Eating in Non Muslim Countries
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What is the ruling on evading payment of a hospital bill in America after being advised by the hospital official himself not to pay, given that the service provided was poor and its cost was highly exaggerated compared to the questioner's country?
What is the ruling on working in a non-Islamic bank in the تسهيلات (facilitation/credit) department given the difficult economic situation and the need to get married, and is emigrating to Sweden for work and marriage permissible under these circumstances?
Is it permissible to emigrate to non-Muslim countries for work and livelihood and to obtain their citizenship, knowing that the home country is suffering from wars and has no future?
What is meant by "the forearm" regarding a woman's nakedness in front of another woman, and does it include both the forearm and the upper arm?
Is the wife obligated to continue accepting her husband's absence from her and their children due to his work in a non-Muslim country, or should she continue to confront him with the necessity of moving to live with him at his workplace?
Is it permissible for a traveling woman to wear perfume for her husband when going out in non-Islamic countries?
Is expiation (kaffarah) or blood money (diyah) obligatory in a car accident that led to the death of a Coptic individual, knowing that the accident occurred within the legal speed limit and a court ruling acquitted the driver?
What is the end date of the waiting period (iddah) for my paternal aunt, whose husband passed away on 14-4-2010, and is it calculated according to the Hijri date, given its difference in Libya?
What is the ruling on drinking beverages produced by alcoholic institutions, which are non-alcoholic and absolutely non-intoxicating, and are sold in the same bottles as alcoholic beverages, knowing that they may diminish the awe of drinking alcohol in the hearts of young people, and some may add alcohol to them to turn them into intoxicating liquor?
How can one deal with an atheist lesbian colleague and convince her to embrace Islam, while maintaining good character with her?
Is it permissible for a woman who wears the niqab to eat at the same table with her husband's brothers in the presence of her husband's mother, especially given that her husband is traveling?
Is the €100 earned from depositing a friend's checks for the purpose of tax evasion considered unlawful (haram)?
Is it permissible to work in non-Islamic banks in non-Muslim countries when there is no Islamic bank available and it is difficult to find other employment?
Does severe illness that afflicted a deceased father alleviate the punishment for his sins, especially if he was a drug dealer, and what is the share of his children and wife in that, taking into consideration the almost non-existent income in Arab countries?
Would you advise me to study at the Institute for Imams and Preachers with the intention of working as a religious guide in the West or Africa, despite my fear of fitna (strife/temptation)? And would I be sinful if my parents do not approve of my travel for seeking knowledge or work?
What is the extent of permissibility for an elderly woman over eighty years of age to lighten her clothing, according to those who say that the hijab does not include the face and hands?
Would it be considered a sin to have a non-Muslim colleague accept a Christmas gift containing alcohol on my behalf, or would it have been better to receive it and then dispose of it?
Is the attire of female media professionals, which is characterized by colors and embellishments, despite being full-covering, concealing, non-transparent, and non-descriptive, in accordance with the rulings of Islamic Sharia, especially since Sheikh Al-Munajjid mentioned that one of the characteristics of the legitimate hijab is that it should not be intended for fame?
What is the ruling on a relationship between a Muslim girl and a Christian boy?
What is the religious ruling for me and my maternal uncle, and what must I do, regarding my maternal uncle's use of unlicensed Office software in his work?
Is it permissible to study and teach Western literature by non-Muslim authors for the purpose of accumulating wealth and prestige and out of love for this literature, based on the aforementioned Quranic verses and Prophetic traditions?
Is it permissible for a male doctor to treat a female patient in the presence of another woman only?
Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to marry or establish a relationship with a Kitabi (a man of the People of the Book)? And if a Muslim discovers this, should he conceal it for them, and will he be held accountable for it? And is the opposite permissible, as in the marriage of the Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?
Is it permissible for a non-Muslim woman to marry a Muslim man, knowing that she believes in the prophets and the Quran, but does not identify herself as Christian or Muslim, especially since the couple lives in a non-Islamic country and has two children? And is the husband obligated to separate from her despite the potential consequences for the children?