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Live Fatwa (General Session)

Sheikh Ahmad Kutty
02 June, 2017

Dear Brothers/Sisters,

 

Thank you very much for joining us in this Live Fatwa session. We would like also to thank our guest, Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, for answering the questions directed to him. You will find the answers of your questions below.

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Assalamuaaykum I need to ask a question regarding ramadan and fasting, ive contacted many shiekhs and mosques and none of them are giving me a clear answer.I havnt had my period for nearly two months, im definitely not pregnant as i have never had sexual intercourse. For the past couple of days i have been having brown discharge instead of blood. It is very dark and very dense. The people i have contacted said this is istahaatha and therefore i must still pray and fast, but how can it be istahaatha if ididnt have my period before it.I dont know whether or not to fast. Even though It is not blood, it is still clearly an impurity, its dark, dense and it has a bad smell. Please answer as soon as possible, thank you.



Wa `alaykum as-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

 

Assuming you had your regular monthly periods before this condition occurred, you ought to count the days of your previous pattern of menses as due to menses as long as you see brownish blood.

Any blood continuing after the regular pattern shall be reckoned as due to a chronic condition is known as Istihadah. In this case, you need to perform ghusl at the end of your estimated period and resume prayer and fasting as usual with one exception: you should wash your private part and perform ghusl close to your prayer.

Almighty Allah knows best.

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It is evident from the Quran that Ibrahim’s father was an idol worshipper who used to carve images for worship and that Ibrahim preached against it. Accordingly, his father banished him; then Ibrahim turned to God praying to God on his behalf. However, Allah told him not to pray for him as he was destined to hell fire. So, the prayer of Ibrahim for his father before he realized that his fate was sealed.

 

It is comparable to the story of Prophet Nuh who prayed for his son who chose to drown instead of believing and coming on board the arc. Allah told him that he is not supposed to plead to Him on behalf of his son as he was not related to him spiritually even though he had physically fathered him.

 

In other words, since his son chose to disbelieve and rebel against God, his creator, he has opted to suffer the consequences.

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In Islam, each person is responsible for his or her salvation, and no one else can save him or her.

Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalamualaykum!I just want to ask if is it haram to visit your social media accounts? likefacebook,instagram or wattpad? if it is, what is the punushment?Shukran!



Wa `alaykum as-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

Social media is not different from any other media. If used for an ethical and useful purpose, it is halal; if used for unlawful activities such as porn or watching obscene scenes or illicit activities then it is haram or unlawful.

Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalamu'alaykum. Artists like to draw people and other things according to their desire and inspiration. Writers also like to write about fabricated world and they also like to create characters. Do those actions imply "aspiring to create like Allah"? Because I find creating character and visualizing them is really fun. May Allah reward you for your reply.



 

On this, I cannot do any better than citing here one of my earlier answers:

 

“According to the most preferred view of modern jurists,– who are aware of the context of the traditions you have referred to as well as the use of drawings and pictures as a powerful medium in the modern world, — drawing pictures for education or communicating ideas is excluded from the prohibition. The hadith is specifically referring to the context of making images for worship. It is understood that such laws of Shari’ah are rational in the sense that their rationale is discernible, and as such there is no need to generalize the law.

 

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If Muslims do not use the medium for delivering the message, it would be used by others for goals that are subversive and unethical.

 

Therefore, as long as drawing pictures is done strictly as a medium for communication, there is no need to declare it as haram.”

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

I'm a second wife been married secretly about 2 months. Now family members found out about this marriage and my husband pressured to divorce me by his family members as his wife is a relative and they've been married 25 years. Actually can he divorce me with no reason, which he has done giving an excuse that he cant support me financially and cannot be doing justice to me. Is this divorce valid?



There is no room in Islam for secret marriage. Marriage in order to be valid should comply with certain requirements such as the following:

The minimum conditions for the validity of nikah are the followin:

1- The consent of the guardian of the woman

2- presence of witnesses

3- offering and acceptance

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4- and mahr (dower).

Once the above conditions have been fulfilled, the marriage will be deemed as valid; but if these conditions are not fulfilled, then it will be considered as being null and void.

