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  • Father Might Have Had a Child Out of an Affair

    Assalaamu alaykum wa ragmatullaahi wa barakaatuhIf my father had affairs years ago and his family knew about it, was it their duty to tell my mother or was it correct for them to keep it a secret?If his family knew he had a child out of this affair and his family knew about the child and never told us, was that wrong and sinful of his family not to.. More

  • Children of Preachers Publish Inappropriate Videos and Pictures

    I have an important question that I would like to be addressed in a detailed manner if possible. My concern is regarding callers of Islam in this Ummah. I have noticed callers of Islam will have their own social medias accounts. For one example, Facebook. They clicked on the "like" and or "follow" button on pages. These pages thumbnail could be inappropriate.. More

  • Calling a Muslim with Offensive Names

    Salam. Is it permissible to call a Muslim a bastard, because they transgressed their right? .. More

  • Islamic Teacher Refusing Advice from Students

    Salam. Is it permissible for an Islamic teacher who has students (males & females) for him to inform his students that he does not want any advises? .. More

  • Protect your family from Hell

    Salam. I would like a ruling if it is permissible to look at a Sheikh of his family who are committing sins? If a person is a Sheikh he has to make sure that his own children and wife are conforming to Islamic rules? .. More

  • When to Conceal the Faults of Others

    I was listening to some Islamic lectures about concealing faults of others so these questions came to my mindWhat to do if we are witness of someone's sin who tried to do it privately but somehow got exposed and was seen by people. For example drinking wine or zina in secluded space like his car. Noting that the sinner does not hold a bad reputation.. More

  • Rights of adult Muslim over fellow Muslims

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. In Islam, what are the rights that an adult has over a non-Mahram (permanently unmarriageable) or a Mahram young individual? I know that young people need to respect their elders and speak to them in a polite manner, but what about adults? .. More

  • Failing to find righteous company

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. What should I do if I am unable to find a righteous company? Either I find sinners, or I find innovators. Should I mix with these bad people to fill the gap, or should I keep by myself? .. More

  • Giving wrong advice to person

    Assalaamu alaykum. Is it better to do a part-time job for money or to do it for free? Also, will I be punished if I give wrong advice to anyone, like if I tell him to do the job for free for the reward in the Hereafter? This is my main question: is my advice correct? If not, then what should I do now that I have already given this advice? .. More

  • Brotherhood endures among Muslims regardless of ill feelings among them

    Assalamu alaykum. Do we have the right to call this person a brother in Islam due to his arrogance as seen in the following story?There is a brother who did not practiced Islam at a young age and who came to America when he was 18 years old in order to receive an education. When he came to America, he witnessed many things and began to drink, smoke,.. More

  • How to reprimand a misbehaving, elderly person

    Respecting the elders is obligatory, but some people have some mental problems, some more and some less. If a real mental patient, due to his mental state, says useless and bad things that can or will have bad results, not only in worldly matters but also (lead to a) sin, both for him and others, then to avoid such consequences, is it permissible to.. More

  • Harms of excessive mixing with people

    Salaamu Alaykum warahmatullah. I wanted ask regarding friends and those that don't benefit with time who make one waste time till late at night... Is there any harm in keeping a distance but if they are to contact one keeps generally good ties with them? Is this allowed? Also regarding another question if a person has many people he knows but no longer.. More

  • The rights of a foster family

    Aselamu Aleykum I am from Ethiopia My age is in 20s and am working in one of the gov't office.Before forwarding my question I put my brief history. I lost my family at early age.then being with my sister who had converted to ISLAM and has a husband I had completed grade 8.Then I moved to my friend's family who are so kind. As My family and relatives.. More

  • Mixing with people should be controlled by Islamic conditions

    Assalam Alaikum! If a women think that she is weak in her talking skills, can she avoid , keeping contact with most of the people? in her society,when a person don't talk nicely,people think that person is proud. she was bought up by making her to talk nicely..eventually she end up in gossip.. because most people mostly interest in gossip only. every.. More

  • It is permissible to return the injustice in the same manner, without transgressing the limits

    Assalamalaicum, Please enlight my knowledge about personal problems that are results of our deeds. Suppose two persons are involved (husband and wife), one has done wrong deed but why other one is being suffered? I did use some more wrong words in reply of someone's wrong statement about me or my family in general way not in indecent way. What is kaffara.. More