Eating in Non Muslim Countries
2,211 questions
Is eating from another person's share unlawful if the original owner did not eat it, and what is sufficient repentance for that, and is it necessary to seek forgiveness from the organization's owner, who is difficult to reach?
Is it permissible to buy and sell poultry slaughtered in Ukraine, which is stunned before slaughter but shows signs of life such as profuse bleeding upon slaughter, and is it permissible to deal with the Jewish owner of the farm in this case?
What is the ruling on taking money in exchange for opening the Qur’an, and what should I do with the money received, even though the homeowners treated me well?
Is eating dog, donkey, and cat meat forbidden in Islam, and is there any evidence for its prohibition, and what is the difference between a donkey, a camel, a cat, and a rabbit?
Are there any Muslim or non-believing creatures among the various beasts, birds, and animals, or are they not held accountable?
What should a Muslim sister do who is studying in France, and her school forbids the hijab, and her parents refuse her homeschooling and threaten her with expulsion and return to her home country if she does not comply with their decision, while she fears being influenced by her non-practicing relatives in her home country?
Is it permissible for a man to claim separation from his wife to obtain financial support from the state, knowing that this practice is common among Muslims in Western countries due to low income and high living costs?
What is the solution for a Muslim father married to a Christian woman who remains steadfast in her religion despite his attempts to guide her, and his children are influenced by their Christian mother's teachings, bearing in mind that he lives in Western countries and has the following options: Should he return to his country, divorce his wife, and leave the children with her? Or should he stay and fight the mother over raising the children in Islam? Or should he steal his children and return with them to his country?
Is expiation by fasting two consecutive months obligatory upon me for accidentally killing a Hindu, given that I paid the blood money, and the differing fatwas of the shaykhs?
Is my undergoing a necessary surgical procedure that requires the uncovering of the severe nakedness (awrah mughallazah) by a male doctor considered a worldly دفع for my religion, and is this a weakness in faith and abandonment of reliance on Allah?
What are the etiquettes of dealing with domestic workers, especially if the worker is a foreign Christian whose mother is Muslim and father is Christian, with a desire for her to embrace Islam? And is it obligatory for the veiled mother to uncover her face in front of her?
Is it permissible to prevent children from seeing their mother who was a disbeliever, then embraced Islam, then returned to Christianity, and this matter is pending proof?
Is praying against oneself for not having children a sin, out of fear of trials befalling one's children in a foreign country?
What is the ruling on giving charity from money earned through singing if the recipient knows the source of the money? Is it permissible for a person to open bars in disbelieving countries to mislead their youth and then use the money obtained against them?
Is it considered hypocrisy to relax one's hijab in a non-Islamic country?
What is the ruling on burying a fetus of three months, and is it permissible to cremate its body and scatter its ashes in Muslim cemeteries if burial according to Islamic rites is difficult in non-Islamic countries where the burial process costs a large sum of money?
Is it permissible to remain in a mixed-gender part-time job and receive job seeker's allowance due to low income and a desire not to work full-time for religious reasons?
What is the ruling on shaking hands with women in non-Muslim countries, given the ambiguity surrounding this matter among non-Muslims, and is it permissible to drink what is in the cups when celebrating with them and congratulating them on their holidays, given that they are generally understanding?
How can a non-Muslim mother, who severely criticizes Islam, be told that her son will marry another woman?
Is it permissible to say "Yarhamukallah" (may Allah have mercy on you) to a non-Muslim when they sneeze, and is it permissible for a Muslim to say "Yarhamukallah" to himself?
Is the questioner, by asking specialists about the ruling on wearing a wide skirt and blouse at work after a previous fatwa, like one who seeks a fatwa to make the forbidden permissible for them?
Is it permissible to eat food cooked by someone who abandons prayer out of laziness, while knowing it is obligatory?
What is the ruling on a woman uncovering herself in front of her neighbors, such as wearing a short-sleeved blouse or tight pants, due to the proximity of houses to each other? And what is the ruling on a man looking at his female neighbor in such a manner, and does the prohibition apply to him even when he is sitting in his own home?
Why do tragic accidents occur, such as the JFK Jr. plane crash, and why does a person sometimes feel that God is distant, despite their prayers?