Becoming Muslim
362 questions
Can a non-Muslim convert to Islam if they are interested in it and feel it aligns with their thoughts?
What is the ruling on one who accuses Imam Ali – karrama Allahu wajhahu – of being a polytheist before his acceptance of Islam, and what is the meaning of "karrama Allahu wajhahu"?
Is it permissible to sit with and shake hands with a Christian woman for the purpose of convincing her to embrace Islam and marrying her? And is it permissible to be lenient with her in these matters to avert the harm of her disbelief, especially if she is very close to Islam and it is highly probable that she will convert?
What is the first thing to be taught to someone who wants to embrace Islam, and how can they be taught if they do not know Arabic and the caller does not know their language, and are there books or websites for that?
Is it permissible for a new Muslim convert who has a tattoo of an image of Mary and a cross from the days of Jahiliyyah to replace it with another tattoo due to insufficient funds to remove it completely, or must he keep it as is? Does he incur a sin? And are the brothers obligated to collect money for him to have it entirely removed?
How can a new Muslim perform the prayer and what should he say in it, and is it a condition to know the Arabic language to recite the Qur'an?
How can a Christian maid who wishes to convert to Islam be helped while she is in a foreign country, and what is the correct step to declare her conversion to Islam given the unavailability of a trustworthy shaykh?
What are the matters with which preachers should begin in Islamic da‘wah?
Can a Muslim man marry a Jewish woman, and is a Jewish woman who wishes to convert to Islam accepted as a new Muslim in Islamic society?
Is it obligatory for me to pronounce the Shahada in the mosque to leave the Ismaili Agha Khani sect and follow true Islam, and does the Hadith "Islam demolishes what came before it" apply to me?
Is a person who wears a cross and loves Christianity, but utters the Two Testimonies when surprised or angry, considered among the disbelievers or the Muslims?
Can I convert to Islam?
Is it obligatory for a new convert to Islam to dispose of photographs and memorial photo albums of animate beings, as well as bird-shaped dolls, that she acquired before embracing Islam?
How can someone who is hesitant to embrace Islam, and who faces opposition from his Christian family and is in a relationship with his girlfriend, make the right decision and convert to Islam?
Are witnesses required for that?
Why must a Muslim associate the name of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, with the name of Allah, Almighty and Majestic, in the Shahada, even though we know that the hypocrites testify: "Indeed, you are the Messenger of Allah," and Allah knows that they are liars?
Is there a virtue in dying during Ramadan? Is someone who dies a martyr if they pass away after remembering Allah, reciting the Shahada, and saying "Allahu Akbar," then fall into a coma and die? What is the ruling on hanging pictures of the deceased in the home for remembrance? Is someone who dies from an abdominal illness considered a martyr?
Is it necessary to change one's name upon converting to Islam, and have any hadiths been narrated in this regard?
Is it forbidden to utter the Shahada and supplications after performing ablution inside a bathroom that contains a toilet?
What is the ruling on seeking false testimony and on one who gives it?
Is it to be ruled that whoever dies and is unable to pronounce the Two Testimonies when prompted has met an evil end?
What is the ruling on abandoning prayer and prompting the Shahada for someone who died after a four-day coma?
Is it permissible for a Muslim girl to marry a Christian young man who promised to convert to Islam, given that transgressions occurred between them before marriage? And what is the ruling on repentance in this case?
How can one reconcile His saying, the Most High: "Except for those who repent before you apprehend them," with Al-Bukhari's Hadith concerning the man who uttered the declaration of faith after Usama had struck him, and Usama's Hadith: "Did you kill him after he had said it?" bearing in mind that it is permissible to kill combatants after apprehending them in war, even if they utter the declaration of faith?