Question Some close Muslim friends of mine recently got married at a civil registrar, with my wife and I as their witnesses. They are both God-fearing Muslims, but because they were in a non-Muslim country, they decided that a civil marriage was simpler for them and easier. The actual marriage oath they took says that […]
Archives for June 1998
Dissecting Human Bodies for Education
Question Is it allowed to dissect human bodies for the purpose of training in surgery and medicine etc.? Answer Some people hold that using human corpses for training in surgery and medicine is synonymous with deforming the human corpse. Seen from this standpoint, the action obviously appears to be a most abominable one and thus […]
Questions Regarding Some Laws in Pakistan
Question I saw your reply to the question: ‘How Should Muslims React to Derogatory Remarks Against Their Revered Personalities?‘ I like your exposition a lot. My question would be: Are you and/or your movement doing anything to get those blasphemy laws of Pakistan repealed? Many Christians have been imprisoned and even killed on the basis […]
Difference Between Hadith and Sunnah
Question Brother, please realize that Hadith that were collected by the most honorable of men, such as Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim, are named Sahih for that reason. They are true, and the Sunni Muslims take them to be accurate reporting of the words of the Prophet (may peace be upon him). The science of […]
Further Exchange on ‘What was Ayesha’s Age?’
Question I would like to see your response to the following, which is relevant to Ayesha‘s age question of your site. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/5603/Ayeshah.html An Intermediate Response I have read the referred article. I really do not think that it needs any response from my side, as it relies on the very sources that I have presented […]
Self-Induced Sexual Pleasure – Masturbation
Question Is masturbation allowed or prohibited? What kinds (under some preconditions!) may be acceptable, if any? Answer As far as the legal standing of self induced sexual pleasure is concerned, the Shari`ah is absolutely silent on this topic. I, therefore cannot say that masturbation is prohibited in the Islamic Shari`ah. Looking at your question from […]