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  • Not replying to messages from friends is not deserting

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have so many friends. They often send me messages. Usually, they ask me about school tasks and assignments. Or it can be anything. My question is, if I do not reply to them, not because of anger or hatred, but rather because I do not feel comfortable talking to the person or I am too lazy to reply because of my business, is this.. More

  • Ibn 'Abbaas did not divulge secrets of intercourse

    Assalaamu alaykum. Shaykh, I read a hadith which says that some people went to ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbbaas, may Allah be pleased with him,asking him about coitus interuptus, and so he called his slave girl and asked her to tell them. How come ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbbaas, may Allah be pleased with him,called his slave girl in front of non-Mahrams (permanently.. More

  • Adult man asking parents to buy him pair of shoes

    Assalaamu alaykum, Scholars. I am 19 years old, and I love my parents and do not provide for myself. I hardly ever ask my parents to buy me things for mere pleasure, and I do not like to do this; rather, I feel that it is disrespectful. Recently, I saw a pair of shoes that I love (for a reasonable price: 30€, more or less) and would like to buy, but.. More

  • Injustice to the wife is a major sin

    Allah says in the Quran that the wife has similar rights to what is against them according to what is reasonable. What I understood is that these are the rights which the man gets through obedience and the wife gets through kindness because she cannot command the husband. What I am asking is whether being unkind to one's wife is a major sin or a minor.. More

  • Husband prevents wife from Tahajjud prayer

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. What is the ruling on a man who prohibits his wife from praying Tahajjud (voluntary night prayer) and similar voluntary prayers with the claim that it disturbs him? .. More

  • Severing ties of kinship with grandparents

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have a problem regarding my grandparents. I have not been in contact with them for more than 10 years. The problem started with my grandmother, she would always be making problems in my parents' marriage. My grandparents are Muslim, but they are not religious. My parents are very religious, and she does not like it. As a child,.. More

  • Mother has no right to sell son's books without his consent

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. Can my mother sell my old books in order to free up space in the house without my consent? .. More

  • Keeping kinship ties through weekly emails while living in same house

    Assalaamu alaykum. Please answer my question directly, because referring to links is not going to give me the complete answer that I need as it is a specific question. May Allah reward you. Here is my question: https://www.islamweb.net/en/fatwa/2676473 In one of your answers, you said it that how one is to keep the ties of kinship with one's family.. More

  • Encounter with Christian missionary

    Assalamu alaykum. I am a university student. I decided to head to a building to settle down. While I was walking, I encountered two ladies (one young and the other old). The old lady saw me and decided to act as if we had met somewhere before. She asked where I was heading and I was busy. I politely told her that I was going to eat. There was an event.. More

  • Obeying parents in doubtful matters

    Assalaamu alaykum. If my parents tell me to do something which is doubtful (I am not sure whether it is halal or haram), should I obey them or refrain from obeying them? .. 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

  • Islam encourages husband to help wife with her chores

    Assalaamu alaykum Shaikh. I have read one of your recent fatwas about men doing household work. I am little bit surpised and shocked that if the husband gives water to his wife for washing her hands it is shameful for him! Can you explain please? If the wife is sick and the husband takes care of her by himself, is it also considered serving the wife.. More

  • Fear of harming non-Muslim neighbor by reciting Quran daily

    Assalaamu alaykum, Scholar. Bothering the neighbor is a major sin. We live in Spain, in a house in which our neighor and us are separated by only a thin wall. I am currently memorising the Quran, so I memorise and revise almost every day, which means that I raise my voice, since memorising and revising with a low voice is not the same. I also raise.. More

  • Refraining from greeting person one had fight with

    Assalaamu alaykum. If I have a verbal fight one dayin the street with an unknown person whom I have never met before, and then some other day, I get to meet him for the second time, is it a must to at least greet him with the Salaam? Can I not refrain from talking to him at all? .. More

  • His parents always nag about him getting better paying job

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am a B.Tech engineer; I currently work in the Middle East and earn a fair salary. I live with my child and wife here. I manage to give some amount to my parents; my father still works in a company. Whenever I speak to my parents, they are sad that my salary is not that much compared to so-and-so. I always make the point that whatever.. More