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  • Doubting faith of one who boasts of his sins

    Should someone who boasts of his sins or does things that are seen by some scholars as Kufr (disbelief) doubt his faith? If the others are right, would he enter Hell forever? Please answer this question, because this would solve all my problems. May Allah, the One Who can punish sins or forgive them and Who is the Only One Who worthy of being worshipped.. More

  • Excessive worry about one's sins and sins of others

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have been worrying about the sins of my parents for a very long time. Though they generally are very good and do not engage in anything bad, you know how sometimes, out of anger, we do or say things that we should not do or say, and these things may be very sinful nonetheless. For example: About three years ago, during an argument,.. More

  • Whether weeping out of fear of Allah erases sins

    Two different scholars gave two different legal opinions. One said that weeping out of fear of Allaah erases the past sins only, and not the future ones. The other scholar said that it also includes the future ones. My question is: does weeping out of fear of Allaah erase the past and future major and minor sins, or just the past major and minor sins? .. More

  • Unintentional mistakes of Muslims are pardoned

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. What is the ruling on hurting someone unintentionally, like when you bump into them, for example, or when your pockets are full of things, so the person praying beside you gets hurt or feels uneasy. .. More

  • Son lying to parents about way he used their money

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have serious life problems that need to be solved. I have been doing business by lying to my parents. I used my parents' money for college tuition to start a software business. So I did not use it for education. Instead, I used it to fund my software development costs. I have asked permission from my mother to use her money to do.. More

  • Repenting from helping person consult soothsayer

    Assalaamu alaykum. I planned to consult a soothsayer with the help of my friend for some reasons, but after telling my friend, I cancelled my plan and do not want to do it anymore because I am afraid of the punishment of Allah. She said, "Yes," but she still went on with it without my knowledge. She just told me after she had done it. Will I be punished.. More

  • Repenting from act of disbelief

    Assalaamu alaykum. How can anyone repent from an act of disbelief? Does he need to repeat his testimony of faith believing that he has disbelieved and accept Islam anew? And what if someone leaves the act believing that the act was an act of disbelief or sin and he does not repeat the testimony of faith and only repents and does not repeat that act?.. More

  • Money taken unjustly may be returned to owner indirectly

    Assalaamu alaykum. I happened to arrange some money for some emergency form the organization where I was working way back in 1997, without their knowledge, with the right intention of putting back the money. Unfortunately, I could not put the money back, and I soon had to leave the job. The management did not know about it and I still have a good relationship.. More

  • Repentance from cursing believer

    Assalaamu alaykum. On your website, it says that one of the sins that Allaah may not forgive even if one repents is killing a believer. Please see: https://www.islamweb.net/en/fatwa/87847. You also said that the majority believe that there is complete repentance for killing a believer but that a minority of scholars nevertheless believe that Allaah.. More

  • Repentance after missing three consecutive Friday prayers

    Assalaamu alaykum. I had missed three Friday prayers in a row in my old days, but now, praise be to Allaah, I do pray the Friday prayer. However, there is a hadith which says that Allaah will seal the heart (of one who misses three consecutive Friday prayers) and that he will not recieve guidance. I have read the answer of a brother to a similar question.. More

  • Eating food that may contain pork intentionally

    I am a young teenage woman who has made a huge mistake. I am Muslim, but my friends do not know this about me. I ate pepperoni with the knowledge of doing so, and I feel like a bad Muslim, and I am ashamed and do not know what to do. Please help me. .. More

  • Prayer of repentance is not a condition for making repentance

    I want to know if Istighfaar (asking forgiveness) with the intention of repenting (regret, sincerity, and so on) is counted as repentance or if the only way of repenting is praying Salat At-Tawbah(prayer of repentance). This is the fifth time I ask you this question; would it really be that hard to write me a specific fatwa instead of redirecting me.. More

  • Repenting from raping child

    Assalaamu alaykum. Seven years ago, a 20-year-old raped a 10-year-old child. He regrets that now and wants to clear himself of this wrong in front of Allaah. What should he do? .. More

  • Pardoning others but continuing to hate them

    Assalaamu alaykum. My question is regarding forgiving others who have hurt you: is it enough to forgive the person by saying, 'I forgive you,' while the feelings of hatred are still present in the heart? I have tried forgiving a person who backbit about me; I said, "I forgive him," but not in his presence. I even backbit about him, so if I forgive him.. More

  • Mistakenly accusing maid of theft

    Assalaamu alaykum. I had a maid in my house for helping in household activities. One day I suspected that she had stolen some money from my locker. I told my family members about it, and they scolded her and was kicked out of the house as she had done these activities in the past as well. Afterwards, I calculated my money and discovered that she had.. More