Eating in Non Muslim Countries
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What is the concept of social compatibility between the two parties in marriage from the perspective of religion, does it include compatibility between the two families, and what are the religious foundations for judging this compatibility?
Is it permissible to study in the Maghreb countries?
Is it permissible to sell an expensive statue, which a Muslim bought unaware of the prohibition of statues, to a non-Muslim in order to recover its price?
Is it permissible to work as a commercial broker in non-Muslim countries and receive a percentage commission from the buyer, with the possibility of adding this commission to the price of the goods without informing the buyer of its amount?
Is it permissible to combine the intention of "greeting the mosque" (tahiyyat al-masjid) with the intention of Salat al-Istikhara or Salat al-Hajah in one prayer, and does this apply to Salat al-Shaf' (the even-numbered rak'ahs of Witr)?
Is it permissible to travel to European countries for work to improve one's financial situation, and is it permissible to dream of a comfortable financial future, building a family, and buying a home, while Muslims are suffering in Palestine, Iraq, and Chechnya?
How does one make up for the days of Ramadan that a person invalidated by masturbation after repenting? Is a 60-day expiation required for them, or merely making up for one day? And must they be fasted consecutively or not?
What is the correct order for choosing a doctor, and does the issue of covering the 'awrah and avoiding fitnah take precedence over the issue of the Muslim doctor's trustworthiness?
Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to visit her Christian relatives on their holidays with the intention of maintaining kinship ties and avoiding estrangement, provided she does not participate in their religious rituals?
What is the ruling on discarding newspapers, magazines, and papers containing Quranic verses in dirty places and on sidewalks? Is one who does not move these papers to clean places sinful? And what is the role of scholars in clarifying and advising to curb this phenomenon?
Is a person sinful if his gaze falls upon something forbidden (like alcohol) in non-Islamic stores while shopping, even though he did not intend to look at it?
What is the ruling on preventing the non-scriptural and ill-mannered mother of the husband from seeing her son's daughter?
Is it permissible for a married man to enter into a Misyar marriage with a Christian woman without his wife's knowledge, and what is the ruling on masturbation in this case, and is that considered a betrayal of the wife, and is it permissible to stipulate non-procreation in a Misyar marriage?
How can those residing in the West be asked to avoid imported meats from supermarkets, knowing that their source is Western, while you permit acquiring them?
Is it permissible for a person living in a non-Muslim country to work in the "Judiciary" as a member of a "jury" that determines the guilt of the accused?
How do I respond to the Christian who claims that Christianity is more tolerant than Islam, and cites as evidence that they do not proselytize in Islamic countries for fear of Muslims being killed if they change their religion?
Is the husband sinful if his Christian wife drinks alcohol at home without his prior knowledge, given his prior knowledge of her intention and that she drinks only on holidays, and despite his attempts to advise her?
What is the ruling on borrowing from the money of a man who accumulated it while he was a disbeliever, and then embraced Islam?
What is the ruling on women lacking inclination due to past wrongful practices and fear of marriage, and is it permissible to seek treatment from a Christian doctor when a Muslim doctor is available?
Is it permissible to write Qur'anic verses with human blood—whether from a living donor or a deceased person—and what is the ruling concerning the one who orders, assists, or supports this act? Does the ruling differ if the perpetrator is a Muslim or a non-Muslim?
Is it permissible to offer drinks and sweets to a specialized committee of non-Muslim professors after a thesis defense during the daytime in Ramadan, especially since some of them are coming from distant countries?
Does the Hadith "It is not permissible for a Muslim to abandon his brother for more than three (days)" apply to a male colleague and a female colleague at work (of the opposite sex) regarding the greeting, and does discord between two brothers in a study circle affect the reward of those present, and what is the ruling on one who is lenient in reconciling between two brothers?
What should I do about taking money from my brother who earns his money from both lawful and unlawful sources, and must I inform the family about this?
Is it permissible to pay a bribe to non-Muslim tax officials to reduce taxes imposed unjustly, given that the questioner is from a Muslim minority in China?