Eating in Non Muslim Countries
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Is prayer in the house of a non-Muslim valid?
Is it permissible for an unlearned person to judge an attribute as a deficiency and immediately deny it, or should he pause and refer it to the Qur’an and Sunnah?
Is a man considered a hypocrite if he commits adultery with a non-Muslim woman and then marries her, knowing that he belongs to a Muslim family and his wife has not yet embraced Islam?
What is your advice to Muslims residing in a non-Islamic country, specifically to those in charge of a newly established political party, with the aim of guiding them regarding their duties towards the state and its citizens, and defining the boundaries that should not be transgressed to avoid harming them or losing their few rights?
What is the ruling of the Sharia regarding a wife who requests divorce after her husband cursed her and described her as "the daughter of adultery" unintentionally, knowing that she sometimes defied him and refused to share his bed, and what will be the husband's position in court?
Is it permissible to relieve oneself in restaurant restrooms and use their facilities without purchasing anything, knowing that restaurants provide them and do not explicitly forbid their use?
Does fasting become invalidated by receiving an anesthetic via injection for two non-surgical procedures during Ramadan?
What are the suspended narrations (hadiths), and which of them are sound (sahih) in Bukhari and Muslim?
What is the ruling on marrying a Christian woman who is Christian in name only, cares nothing for religions, and does not acknowledge the existence of God?
Is the statement attributed to Imam Al-Razi, and corroborated by Al-Tabari, which prohibits a man from having intercourse with his female slave before marrying her, considered a valid opinion?
What is the ruling on a Christian woman breastfeeding an infant, and do her children become siblings to the child?
What is the ruling on donating money derived from bank interest to hospitals that treat cancer patients in a foreign country?
Is it permissible for a young Shafi‘i Muslim man to marry a Christian woman who is pregnant by him as a result ofZina (fornication/adultery), knowing that he has repented and lives in Germany and cannot compel her to do anything, in order to prevent the child from being considered illegitimate? And how will he be held accountable if the child does not embrace Islam or becomes an atheist? And is it permissible for him to secretly apply the Hadd (punishment) for Zina to himself, as an un-muhsan (unmarried) person, by flogging himself? And is abortion permissible before the fetus reaches three months?
What is the ruling on telling a non-Muslim teacher that you pray for them in their absence?
What is the ruling on searching for minerals in public places owned by the state in a non-Islamic country, and what is the ruling on buried gold jewelry that may be found?
Is it permissible to continue conversing with a non-Muslim young man online with the intention of inviting him to Islam, while adhering to Sharia controls and not overstepping boundaries in speech?
What is the jurisprudential ruling on a woman seeking divorce from her husband who is sentenced to life in prison, and is patience better, or is it permissible for the woman to emigrate alone to a Muslim country?
Is it permissible for a sales manager at a company that produces birth control pills to work there, knowing that he distributes them to Muslim and non-Muslim doctors? If it is not permissible, must he leave the job, or can he continue in it until he finds another job, taking into consideration his family's financial circumstances?
What would be the appropriate answer to a non-Muslim asking about the reason for growing a beard?
Is it permissible for Muslims in Karnataka, India, to follow Saudi Arabia in determining the beginning and end of Ramadan, given their disagreement with the state's determination which does not rely on moon sighting, and what should one do if they fasted with them?
Is it permissible to marry a devout Christian woman who refuses to convert to Islam, knowing that she has agreed for the children to be Muslim? And is it permissible to compel her to convert to Islam?
Is it permissible to marry a non-Muslim woman solely for the purpose of obtaining residency and a passport?
Is the order of the prophets in Paradise, which the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, witnessed during the Isra’ and Mi‘raj, the same as the order of their actual ranks and rewards in Paradise? And does this order not contradict a Muslim's aspiration to attain the highest degree in Paradise (Firdaws)?
What is the ruling on masturbating and then eating afterward during the daytime in Ramadan, and on masturbating after iftar and listening to music in Ramadan? And how can one overcome misgivings and doubts about some prophetic hadiths, such as the hadith about the gates of Paradise being opened on Mondays and Thursdays, given the time difference between countries?