 

As far as the consent of guardian is concerned, it can only be dispensed with if the guardian is simply refusing to give consent for considerations other than Islamic, in which case the judge can authorize the marriage after having followed the due process. If, on the other hand, such is not the case and no attempt was made to ascertain the consent of the guardian, then such a marriage would be considered invalid and, therefore, unacceptable in Islam. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “There is no (valid) marriage without a guardian and two reliable witnesses.”

 

By stipulating the above-mentioned conditions for the validity of marriage, Islam insists that a marriage should remain distinct from other loose and immoral lifestyles such as fornication and illicit affairs. Hence, the Prophet insisted on making marriages public.”

If your marriage has been solemnized as mentioned above, then he should fulfil his spousal duties towards you as best as he can.

If, however, he is unable to do so, then he is allowed to divorce you.

Almighty Allah knows best.

Can we perform salah on bed like nafl salah of laylatulqadr?



If you are not able to pray standing or sitting as you are bed ridden, you can pray while lying in bed through gestures and motions.  In other words, he should pray through gestures and motions of head and hands the two positions of Ruku and Sujud; lowering a little for Ruku and slightly more for Sujud. If that is also not possible, he should simply pray as best as he can in his mind. Allah says, “Practice mindfulness of Allah as best as you can.”

Almighty Allah knows best.

AssalamuAlaykumWaRahmatullahWaBaraktuhu!! Ramadan Kareem to all of you and congratulations on your excellent service and may Allah reward you for it.I'm a convert sister, have been married for 7 years and engaged for two prior to that, so nine years with my husband. Because I came from a family that was struggling financially I decided to get engaged early and move in with my future husband. This was not a relationship that I fell in love with the person and wanted to be with him, but me being inpatient and needing to get out of my parents house as soon as possible, and he did have financial stability at the time and overall has been a good provider. I noticed since the beginning red flags like overconsumption of tabbacco and alcohol and gambling patterns but I was hoping I would fix him and the family we were building or having children would make him be more responsible. None of that happened and on this period of time I became really consumed and depressed by this relationship. We had two kids together, our first child, a daughter passed away one year after she was born, that was the point that I converted to Islam alhamdullilah. After our daughters loss he started duing better gave up alcohol but not cigarettes and used to play on his Facebook app poker, he started charging his credit card and play like 10$ , 20$ daily and then I intervened hacked his fb closed the account and told him he should change lifestyle or I would leave him not only for him and me but because at the time I was expecting our son, so he should try harder to be better. After my sons birth he started to not care at all about me, he would never be home, never answer the phone and come back home the early hours of the morning and always sleep on the couch in the living room. Basically he was always distant or stressed and never intimate with me. I tried to be tough with him, threaten him of divorce, tried to be patient nice and supportive but still nothing seems to be working. When my son was two I tried to divorce him, but he threatened to leave me here in the states and go back to our country of origin and leave all the debt that he had to me including two car loans that he had gotten without my permission and using my SSN so I was a cosigner on the loans. At this time while I was trying to divorce him I got to know a young Muslim man my age, I have ten years of difference with my husband and we started talking and I went out on three dates with him. My husband found out and was really in shock cuz that was completely not me and against my own morals and values. He promised he would change be there for me and my son, started being home early, sleeping in bed with me and trying to be more present in daily life chores. He has improved those two past years a little bit but still drinks alcohol and occasionally will go out with friends God knows what he does and comes back home 3 am. I never can trust him, and frankly I'm really detached and wishing I could get out of this marriage. He never supported my convertion to Islam and this year Alhamdulilah I decided to put the hijab on and he is threatening me of divorce, but I know he will not act because he does love me but I don't. I want a Muslim man next to me and a family that is harmonious, my son now is almost 4 and I really want other children but I don't want this man to be the father of my children. Please advise me what should I do, I don't pray for him because I don't love him, and I have forced my self for too long to be in this marriage which isn't meeting my expectations, and I know that in the future I will always have arguments with him about how to raise my kids. Is it permissible for me to seek divorce or make sabr and pray that he does change but I frankly don't want to be with him, he kept me away for so long that I learned how to live without him.Please let me also know if now that I did put hijab on and renewed my Shahada if its permissible for me to have intimacy with him as I don't want my sin on this holy month to multiply.Thank you very much for your time and your advice.Barak AllahuFeek



Wa `alaykum as-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

 

I can very well understand your predicament. You have every reason to be upset over the behavior and lifestyle of your husband.

