Public Conduct

135 questions

What is the interpretation of the Hadith: "If you see my Ummah fearing and not saying to the oppressor, 'You are an oppressor,' then take leave of them"?
Is changing evil by hand permissible? And for whom is changing it by hand?
How can I help my friend who was excelling but then deviated, given that there is a glimmer of hope in him and his family's desire to help him, and what is the solution supported by the Qur’an and Sunnah?
Is it permissible to steal forbidden items, such as a cigarette pack, a musical instrument, prayer beads, pictures, or a corrupt book, with the intention of distancing its owner from sin and harm, or as a deterrent for them? And is this act considered theft?
What are the means that assist in enjoining good and forbidding evil, and how is repudiation carried out when going to pray or when riding a taxi for a short time?
Is it obligatory to inform the mother about her daughter's communication with a young man via the internet and phone, even though the daughter made her friend swear not to?
Is it permissible to expose a teacher who practices sodomy with students and to beat him with the help of relatives?
What is the ruling on operating electronic newspapers that cover bad incidents such as theft and rape, and is this considered spreading vice and evils?
Am I sinful for denouncing some, but not all, of those who produce indecent videos, given their large number?
Is one who refrains from censuring the perpetrator of a misdeed in the mosque after the prayer, for fear of losing the remembrance of Allah (dhikr) and distracting one's mind from it, considered sinful?
Is it permissible to report a relative to the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice if he is engaged in an illicit relationship and harming his family and wife, and would this be considered a scandal?
Is it permissible to inform the father of his son's watching of pornographic films, with the necessity of "exposing" him before his father, to prevent him from this act?
What is the advice for a friend who goes out naked into the street at noon?
What is the meaning of the حديث: "On the night of my Isra (Night Journey), I passed by people whose lips were being clipped with scissors of fire..."? And does it apply to one who spreads good and urges people towards it, while striving to act upon it, though sometimes failing to do so, out of love for people to gain reward and for sin to be lifted from him?
Is it permissible to report a colleague to the teacher secretly after he threw a paper containing the words of Allah into the wastebasket?
Is it obligatory for me to alert someone who did not return the greeting of peace (salaam) or returned it with a wording other than the prescribed one, to the obligation of returning the greeting of peace with the wording "wa 'alaykum as-salaam," and would I be sinful if I did not do so?
How can a mother be convinced to remove her drug-dealing son from the house, knowing that the father is deceased, and the mother cannot bear to be away from her son, and the brother is causing psychological and social harm to the questioner, hindering his future, and constantly causing him anxiety about the police arriving?
What should be done when sitting in a gathering where the noble Companions are reviled?
What is the ruling on dealing with non-Muslim customers and those who commit sins, and what is required to be done towards those whose harm one fears? Is there sin in remaining silent about an evil due to fear or harm to one's business?
Is it obligatory upon the sincere, advising friend to be content with offering advice, or to inform the owner of the trust that was betrayed?
Does feeling like a hypocrite due to committing sins and frequently sinning prevent a Muslim from spreading good and offering advice to others?
What is the ruling on condemning evil if it leads to insulting the religion?
Is it obligatory to denounce every time the questioner sees an iniquity in the application he subscribed to, or is it sufficient to denounce it in the heart due to the abundance of iniquities?
Is a husband sinful if he advises his newlywed friends on matters of their private relationship? And what are the limits of such advice?

Public Conduct

What is the interpretation of the Hadith: "If you see my Ummah fearing and not saying to the oppressor, 'You are an oppressor,' then take leave of them"?

Is changing evil by hand permissible? And for whom is changing it by hand?

How can I help my friend who was excelling but then deviated, given that there is a glimmer of hope in him and his family's desire to help him, and what is the solution supported by the Qur’an and Sunnah?

Is it permissible to steal forbidden items, such as a cigarette pack, a musical instrument, prayer beads, pictures, or a corrupt book, with the intention of distancing its owner from sin and harm, or as a deterrent for them? And is this act considered theft?

What are the means that assist in enjoining good and forbidding evil, and how is repudiation carried out when going to pray or when riding a taxi for a short time?

Is it obligatory to inform the mother about her daughter's communication with a young man via the internet and phone, even though the daughter made her friend swear not to?

Is it permissible to expose a teacher who practices sodomy with students and to beat him with the help of relatives?

What is the ruling on operating electronic newspapers that cover bad incidents such as theft and rape, and is this considered spreading vice and evils?

Am I sinful for denouncing some, but not all, of those who produce indecent videos, given their large number?

Is one who refrains from censuring the perpetrator of a misdeed in the mosque after the prayer, for fear of losing the remembrance of Allah (dhikr) and distracting one's mind from it, considered sinful?

Is it permissible to report a relative to the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice if he is engaged in an illicit relationship and harming his family and wife, and would this be considered a scandal?

Is it permissible to inform the father of his son's watching of pornographic films, with the necessity of "exposing" him before his father, to prevent him from this act?

What is the advice for a friend who goes out naked into the street at noon?

Is it permissible to report a colleague to the teacher secretly after he threw a paper containing the words of Allah into the wastebasket?

Is it obligatory for me to alert someone who did not return the greeting of peace (salaam) or returned it with a wording other than the prescribed one, to the obligation of returning the greeting of peace with the wording "wa 'alaykum as-salaam," and would I be sinful if I did not do so?

What should be done when sitting in a gathering where the noble Companions are reviled?

What is the ruling on dealing with non-Muslim customers and those who commit sins, and what is required to be done towards those whose harm one fears? Is there sin in remaining silent about an evil due to fear or harm to one's business?

Is it obligatory upon the sincere, advising friend to be content with offering advice, or to inform the owner of the trust that was betrayed?

Does feeling like a hypocrite due to committing sins and frequently sinning prevent a Muslim from spreading good and offering advice to others?

What is the ruling on condemning evil if it leads to insulting the religion?

Is it obligatory to denounce every time the questioner sees an iniquity in the application he subscribed to, or is it sufficient to denounce it in the heart due to the abundance of iniquities?

Is a husband sinful if he advises his newlywed friends on matters of their private relationship? And what are the limits of such advice?