Eating in Non Muslim Countries
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Is it permissible to emigrate to non-Muslim countries for the purpose of seeking livelihood and work, with the intention of returning and settling in one's homeland, and is it permissible to purchase a visa for that?
Is it permissible to keep the financial difference when buying food for a wealthy non-Muslim person who gives me money for it, by purchasing the same quality at a lower price and keeping the difference, bearing in mind that he highly respects my religion? And if it is forbidden, what is the expiation for having done that for months now?
What is the ruling on a wife requesting a maid to help her in the house, especially since she is a student and has a child, and her family and her husband's family are not in the same country, knowing that the husband is well-off?
What is the ruling on air conditioning connected to electricity through unlawful means? And is it permissible to remain in a place air-conditioned in this manner?
Is describing a non-Muslim or Christian Arab actress who appears in foreign films or series as an adulteress considered slandering chaste women, even if she does not commit adultery on screen but merely acts, and she is unveiled and immodest? And if I speak this way to a man, is it considered slander?
What is the ruling of the Sharia on a married young man with two daughters emigrating to Canada to improve his living conditions, then moving from there to an Arab country or returning to his home country?
Is it true that if a man sees a woman's ankle, she is considered an adulteress?
Is a person rewarded for his kindness to his mother-in-law, and does that compensate for his shortcomings in honoring his own mother?
What is the ruling on eating meat sold in the markets of non-Islamic countries?
Will a person be punished for a murder in Islamic Sharia courts if strong evidence is found to incriminate him (such as fingerprints, blood samples at the crime scene, or witnesses to other matters that point to him) but there are no direct witnesses to the act of murder, and will he be subject to a hadd punishment or another penalty?
What is the way to get rid of attachment to a famous non-Muslim personality, knowing that their content is obscene and inappropriate, and that this attachment causes one to stray from religion?
How can we help the sister who believes that homosexuality is natural due to media influence, and she does not know much about Islam?
Is it permissible for a student residing in a European country to shorten prayers if their studies occupy the entire day?
What is the ruling on using a phone stolen from individuals or from a non-Muslim government hostile to Islam?
What is the ruling on a Muslim helping a non-Muslim with money to buy alcohol, or transporting him to commit evils and grave sins?
What is the ruling on Muslim students working in a research laboratory affiliated with the Ministry of Defense of a non-Muslim country, with the aim of developing their knowledge, gaining experience unavailable in their own countries, and benefiting from available grants?
What is the ruling on wearing wool imported from India, given ignorance of its source? Is it obligatory to investigate its source? And what is the ruling on using angora and other types of wool?
Is it obligatory for us to wear the hijab in front of our Christian maid?
What is the ruling on praying in a mosque built with usury in non-Muslim countries? Is it permissible to refrain from praying therein and instead pray in another mosque built with donations? Is it permissible to eat from the food of the banquets held by this mosque?
What is the ruling on Muslims residing in non-Islamic countries participating in elections and voting for non-Islamic parties, with the aim of achieving benefits for Muslims in those countries?
Is a person considered a Dayyuth (a man who tolerates immorality in his female relatives) and forbidden from Paradise if he dies without advising his female Mahrams (unmarriageable kin) who commit mistakes such as: not covering their feet in front of non-Mahrams, not observing Hijab in front of young males, riding public transportation alone with a foreign driver, wearing clothes that describe parts of the body, using deodorants with a light scent, joking with non-Mahrams, not observing full Hijab in front of non-Muslim women, shaking hands with foreign men, or being lenient with Hijab on the pretext of old age—knowing that he has many female Mahrams in different countries but can communicate with them? And what does it mean for a person to have "a branch of Dayyatha (cuckoldry)"? And is a person considered a Dayyuth if he dies before receiving an answer to his Fatwa (religious ruling request)?
What is the legitimate Islamic comment on a male preacher accompanying the wife of another male preacher in an effort to secure the release of detainees, and on the admiration he developed for her personality as a result of this accompaniment?
What is the ruling of Islam regarding the hobby of collecting and exchanging stamps and postcards with Muslims and non-Muslims from various countries around the world, and spending money on it?
What is to be done with women who refuse the hijab should Islamic law be established in all Muslim countries?