Eating in Non Muslim Countries
2,211 questions
Is the unanswered prayer an indication of the non-acceptance of deeds, and does ill-fortune (nahs) have a basis in religion?
Is it permissible to seek treatment from a female doctor that requires exposure of the major 'awrah to treat aspermia and small penis size, knowing that the questioner is about to get married and has not informed his fiancée of this?
What is the ruling on eating from restaurants that serve pork, given that the order does not contain any meat, and is it permissible to eat a pizza that does not contain meat or prohibited ingredients from a restaurant that serves pork?
Is divorce before an infidel judge considered a divorce if there was no intention of divorce? And is it permissible to have intercourse with a woman who has been revocably divorced without the intention of taking her back?
Is it permissible to bury non-Muslim deceased in a Muslim country?
Is it permissible to enroll in free educational programs (such as language and sewing classes) offered by a church in America, knowing that they provide all supplies at their own expense?
When is the proof established against the non-Muslim?
Is it permissible to stipulate Islam to a non-Muslim woman who wishes to marry, or must her conversion to Islam be solely out of conviction?
Is it permissible for a disbeliever to read the Qur'an? Thank you.
What is the ruling on seeing worms, snails, or weevils in food, which causes revulsion, and is it forbidden to leave or discard the food because of them?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to mock and ridicule a disbeliever?
Is it permissible for a money exchange company to fund a concert organized by a foreign embassy for its non-Muslim community, in exchange for advertising the company's name and services?
Is it obligatory to distribute the entirety of the Hady (sacrificial animal) for the pilgrim performing Tamattu' among the poor, or is it permissible to divide it like the Udhiyah (one-third for the poor, one-third as a gift, and one-third for the owner and his family)? And is the Hady valid if the Muslim does not attend its slaughter or distribution, and merely entrusts someone else and pays the price?
What is the ruling on one who swore not to eat from his host's food if he went to excessive trouble in the invitation, but then ate from it after seeing the excessive trouble?
What is the religious ruling concerning a wife who refuses intimacy with her husband, speaks with foreign men online, and rejects her husband's instructions, and the question arises regarding the father's custody of his children from her should he wish to divorce her?
What is the ruling on using non-Arabic newspapers—which may contain the name of Allah, or Quranic verses, or Prophetic hadiths—for wrapping food or cleaning?
What is the ruling on shaking hands with one's fiancée, and which is a greater sin: shaking her hand or enjoying her company?
What should we do with our adult daughter who wears the hijab reluctantly, prefers schools that prohibit the hijab over those that permit it but have a weak educational level, and cries when she is not allowed to take it off in front of her maternal cousins?
How can backbiting be repelled properly without lying or defending falsehood?
What is the ruling on reading the Qur’an in public places, such as at work, and is it permissible to interrupt the reading to return the greeting of a non-Muslim?
Is it permissible to deal with the mandatory health insurance contract for residency and obtaining a visa in a non-Islamic country, out of necessity to study an engineering specialization unavailable in Islamic countries?
Is it Islamically permissible for a Muslim student to live with a Muslim family consisting of a divorced mother and three children, given that he has his own separate room and there is no khalwa (private seclusion)?
Is there an authentic Hadith from the Prophet (peace be upon him) indicating that the lands of the Gulf will become green and prosperous, while the lands of Sham (the Levant) will suffer from scarcity of rain and drought?
Is it permissible for non-Muslims to openly eat and drink during the daytime in Ramadan in a Muslim country?