Question Your Ramadan tip included the tip, #3, clearing anger from your heart. Islamic terrorists, the 911 hijackers, they were all at peace? Why do fundamental Islamists kill? How does the teaching of being at peace reconcile with the actions of Islamists? Answer There are two misconceptions in your question that require clarification: 1. your […]
Archives for October 2011
Marriage to Fornicators vs Marrying Two Sisters
Question If a couple who have been guilty of zina marry before they repent, is the marriage legally valid even though Allah says in surah nur verse 3 that such a thing is haram on the believers. If so, how does the validity of this marriage differ from other haram marriages such as marrying a […]
Is Buying and Using Knock-Offs Haram (Forbidden)?
Question Is is allowed to buy and use counterfeited or fake brand? for example KFC, Pepsi, surf excel , Toyota, rado , rolex all are trademarks and protected by law. So is it allowed to buy such counterfeited or fake products with the brand name that are protected? Like i am really willing to buy […]
Stake in an Inheritance That is Half-Owned by Inheritor
Question What is status (inheritence point of view) of a house purchased equally by deceased father and elder son (50% each share), being maintained by elder son through out, while rest of brothers and sister did nothing for upkeeping the house? Though this fact is known by all brothers and sister and family members yet […]
Calculations for Zakat
Question Can you please help me calculate Zakat?I want to pay the appropriate amount. I am not trying to be cheap, but I have read wildly varying methods of calculation that could impact my payment by several thousand US dollars each year. I suppose I am asking for a full overview of zakat calculation, but […]
Has God Forsaken Me?
Question Assalamualaikum. For the 20 years that I have been on this Earth, I feel that my life has been nothing but suffering and misery. I’ve tried to see the good in my life, I’ve tried to console myself by telling me that anything bad that happens is Allah’s will and his a trial that […]
Inheriting the Sins of a Person Who is Unjustly Killed
Question So, i know that if a person is killed unjustly then all his sins will be given to his/her murderer. so what if a non muslim is killed unjustly, would all his sins go to his/her murderer and in that case would he still be put in Jahannam? Answer The notion that we inherit […]
Is the Qur’an Stuck in a Time Warp?
Question Some people say that the Quran is trapped in a time machine and need to be modernise…and that a lot of things that the Quran or Hadith said are only applicable at their time and not at our time. for example the Sewak, and that a lot of people are using it as Sunnah […]
Soul Searching
Experiencing some loss is a taxing time of a person’s life. It reminds him of a great reality he often forgets and ignores: trials and tribulations are a part and parcel of life; they change form but as long as a person breathes they can come anytime, more so when least expected. But when they […]