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Archives for November 2001

Inheritance of Properties

Question Assalamualaikum! I have a question concerning the inheritance of properties. Suppose a person dies leaving behind two daughters, his father, his mother and his wife. Now if the parents are to get 1/6 th of the property each, and if the two daughters get 2/3 and the wife 1/8th, then the sum of the […]

Can a Girl be Forced Into Marriage?

Question I’m a Muslim sister and I’m almost 20 years old. I was pressured by my parents to get married to someone I don’t like and I don’t accept that person to be my husband. I told my parents that I’m against the marriage and I told the “husband” that too. However, no one listened […]

Islam and Politics

Question In my country, Iran, my people are living under a dictatorship. The So-called Islamic republic is killing my people. Are these people true Muslims? Was Khomeini a true Muslim? Is stoning to death permitted under Islamic law? Answer Atrocities of the rulers shall be among the gravest of sins in the accounts of these […]

Changing Allah’s (swt) Creation

Question Considering the analogy that you make “shaving one’s beard completely should be compared to completely shaving the eyebrows” What do you think of people shaving their head completely; also isn’t circumcising a child changing the nature of Allah’s creation? Answer Under normal circumstances, shaving one’s head completely is equally disliked, in my opinion, as […]

Earning a Living as a Professional Sportsman

Question Can you please tell me that earning a living by playing any sport such as cricket, hockey, football, tennis is halaal or haraam according to the Shari`ah laws? Answer There is no harm in earning one’s living as a professional sportsman. It should be kept in mind that the prohibitions of the Shari`ah primarily relate to those things, which […]

Is Prayer Accepted in a Place Where There are Pictures?

Question I wanted to confirm that is prayer accepted in a room where there are photos of animals or human beings, although the picture is behind you and you are not directed towards it. Answer It is reported by Bukhariy that Ibn Abbas (ra) had no objection in praying at Churches, except those churches, which […]

‘Good Bid`ah’ and ‘Bad Bid`ah’

Question Is there something like ‘good Bidah’ and ‘bad Bidah’ as some scholars allege?.Can u explain this hadith which makes reference to ‘good Bidah’!!?. …. On that, ‘Umar remarked, ‘What an excellent Bid’ah (i.e. innovation in religion) this is; but the prayer which they do not perform, but sleep at its time is better than […]

Eating at Dawn after Sexual Intercourse With Spouse…

Question I am a new Muslim in United States. This is the first time I am keeping fasts. I want to know do I have to take a shower before eating at dawn, if I have had sexual intercourse with my husband? Answer You do not need to bathe before eating at dawn. However, it […]

Iman of the Companions (ra)

Question According to a Hadith in Musnad Ahmad, the prophet (pbuh) said that there will be a group of people after him who will have 40 times the Iman of that of the Sahabah and if one of them dies Shahid it is as if 40 of the Sahaba die Shahid. How is this possible if […]