Question What is the meaning of verse 7 in Sura of Ra’d: “You are only a warner and there is a guide for every nation”. What is the meaning of verse 23 in Sura of Shoora: “I don’t want any reward from you other than …” Thanks Answer The meaning of the first cited verse […]
Archives for August 2002
Is it a Bid`ah to Hold Music and Making Pictures Prohibited?
Question From the knowledge I have of the Qur’an, there are no prohibitions as regard to music or picture making, yet many scholars declare both haraam on the basis of hadiths. Do you think this could be termed as innovation? As they have no basis in the Qur’an or Sunnah. I await your response Kind […]
Regarding Imam Shaf`iy’s Opinion on Masturbation
Question I was having a debate with another brother, he stated in Indonesia it was illegal to masturbate and the punishment was being emasculated. I remembered from your previous post that you stated masturbation was a sort of ‘grey’ area where the Qur’an and Sunnah were silent. However my friend quoted the following to support […]
A Question Regarding the Implementation of Law Relating to Diyah – Blood Money
Question Islam allows a murderer to avoid his death punishment by paying blood money to the murdered person’s relatives. What is the reason behind this provision? Often slain’s relatives are easily bribed with huge amount of money and the murderer goes scot free. Is this not great injustice? How does Islam check this loop hole? […]
The Mourning Rituals in the Divine Religions
Question I was wondering if you could provide a detailed account of the process of mourning the dead in Islam, according to the texts, as well as for Judaism and Christianity. Are there special supplications in the Bible, the Talmud, the Qur’an, and the Hadith which relate to mourning and, perhaps more importantly, moving on […]
Harshness With Children
Question In educating children, I always believed to use the gentle approach as there are lots of directives urging Muslims to be gentle (rafiqa).However a friend of mine disagrees. He says the harsh approach is good also so that the person is being shook up to change. In Islam there are also many instances when […]
Some Clarifications Regarding Allowable Business Transactions
Question If a merchant buys an object from somewhere for let’s say $5, then he placed it in his shop to sell, only when he sold it the selling price he listed was $15, obviously, this is not Riba (increase on borrowed money) but would this business practice be o.k. under Islamic concepts of righteousness? […]
Extra-Terrestrials in the Qur’an
Question Is there support (even in the most liberal interpretations) for other life forms in the Universe (other than Angels & Jinn) in the Qur’an? Is there any evidence or hints about extraterrestrial beings, UFO’s, etc., supported by the Qur’an? If there is, then what is the implication in the context of God, humankind and […]
How Do We Clean Ourselves?
Question How is istinjah performed? What is the most preferred method of the Prophet? When answering this question keep in mind the different types of bathrooms (I’m not sure if that makes a difference, mine is a typical American one). If you could provide as much detail (step by step) it would help. Is there […]
Rubbing on Socks During Wudu
Question As for rubbing on socks for Wozoo: Is there any support for allowance of this act in Quran? There is a hadith narrated from Ali (RA) who says this Hokm was abrogated by the verse of Wozoo in Sura of Maedeh. Also there is a hadith by Ayesha (RA) that says I rather cut […]