However, your husband’s behavior cannot be an excuse for you to develop an illicit affair with another man. You cannot rationalize it.

So, the only course of action for you now is to repent and ask forgiveness of Allah.

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I don’t know what would make you trust this man who took you out for a date when he was aware that you were already married? What guarantee is there that he would not do the same with another woman after marrying you? So, I would urge you not to get carried away by this infatuation you have developed for this man. Just as you broke the law of God, he also broke the law. And it is good to remember Mosaic wisdom: The Law will break Those who break the Law!

Having said this, let me conclude: If you have no reason to think that your husband is not going to change then you should seek a divorce from him. Then it is up to you to decide whom to marry. You have to make up your mind whether this man you developed a relationship is good or not.

You should repent and continue to pray to God to open your heart to see the truth as truth and falsehood and bless your decision.

Almighty Allah knows best.

What did quran say on the topic break fasting successfully if we have no water and food?



If you do not have water or food to break your fast, you can break it by making the intention to do so. In other words, you should resolve in your mind that you are breaking your fast. That should be enough in the given circumstances; however, you should drink water or consume something as soon as you can do so. Allah says, “Allah does lay on anyone a burden on anyone that he or she cannot bear.”

Almighty Allah knows best.

Asallamwalaykum...In the previous Ramadan I had mental health problems so I missed some days of fasting and lost track of the number. I fasted few days after the last Ramadan hoping I'd have paid back the days I missed during Ramadan. My question is did I do the right thing or is there a course of action I should have taken recommended by shariah



Wa `alaykum as-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

 

In this case, you should make an educated guess and then make up the fasts you missed accordingly.  You will not be punished if you make mistakes.

 

We read in the Qur’an:

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“Allah does not burden any human being with more than he is well able to bear: in his favor shall be whatever good he does, and against him whatever evil he does. O our Lord! Take us not to task if we forget or unwittingly do wrong! “O our Lord! Lay not upon us a burden such as Thou didst lay upon those who lived before us! O our Lord! Make us not bear burdens which we have no strength to bear! “And efface Thou our sins, and grant us forgiveness, and bestow Thy mercy upon us! Thou art our Lord Supreme: succor us, then, against people who deny the truth!” (Al-Baqarah 2: 286)

 

And the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Allah has excused my community of their unintentional mistakes through ignorance and forgetfulness.”

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalamualaikum My husband works as a set top box engineer. Is this a lawful profession? JazakAllahukhair in advance. As a STB engineer his work is limited to the software engineering and maintainennce aspects of the box. However this box is used to air channels ranging from news movies to local arabic including Saudi channels. Does this make his profession unlawful? Also till recently I was confident that this is a lawful occupation as d choice to take good or bad from. It lies with someone else. What would bed ruling on d wealth he has accumulated through his earnings from this profession?



Wa `alaykum as-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

 

There is nothing unlawful about your work as an engineer or maintenance work in this field. It is not different from any other work. You are only providing a lawful service; you are not responsible for what people do with the system you are maintaining. According to the rules of jurisprudence, “We are not liable for that which is out of our hands or sights.”

 

In the case of doubt in your mind, you should purify your income through voluntary charities and lots of Istighfar.

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Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalamu'alaykum. I have read in your previous fatwa that listening to music detract the reward of fasting. Does this apply even if I listen to permissible music? Like piano, or other music that does not contain bad thing. What about chatting with friends and other idle deed? Is my fast nullified? Thank you.



Wa `alaykum as-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

Allah tells us in the Qur’an that fasting was ordained for us to nurture taqwa or mindfulness of God. Therefore, we are told to guard our fasts against all activities that may undermine or diminish its effect.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Whoever does not shun four and idle speech and actions, Allah has no need of him going without food and drinks.”

He also said, “Many fast but gain nothing out of it except hunger and thirst.”

It is because they do not observe the spirit of fast. The spirit of fast involves abstention from all activities that would distract us from developing mindfulness of Allah.

