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Marriage - Issues
5th February 2026

Kimayah words

I had a heated argument 10 years ago in which i said in extreme anger 'go to your parents house' to my wife, intent is uncertain due to how long it was but could be that i said the words due to anger. I cannot recall the amount of times this was said at the time or if other kinayah words were used. My question is; 1. Is this talaq e bain ? 2.if i uttered the same words or kinayah words.....
Marriage - Issues
23rd January 2026

Statement was was

As-salamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I would like to ask about a situation that is causing me waswasah (intrusive thoughts). My wife was upset with me one day and said to me: “You don’t want to be a husband.” From her tone and the context, I think that she meant that I wasn’t acting emotionally or affectionately enough — not that she was questioning our marriage itse.....
Women
23rd January 2026

How do we know which needs women can go out for and which they cannot?

It is stated that women should not go out of the house unless there is a need. However, the need referred to in the Hadith was to relieve themselves as there weren’t any inside toilets at that time! There’s also proof that women are allowed to go outside to visit the mosque! But apart from these two examples how do we know that women are allowed to go out to visit friends and family like femal.....
Marriage - Issues
16th January 2026

Extreme amount of waswasah please help

Asalamualaikum may Allah reward you have a hypothetical question 1)Hypothetically if a man has intention of “talaq” keeps his mouth closed and tries to breathe the word through his nose, for example ‘talaq”’, without pronouncing it with his tongue or mouth, does that count as “talaq” Woukd that do anything to the marriage.? For example if u close ur mouth and Try to breathe s.....
Halal and Haram
19th January 2026

Can knowledge be haram?

Assalamu alaykum. I read a fatwa on your website under number #10762; here is the link: https://qa.muftisays.com/?10762 I did not understand one point. According to this fatwa, if someone started a business using stolen money, then later returned that money and all the income earned from the business, but the business continues to generate income because he replaced the capital with his own sa.....
Halal and Haram
19th January 2026

Seeking halal income and sustenance

Salam, my name is Ahmad and I’m 21 living in USA, my question is what do I need to do for my dua to be accepted? Currently I live with my parents, because I’m dependent on them. My Dad who is the primary provider of the house, his income is haram, and our house is bought with RIBA. I work in a grocery store in the produce section where about 5-7 percent of the products have bacon, like the sal.....
Marriage - Issues
16th January 2026

Divorce Question

Aww, During 2 extremely heated arguments I pronounced the word talaq to my wife. Both times I had lost control and both times we made up straight away. On the third occasion again we had an argument and this time I walked away and said the words we are finished as I was exiting the house but she did not hear these as I was now outside and she was inside. Does this mean our nikah is now no.....
Marriage - Issues
15th January 2026

I’m asking about a woman’s maintenance during the iddah if she leaves the husbands house due to

I would like clarification on the Islamic ruling regarding a husband’s obligation of maintenance during the ʿiddah period. If a woman requests a divorce due to her husband’s disloyalty, emotional neglect, and failure to uphold her Islamic rights, and the husband then issues a divorce, is he still obligated to provide maintenance during her ʿiddah if she chooses to stay at her mother’s h.....
Marriage - Issues
15th January 2026

Extreme waswasah

Asalamualaikum may Allah reward you In Islam if a man has waswasah about “divorce” and maybe as it’s always in his head, he says a normal word maybe to his wife for example he might say “hello” but because of the severe waswasah of the word “divorce” he accidentally starts with the letter “ “d” and maybe accidentally says “ “d ello” or maybe he does this with other w.....
Marriage - General
10th January 2026

Met her in umrah trip and then met her again at office

Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu respected Mufti Sahib, I hope this message finds you in the best of health and imaan. I am writing to seek your sincere guidance regarding an important matter of marriage, as I wish to proceed in a manner that is pleasing to Allah ﷻ while also upholding respect and obedience towards my parents. Alhamdulillah, I had the opportunity to perform U.....
Salaah - Tahara
10th January 2026

