Question I read all that you had to say about the music and Islam and I was really impressed…music plays a large part in my life, and the question of its absolute prohibition has worried me for a really long time. On some other sites I’ve visited, Maulanas have plainly stated “it is haraam” in […]
Further Exchange on ‘Debt Recovery’
Question There is a hadith which mentioned Ummu Sofian complained to the prophet s.a.w. that Abu Sofian is a stingy man & did not give what was due to her & asked whether she could take part of his property to cover her needs & the Prophet (pbuh) permitted it. Answer According to the narration […]
Recovering a Debt
Question Resorting to legal means in the present unIslamic system would be expensive & takes a lot of time & effort.I thoght there is a hadis where the prophet allowed Ummu Sofian to take Abu Sofian’s property because he does not give her rights as he was stingy. Answer I would appreciate if you could […]
The Weight of the Third Evidence for Islam
Question I would first like to thank you for your eye-opening response to my question regarding the alleged ‘reductive disintegration’ of morality when material rewards are distributed for the performance of good deeds. I hope that your response to the question I pose here would also demonstrate that I need to deliberate on religious matters […]
Clarification of the Reasoning Behind Your Response
Question You describe eating in public as “uncouth and indecent.” Does this happen to be your own personal perception of the issue, or is this attitude borne of your understanding of the portion of the Qur’an and Sunnah that directs us in this matter? Do you not think that what constitutes indecency and uncouthness is […]
Are Moral Values Constructed to Create Sound & Harmonious Societies?
Question You insist in a number of your articles that the moral sense is internal to the human soul and that God has standardized moral and ethical values for us. If your interpretation of Surah 91 verses 7 through 10 is correct, no Muslim can dispute either of those points. Yet, it seems that all […]
A Clarification Sought
Question Salaam, What do you mean when you say ” … I know that I have not learned [moral] goodness from my environment, for had that been the case, my inclinations would have been the opposite of what they now are.” Thank you. Answer Some people have the tendency of ascribing the knowledge and awareness […]
Islam Today
Question Islam…. a religion of peace. A religion which ‘guides’ all humanity in the light of Qur’an and Sunnah. It is a religion that promotes tolerance and goodwill towards all mankind. Due to events unfolding since September 2001, a misperception has been created about such a pure religion in not only the media and non-Muslim […]
Contradiction and Confusion
Question You say that an individual should conduct himself/herself according to the decision of the representatives of his/her respective collectivity. Also, in response to another question regarding a Muslim serving in a non-Muslim Army, you say that unjust actions of even a Muslim Army are condemnable. This is very contradictory and confusing. What you are […]
About Taking Wages for Performing Acts of Worship in Islam
Question It is completely not allowed in Islam to take wages being an Imaam of the mosque or teaching Qur’an… I can prove it by many Qur’anic ayats and hadiths. Answer On the whole, I do not have much of a difference of opinion with you. However, I do not consider the referred restriction to […]