Question What is the position of keeping slave girls as your wives? Answer Islam was never in favor of the institution of slavery. It never promoted it. The institution of slavery, by the grace of God, no longer exists in the world. Therefore, the question regarding keeping slaves or slave girls does not arise anymore. […]
Pronouncing Three Divorces at One Instance
Question A friend of mine got married in a family called “Ismaily family” (I hope you have heard about this family, a family of Agha khan) The man lived in USA and the girl used to live in Pakistan and man went to Pakistan and got married according to rules of Islam. The lady come […]
Abortion
Question My question pertains to the issue of abortion. I have heard mixed things about it. Apparently the major schools of thought consider abortion illegal under all circumstances. I have also heard that in the Qur’an, abortion is allowed two weeks after conception, because that is when God blows breath into humans. What about particular […]
How Should Muslims React to Derogatory Remarks Against Their Revered Personalities?
Question How should a true Muslim react to any derogatory remarks about his revered personalities? What should be the reaction of a common man on the street to any profanity against the holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)? And how can resentment against the desecration of the holy Qur’an in this connection (or the Islamic way of […]
Is a Secret Nikah Valid?
Question What is the status of a nikah,1 which a girl and a boy do by themselves. That is, the boy asks the girl that do you accept so and so (own name) son of so and so (father’s name) as your husband with so much (amount) as haq meher in front of God and […]
Beating Wives…
Question Of late there has been some discussion over the verse in the Qur’an concerning the “beating” of your wife. I was wondering if you could explain this verse a bit further. It seems as though the initial reading of the verse would justify physically hurting your wife if she was out of line. Is […]
Deciding About Somebody’s Position in the Hereafter
Question Just recently a situation occurred on campus concerning the Ismaili faction of Islam. There are quite a few Ismailis (Agha Khanis) on campus and they have become active members in our Muslim Students Association where I think that a lot of them have learned a lot and also corrected some of the wrong things […]
Are National or Cultural Affiliations Against the Teachings of Islam?
Question Someone told me that the Prophet once said that “nationalism and pride in one’s culture is not right”. I was wondering whether the issue of being a Pakistani and having Pakistani culture can co-exist with being a Muslim. In the time of the Prophet did people still stick to some of their cultural traditions […]
Can a Person Without Beard Lead Prayers?
Question A brother recently suggested that anyone who does not have a beard can not lead the sala’h because the Sunnah of the prophet was keeping a beard. Is this true? Answer There is nothing in the Qur’an or the sahih ahadith (narratives of the sayings) of the Prophet (PBUH) that says that a person, […]
Dealing With Muslims — Who Are Muslims in Name Only
Question How is one supposed to deal with Muslims, who are not performing their duties to Allah? I have got a variety of responses some of which say that the sahaba used to beat people who did not say Sala’h. To me, this seems contrary to the personality of the Prophet , but I do […]