How to deal with flatuence ( advice)

My condition is such it takes me 3 4 wudhus to complete a salaah due to flatuence. Mainly the issue is at fajr where almost everyday i repeat wudhu a few times up until end time. Even if I pray in masjid I cannot complete with jamaat. Isha time as well is very difficult . Even in the day salaah sometimes I cannot keep wudhu . Or for sunnah salaah I will always break my wudhu. At work, this is ver.....
Zakaah and Sadaqah
15th December 2025

Zakat on property: bought for rental, later to sell

Salam, I am aware that property/land bought with the explicit intention to sell at the time of purchase is subject to zakāt, however what happens in the following? I bought shares in a property, with the intention of renting it for some time (5 years) but also with the intention of definitely selling it upon maturity of the rental period. Do I have to give zakāt on this when the property i.....
Salaah - Tahara
14th December 2025

Further questions about impurity.

Assalam O Alaykum, I recently submitted this question: "Assalam O Alaykum, I am certain I have spread impurity everywhere in my house. I am also afraid that everyday I consume impurity as food touches impurity like impure surfaces, dishes or my hands which are impure. I've contaminated my creams that I apply to my body and I'm scared that this will be absorbed into my bloodstream so impurity is st.....
Halal and Haram
14th December 2025

Ruling on Wearing a stainless steel Watch with small white gold markers (Wedding Gift Issue)

Assalāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatullāh, I received a stainless-steel watch as a wedding gift from my father-in-law. Neither of us knew that certain models from this brand made after 1979 use very small amounts of white gold on the dial for anti-corrosion. In my model, it is only four markers (12, 3, 6, 9), and even then only the thin outline of each numeral is white gold, while the centres are l.....
Marriage - Issues
6th December 2025

Extreme waswasah- urgent quick question

Asalamualaikum hope you are well may Allah reward you. There is a hypothetical man who thought about divorce as he’s angry at his wife. He imagined a divorce scenario in his mind, but he never intended to divorce his wife in real life. In the imagined scenario, he thought that if his wife asked him why he is doing it, he would say “nothing.” While thinking about this imaginary sc.....
Women
5th December 2025

Bleeding during ovulation

For the last 3 months, I had bleeding during my ovulation phase for 3–4 days, irregularly. First I thought it may be health related and went to a doctor. She said it wasn't something bad and that some women had bleeding during ovulation, it was caused by hormone fluctuations and egg's release. So this bleeding is not menstruation, but do I have to act like it was? Can I not pray, fast or have .....
Transactions
6th November 2025

About forex trading

Hi,Assalamu Alaikum.Iam a muslim. I want to know about forex trading. If i do forex trade in islamic account(swap free) and also if i dont take any leverage means 1:1 (no leverage) and also if i set an expert advisor (Ea) for automatic trading strategy. Will it be halal? Please ans and if not any Corrections? For reference my ea is not martingale, it open one position at a time based on it.....
Halal and Haram
6th November 2025

Mailing opening job in the bank

Assalamualaikum wrwb, I work in the bank as associate operations processor. I am supposed to open the mail and scan the checks received in mail. Is it permissible? Is my income halal?.....
Marriage - General
6th November 2025

Nafaqah waive

Asalaam alaikum, please help. I’m a second wife and live separately to my husband and have one child from previous marriage years ago. We did a nikaah and the first wife does not know about me. I work and pay all my own and my child’s expenses since our nikaah and also before that. My husband has been going through many tests since our nikaah and we have been wondering why. Is Allah SWT punish.....
Women
28th October 2025

Pregnancy related

Assalamoalaykum I had cancer was on my treatment this year and just 10 days earlier I had pet-ct..Today I got to know that I'm expecting..I told my doctors about it and they are telling me it's a risky case and that baby and you might be affected because of chemotherapy and Pet-ct scan. They are asking me to decide if you want to keep it or not..I'm not able to decide since it's a sin ..please .....