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The Prophet (peace be upon him) therefore said, “Fasting is a shield as long as a person does not puncture or break it.”

In conclusion, while fasting, we should keep away from all activities that would distract us from developing mindfulness of Allah whether listening to music or watching movies, etc.

Almighty Allah knows best.

My fiance asks: How is it fair that some people are lucky enough to be born into the right religion and others just aren't lucky enough? So for example if someone is born Christian, they are expected to think critically and search for the right religion and then to change their religion and become Muslim otherwise they will burn in hell for eternity. On the other hand if someone is born Muslim they don't have to question anything, all they have to do is be a good Muslim and they go to heaven (with God's mercy). So if 2 people born in different religions do exactly the same thing, as in continue living in the religion they are born in while doing good, one would go to hell and one would go to heaven. Why is this fair?



I cannot speak on behalf of God. All that we know of God from the Scripture is that He is All-Wise and All-Compassionate and that His mercy covers His wrath.

 

God’s judgment is based on His wisdom, knowledge, and compassion. Therefore, He assures us in the Scripture that He does not punish anyone unless he or she has been given the message of truth.

 

So, if someone was born a Christian, he will be judged by the message he has received. He will not be questioned about whether he followed the Prophet Muhammad unless he has had the opportunity to learn about his message.

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We also learn besides the divine revelation, God’s judgment of each will also take into account two other factors, namely the moral conscience implanted in every soul as well as intellect we have. Both of these – combined with the revelation – can help us distinguish between the truth and falsehood. And God tells us: “Nay, man will be evidence against himself, even though he presents his excuses.” (Qur’an: 75: 14-15).

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

 

Assalamualaikum I have already asked this question in your site.my husband has problems with his family.parents and siblings for the past 3 years and asks me too to stay away from them.iadviced him many times only for the sake of Allah, but he is not listening instead he gets angry.he loves me and ma daughter very much.nowi told him that if he is not ready to end up all the problems with them i am not ready to continue relation with him.i find it very difficult to live with a man who doesnt fear Allah.wheneveri advice him he says that u r not responsible for anything.the problem is between him and his family.then why make problem in our relation.you stay out of these issues and just look after me and our kid.wheni told him about talaq he is shattered and started crying.he loves me that much.but not ready to change to save our relation nor for the sake of Allah.my question is istalaq permissible for me at this stage? I am afraid his character can influence my children badly.pls reply soon.i am ready to accept him only if he maintains good relationship with them.i am not afraid of any future issues regarding me or my children as i put my full trust on Allah swt.i am thinking about talaq for a right reason



Wa `alaykum as-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

 

I agree with your concern over your husband’s estranged relationship with his blood relations. It is indeed a most grievous sin. Allah warns us against severing the ties of kinship. And the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “One who severs the ties of kinship cannot get to the paradise.”

 

Therefore, you have every reason to be upset with this attitude of your husband. If you did your best to advise him to repent and change and there is no hope, can you also speak to the local imam or wise leaders in the community to talk to him? We should exhaust all means available.

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If nothing works, you should ask: Is it all his fault? Did they also contribute to it?

 

If you are convinced that he is directly responsible for it, then you are justified in seeking a divorce from a man who has no respect for the womb that bore him and the relations established through it.

 

I would urge you to pray to Allah to change his heart.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalamu'alaykum. My father works in a private company. He uses to go out of the town and stay in there for a while to finish a task. Sometimes, my mother and I would go there (with our own money) to accompany my father or to meet with him. We stayed in the same hotel paid by the company without adding any extra burden to the company. We also use the company's facility occasionally. What is your opinion on this?



Wa `alaykum as-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

 

If your stay in the hotel provided for your father does not burden the company with extra payments, then you need not worry.

 

In case it costs extra for the company, then you should pay for it unless it is the standard practice of the company and there is a tacit understanding that the employees can accommodate their family as well with them.

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If such is not the standard practice, then you should pay the company the extra amounts incurred by your stay. If they excuse it, then it is fine.

