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  • Wants to change charity to Zakah

    A friend paid some charity for a sick person, and wants to give Zakah Al-mal (Zakah). Is it possible to change his mind and consider the charity as a part of the Zakah?.. More

  • Female student befriending a male schoolmate

    I am a Muslim girl, and I was just wondering if it is alright to have a guy as a friend. I have no emotions toward him whatsoever, and I help him in school. Again we are friends only inside school, like schoolmates. I always tell him about Islam and rules and he is really interested. He is not a bad guy at all, does not drink, does not eat pork and.. More

  • The duty of Muslims at this critical time

    This is the 21st century and all the signs before Judgement Day have appeared but it is very sad to say that the Muslims are still in the darkness and they are asleep. Tell me what should the few perfect Muslims do now a days?.. More

  • Forgot Isha until Fajr

    A Muslim brother forgot somehow to remember to pray Isha until he was going to Fajr prayer at the Masjid. What should he do to make up for Isha and Witr that he forgot?.. More

  • Traveling without a Mahram in a group

    Is it allowed for a convert to travel without a Mahram but accompanied by a group of Muslims (female and male) who will deal with it?.. More

  • Anal sex with wife; thinks he's divorced

    I have anal sex with my wife, but I do not ejaculate. Now she is not my wife and I must marry her again. I know I did a bad thing but it just happened. What do I do now?.. More

  • Traveling to China due to SARS

    Can I travel to China? What is the view of our religion in this case, with the new disease SARS which appeared in China. I have an office in Shanghai, China and all my business is based on exporting goods from China to some other countries. Since the beginning of this year due to SARS I didn't work at all. In Shanghai, there has been no cases of SARS... More

  • To abort or not

    I have a very sensitive query on behalf of a very dear friend who is currently in a dire dilemma and is frantic with worry over the situation, and I am extremely concerned for not only her well being but her mental state, with due regard to her previous experience. This sister is married with 6 children Masha-Allah, but during her last pregnancy just.. More

  • Can't control himself during wife's menses

    I don't know what to do. I am married and my wife has her period every month. I can't have a sex with her, and I can't control myself. What should I do?.. More

  • Staying with divorced wife for 90 days

    My son is divorcing his wife. Does he have to stay with her in the same house during the period of the 3 months after the divorce or can he move out while she stays till the end of the period?.. More

  • Location of Allah

    This is an urgent matter as it is dividing our small mosque community. One brother insists that he will not pray behind our elder brother because the elder brother believes Allah is present everywhere while the younger brother insists that we must all believe that Allah (SWT) is only above His "Arsh". My own reading of the Qur'an is that Allah (SWT).. More

  • Female tongue piercing

    Is it Haram for a female to have tongue piercing?.. More

  • Rich mother giving her Zakah to poor married son

    Can the rich mother give her Zakah to her poor married son who does not have enough money to spend on his wife and his father is poor? .. More

  • Made a vow to Allah but may not be able to keep it

    My mother made a promise to Allah that if she gets a daughter she will make one of her sons a Qur'an memorization, i.e. One of her sons will memorize the Qur'an. She got twins a son and daughter. She tried to put one of my brothers for Qur'an memorization one year. But it didn't turn out well and he could not do it. My question is "Is there anyway to.. More

  • The way the Prophet spoke directly to women

    I have read a Hadith that the Messenger of Allah set a special day to teach the women the Deen of Islam. In what manner did he do this, i.e. behind a screen/wall or face-to-face but with Hijab?.. More