice regarding wanting to marry a specific person

Assalamualaikum, I was talking to a girl and became interested in her. I then decided to stop talking to her since I did not want to indulge in sin and I am not currently ready to ask for her hand eitheir. I then decided to start addressing matters that would affect me not being able to marry and am still working on them. I performed istikhara and made dua for me and her to unite if we are good.....

Halal and Haram

8th October 2023

Is it permissible to use incense made from temple flowers?

Asalamualikum, I recently purchased an incense, and it is clearly written on the product that it is made from flowers collected from temples. I even used it a few times. But today when I was reading Quran, I came across Aayat 173 of Surah Bakarah that says, "He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is.....

Marriage - General

28th September 2023

Divorced woman marry without a wali?

Assalaamu'alykum I am a divorced women who now wants to marry but my family are not allowing me to marry the guy i have got to know as they have heard he maybe involved with drugs however there are also other sources that have said the groom doesn't have bad habits and isn't involved with drugs but my family won't accept that so are stopping me from getting married so all my walis are preventing.....

Miscellaneous

7th October 2023

Baby Girl Naming Maria & Maryam

Assalamu Alaik Sheikh! Alhamdulillah I am Blessed with a beautiful daughter recently. I have another Daughter and her name is Maria. Can I keep my newborn girl name Mariyam as we like the name due to its importance in the Holy quran? Do Maria and Mariyam do have the same meaning? I really appreciate your advise in this regard. Jazakumullahu khairan.....

Naseeha - Advice

28th September 2023

Advice regarding a women who I love

I had recently been in a haram relationship. The relationship ended a while back due to certain personal issues and both people agreeing that now is not the right time. We both admitted to still loving each other, and this whole situation has bought me much closer to my deen. Due to the fact that I still love her, and she was an amazing person, I still have the desire to marry her one day. I’ve .....

Marriage - General

26th September 2023

Validation of nikkah

Assalamualaikum, me and this man want to get married but we have an issue which is my dad, so my situation is, a wali is needed for a valid marriage, but my dad, he is a disbeliever, and he’s been my abuser for my whole life, he’s tortured my mum, he’s controlling, he is hurtful, he is inhumane, he would never give permission for me and this man’s marriage, because he wants to choose and b.....

Imaan / 'Aqaaid

19th September 2023

Fear of having commited shirk

Salam alaykum, A non-Muslim friend of mine had a beard that he had let grow without trimming. One day, he trimmed it and I told him it looked classier and cleaner than before. These words imply that it is bad to have the beard he had before. I'm afraid I've committed shirk, because I believe there are scholars in Islam who say it's obligatory to let your beard grow without trimming it. And I.....

Imaan / 'Aqaaid

17th September 2023

Denial of a pillar of islam

Assalamu alaykum, Let's imagine that a Muslim denies a pillar of Islam that he knows to be true, then he becomes a disbeliever. Then, let's imagine that this person pronounces the shahada with sincerity. Is this enough to make him a Muslim again, even if : - he hasn't repented - and he hasn't reaffirmed either verbally or in his heart the pillar he denied. However, he knows in his heart that .....

Halal and Haram

17th September 2023

Working in Retail

As-Salamu alaykum Sheikh, I was wondering if it is permissable to work in supermarkes such as Asda, Tesco etc due to the fact that they sell some haram products such as Alcohol. Would the income earned from working in these places be halal or haram?.....

Women

12th September 2023

Is it permissible for women to dye their eyebrows dark brown?

Salaam Sheikh, I have a quick question is it permissible for women to dye their eyebrows dark brown? JazakAllah.....