Eating in Non Muslim Countries
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What is the ruling on working in a factory that manufactures glass containers, some of which are used for bottling wine, according to the Hanafī school of thought, by analogy with selling wood from which musical instruments are made?
Is it permissible for a worker to take money he found in a house he is renovating, knowing that the house belongs to a non-Muslim and the money has been buried for about 12 years?
How can a couple deal with the husband's non-Muslim mother who rejects and is jealous of the wife, while maintaining the husband's dutifulness towards his mother?
What is the ruling regarding someone who feels compassion for animals that Allah has made permissible to slaughter, does not eat them, and does not approve of their slaughter, despite not prohibiting them?
Is it permissible for a person to pay off a debt for something haram that he purchased?
What is the ruling on working and tax evasion in a non-Islamic country in exchange for social services provided by the state, and is it permissible if the government spends some of its money on unlawful things?
What is the authenticity of what was narrated from Sufyan al-Thawri and al-Hasan al-Basri regarding the permissibility of looking at the adornment of Dhīmmī women, and what is the authenticity of the statement permitting looking at the hair of a disbelieving woman?
Is one who severs ties of kinship deprived of the supplication being answered, and if so, must he abandon supplication?
What is the ruling on changing the name "Muhammad" to another name that does not indicate the Islamic religion, for fear of assaults and injustices in European countries, knowing that the new name will not contradict the Islamic creed?
Is it permissible for me to hug my friend who has transitioned from female to male (changed her name and started hormones, but has not undergone surgery), knowing that she is neither Arab nor Muslim?
What is the ruling on the money my friend earns from selling cheap juice to me, and am I obligated to donate its value?
What is the ruling on one who has repented, but still experiences thoughts that involve doubting the unlawfulness of certain matters, or ruling out punishment for them, or wishing for the non-existence of specific rulings, or disliking the prohibition of certain matters? Will such a person be held accountable for these thoughts despite struggling against them and desiring to be rid of them?
What is the ruling on a pregnancy resulting from an illegitimate relationship with a non-Muslim man for a woman who has recently converted to Islam, and how should she deal with it? Is it permissible to abort it, knowing that it is not permissible for her to marry a non-Muslim?
Is it permissible to accept and use a phone gifted by one's father, despite doubting its source and whether it is from lawful money, given the need for it?
Is it permissible to pay unlawful money to the state as taxes to get rid of it, and does the ruling differ between a Muslim state and a non-Muslim state?
Is a train driver who transports passengers, some of whom have alcohol with them, sinful, and does he fall under the curse of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, for those who transport alcohol?
Is the crafting of decorative sugar-paste flowers, which are not eaten but rather discarded or kept for display, considered a waste of bounty and thus forbidden, given that it is a source of income for me?
Is it permissible to remain in a non-Islamic school that does not teach Christianity and allows the performance of Friday prayers?
Is it permissible to buy pork for an elderly non-Muslim woman for whom the questioner works?
Is it permissible for someone entrusted with managing Zakat funds to spend them on his adult son and wife if they are among the eligible recipients, or on himself if he has no income and works in education, teaching, and Islamic da'wah in a non-Muslim country?
What is the ruling on buying gasoline from an Arab person who sells it at a slightly lower price, even with the suspicion that it is stolen, especially since the cost of living and gasoline are expensive in the foreign country of residence?
Is a Muslim sinful if he gives an alcoholic drink as a gift to a non-Muslim, after he had received it as a gift and only later became aware of the presence of alcohol in it?
What is the ruling on wearing tight trousers with a long tunic that reaches below the knee, and what are the worldly and otherworldly consequences for a woman who wears it while knowing its impermissibility? And is a woman considered a hypocrite if she sometimes combines this type of clothing with loose clothing?
Is it permissible to declare someone an infidel (kafir) if he forces his wife not to wear the hijab?