Public Conduct

135 questions

How can I help a friend who is lenient in conversing with young men and does not listen to advice, in order to protect her from following her whims?
Is it permissible not to enjoin good and forbid evil in matters of dispute among the four schools of thought?
What is the obligatory action to be taken concerning a beloved, volunteer mosque administrator who embezzles from mosque donations without the knowledge of the donors or the association, and is it permissible to remain silent about his action for fear of discord?
What is the ruling on spitting in the street, especially if a person suffers from an illness that causes him to spit frequently?
Is it permissible to dispose of alcohol found in someone's house without their permission?
What is the role of the Muslim concerning the misguidance and attacks on the Companions, and the complete denial of the Sunnah that he reads and watches? And what is the best course of action to take regarding these poisonous ideas? And is silence about such matters considered silence regarding evil?
Is spitting on the ground in public places or in front of people considered haram?
What is the ruling on someone who volunteers to reconcile between two people but is met with evil, suspicion, and misinterpretation of his words?
Is the questioner's action—of spitting, demeaning, and shaking his head—towards an unveiled woman, a correct action? And what is the religiously prescribed action required towards these unveiled women, to avoid anger, cursing, swearing, and spitting?
How can one advise a worshiper who makes disturbing noises during prayer, which cause a loss of solemnity, without embarrassing him?
Is it permissible for a Muslim – in the absence of a Muslim ruler – to forbid evil with his hand, based on the action of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, when he removed a gold ring from a man's hand?
Should one inform a brother of what his daughter saw his wife doing in a suspicious situation with another man in his home while he was traveling, and is the questioner sinful if he asks him to divorce her?
What is meant by "the weakest of faith" in the hadith: "Whoever among you sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; if he cannot, then with his tongue; if he cannot, then with his heart—and that is the weakest of faith"?
Is a Muslim sinful for remaining silent about enjoining good and forbidding evil if he loses courage, and is it permissible for him to condemn only with his heart when fearing verbal or physical violence upon seeing an evil?
How can we advise young people who are immersed in worldly pleasures and heedless of preparing for the Day of Judgment?
Should the jihad of da’wah continue with the same spirit with a friend who still lives with his girlfriend, even though they have two separate apartments?
What is the ruling on writing down the names of three colleagues for the manager, accusing them of mischief, when there is no certainty and there is fear of wronging them and experiencing pangs of conscience, and what should be done about it?
What is the position of the general public regarding the anomalous fatwas that have recently spread, such as the fatwa concerning the breaking of magic with magic, and should those who act upon them be denounced?
What should we do about our brother’s wife who steals and lies, knowing that our brother will not believe us, and are we sinful for not telling him that, especially since she might not pray?
Does changing the reprehensible (munkar) mean leaving the place where it occurs, or staying and detesting it and condemning it in one's heart?
Is following someone to ascertain their cheating in an exam and informing the invigilator about them once confirmed considered prying into the private affairs of Muslims, and does the Hadith "Fitna is worse than slaughter" apply to it?
What is the ruling on someone who says, "Do not be extremist and fanatical, and be moderate," when advised about an act that contradicts Sharia, and what is moderation?
What is the ruling on one who sees an evil and does not change it?
Is the ruler's permission required to forbid evil with the hand?

Public Conduct

How can I help a friend who is lenient in conversing with young men and does not listen to advice, in order to protect her from following her whims?

Is it permissible not to enjoin good and forbid evil in matters of dispute among the four schools of thought?

What is the obligatory action to be taken concerning a beloved, volunteer mosque administrator who embezzles from mosque donations without the knowledge of the donors or the association, and is it permissible to remain silent about his action for fear of discord?

What is the ruling on spitting in the street, especially if a person suffers from an illness that causes him to spit frequently?

Is it permissible to dispose of alcohol found in someone's house without their permission?

Is spitting on the ground in public places or in front of people considered haram?

What is the ruling on someone who volunteers to reconcile between two people but is met with evil, suspicion, and misinterpretation of his words?

Is the questioner's action—of spitting, demeaning, and shaking his head—towards an unveiled woman, a correct action? And what is the religiously prescribed action required towards these unveiled women, to avoid anger, cursing, swearing, and spitting?

How can one advise a worshiper who makes disturbing noises during prayer, which cause a loss of solemnity, without embarrassing him?

Is it permissible for a Muslim – in the absence of a Muslim ruler – to forbid evil with his hand, based on the action of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, when he removed a gold ring from a man's hand?

Should one inform a brother of what his daughter saw his wife doing in a suspicious situation with another man in his home while he was traveling, and is the questioner sinful if he asks him to divorce her?

What is meant by "the weakest of faith" in the hadith: "Whoever among you sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; if he cannot, then with his tongue; if he cannot, then with his heart—and that is the weakest of faith"?

Is a Muslim sinful for remaining silent about enjoining good and forbidding evil if he loses courage, and is it permissible for him to condemn only with his heart when fearing verbal or physical violence upon seeing an evil?

How can we advise young people who are immersed in worldly pleasures and heedless of preparing for the Day of Judgment?

Should the jihad of da’wah continue with the same spirit with a friend who still lives with his girlfriend, even though they have two separate apartments?

What is the ruling on writing down the names of three colleagues for the manager, accusing them of mischief, when there is no certainty and there is fear of wronging them and experiencing pangs of conscience, and what should be done about it?

What is the position of the general public regarding the anomalous fatwas that have recently spread, such as the fatwa concerning the breaking of magic with magic, and should those who act upon them be denounced?

What should we do about our brother’s wife who steals and lies, knowing that our brother will not believe us, and are we sinful for not telling him that, especially since she might not pray?

Does changing the reprehensible (munkar) mean leaving the place where it occurs, or staying and detesting it and condemning it in one's heart?

Is following someone to ascertain their cheating in an exam and informing the invigilator about them once confirmed considered prying into the private affairs of Muslims, and does the Hadith "Fitna is worse than slaughter" apply to it?

What is the ruling on someone who says, "Do not be extremist and fanatical, and be moderate," when advised about an act that contradicts Sharia, and what is moderation?

What is the ruling on one who sees an evil and does not change it?

Is the ruler's permission required to forbid evil with the hand?