Question I looked at the responses on this site regarding the subject matter of slavery and especially the concept that Islam allows the Muslim male to have sexual relations with the what his “…right hand possesses”, even though they are not married. Initially I thought that this was adultery and sought to clear up my […]
Archives for January 2001
Different Social Roles for Men & Women
Question Many scholars, Muslim and non-Muslim, have debated as to whether or not their are “inherent” or innate psychological and/or emotional dispositions for males and females. It is often cited that women are inherently more emotional and men are more practical/rational by their nature. This is very significant because it has implications, which can lead one to […]
Justification of Riba
Question We know that every scarce good is an economic good and is bought and sold in the market unlike free goods. Why cannot we charge a price (interest) for lending cash to someone like we do if we lend a building etc.? if we can charge a price (rent) for a building which is […]
Buying a House on Mortgage for Commercial Purposes
Question I live in UK in a house for which I pay mortgage. From the Islamic point of view would I be justified in buying another house on mortgage purely for business purposes? Answer Buying a house on mortgage is a kind of debt financing (i.e. getting a loan to finance one’s needs). In the […]
Regarding the Belief that the Prophet (pbuh) is Omnipresent and Omniscient
Question Please can you clarify whether one is allowed to believe in the prophet as hazir1 -o- nazir2? Thanks Answer As Muslims, we are supposed to believe what the Qur’an requires us to believe in. For being Muslims, we are neither required to believe in things, which are not specifically mentioned in the Qur’an, nor […]
Some Practical Issues Involved in Marrying a Divorced Woman
Question I am planning to get married to a divorced woman with a child from her previous marriage and I have some questions that I would like some clarity on. I have a teenage brother and sister who are living with me currently. The woman I am marrying feels that living with my teenage brother […]
The Usage of ‘Mu’min’ & ‘Muslim’ in the Qur’an
Question Is there a distinction between being a Muslim and being a Mu’min? The Qur’an definitely seems to use these terms distinctively, and does not take for granted or imply that they are interchangeable. In fact, it seems at points that the Qur’an implies that it is the Mu’minoon that are granted paradise and not […]
Making-up for Lost Prayers
Question From my younger days, I have not prayed. At the age of 49 years, I started to pray and now it has already been three years, since I started praying. For those years which I have not prayed, How am I to Qadha my previous prayers? For Fajar prayer must I recite Do’a Qunut? […]
I Cannot Offer My Prayers Due to a Surgery…
Question Just ten days ago, I had an operation on my right eye and since then, I cannot perform my fardh prayers (reason water cannot go into my eyes and cannot expose to sunlight, cannot bend down, cannot carry heavy things and all these will affect my eyes as doctor warn me). In this situation, […]
Has the Qur’an Directed the Jews to Refer to the Torah Rather Than the Prophet (pbuh) – Al-Maidah 5: 43
Question What is the meaning of the following verse of the Qur’an: But why do they come to thee for decision, when they have (their own) Torah before them – therein is the (plain) command of Allah; yet even after that, they would turn away. For they are not (really) People of Faith. (5:43) What […]