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  • Ruling on consuming aphrodisiacs

    What is theSharee'ah ruling on using aphrodisiacs by spouses in order to feel more ecstasy and sexual enjoyment in particular? .. More

  • Impermissibility of treating homosexuals with unlawful means

    Assalaamu alaykum. A psychiatrist treats a homosexual through arousing his normal sexual tendency via audio-visual stimuli, such as by displaying films that arouse his sexual desire towards women. Then after reaching satisfactory results that highlight the possibility of a successful marriage, the patient will be urged to repent of committing homosexuality.. More

  • Treating sexual frigidity by watching pornographic movies impermissible

    Is it permissible for a married couple to watch porn films, as one of them suffers sexual tepidity and does not become sexually aroused except by watching such things? .. More

  • Sex Reassignment Surgery Prohibited in Islam

    I am a Muslim woman but I do not feel that I am a female. Rather, I internally feel that I am a man. I had a previous marriage which ended with divorce. I was feeling like a man who was cohabiting with another man. Doctors, however, assert that I have a natural female genital tract. Is it permissible for me in the sharia to undergo a sex reassignment.. More

  • Waswaas about considering calling absent person Shirk

    Assalaamu alaykum. May the peace and blessings of Allaah, the Exalted, be on all of of you. I wanted to ask about an issue that has been bothering me. I used to listen to music due to some problems related to depression.I had some OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) problem and a faith crisis. I am doing a lot better now, Maa Shaa Allaah (as Allaah.. More

  • Making artificial organs

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. Does Islam ban humans from making artificial organs? It is impossible for humans to make better organs than Allaah, right? Please provide references. .. More

  • Waswasah about deodorant

    I performed Ghusl (ritual shower) and think that I remember washing under my arms and everywhere else. I also faintly remember putting on deodorant after finishing. The next morning, I started getting whispers as to whether I washed the armpit because there was deodorant on it. I did not get this whisper until after I prayed the Thuhr, ‘Asr, Maghrib,.. More

  • Studying and practicing NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)

    Assalaamu alaykum, Shaykh. Please clarify the Islamic ruling regarding studying and practicing NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming). .. More

  • Whether supplication of smoker is accepted

    Assalaamu alaykum. Is it true that there is a hadith that says that the supplication of one who smokes is not accepted? If so, then please give it so that my friend can forward it to her husband. .. More

  • Finding wetness in trousers upon waking up

    Assalaamu alaykum. A few days ago, I found some wetness in my trouser as I woke up. I saw it on the backside of my trousers and did not check the rest of them. Since it was at the back, I neglected it. However, I fear that it could have been urine, as incontinence may occur sometimeswhile one is sleeping. I am very worried. Please help. .. More

  • Waswaas about harassment incident of past

    Once, when I was young, (I think) that I was reading in the Quran class while my mother was by herself at home, so she somehow got me to go back home (by phone call, I think). Basically, before I came home, my next-door neighbor (a man) approached my mother, I think he said things like, 'I like you,' to my mother. I do not know if he tried to physicallytouch.. More

  • Waswaas about washing lips in ablution

    Assalaamu alaykum. I recentlyfound out that you must not press your lips hard during ablution since if your lips are left dry your ablution is invalid. I think that I have been doing that, but I did not know this fact. Do I have to repeat my prayers? Also please suggest some solution because I suffer from severe Waswaas (obsessive whispers)during ablution.. More

  • Waswasah regarding impurity during Istinjaa'

    Assalaamu alaykum. I suffer from Waswasah (obsessive doubts), and it is making my life miserable. I read a fatwa of yours that says that water is pure unless its color, smell, or taste has changed. What if a drop of water goes over an invisible impurity and then falls on your clothes or the floor. Will this drop be pure if its color, smell, or taste.. More

  • Waswaas about parents' faith

    Recently, I have become a committed Muslim who prays five times a day and tries hard to avoid sins. I live in the West, and my question relates to my parents. My parents also pray five times a day, but my dad suffers from insomnia and due to his medication sometimes misses the Fajr prayer. I want to know if they committed Kufr (disbelief) verbally (I.. More

  • Eating in same plate with person who has eaten impurity

    If someone eats meat that was not properly slaughtered or food that was cooked on a grill on which bacon is also cooked, as is the case in most American restaurants, and that person then eats with a group of people one or two hours later, does the impurity transfer from their mouth to the food given that they put the food in their mouth and we all eat.. More