 

In the case of doubt, you should give the same amount to charity.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

Can i name my son "Armin". It doesnt seem to be Arabic name. Some suggest me to ask a Mullah, who does some practice of 'Abjad', i have no idea what it is but idont want to do it as it seems something out of Islam, Allah knows best. I dont want to get involved in shirk. Please help me!



I am not familiar with this name.  In a google search of the name, I found the following:

“Armin is a given name or surname and is an ancient Zoroastrian given name in Persian, meaning Guardian of Iran (Iran meaning Aryan land) Son of Kai Kobad, a legendary character in Shahnameh, belonging to the mythical Kianian Dynasty in Persian literature and mythology.”

If this is correct, it is not a good name to choose.

As a parent, you owe it to your son to give him a better and more meaningful name. A name associated with a prophet or righteous person or name with a goodly meaning should be chosen.

There is no shortage of good names to choose.  Instead of Armin, you may do well to call him Ameen which means the trustworthy. Other choices are Haleem (the clement), Hadi (the guide), Sajid (the one who prostrates to God), etc. Abd Allah, Abd al-Rahman, Abd al-Haleem, etc. are also good.

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Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalamu'alaikumDear sheikh, I have dream to become a filmmaker. Well I'm not one currently but I am trying to achieve that. My dream is that the movie will become successful so that it will spawn a franchise (like Star Wars, it started with movie but then it also spawn its own novels, comic, etc).So Star Wars fictional universe is adored, including its planets, events within the movie universe, and especially its characters. And I dream that my movie will also spawn a franchise like that. But, in some cases, there are some fictional characters that are adored so much to the point that they are worshipping them (sometimes it is meant to be a joke, but sometimes it is taken seriously).My question is: is my dream haram? I once thinking that if I make my movie to less more focus on the characters it would be better. I also had read the article on AboutIslam that tackle about UshulFiqh (aboutislam.net/counseling/ask-about-islam/artistic-things-forbidden-islam/) but still I am unsure because the sin that will be caused by my movie is shirk.I am not looking for justification, or halal answer. I am looking for the truth, even though it's hurt. I am currently in pursuit of this dream so I would like to know whether it is haram or not. Will I be held accountable if my characters are worshipped, even though the possibility of it happening is small?



In answering your question, I cannot do any better than citing here one of my earlier answers on a similar question:

 

To choose writing as a career is indeed a great thing–provided you wield the weapon rightly.  In other words, writing as a career is not different from any other mediums. For any medium can be used for good or bad. Allah in the Qur’an contrasts the two approaches to poetry. While condemning the work of poets who plied their trade to vilify Islam and the Prophet and promote pagan ideals, Allah praised those who used their talent to promote truth and virtue. Great Muslim poets such as Hassan, Abd Allah b. Rawahah, and Ka’b b. Malik were among them. The Prophet described their work as more effective than the swords. Therefore, you have a choice to use your weapon for promoting truth and virtue and thus help make a positive influence on society. If this is your goal, then I would urge you to embrace it and excel in it.

 

In regard to describing beautiful women and their adornments you need to ask: what am I seeking to achieve? Is my work going to promote truth and virtue does it contribute to corruption and vices in society? Once you are clear about the purity of your goal, you need to ask, am I doing it by abiding by the rules of Islamic ethics of modesty, purity and acceptable ways of interaction between males and females, etc.? If you can be satisfied on these grounds, there is nothing wrong with such descriptions.

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In light of the above, we can safely conclude the following: Whether we are dealing with poetry or fiction or non-fiction, the same rule applies: One should ask: What precise benefit does my work serve? Does it help to make the world a better place in terms of morals, ethics, peace, God-consciousness? Or rather, does it contribute to wickedness, corruption, and loose morals? Allah says, “There is no good in much of their secret conferences except (in) him who enjoins charity or kindness or peace-making among the people. Whoever does that, seeking the pleasure of Allah, We shall bestow on him an immense reward.” (Qur’an: 4: 114).

 

To conclude: If your poetry deal with beneficial themes of contributing to a higher moral and spiritual vision or perfection, then it is highly recommended. If, on the contrary, it has the opposite effects, then it is haraam. If, still on the other hand, it is none of the above, but constitutes a simple, innocent entertainment that entails no harmful effect whatsoever, then it shall be deemed as permissible—provided it does not take you away from your higher mission of worshipping Allah, the Creator.

