Eating in Non Muslim Countries
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What is the ruling on eating Turkish sweets containing beef gelatin, and are their slaughtered animals lawful, given that Turkey is an Islamic country?
Is it permissible for a person to say, "Let me do such and such, perhaps Allah will honor us or provide for us"?
Is it permissible to eat the meat of non-Muslim countries, in accordance with the Almighty’s saying: "The food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them"?
Is it permissible to eat Jewish "kosher" food when halal food is not available in non-Muslim countries, especially that which does not contain pork, or should one limit oneself to vegetables, and does the ruling differ if some food is halal and the other is "kosher," such as ice cream?
What should a person do if his parents and sisters commit a sin, and they do not respond to advice, and he fears that they will think he condones their sin? Should he frown at them during the sin and for a short time thereafter?
What is the Islamic ruling on writing the Arabic language with foreign letters and using numbers instead of some letters, and what is your advice to Muslim youth regarding this?
Is it permissible for a woman who wears the niqab to stop wearing it, while continuing to cover everything else except her face, due to health or social circumstances?
Is it permissible to employ a non-Muslim maid, knowing that she does not neglect her duties?
What is the ruling on marrying a non-Muslim person who agreed to embrace Islam, pray, and fast for the sake of marriage, but without faith and conviction?
Is it permissible to eat from the sacrifices of those whose beliefs we do not know?
What should a Muslim do while in Western countries if the events and tribulations foretold by the the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, come to pass?
Is it permissible for a wife to seek a Khul’ (divorce initiated by the wife) from her husband if he has abandoned her for more than six months and has not provided for her, knowing that their civil divorce case is pending before the court?
Who transmitted the hadith: "The right of a Muslim shall not be forfeited even if it is old"? And is the right of a non-Muslim forfeited with the passage of time? And does this hadith refer to the lapsing of a claim with the passage of time?
What is the fate of the son, and will the mother's custody of him be revoked, for fear of him being raised in a Sufi environment, this being after her husband divorced her three times, and she is influenced by her Sufi mother and brother?
Is it permissible to travel to live and work in Western countries using forged documents and identification due to the difficulty of finding work in their own country and their dire need for it?
What is the ruling on a Muslim cursing another Muslim, and how should one who is subjected to cursing by a Muslim react: should he return the curse in kind, or remain silent and ignore it? And what about being cursed by a non-believer: is it permissible to hit or kill him?
What is the ruling on praying over an unknown deceased person, and is it permissible to pray over the ashes of his cremated body?
Is it permissible for a veiled girl to remove her hijab during her training period in France, where wearing it is prohibited, in order to complete her studies?
Is zakat obligatory on all saved money, or only on the amount that has been held for a full year, knowing that savings increase monthly? And is it permissible to pay zakat in another Islamic country instead of the non-Islamic country of residence?
Is there an Islamic bank in Canada through which one can purchase a home without falling into usury?
Is it sufficient to lower the gaze from images of women in an English language learning program, which features interactive and pronunciation correction functions, to justify its use, knowing that it obviates the need to travel to non-Muslim countries to learn the language?
Is shaking hands with non-Muslim men considered among the misdeeds and sins recorded against a Muslim woman?
Is it permissible for a preparatory student to continue studying with a Christian female teacher after he saw her breastfeeding her son?
Is going to Western countries to complete one's studies considered a sin, despite suffering from sexual obsession and the fear of not succeeding in one's studies?