Questions From Non Muslims
452 questions
Is one sinful who teaches non-Muslims network engineering if they use this knowledge in unlawful activities (such as pubs and banks)? And what is the ruling if the teaching was to Muslims who then worked in banks? And what is the ruling on working for a company that deals with banks, even if indirectly?
Is it permissible to continue distributing sweets during the daytime in Ramadan to non-Muslims?
What is the ruling on inviting non-Muslims through social media programs, such as BlackBerry Messenger, and what jurisprudential issues arise from it, such as deleting the invitee after sending a daʿwah link? Is it a condition to continue inviting them and answering their questions? And what is the ruling on inviting foreign women despite the daʿī's fear of falling into suspicions or viewing forbidden images?
Is the salary permissible when teaching the subject of Home Economics with a curriculum different from the approved one, overlooking the teaching of some students, and purchasing teaching supplies with one's own money?
Is it permissible to bring in a Christian female driver?
Is it permissible to use Quranic programs and religious lessons found on recorded, non-original compact discs, which require an oath to run them, given the inability to purchase the original version? And does the ruling differ for non-religious software discs owned by non-Muslims?
Is it permissible for Muslims to participate with Druze in their celebrations, or to pray over their dead and offer condolences, or to eat food with them?
Is Christianity true, or Islam, or Judaism, and what is the proof of truth in the absence of tangible miracles, and will a person be held accountable for being misled by others?
What is the ruling on offering flowers between spouses, giving them to the sick, placing them in graves, and hanging them at weddings?
Is it permissible to work in a photo lab frequented by non-Muslims, where pictures are developed from their films that may contain what is Islamically impermissible, and is it permissible to continue in this job if its prohibition is confirmed until another job is found?
What is the best way to invite an 18-year-old Protestant young man to Islam online, taking into account his adherence to his religion?
Is one considered sinful for using work papers and facilities to print dawah materials for spreading Islam to non-Muslims?
What is your advice to a Muslim girl who lives in a non-Muslim country with her brother and wishes to complete her university studies in education, but does not want to take out an interest-based loan from her mother's country, and cannot obtain an interest-free loan from her current country for two years, and does not want to waste time, given that her brother does not allow her to leave the house?
What is the ruling on dealing with conventional banks through their Islamic branches?
Is it permissible for a girl to keep pictures of athletic heroes and political leaders (non-Muslims) on her personal computer out of admiration for them?
What are the best suggested materials (a book or two, a recorded tape or two, a video tape or two) for introducing non-Muslims to Islam, taking into consideration that the materials should be engaging, concise, and simple?
Does the Quran sanction and legislate slavery, and is the concept of Jihad based on sectarianism, being exclusive to Muslims?
What should I do with money I wrongfully took from a foreign company that has closed, given that I don't know the amount or to whom I should pay it?
Is it obligatory to inquire about the ingredients of food offered by Muslims, such as nutmeg and animal rennet, or is silence preferable to avoid embarrassment?
What is the ruling on a husband training foreign women in underwater diving?
To what extent does the hadith "My intercession is for those among my Ummah who committed major sins" include those who repented from major sins, or is it limited to those who died upon them without repentance?
How do we return greetings to non-Muslims if they say "As-salamu alaykum"? And did the Prophet's reply to the Jew with "Wa alaykum" mean a general rule or was it specific to the case of their ill-intentioned supplication?
Is it permissible to be slow in answering in order to avoid fame, and what is the ruling on guessing in objective exam questions when the correct answer is not known, and does the sin fall upon the student or the department when the student's pictures are published in the press after he achieves first place?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a wife remaining with her non-Muslim husband who refuses her entry into Islam, and what is the ruling regarding her daughters remaining in a Hindu school, and what is the ruling regarding her marrying another man while still being married to her first husband?