Eating in Non Muslim Countries
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What is the ruling on working in the design and printing of book covers for Christians and all their religious publications, as well as designing tobacco (mu‘assal) boxes? And how should one deal with a father's refusal in the event of impermissibility? And should one stop immediately or gradually?
What is the way to get rid of oppression, depression, and low self-confidence, resulting from mistreatment by a brother and a father?
Is a father's refusal to take his adult children to visit their non-Muslim maternal relatives in their country—fearing temptation for them—considered a severance of kinship ties, especially since other means of communication exist, and he fears an escalation of conflict with his wife because of this?
Is it permissible to shake hands with males?
What is the ruling on a wife not wearing the hijab in her non-Muslim family's home and concealing her Islam from them, and is the husband considered a "dayyuth" (one who tolerates indecency concerning his womenfolk) and complicit in sin in this case, and what should be done?
Is it permissible to plant roses or shrubs at the entrance of the mosque to beautify it, especially for non-Muslim passersby?
To what extent is obedience to non-Muslim parents obligatory if their obedience conflicts with moving to a Muslim city, and what is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the lineage of a son born out of wedlock?
What is the ruling on continuing to go to a Christian skin specialist for personal care, while fearing to go to others due to Muslim women's lack of experience in this field?
Does a person sin if they stop eating, intending to die, to alleviate the burden on their poor relatives and escape the humiliation of begging, especially if they have lost their children and there is no one left who needs them?
What is the ruling on eating cheese made from calf rennet imported from Western countries?
Is it permissible to kill a woman who threatens to commit Zina and causes problems?
What is the expiation for someone who caused a non-Muslim girl they met online to commit suicide, without informing her of his engagement?
Is it permissible for students sponsored by the state to study abroad to refuse to return to their home country after completing their studies in Western countries, and to deny the kindness of the state that covered their expenses throughout the study period?
Why was pork forbidden because pigs eat filth, yet chicken was not forbidden even though chickens eat it too?
Is it permissible to purchase goods confiscated by the customs authority from merchants who brought them in through illicit means, and is it permissible for another merchant to buy these goods if the first purchaser wishes to sell them?
Is a wife entitled to dispose freely of her monthly salary and help her family with it without her husband's approval, and is this permissible or forbidden?
Is it permissible to study Information Technology in a non-Muslim country, knowing that it involves matters such as helping companies deal with licenses and protecting people's information?
Is it permissible for a pilgrim in a state of ihram to eat eggs and cheese and drink milk, or are these things considered forbidden land game?
Would my friend be sinning if she were to remove the niqab and wear the hijab that reveals her face, due to the difficulty of going out with it in an infidel country?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to sacrifice himself for a disbeliever if that is the only way to save him?
Should one return to Iraq or wait, while his children remain in Kuwait, taking into consideration his refusal to live in lands of disbelief?
What is the ruling on forgiving disbelievers who wrong us (such as backbiting or damaging property)? And does the saying of Imam Ahmad, "I forgive anyone except an innovator," apply to them?
How can the time spent going to school be transformed into an act of worship and be utilized for scientific and religious benefit?
What is the ruling on participating in a lottery to obtain citizenship or residency in a non-Muslim country, with the aim of studying and then returning?