 

I pray to Allah to bless you in your career and make you an instrument of good in the world.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

 

assalamu'alaykum.if drawing is permitted in islam, then what limit Islam has restricted? some people draw those kind of art which may depict what is contrary to the sharia with ill intention to corrupt people, while some draw the same thing without such intention. for example, some people said that da vinci's drawing of nude women is art. while it is artwork, and if Islam permits it, then what about such art? mayallah reward you.



On this, I cannot do any better than citing here one of my earlier answers:

“According to the most preferred view of modern jurists,– who are aware of the context of the traditions you have referred to as well as the use of drawings and pictures as a powerful medium in the modern world, — drawing pictures for education or communicating ideas is excluded from the prohibition. The hadith is specifically referring to the context of making images for worship. It is understood that such laws of Shari’ah are rational in the sense that their rationale is discernible, and as such there is no need to generalize the law.

If Muslims do not use the medium for delivering the message, it would be used by others for goals that are subversive and unethical.

Therefore, as long as drawing pictures is done strictly as a medium for communication, there is no need to declare it as haram.”

Almighty Allah knows best.

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I know that there isn't only one God pbuh but would I be renouncing Jesus pbuh if I converted to islam



By converting to Islam from Christianity – as many converts have asserted – you will not be denouncing Jesus; rather you will be closer to the actual teachings of Jesus. You will only be rejecting the dogmas of the triune God and incarnation and blood sacrifice. All of these were later accretions in Christianity for which there is no justification in the original teachings of Jesus (peace be upon him).

 

The Qur’an like the Bible (both the Old and New Testaments) teaches that God of Abraham, Moses, and Jesus  (as well as all prophets) is One and only God. The Qur’an reiterates this most categorically:

 

“Say: “God is Unique! God, the Source [of everything]. He has not fathered anyone nor was He fathered, and there is nothing comparable to Him!” (Qur’an: 112: 1-4)

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Jesus like all other prophets before him taught the same essential message “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” (King James Bible), which is also stated in the Qur’an, “You shall have no other gods beside Him.” “Worship God and renounce all false gods.”

 

Islam, however, teaches that Jesus was born of a virgin and he was supported by miracles like healing the sick and reviving the dead, etc.

 

“And behold: you make out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by My leave, and you breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by My leave, and you heal those born blind, and the lepers by My leave. And behold! You bring forth the dead by My leave.” (Qur’an: 5: 110)

 

Thus he is presented as one of the mighty messengers of God, who surrendered his will totally to the will of God.

 

And therefore while performing the miracles, he reminded them that he is doing them by the leave of God and therefore they ought to glorify Him and not his person:

 

The Qur’an, therefore, reminds the Christians to come back to the original teachings of Jesus (peace be upon him) and shun all excessive veneration and deification of Jesus:

 

“Do not exceed the limits in your religion, and attribute to God nothing except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was only a Messenger of God, and His command that He conveyed unto Mary and a spirit from Him. So believe in God and His Messengers, and do not say: ‘God is a Trinity.’ Give up this assertion; it would be better for you.” (Qur’an: 4: 171).

 

In conclusion, as a Muslim, you will not revere and honor Jesus as a mighty messenger of God who confirmed the message of all previous prophets including Abraham and Moses, which Muhammad, the final messenger, also affirmed and proclaimed.

 

And the Prophet Muhammad said, “Whoever testifies there is no god but God and Muhammad is His servant and messenger and that Jesus is a word of  God and a spirit breathed into Mary, God will admit him into Paradise for whatever good deeds they have done.”

Almighty Allah knows best.



Wa `alaykum as-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

 

In answering your question, I cannot do any better than citing here one of my earlier answers on a similar question:

 

To choose writing as a career is indeed a great thing–provided you wield the weapon rightly.  In other words, writing as a career is not different from any other mediums. For any medium can be used for good or bad. Allah in the Qur’an contrasts the two approaches to poetry. While condemning the work of poets who plied their trade to vilify Islam and the Prophet and promote pagan ideals, Allah praised those who used their talent to promote truth and virtue. Great Muslim poets such as Hassan, Abd Allah b. Rawahah, and Ka’b b. Malik were among them. The Prophet described their work as more effective than the swords. Therefore, you have a choice to use your weapon for promoting truth and virtue and thus help make a positive influence on society. If this is your goal, then I would urge you to embrace it and excel in it.

