Question A friend of mine is a Mamen (I do not know if I have spelled that correctly). What does this mean? How is it different from a Hadith Sunni? Thank you for answering my question. Answer I believe that the word you are trying to use is “mu’min,” which is basically translated as “believer.” There is an […]
Archives for May 2004
Marriage to a Christian
Question I recently read your article regarding interfaith marriages in which you stated that there was nothing stated in the Quran that forbids women from marrying a christian or jew. I have a friend who has decided to marry a christian and she is rather confused about how the marriage can take place. Can they […]
Regarding Rights of Children
Question Ussalaamu Alaykum The Quran has explicitly asked the children to be kind to their parents. It goes to the extent of warning the children not to express any discontent even in a manner of ‘Uff’. But on the other hand God has not given any directives regarding children rights; except not to kill them […]
Working in Hotels
Question Assalam alaykom wa arahmet allah we barakatoh May allah bless you all with his mercy, this site is very interesting- and very detailed. My husband and I got married a year ago, we are currently working in Egypt in a 5 star hotel, the problem is that we realised recently we rarely ever save […]
Sleeping on the Stomach
Question Is it absolutely forbidden to sleep on one’s stomach according to the Sunnah, or just disliked? Answer For our understanding of what the ‘Sunnah’ is, please see related answers on the site. It should help you understand the Sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh). I hope that you will read some of our previous answers […]
Magical Spell on the Prophet (pbuh)
Question Ussalaamu ءlaykum We know that our prophet (pbuh) suffered injuries in the battle of Uhud? After all, It was the fault of his followers not him that the battle was turned around. Why God did not save him from the infliction? The other incidence is the Ta’if one, where he suffered great injuries too. […]
Pubic Hair
Question I went through a few pages of your website and it was amazing to find that how many of my misconception were cleared. There was this one particular question about shaving pubic hair. I am certain that we need to shave them but what is unclear to me is that what is the pubic […]
What are My Rights Being Dutiful to Parents
Question assala-o-alaikum, blessings of God on us all, my question is a bit different. In fact it’s regarding my personal prob. I would like to ask in detail so please bear me out. I liked one lady . She was educated and well mannered .I had talked to her and was convince that she is […]
Regarding the Validity of Ghusl
Question If a person performs a ghusl and when he is done finds that the secretion is still coming out; does he has to do the ghusl again? Jazzakallah khairun Answer It is not necessary to repeat the process of ghusl (i.e. purification bath) in this case because the secretion is the remnant of the […]
Converting to Islam
Question I am a Romanian Orthodox young lady, 21yrs old. I am in love with a Turkish Muslim man. If the situation arises, I would like to know the benefits of converting. I would do it fro love, and also I have read about it, and there are a lot of beliefs which make sense […]