Questions From Non Muslims
452 questions
What is the ruling on accommodating non-Muslims in a single room in a hotel that does not serve alcohol, given that the country's laws permit it, and does a person's statement that their marriage is invalid permit this?
How does one respond to the claimant who cites the حديث (hadith): "The Book of Allah and my progeny, my household" to advocate for adherence to the progeny (Ahl al-Bayt)? Is it obligatory for Muslims to adhere to the Ahl al-Bayt? Did Muslims take their religion from the Ahl al-Bayt? Is it obligatory to respond to him? And is one sinful if they do not know the answer and ignore his questions?
Why are the Holy Qur’an and the Prophetic Sunnah not available in the Hebrew language?
What is your Eminence's opinion on the statement that we are not obligated to establish a state, entity, or party, but rather to establish the religion and worship Allah alone, considering religious parties to be an innovation (bid'ah) and misguidance, and non-religious parties to be atheistic and ignorant (jahiliyyah)?
What is the ruling on taking donated money from a polytheist to use for charitable and humanitarian projects, and is it permissible to use part of it for personal purposes?
What is the ruling on benefiting, financially or otherwise, from a pirated computer program, knowing that the user did not pirate it himself?
Is a wife forbidden to her husband if he said to her: "If there is any contact between me and any non-mahram male, in any way whatsoever, then I am forbidden to him," and then such contact occurred due to circumstances of life?
Is it permissible for a student of knowledge to publish the questions of the (aptitude) test after the exam, knowing that he signed a pledge not to publish them, and is it permissible for him to view questions that were leaked by other students?
How can one get rid of the shyness that prevents calling non-Muslims to Islam, and enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong, given that there are no other impediments?
What is the ruling concerning the money that the questioner recently designated for his non-scriptural wife, and is he obligated to pay it given her retraction of forgiveness?
How did Ibn Mas'ud omit the Mu'awwidhatayn from his Mus'haf despite their being affirmed therein, and is this considered a textual flaw?
Does the niqab pose a security problem because it could be used by thieves? And does a woman cover one eye or reveal both with the eyebrows? And why was the hijab mandated for women only? And why wasn't it also mandated for men to cover their bodies so that women wouldn't be tempted by them? And are kisses and handshakes that are free of pleasure forbidden, as is laughter between a man and his female friend? And is it permissible to joke with her before marriage?
Am I committing a sin by not excelling in a difficult university major that requires focus on specific subjects and answering lengthy questions, or by memorizing some rules without understanding them? Does this affect the reward if the intention behind studying is for the sake of Allah? Is academic work done to avoid punishment Haram (forbidden) for reward? Is it permissible for me to choose a transportation engineering major despite the potential misuse of communication tools? Does the presence of the state emblem, which includes a lion's image, on examination papers necessitate changing my major?
Does one sin by uploading religious clips (such as Quranic recitations) to YouTube if the viewer is shown inappropriate videos in the "related videos" section, which the publisher cannot control?
What is the ruling on selling educational notes that include paragraphs and questions from copyrighted textbooks?
Is it permissible to plant fruit-bearing trees and plants and eat their fruits on a neglected desert land owned by the government (public land for Muslims) in front of the house, knowing that we currently plant non-fruit-bearing ornamental plants there to beautify the street?
What is the ruling on lease-to-own in car companies, which involves an initial and a final payment, where the car remains in the company's name until all installments are paid, and the car is repossessed if the lessee stops payments for four months?
Is using the paid internet provided by the university—which the university stipulates must be used for academic purposes and prohibits chat—for the purposes of Islamic daʿwah (proselytizing), issuing fatwas, and chatting, permissible or forbidden, and will the one who does so be rewarded, and what is the expiation for doing so if it is forbidden?
Is it permissible to name someone "Susan"? And what are the reasons for that?
ما حكم التصويت للرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم كأفضل شخصية عبر الإنترنت؟
What is the ruling on using a MasterCard from Payoneer, if the company has a branch and funders in Israel, bearing in mind that the beneficiary will earn money from using it?
What is the ruling on wearing a wedding ring if the intention is to identify the woman as married, and what should be done if the husband refuses to take it off?
Is it permissible to publish a file containing the Holy Quran, its interpretation, and the Sheikh's emotional recitation of it, for non-Muslims, or is that considered a dishonor to the Book of Allah?
What is a "diblah" (ring given at engagement/marriage) and what is the difference between it and a "khatim" (ring)?