Eating in Non Muslim Countries
2,211 questions
Is it permissible to emigrate to a Western country to obtain a passport, with the intention of returning to the Islamic world later, knowing that this might require residing there for three years?
What is the ruling on eating meat that has been denatured in alcohol or wine before being cooked?
What is the ruling on removing the niqab at the husband's request? Is it permissible to wear a jacket over the abaya in the cold? What is the ruling on a woman driving a car and working alone in a shop?
Are the food challenges prevalent among Muslim youth permissible, given that they involve imitating Westerners, extravagance, and wastefulness, taking into account the Hadith: "You will indeed follow the ways of those who came before you, handspan by handspan, and cubit by cubit, until even if they entered a lizard's hole, you would follow them," and the verse: "And eat and drink, but do not be extravagant; indeed, He does not like those who are extravagant"?
What is the ruling on working in a profession that requires frequent travel to dangerous and unsafe areas, and is one who dies in such circumstances considered a martyr?
Does the Prophet's saying, "Indeed, it is forbidden for a suitor to propose to a woman who is already engaged to his brother," apply to a situation where an engagement has ended, and then the suitor returns to propose marriage to the same former fiancée after a period of separation?
What is the ruling on depriving a maid who slandered her mistress of her salary, and does she travel at her own expense before the end of her contract period?
Is it permissible to chat with girls online to arouse the husband, with the intention of ensuring he does not commit indecency with them?
Is it permissible for a Christian to slaughter an 'aqiqah for the son of his Muslim neighbor?
Is it permissible for a wife to continue wearing a "fashionable" hijab instead of a full and loose شرعي (Sharia-compliant) hijab, given that the full hijab is considered a "notorious" garment in France and draws suspicious and wary glances from people, knowing that emigration to Muslim countries is not possible at this time?
Is it permissible to practice martial arts, which are said to have originated in Masonic countries and include symbolic movements (such as triangulation and drawing angles and circles) and pagan beliefs, even if these symbols and beliefs are avoided during practice?
Is the hijab required for a Muslim woman residing in a non-Islamic country?
Is wearing Islamic attire, carrying the Qur'an, and openly speaking about religion in a Muslim country whose government is trying to secularize it considered a challenge to its laws? And is there anything reported from the Prophet, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, indicating his observance of the laws of the countries he visited in such matters?
How is it possible to cite a hadith in Musnad Ahmad regarding Muawiyah's writing of the revelation, a hadith that is considered weak by most scholars of al-Jarh wa al-Ta'deel, while it contradicts what Muslim narrated, which does not mention him as a scribe of the revelation? What is the decisive statement on this matter? And is there any other hadith or narration that confirms his writing of the revelation?
Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim?
What is the ruling on a Muslim man committing adultery with a Christian or Jewish woman, and what is the punishment for both parties?
Should a Muslim woman who spends a long time in the kitchen preparing food, thereby losing a lot of time, be advised?
How do we foster love of homeland in the hearts of youth who wish to emigrate from their homelands?
Is it permissible to perform Istikhara regarding a sin, and is it permissible to travel to Sharm El Sheikh for pleasure, and are the spouses sinful for traveling there?
Is it permissible to pay zakat for projects based on building Islamic schools in European countries such as Germany, where there are no Islamic schools?
Are there specific supplications or actions that reduce the body's need for sleep so that a Muslim can perform Qiyam al-Layl every night?
Why must Muslim women wear the hijab and show "only what is ordinarily apparent," especially since Islamic law mandates it?
What is the preponderant opinion regarding the Prophet's (peace be upon him) eating of locusts, and how can what is mentioned in "Sahih Muslim" that the Companions ate it with him be reconciled with what is stated in other narrations that he abstained from it?
Is it permissible to eat different types of meat simultaneously and together, such as kebab made from lamb and beef?