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Reporting those who abuse asylum program to authorities
Assalaamu alaykum. I am a Muslim citizen of a Western country, and I appreciate that everybody respects the law and abides by the rules. Where I live, the government started a program so that individuals and organizations can sponsor Syrian refugees. Unfortunately, some immigration consultants are using this program to make a huge profit and use this.. More
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Brotherhood endures among Muslims regardless of ill feelings among them
Assalamu alaykum. Do we have the right to call this person a brother in Islam due to his arrogance as seen in the following story?There is a brother who did not practiced Islam at a young age and who came to America when he was 18 years old in order to receive an education. When he came to America, he witnessed many things and began to drink, smoke,.. More
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Preparing trousseau long before marriage
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. If a woman keeps a collection of clothes, jewellery, and other items in order to use them when she gets married, is that wrong? If she dies before using those things (never gets married), will she be sinful and will she be asked about that Na'eem (pleasure)? ("Na'eem," as mentioned in Surah.. More
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Giving false information to receive welfare
I am young and have finished high school. However, my grades were poor, so I took a pause of one year to improve my grades and start university next year. So I am unemployed, and I may also seek social welfare in my country because I do not have a job. While seeking social welfare, I fullfilled every criteria for it, but I did make a misstake twice... More
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Supplicating when drinking Zamzam water
Assalaamu alaykum. I know that the hadith of the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,says that Zamzam water is for the purpose that it is drunk for. So whatever supplication/intention I make before drinking Zamzam will be accepted. Suppose that I have a lot of supplications to make. Should I pronounce each and every supplication before drinking Zamzam,.. More
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Spending on jobless brother's family to return his favor
I have been married for more than 19 years and, praise be to Allaah, we have children whom I love dearly. I live abroad with with family for my job. I have been fulfilling all the needs of my family. I was 1 year old when my father died, and my elder brother and mother brought me up. My brother used to work as a laborer to finance my education from.. More
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Caring for abusive father in old age
My father-in-law was a very violent man in his youth, and he would regularly beat his wife with knifes and even break bones. He also used to beat my husband and his younger siblings in the same manner. However, he favoured his eldest son, whom he eventually took to live with him while abandoning his wife and his other six children. From the age of 18,.. More
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Reward is earned every time good deed is done
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. I love you for the sake of Allaah. I have the following question:
There is a hadith that says that by reciting Tasbeeh (Sobhaan Allaah [glory to Allaah]), Tahmeed (Alhamdulillaah [praise be to Allaah]), Tahleel (Laa ilaaha illAllaah [there is nothing worthy of worship but Allaah]), Takbeer (Allaahu.. More
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Supplication of leaving home
Assalaamu alaykum. My question is regarding the supplication that says, "Bismillaah, tawakkaltu ‘ala Allaah, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billaah." This supplication should be said when leaving the home.
1) If I live in a block of flats, then what is the right time to say this supplication? Is it right when going out of my door while I am still.. More
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Mocking people unbecoming of Muslims
What is the ruling on mocking one of the customs or rituals of the non-Muslims even though one fears that this may have been a custom sent down by Allaah to earlier specific generations? One such custom may be putting stickers on one's head, which Hindus do. I thought that this might be a custom sent by Allaah to a specific generation through an earlier.. More
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What to do when others backbite
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. If one cannot leave the place where backbiting is going on and people either do not stop when being asked to stop or do ot accept that what they do is backbiting and start arguing, can one put their fingers in their ears to block out their voices or put on a headset and listen to something beneficial?.. More
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No sin in denying someone something and then giving it to him
If I tell someone that I will never give him something and I then give it to him later, willI be sinning? For example, if my mother told me that she will never give me this mobile phone although I wanted that phone, and then some days later she lets me have it, is she sinning? And am I sinning by accepting that mobile phone? May Allaah reward you.
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Resorting to talebearing to ward off harm
Assalaamu alaykum. I have a question regarding something that my husband and I were talking about. My husband's youngest uncle has a child aged four. The uncle and his wife work very much, so the uncle's mom takes care of the child. I am often around at this family's house (my husband lives in other country), and I always see the uncle's mother hitting.. More
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Swearing by created things when asking Allah for forgiveness
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. This morning, I was supplicating, and I was saying something along the lines of, ‘O Allaah, forgive me by the multitude of your creation, by the sunrise and the sunset’. I did not intend to swear by other than Allaah; it just sort of came out of my mouth. I feel horrible, especially given that it.. More
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Deeds leading to Paradise
Assalaamu alaykum. Could you please claryify this sentence for us in this hadith: http://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/5...
"Who is next?" He replied, "A believer who stays in one of the mountain paths worshipping Allaah and leaving the people secure from his mischief."
What does that refer to? Is jihad not the greatest of acts that leads us to Paradise?.. More
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