Public Conduct
135 questions
What is the ruling on revealing the secret of the husband's sister who is involved in a grave sin, given the fear of her falling into an even greater sin, and does fulfilling a promise take precedence over preventing evil?
Is it permissible to refrain from enjoining certain people regarding some reprehensible acts, in order to win their hearts?
Would I be in a difficult situation if I asked the barber to change the channel to a Quranic channel or a religious lecture while someone else is having his beard trimmed in the same place?
Is it permissible for one who denounces evil to strive and denounce it with his hand, even if he believes he will be killed, by analogy with the action of Abraham (peace be upon him) in smashing the idols and his father's threat to kill him: "I will surely stone you, so leave me for a long time"?
Is one who witnesses a brawl involving the cursing of religion, whether at home or in the street, sinful, and does this fall under the saying of Allah the Almighty: "Indeed, then you would be like them"?
Is my advice to someone who published a picture of a man kissing his wife on her forehead—that this is spreading indecency—and my citing of the verse: "Indeed, those who like indecency to be spread among those who have believed will have a painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter. And Allah knows and you do not know" correct and appropriate?
Is it permissible to purchase products online using stolen Mastercard and Visa cards from the West?
Is a Muslim's abandoning enjoining good and forbidding evil toward a disbeliever, out of fear that the disbeliever might embarrass him or that he might face an embarrassing retort that could lead to disbelief, considered a form of religious compromise at the expense of religion? And what does "religious compromise at the expense of religion" mean, with examples?
What is the method for advising someone who writes articles containing phrases such as "After you, my beloved, the angels ceased to be," and "Since it was said to your face, my lady, that Allah boasts of your beauty," and "O you, at the hems of whose garment purity performs ablution," and "My love for you is worship; your love is my temple and my sanctuary," and "He eats rice with angels," and claims that this is literature and metaphor? And what is the opinion of someone who is impressed by such words, especially if she is a girl?
How can we reconcile the Hadith, "Blessed is he who abandons disputation even if he is in the right," with the necessity of manifesting the truth, discussing with others to correct mistaken concepts or repel injustice, especially if these discussions require considerable time, effort, and disputation? Is this type of discussion considered disputation that should be abandoned? And what is the alternative?
What is the reprehensible act that must be changed by all means, and what is the recommended way to do so?
How can information found in history books such as "Al-Bidaya wa Al-Nihaya" be authenticated, even though the chain of transmission (isnad) is not always mentioned?
What is the ruling on profits I received from a bank that turned out to conduct un-Islamic transactions?
Is public denunciation of heretical collective post-prayer invocations, and rebuking the Imam and congregants for them, considered changing an evil with the tongue that earns reward, or is it an act for which its perpetrator is sinful?
Does smiling at a teacher who mocks one's appearance and academic level constitute approval of her action, or should one denounce it due to weakness of faith and refrain from smiling?
How can one deal with an Imam and Khatib who used to glorify the former president and his party, and who incited discord in the mosque after the fall of the regime?
How can I guide a friend who has returned to disobedience and abandoned acts of obedience, and who is bothered by direct advice? And what is the ruling on the feeling of intense distress and sorrow that has afflicted the questioner due to his friend's condition?
Is it a sound action for a Muslim to defend his Muslim brother who is exposed to danger, even if that leads to his own harm?
What is the ruling on saying to an opponent, "You know best" or "Do as you please," with the intention of ending an argument? Will Allah hold one accountable for that? Is it permissible to adopt the opponent's point of view to expose his flaws?
What is the meaning of al-Munkar and what are the conditions for denouncing it?
What is the ruling on frowning or refraining from smiling at a female teacher who ridicules academic performance or appearance? Does this alienate her from religious people? And how can one respond to her in a gentle manner while being bold in upholding the truth?
Is it permissible to remove alcohol cans and bottles from public places such as streets and parks?
Does a friend's act of hitting a young man and a girl who were intimately close at the university, after witnessing their scandalous behavior, fall under the purview of the Hadith: "Whoever among you sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; if he is unable, then with his tongue"?
Is addressing the issue of sodomy in a criminal investigation and exposing it considered a violation of a Muslim's privacy, or should the focus have been solely on the original issue, which was the brawl?