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Wednesday, Mar. 08, 2017 | 20:00 - 22:00 Makkah | 17:00 - 19:00 GMT
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My mother passed away and has fidya due on her in regards to her fast. I want to pay the money by splitting among my brothers as its going to be easy for me. One of my brothers is ignorant and does not believe in hadiths saying doubting its authenticity, he prays and believe in quran. Can I take his money in this issue knowing what he believes is a grave sin and that he is ignorant and foolish not to understand? He also pays zakat and takes no interest
I pray to Allah to forgive your mom and admit her into His mercy and paradise.
If you are asking whether you can take out the Fidyah from her estate you may do so without his permission. If you are asking whether you can take his money, you are not allowed to touch it without his permission.
So, I would advise you to approach him gently; if he still does not agree to give, then you should give whatever you can afford to and leave the rest to the mercy of Allah. Allah does not burden anyone beyond the limits of his or her ability or means.
saalams. In shaa Allah I hope that u r doing well, my question is I have a friend whom I love dearly she's sweet kind and generous, the only problem is that she and her family eat non-halal meat (not pork) I mentioned it to her about it but she hasn't stopped. It's hurting me to see her doing this.
If they are eating meat slaughtered by Christians or Jews (referred to as the People of the Book in the Qur’an), you cannot object to them; although it would be best that they go for meat slaughtered by Muslims if it is readily available.
For further details on this, let me cite here one of my earlier answers:
“The question of meat slaughtered by the People of the Book has been a controversial issue among Muslim scholars. The vast majority of scholars from all of the four schools consider it permissible for us. They base this on the clear statement of the Qur’an: “Today, I have permitted for you all good things, and the food of the People of the Book is permissible for you, and your food is permissible for them.” (Al-Ma’idah: 5)
According to Ibn `Abbas, the food of the People of the Book mentioned in the above verse refers to the meat slaughtered by them.
Based on this, the majority of scholars belonging to the four schools of thought consider it permissible for Muslims to eat animals slaughtered by the Christians and Jews so long as these animals are considered lawful for us to eat.
If you fall in this category of those who live among the People of the Book, then you may eat their meat, especially if you cannot find meat slaughtered by Muslims.
As for stunning the animal, it does not make the animal dead, for it is intended only to knock the animal unconscious so that it does not feel pain and it is brought under control. This itself does not render the animal impure and unlawful unless it is dead before slaughter.
My own experience with the slaughterhouses is that they do not make use of animals that are already dead before slaughter. Inspectors, who are appointed by the government (in countries such as Canada), do make sure that this is not the case.
As far as the wisdom of stunning is concerned, it is really in conformity with the wisdom established in the Prophetic hadith in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is reported to have said, “Allah has prescribed excellence and compassion in all things, so when you kill, kill well; when you slaughter, slaughter well, and let him sharpen his knife and spare the animal pain.”
In conclusion, we are definitely allowed to partake of such meat, especially if we do not find meat provided by Muslims.”
Assalamualaikkum....I'm going to madarasa nearby my area. My teacher told me to read sura al maidha to get a spouse I want...and she told me to read the sura for 40 days continuesly at same time daily...is it correct or not to read sura for some specific days to get a spouse I want...
There is no basis for this in the authentic Islamic sources. Therefore, you are best advised to pray to Allah to help you in your search for a lawful spouse.
Here is one du`aa’ you may use:
Rabbi hab lee min ladunka zawjan salihan (a righteous marriage partner (if you are a woman looking for a partner) or zawjatan salihatan (if you are a man).
Another important prescription from the Prophet (peace be upon him) is to seek the help of Allah through constancy in istighfar. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Whoever clings to istighfar constantly, Allah will make a way of relief for him or her from all difficulties and provide for them in way they would never be able to foresee.”
We also read in the Qur’an: “Whoever is always mindful of Allah, Allah will bring ease for him or her.”
Therefore, I would urge you to read the following formula of istighfar
AstaghfiruAllaaha al-azheem min kullidhanbinwaatoobuilayhi
(I ask forgiveness of Allah for all of my sins and return to Him in sincere repentance).
So, make istighfar unceasingly and hope for the mercy of Allah.
AsalammoAlaikum, I got a phone call a couple of days ago from a girl & I know the girl very much, she is from my neighbourhood. She is of good moral & a practicing Muslimah. She offered a marriage proposal to me & revealed that she liked me since the days of college. I cleared her that my financial condition isn' t so handsome yet to get married, but she continues to call me telephonically & assures that she will wait for a couple of years until my financial condition mends. She argues that she would like to call me almost everyday telephonically till we are knotted. But I have the apprehensions that this relationship may lead us to immorality which I cleared her, she denounces & argues that she will continue to call me. Please advice how to come out of the situation.
Although you are allowed to promise her that you would consider marrying her when you are ready, she should not insist on calling you as if she were already married to you.
If she is the right person, why not marry her, if she is willing to accept you – even though your financial condition is not all that good? That is better than keeping her in limbo. Allah promises to help those who get married out of His bounty – if they do so with the sole intention of making themselves chaste.
Assalmualaikum.My father passed away and there are some debts to be settled, we received his Employment Providence Fund (EPF) from the government (labour department) the total amount is approximately LKR 950,000/= in it, only LKR 266,000/= is the contribution, the balance amount is interest as per statement. Can this balance interest amount be utilized to settle off all the debts because interest is something equal to waging war against Allah. At the same time Debt is also a serious matter. How to act on this as per Qur'aan and Sunnah? And, if it cannot be utilized, in what means can we spend this money as it is in our bank account now. Awaiting for an early detailed response.
According to some eminent scholars, the interest money accrued on such funds can be used to pay off such debts.
Their reasoning is that Banks is giving out the amount from investments they make using those funds.
Therefore, I agree with their ruling that the interest money on his account can be used to pay off his debts. It is better than giving it away to charity.
Assalamuwoalikum, Dear Scholar, hope you are well by the grace of Allah. I wanted to know a ruling: when we interact with women (Muslim or non-Muslim), those are not properly dressed, is it permissible to talk with her with just looking at her eyes/face?
It is important when coming face to face with members of opposite sex to lower one’s gaze and avoid staring. However, this in no way means that we cannot face the person we are speaking to. We are certainly allowed to do that, for the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to directly face those he used to communicate – regardless of whether they were males or females. While doing so, he was always observant of the proper Islamic decorum.