Becoming Muslim
362 questions
Does a Muslim man have the right to prevent his sister from marrying a Christian who intends to convert to Islam, especially if the parents are concerned due to cultural differences?
What is the cure for the obsessive doubt (waswas) about falling into disbelief (kufr) and apostasy (riddah), and what is the ruling on one who falls into disbelief unknowingly?
Are the actions mentioned in the context of the game—such as repeating song lyrics that translate to "We will pray for your blessing" and choosing between fictional deities in the context of a religious war—considered disbelief (kufr) that necessitates repentance and the re-utterance of the Two Testimonies (Shahadatayn), and is it permissible to continue playing it?
Is the new Muslim required to perform ablution (wudu') before uttering the Two Testimonies (Shahadatayn)?
Is it obligatory for someone who has embraced Islam to declare the Two Testimonies aloud after having been Muslim for some time, praying, fasting, and striving in the religion?
What should a girl do who has secretly embraced Islam, whose father is a Muslim convert to Christianity and whose mother is Christian, in order to declare her Islam publicly and marry a Muslim man, especially given her mother's threats of ostracization and illness if she declares her Islam? And would she be sinful if she were to marry a Christian man under her mother's pressure?
Is the dying person required to be asked to repent from disbelief (kufr), polytheism (shirk), and showing off (riya') before being prompted with the Shahadah, or is it sufficient to prompt him with the Shahadah only, and what is the correct way to do so in the Qur'an and Sunnah?
What is the meaning of the testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah?
Is what I mentioned—listening to and relaying jokes that mock religious rites or describe prophets with inappropriate attributes—considered disbelief (kufr)? What is the ruling on laughing at them? How can one deal with doubt about committing an act of disbelief in the past? Does the principle "certainty is not removed by doubt" apply in this case? And is it true that repentance is sufficient for someone who doubts having committed an act of disbelief in the past, without needing to utter the Two Testimonies with the intention of re-entering Islam?
What is the ruling on supplicating with weak hadiths, such as "O Allah, for You I have fasted, and with Your provision I have broken my fast," and "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah; I seek forgiveness from Allah; I ask You for Paradise and seek refuge in You from the Fire"?
How can a Christian maid from the "Christina" sect be persuaded to embrace Islam, especially since she says: "There is no difference between a Muslim and a 'Christinian,' for we all acknowledge the existence of God"?
Is it a condition to comprehend the meaning of the two testimonies when uttering them in order to embrace Islam, and what is the ruling concerning past marriages and acts of worship if the meaning was not comprehended, and is the formula "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, He is alone without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger" sufficient for entering the religion?
Is it obligatory for a new Muslim woman who was in an illicit relationship to observe an 'iddah before marriage?
Should a recent convert to Islam learn the matters of their religion on their own, or continue to seek help from Muslims despite their reluctance to provide it?
Is the fasting of one who has recently embraced Islam, without prayer, due to concealing his conversion from his family, ineffective or futile?
What is the ruling regarding one who says: "Indeed, religion has no need for the Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace," and is it obligatory to shun him and disavow oneself from him, and does disavowing oneself from him remain obligatory even after his repentance?
Must one repeat the Shahadatain if they are assailed by Satanic whispers concerning religious matters?
Is it permissible for non-Muslims to pray with Muslims in the same row?
Can a person who is still a Christian fast Ramadan, while believing in God and His Messenger and desiring Islam, but does not know how to fully embrace it?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the death of a grandmother who did not utter the Shahada two days before her passing, despite having uttered it before entering into a coma?
Do the death of a mother from pancreatic cancer on the eve of Friday, the attendance of a large congregation for her prayer and burial, her utterance of the Two Testimonies (Shahadatayn), in addition to the emanation of a pleasant scent from her after her death, constitute signs of a good ending for her? And is pancreatic cancer considered one of the diseases of the abdomen for which its sufferer is hoped to receive the reward of a martyr?
What is the ruling on burying a grandfather who was not committed to Islam, and is it permissible to attend his funeral?
What is the Islamic ruling concerning a man living in Europe who married a Christian woman and had children with her to obtain residency, commits sins, engages in adultery, does not provide for his household, and abuses his wife and daughter, while his Muslim wife remains patient with him? And what is the advice or method to guide this man back to righteousness?
Will a Muslim die outside of Islam if they are unable to utter the Two Testimonies at the time of death due to a coma, despite their commitment to fasting and prayer and their knowledge of Islamic law?