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In regard to describing beautiful women and their adornments you need to ask: what am I seeking to achieve? Is my work going to promote truth and virtue does it contribute to corruption and vices in society? Once you are clear about the purity of your goal, you need to ask, am I doing it by abiding by the rules of Islamic ethics of modesty, purity and acceptable ways of interaction between males and females, etc.? If you can be satisfied on these grounds, there is nothing wrong with such descriptions.

 

In light of the above, we can safely conclude the following: Whether we are dealing with poetry or fiction or non-fiction, the same rule applies: One should ask: What precise benefit does my work serve? Does it help to make the world a better place in terms of morals, ethics, peace, God-consciousness? Or rather, does it contribute to wickedness, corruption, and loose morals? Allah says, “There is no good in much of their secret conferences except (in) him who enjoins charity or kindness or peace-making among the people. Whoever does that, seeking the pleasure of Allah, We shall bestow on him an immense reward.” (Qur’an: 4: 114).

 

To conclude: If your poetry deal with beneficial themes of contributing to a higher moral and spiritual vision or perfection, then it is highly recommended. If, on the contrary, it has the opposite effects, then it is haraam. If, still on the other hand, it is none of the above, but constitutes a simple, innocent entertainment that entails no harmful effect whatsoever, then it shall be deemed as permissible—provided it does not take you away from your higher mission of worshipping Allah, the Creator.

 

I pray to Allah to bless you in your career and make you an instrument of good in the world.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalamu'alaykum. There is a girl who likes to read romance novels. Some of them contain love outside marriage or some inappropriate scenes and some of them do not. Will she be sinful just by reading these things?Also, her friends followed her and read some of these novels. Will she be sinful for all her friends' deed if she is regarded to be sinful in the first place? What if her friend influenced other people to read such things, will she be accountable for those who sinned indirectly from her? May Allah bless you for your reply.



Wa `alaykum as-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

 

In answering your question, I cannot do any better than citing here one of my earlier answers on a similar question:

 

To choose writing as a career is indeed a great thing–provided you wield the weapon rightly.  In other words, writing as a career is not different from any other mediums. For any medium can be used for good or bad. Allah in the Qur’an contrasts the two approaches to poetry. While condemning the work of poets who plied their trade to vilify Islam and the Prophet and promote pagan ideals, Allah praised those who used their talent to promote truth and virtue. Great Muslim poets such as Hassan, Abd Allah b. Rawahah, and Ka’b b. Malik were among them. The Prophet described their work as more effective than the swords. Therefore, you have a choice to use your weapon for promoting truth and virtue and thus help make a positive influence on society. If this is your goal, then I would urge you to embrace it and excel in it.

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In regard to describing beautiful women and their adornments you need to ask: what am I seeking to achieve? Is my work going to promote truth and virtue does it contribute to corruption and vices in society? Once you are clear about the purity of your goal, you need to ask, am I doing it by abiding by the rules of Islamic ethics of modesty, purity and acceptable ways of interaction between males and females, etc.? If you can be satisfied on these grounds, there is nothing wrong with such descriptions.

 

In light of the above, we can safely conclude the following: Whether we are dealing with poetry or fiction or non-fiction, the same rule applies: One should ask: What precise benefit does my work serve? Does it help to make the world a better place in terms of morals, ethics, peace, God-consciousness? Or rather, does it contribute to wickedness, corruption, and loose morals? Allah says, “There is no good in much of their secret conferences except (in) him who enjoins charity or kindness or peace-making among the people. Whoever does that, seeking the pleasure of Allah, We shall bestow on him an immense reward.” (Qur’an: 4: 114).

 

To conclude: If your poetry deal with beneficial themes of contributing to a higher moral and spiritual vision or perfection, then it is highly recommended. If, on the contrary, it has the opposite effects, then it is haraam. If, still on the other hand, it is none of the above, but constitutes a simple, innocent entertainment that entails no harmful effect whatsoever, then it shall be deemed as permissible—provided it does not take you away from your higher mission of worshipping Allah, the Creator.

