Eating in Non Muslim Countries
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What is the ruling on joking and laughing with non-Muslim colleagues at a mixed-gender university, what are the limits of interaction with them, and is repentance required for that?
Is it permissible to marry a non-Muslim woman or an unrepentant, openly sinful polytheist woman without the father's permission? What is the lawful age for marriage without the guardian's permission? Is it permissible to marry with a temporary intention, or to have a secret marriage without a guardian for a girl who has no guardian?
Is it permissible to call to live and invest in a city in a non-Muslim country?
Is resorting to shaykhs to uncover a thief by seeking the aid of jinn unlawful, and what is the expiation for that, and what is the legitimate (Shar'i) way to uncover the identity of a thief?
What is the ruling on one who does not give his body its due in terms of food, drink, and care, and is he sinful for the weakness of his body despite the availability of blessings?
What is the ruling on one who unjustly kills a non-believing person?
Is a Muslim helping another Muslim obtain a residency certificate proving that he lives with him, while he does not reside in the country, considered cooperation in righteousness and piety, or deceit and bearing false witness?
What is the ruling on touching dry impurity with a wet hand, and does dry oily impurity transfer to a wet hand? What is the ruling on eating non-dry food that has touched dry impurity? Is the persistence of the trace of oily impurity on the hand after washing it excused?
Is it permissible to expose the legs up to the knee and the arms up to the armpit in front of a non-mahram woman for the purpose of waxing?
Are the difficult living conditions of a husband, including lack of money, instability, prolonged absence, and inability to have children or secure their future, considered sufficient reasons for the wife to seek divorce?
Is it permissible to sell land to another person after agreeing to sell it to the homeowner, and [the homeowner] being unable to provide the agreed-upon amount?
What is the ruling on dealing with non-Muslim children who lie about Islam, and should the mother try to win their affection after they have rejected her? What is the ruling on the relationship between a wife and her non-Muslim son-in-law and his mother who caused problems? And will a Muslim be held accountable on the Day of Judgment for the disbelief of their relatives?
Is it permissible to eat food prepared by a female relative, which was purchased with money from a suspicious source, and to feed one's family from it?
Is it permissible to deceive in trade in a region like Xinjiang, China, where Muslims are under pressure, and is the statement of some scholars permitting deception and fraud in this case correct?
What is the ruling on using computer programs available online via cracks and serials, which cannot be obtained by other means, knowing that their user agreements are often in foreign languages and difficult to understand? And does the rule "necessities permit the forbidden" apply to them, as in the case of eating pork for one who is compelled?
Is it obligatory for the Muslim ruler to fight the People of the Book to compel them to pay Jizya or convert to Islam in every time and place, or has the current situation in Muslim countries changed the application of the verse: "Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture - [fight them] until they give the Jizyah willingly while they are humbled"?
What is the ruling of Islam regarding a midwife in a non-Muslim country who performs the Adhan in a newborn's ear, hoping that this will have a future influence on the child to embrace Islam?
How sound is the claim that dreams are inherited from fathers to sons via chromosomes? And can a person see a dream that one of his ancestors saw? And how sound is the hadith: "The truest of your dreams are those of the truest of you in speech"? If it is sound, then what is its meaning? And how was the dream of the King of Egypt, which Joseph, peace be upon him, interpreted, found to be true, and was he a righteous king?
Is a Muslim female dentist sinful when examining men and mixing with male doctors, knowing that she is forced to uncover her palms in front of non-mahram men while working in a government hospital?
What is the ruling on one who commands an act of disobedience due to lust or personal inclination, such as commanding the eating of carrion or looking at that which is unlawful, and is he considered a disbeliever, or does he remain Muslim?
Is the questioner sinful for eating chicken over which the Tasmiyah (invoking God's name) was not certainly pronounced at the time of slaughter due due to overcrowding?
What is the ruling on the mixing of nursery children (from 2.5 to 6 years old) in the classroom and playing together, and the ruling on a teacher hitting a child for playing with the opposite gender, and the ruling on imposing the hijab on pre-pubescent nursery girls, especially in front of non-discerning children?
What is the ruling on buying ready-made dishes and sweets in non-Islamic countries (Japan) during the month of Ramadan, given the doubt concerning the presence of haram ingredients such as animal gelatin therein?
Are they sinful for taking and eating the fruit that the husband took from a truck driver who claimed he found it in one of the fields?