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  • Wasting food

    Is it Haram to waste food, or not to eat all the food on your plate? give me text please... More

  • Celebrating a conditional vow

    First of all I would like to say that may Allah reward all of you for maintaining this site. I am sure that there are numerous other people, like me, who benefit from this site. I come from a culture that is full of innovations and I mostly confront my elders in the best manner to address things that are not approved in Shariah. This evening my.. More

  • Wants to use false means to get wife's confession of infidelity

    What does Islam say in this matter? I am a married man.Due to workrequirements, I traveled and I left my wife with her family. When I came back to my homeland for vacation, some people told me that they saw my wife in suspicious situation with a manduring my absence. When I approachedmy wife about that she disowned and denied any connection.. More

  • Shaking Hands of Non-Mahram Women

    Why does Islam not allow greeting non-Mahram women by hand? .. More

  • Dreams and interpretations

    To what extent is it true that dreams actually have interpretations?.. More

  • Can't sleep on her right side

    My question is about sleeping. I know that our Beloved Prophet slept on his right side. I also know that we as Muslims must follow his Sunnah. My question is as following, every night when I go to sleep, I lay on the right side, read some Qur'an and some Dua, ask for forgiveness but I can't fall asleep... or better said I can't sleep at my right.. More

  • Speaking before others in a language they do not understand

    I would like to know the ruling from the Quran and the Sunnah in regards to a group of people who constantly speak their native language in front of others who do not understand this language. Can you please provide the proof for this? Thank you.. More

  • Bowing down when greeting and other unacceptable practices

    The Bengali Muslims follow a custom which the Hindu's do. They bow down and take salaam from their parent's feet, their elders and when they get married to their in- laws. So far from what I know this is not correct, and it is not a Sunnah of the prophet SAW. How do I explain this to my parents and elderly... since I have stopped doing this and.. More

  • Fiqh and its importance

    Why is Fiqh necessary? What is its importance? .. More

  • Made a vow to Allah

    I pledged that if and when ALLAH helped me find my job, I would sacrifice two goats, offer nawafil and would fast three days. I never ever pledged in the sense that ALLAH would hasten things for me if I offer my pledge; rather I did it just for thankfulness for His blessing. Now I want to inquire if it is right to do it, I mean if one can offer.. More

  • Prounouncing the Shahadah before sleeping

    Is it obligatory to say the Shahada when going to sleep?.. More

  • Donating expiation of oath to organizations for the poor

    I want to pay a Kaffarat Yameen (money for expiation of oath) as a cash donation to an organization that distributes money to the poor. Due to donation restrictions in the United States, I thought to pay it to our local Islamic center, which uses money for improving the center building. Will this be considered okay, even if the money did not.. More

  • Events that occur while sleeping

    Can you explain about the (Nafs) soul that goes up to the skies during sleep, because it has happened to me many times this year? I’ve been having many problems and I have been praying to Allah. One night I saw a strong light and I heard noises too. When I opened my eyes I was in my room right away... More

  • Men kissing men on their cheeks

    Is it permissible for men to kiss each other in the cheeks like most Arabs and Mediterranean people do?.. More

  • Men greeting marriageable women

    1. What is the difference between Nabi and Rasul that is different between prophet and messenger? 2. Can a man say 'Al-Salamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakathu' to a woman whether she is at her home and the man is a guest or they met in a way (journey) and she is not from the Muharamat? Is saying 'Al-salamu Alaikum' by a man to a woman or the opposite.. More