Eating in Non Muslim Countries
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When is zakat obligatory, and what is the minimum amount of wealth on which it is due? Is zakat obligatory on her if she earns $200-300 every two weeks? Where is zakat paid, and is it a condition that the recipient be Muslim? What are the categories of zakat expenditure in non-Islamic countries?
Which is better: wiping over the head covering and ears as much as possible, or combining the Dhuhr and Asr prayers at home when it is difficult to perform ablution at work?
How does a Muslim husband protect his non-Muslim wife from the fire of Hell, given his guardianship over her, and why did Allah permit marriage to women of the Book, even though a person's salvation from the Fire is conditioned upon belief in Muhammad, peace be upon him, and the Quran?
Is the husband still indebted to his wife before Allah for the amounts decreed for her, which he has not yet paid after declaring bankruptcy?
Do the yellow or white fluids that sometimes come out necessitate ablution after the time for prayer has begun, and is the ablution valid if performed before the time for prayer has begun due to the difficulty of performing ablution at the destination?
What is the ruling on dealing with a non-Muslim doctor who is feared to be a deviant, despite his good treatment and dedication to his work? Is it permissible to take another course with him?
To whom is it permissible to sell the shares mentioned in Fatwa No.: (18270), to a Muslim or a non-Muslim, and what should be done in this situation?
Is it permissible to expiate for breaking an oath by distributing clothing to the poor that does not fully cover the body, and if ten poor people are not available for feeding, is it obligatory to provide ten complete sets of clothing or is it sufficient to provide ten different pieces?
How should a Muslim youth in America deal with disbelieving women who expose their 'awrahs while inviting them to Islam, and is it permissible to look at them for the purpose of da'wah, and what is the ruling on following preachers who look at disbelieving women under the pretext of need, and is it permissible to adopt a fatwa that permits looking at the face of a veiled woman?
What is the ruling on a husband residing with a homosexual person in the same dwelling, and eating of his food, given the husband's knowledge of his deviancy and his practice of indecency within the home? And does the husband incur sin if this person helps him with family reunification procedures?
Is it permissible for a non-Muslim to enter a mosque to attend a lecture or lesson that involves teaching and an invitation to Islam?
What is the ruling on greeting a Christian woman who extends her hand, knowing that the Muslim man does not initiate greetings with them?
Does the condition of prohibiting abuse of the company or its employees, which stipulates the closure of the account and the non-refund of amounts due to the abuser, constitute a violation of Islamic law? What is the ruling on guiding others to contract with this company given the existence of this condition?
What is the ruling on one who falsely claims homosexuality to obtain asylum, and is this considered apostasy from Islam or one of the grave sins?
What is the solution to the problem of the guardian in the marriage of a Muslim man to a Russian Christian woman who has no family, given that there is no "sultan"? And is it permissible to appoint a man from her own religious community to be her guardian?
Is it permissible for a husband to leave his wife, his young son, and his sick father, and travel to infidel countries to achieve his dream of obtaining citizenship of an infidel country? And is he who helped his sister live in infidel countries sinful?
Does a non-Muslim son disinherit the Muslim brothers of the deceased from inheritance? What is the Shariah ruling on dividing the inheritance between a Muslim wife and a non-Muslim son according to American law? Is the wife sinful if she takes more than one-eighth?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a husband who spends most of his time with his son from a previous non-Muslim wife, and stays overnight at her place, while neglecting his current wife who lives alone in a foreign land, has no children, and is not employed, and is the wife mistaken in demanding her rights?
Is it permissible for a husband to establish relationships with non-Muslim women under the pretext of friendship?
Does a Muslim daughter inherit from her non-Muslim mother, who willed all her money to her to care for her sister, given the existence of the deceased's husband, two daughters, and a brother? And is she entitled to take one-third of the money as a bequest, with the remainder divided among the heirs?
What is the ruling on a non-Muslim domestic worker entering Makkah Al-Mukarramah, first, out of necessity due to not knowing its boundaries, and second, to deliver the husband's children to their mother in Jeddah?
Is it permissible for a woman to leave a Muslim country and return to a non-Muslim country if she is suffering from loneliness there and her separation from her husband and adult children, especially if her husband does not prefer her return to the non-Muslim country?
Is it permissible to give of the Udhiyah (sacrificial animal) to a non-Muslim?
Was my action of fleeing the mixed-gender school and going to the mosque wrong, and how can I convince my parents of the prohibition of mixing in the absence of an alternative, and is it permissible for me to emigrate to Islamic countries without their knowledge?