Dawah & New Muslims
This topic is for the first weeks and for the conversations that follow them. It covers becoming Muslim, first steps in worship, telling family, learning Arabic and Qur'an, and inviting others. Readers ask what to do on day one, how to explain a decision at home, and how to answer a friend's question. Every answer here is a sourced summary of a fatwa published on Ftawy, with the full ruling one tap away. Start with first steps in worship if you have just begun.
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Does the Hadith, "Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah will have a reward, and that reward will be multiplied by ten. I do not say that 'Alif-Lam-Mim' is one letter, but rather 'Alif' is a letter, 'Lam' is a letter, and 'Mim' is a letter," apply to someone who reads the Qur’an in another language (such as English) for the purpose of understanding?
Must one silence reason in religion? And what is the response to those who question the interpretation of the Noble Quran and the veracity of what was mentioned by the Salaf and the exegetes? And what books do you recommend for learning sound creed?
Is a divorced woman who is currently married obligated to inform her husband about her previous customary marriage, which lasted for one year, or is it permissible for her to conceal it, especially since her husband only knows about her divorce from her first husband?
What are the easy and accessible books for beginners to learn the Arabic language, especially since it is the language of the Qur'an?
How can one get rid of memories of a previous marriage, and is recalling the intimate relationship in detail considered a sin? And is marrying someone of good religious commitment and character a solution to this problem?
What is the ruling on naming the Holy Quran as "Al-Qur'an" (with the hamza replaced by an 'ayn), as some elderly people do in Algeria, despite their ability to pronounce the hamza?
Does the Quran include anything resembling the Ten Commandments found in the Bible?
Question: What is the ruling on spinning poetry (ghazal)?
How can the phrase "those who followed you" in the Almighty’s saying, "And [mention] when Allah said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you in that wherein you used to differ," be interpreted in a way that does not contradict the current reality of Muslims and Christians, or lead to considering non-Christians disbelievers?
How does one learn the methods of debate and argumentation?
Are there synonyms in the Holy Quran, and what is the origin of the statement regarding their existence?
What is the most preponderant of the scholars' opinions on the ruling regarding the collective recitation of the Holy Quran with the intention of learning and solidifying memorization, knowing that Imam Malik, Al-Albani, Taqi Al-Hilali, and Al-Fawzan have issued fatwas against its permissibility?
What is the ruling on loving weapons and military equipment manufactured by non-Muslims, not for the sake of their makers, but for their qualities such as speed and strength, knowing that some of them may be used against Muslims?
Is my laughing and saying "Astaghfirullah" after my colleague asked me to "Pray Dhuhr with me" considered apostasy that expels one from the religion, necessitating the pronouncement of the Two Testimonies and performing ghusl, or is repentance sufficient?
Is it permissible to marry a girl who was sexually harassed in her childhood, and does what happened negate her virginity status?
What is the response to the specious argument about the existence of linguistic errors in the Holy Quran in the verses: (They said, “We miss the king’s goblet, and for he who produces it is the burden of a camel, and I am responsible for it”), and (Then where are you going?), and (Then He made the path easy), and (Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness), and (And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him), and (Grievous is the word that comes out of their mouths)?
Is the Christian colleague's saying to the Muslim woman, "Recite the Mu'awwidhat over your daughter" an indication of her belief in the Holy Qur'an and a harbinger of her potential conversion to Islam? And is inviting a disbeliever to guidance and offering her a gift considered an act of forbidden loyalty to Christians? And is it permissible to continue inviting her to Islam?
Is it permissible to get to know a divorced woman whose previous husband was ill, and to see her according to Sharia, and is she considered a virgin or a previously married woman?
Is it obligatory to change mosques for fear of falling into ostentation due to the glances of fellow worshippers, and what about accusations of abandoning congregational prayers?
Is one who utters words with a sound and an infidel meaning, while intending the sound meaning, considered an infidel if the listener understood the infidel meaning and apostatized? And is the apostate who invited others to disbelief, then repented and did not invite them to Islam, sinful?
What is the ruling on the divorce of a sick man who said to his wife, "You are divorced, divorced, divorced," remembering a previous divorce but forgetting another? Is the forgotten divorce counted, and is it permissible for the wife to remain in the marital home after this divorce?
Should the supplication mentioned in "Fortress of the Muslim" ("I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, without partner..." etc.) be recited immediately after the muezzin's Shahada instead of repeating "La ilaha illallah" with the muezzin, or should "La ilaha illallah" be repeated first, and then the supplication recited? And is the Abrahamic prayer (Salat al-Ibrahimiyyah) to be recited only once after the Adhan?
Do repeated divorces uttered by a husband while in a state of extreme anger, or under psychological pressure, or while his wife is verbally abusing him, or during a state of ritual impurity (janabah) count, knowing that the wife suffers from a psychological disorder, and that they love each other and have children from her previous marriage?
What is the path and methodology that leads to the Paradise of the Lord of the Worlds?