Eating in Non Muslim Countries
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What is the ruling on insurance in a non-Islamic country if it is mostly compulsory (such as car, health, and home insurance)? And do Sharia rulings take into account the circumstances of place and time?
Is the husband sinful if he prevents his wife from wearing a coat instead of the long abaya, even though she has a dispensation for that from some muftis?
How can one respond to someone who claims that Muslim scholars in worldly sciences are of no importance and that their knowledge is ancient, and that infidels are the people of authentic knowledge and progress, which encourages learning from them and traveling to their countries despite religious prohibitions?
Is a Muslim liable to be executed for a non-believer in cases of wounds and limbs? Does the absence of retribution (Qisas) for a life (Nafs) negate its application in cases less than a life? What is the evidence for this? And is discretionary punishment (Ta'zir) obligatory instead of retribution in this case?
What is the ruling on narrating from people of innovation, given that there are narrations in Sahih al-Bukhari from Imran bin Hittan, who was one of the Khawarij?
What is the punishment for a Muslim woman who commits adultery with a non-Muslim man, and does her punishment differ from committing adultery with a Muslim man?
What is the meaning of the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace: "Indeed, the best soldiers on earth are the soldiers of Egypt"? And does it contradict the fact that the origin of the Jews who believed with Moses, peace be upon him, was from Egypt, or with the Egyptian army's contentment with liberating Sinai in 1973 without fighting for Jerusalem?
What is the ruling on money stolen from banks, stores, and supermarkets in non-Muslim countries, and is repentance accepted without returning these rights, given the impossibility of doing so?
Is it permissible to use cosmetics purchased from someone at a very low price, with the suspicion that they might be stolen?
Is it permissible to travel to non-Muslim countries—such as America—to seek beneficial knowledge that surpasses the level of education in Muslim countries, with the intention of later benefiting Muslims with this knowledge?
Is what a person sees in a dream and then comes true the next day a frightening or a normal thing?
What is the ruling on a Muslim woman, residing in a non-Muslim country that permits wearing the hijab, and where it is difficult for her to find Muslim men, marrying a young Muslim man who is in prison but has a good reputation?
Is gifting a song about the Virgin Mary, according to the Quran, to a Christian friend considered an act of alliance with disbelievers? And if so, how can I rectify what I have done?
What is the ruling on conceiving a baby through in vitro fertilization (IVF) if one of the spouses cannot conceive except by this method, and is it permissible to store sperm or fertilized eggs in the hospital for future use, and is it permissible to choose the sex of the baby or the number of embryos?
Is it permissible to acquire Canadian citizenship for the purpose of settling there, propagating the religion, and undertaking Islamic projects, knowing that it does not require an oath or enlistment in the army?
Does the repentance of a sorcerer who converts to Islam after disbelief get accepted?
Is it permissible for a married man who lives far from his wife (in Europe) to bring her to him, or is it better for him to return to his country to be by her side?
What is the ruling regarding an individual of unknown status in non-Muslim lands, and is it related to disavowal of non-believers, and what is the ruling regarding one who withholds judgment concerning them?
What is the ruling on games that distribute prizes, or reduce the prices of weapons, or place drawings on them in celebration of non-Muslim holidays?
Is it permissible to abandon the Sunnahs of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, to please parents when they object to acting upon them?
What should a girl do who loved a non-Muslim young man and then discovered that he is homosexual, while she is praying for his guidance and wishes to marry him lawfully?
Is working as an accountant in a telecommunications and electronics company – which sells and exports its products to other countries, with export restrictions to some Arab countries – permissible or forbidden?
What is the position of students of knowledge and scholars regarding the subjugation of Islamic countries to the West in their policies, and when is it permissible for them to remain silent?
What is the ruling on selling luncheon meat made from meat slaughtered in non-Muslim countries, and what is the ruling on eating white chicken that is fed animal feed containing spilled blood?