Eating in Non Muslim Countries
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Is it permissible for a family to reside in a foreign country where they pay taxes whose fate is unknown, and their return to their home country would negatively affect their children's education, especially their son with autism who faces educational difficulties?
Is what is happening to this young man – academic failure, despair, doubting women, and thinking about immorality – a punishment from God because he practiced masturbation?
Is it permissible to return to a foreign country (Canada) for a dignified life and to preserve one's religion, given the decline in religious devotion in the home country due to a scarcity of good companions, the inability to marry for financial reasons, and what one encounters in Western countries such as hearing insults against religion and God and music?
Does the harm mentioned in the noble verse: "And those who harm believing men and believing women for what they have not earned have certainly borne slander and manifest sin," include all aspects of life, such as hindering interests and withholding rights, or is it restricted to harming reputations and privacy?
Is it obligatory for the questioner to allocate a share of the house's rent to the adopted girl who is mentally ill, knowing that the mother registered the house equally between them with the aim of obliging the questioner to care for her, and that the girl is fully cared for in a special center?
What is the ruling on working as a lawyer in a non-Islamic country, and what is the ruling on paying a bribe to a judge to save an accused person who does not deserve punishment, while receiving an additional reward?
Can coffee and Coca-Cola be considered prohibited intoxicants based on the principle "that which intoxicates in large quantities is unlawful in small quantities," or do they have rulings different from those of intoxicants, and is there a consideration for intoxicants other than that for intoxicants?
Is it permissible to say "by the grace and help of Allah" in the context of a worldly endeavor with a non-Muslim?
Does a girl bear the sin of her husband's wife and children after marriage, and is a man's fear of his wife related to punishment from Allah, knowing that she feels at ease after prayer and supplication?
Is falsifying salary information to obtain a necessary residency permit for completing studies in a foreign country considered deception?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a man resorting to stealing his wife's private divorce letters, hoping she will be absent from court so he can obtain an administrative divorce, given that she refuses divorce and he is prevented from remarrying in France and Tunisia?
How can a Muslim avoid temptations in mixed schools in non-Islamic countries while fearing rejection from peers, and what is your advice to Muslim parents and youth to avoid detachment from their religion and identity in those lands?
Is the area under the armpits and breasts considered 'awrah in Maliki fiqh?
Did the Prophet eat at a table, and what was its height from the ground? And is eating at one considered arrogance, even with the correct posture?
What stance should be taken when a Muslim in the West is accused of racism due to his defense of Islam, and others refuse to discuss issues such as "the actions of Lot's people" and the hijab, despite acknowledging his good character?
Do alms and the recitation of the the Qur’an reach a non-Muslim, and is it permissible to visit their grave?
What is the Sharia advice for dealing with the whispers of Satan concerning full commitment to the hijab, given the presence of sisters who do not fully commit to it in a non-Muslim country?
Is it forbidden not to wear the niqab in countries where women do not wear it? And does this invalidate the fast, especially since some scholars have permitted uncovering the face?
What is the ruling on a Muslim man marrying a woman of the People of the Book who is 57 years old, 13 years his senior, and is known to have committed adultery and conceived out of wedlock? Is a marriage of convenience (business) permissible? And is justice required in cohabitation between two wives, despite their differing capabilities?
Is it permissible to use a transportation card belonging to another person to benefit from a reduced student fare, if my card expired a short time before traveling, which does not justify purchasing a new card for a full month?
Does listening to all sheikhs affect comprehension, and should one heed the advice of those who warn against certain sheikhs because they belong to a strict or non-strict sect?
What is the ruling on a woman following up her pregnancy and childbirth with a male Muslim doctor, given the availability of female doctors who may not be of the same competence?
What are the Sharia limits for interacting with non-mahram women in terms of looking, speaking, smiling, and shaking hands, and is shaking hands permissible in some cases?
Is dealing with Denmark and its products permissible or forbidden, in light of the repeated offenses against Muslims, taking into consideration the principles of "no bearer of burdens shall bear the burden of another" and "no harm and no reciprocating harm," and the impact of that on Muslim traders and others?