 

I pray to Allah to bless you in your career and make you an instrument of good in the world.

Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalamu'alaykum. I like electronic musics. They usually do not have lyrics. But sometimes they have lyrics about love. I don't usually care about the lyrics as they don't affect me InshaAllah. I just simply like the music. What is your opinion regarding this?



Wa `alaykum as-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

 

In answering this question, I would prefer to cite here one of my earlier answers:

““Music is an issue that has been hotly debated by scholars of the past and the present. While many of them have been generally inclined to condemn all forms of music, with the singular exception of ad-duff (tambourine) in weddings, quite a few of them have taken a more positive approach of considering only music containing sensual, pagan, or unethical themes or subliminal messages as being categorically forbidden.

The latter view seems to be more consistent with the general nature of Islam, which is undoubtedly a complete way of life that caters to all of the genuine human instincts and needs within permissible limits. Thus, to say that all music is forbidden in Islam does not seem to agree with the balanced approach of Islam to issues of human life and experience.

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Traditions often cited by the first group scholars to justify condemnation of all musical instruments and music, according to some scholars, are considered as either spurious, or phrased in such way solely because of their associations with drinking, dancing, and sensuality.

While everyone agrees that all forms of music that contain pagan, sensual themes, or subliminal messages are clearly forbidden, the latter group of scholars considers all forms of music free of such themes and messages as permissible.

As a matter of fact, we know from the authentic traditions that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, not only allowed music in the weddings but also listened to girls singing: While listening to girls singing on such an occasion, he interrupted them only once when they sang the following verse, “In our midst is a prophet who knows what will happen tomorrow”; whence, the Prophet, peace be upon him, told them, “Cut this sentence out, and continue singing what you have been singing earlier.” There is nothing in the sources to indicate that the above permission is limited to the occasion of wedding, as some people tend to think.

In light of these, according to the last mentioned group of scholars, music that is deemed to be free of un-Islamic and unethical themes and messages, the same is true of musical instruments so long as they are not used for the above, have been considered as permissible.

But we have to stress that Islam clearly prohibits mixed dancing of males and females.”

Almighty Allah knows best.

Asalamualikum, can I ask questions about since I done my nikah my husband lives wiv his aunty and I live with my family he hasn't told his family we havnt got married but I wabt to move in with him but he kept saying no wait until time comes I feel low without him in islam it that right to do ?



Wa `alaykum as-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

 

I assume you are not talking about a secret marriage.  Mind you there is no room for a secret marriage in Islam.

 

Marriage, to be valid, must fulfill certain pre-requisites including publicizing through the presence of witnesses, guardian, and documentation, etc.

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If you are married, as per the necessary conditions, then you have a right to insist that you live with your husband. I don’t know why he is refusing to do that.

 

Perhaps, you should speak to the leaders of your community to convince him to change his mind and fulfill his spousal responsibilities towards you.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

I work for skip the dishes. Different Restaurants are enrolled in Skipthedishes.ca website. The customers filled their information and the food they like thru skip and once they get a delivery order then they call us for food pickup. We take the food from the restaurants and deliver to the doorstep of the custom. Food is not Halal because we deliver it to non muslimcustomers.I don't serve Alcohol. Question is that the income I earn is Halal or Haram?



If I understand your question correctly, you are asking: If you can deliver foods (that are not halal) ordered through the website. If this is correct, the answer is: You are allowed to carry them as long as they are not alcohol, and you are delivering them to non-Muslims.

 

If your conscience bothers you, you should try to find another job as soon as possible. You can continue it as long as you cleanse your income of the taints of haram in your earnings through optional charities and lots of Istighfaar. Allah says, “Surely good deeds blot out the bad.”

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

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Asalaamualikum my question is if a woman has become pregnant outside of marriage and the male refuses to do his nikah with her what rights does he have in relation to the child? Should she have aborted? Should she give the child his last name? And also the male promises to do his nikah with her after he has married who his mother has chose first because he said that is a promise he made and then after would take the woman as a second child. Should she wait or move on.



Wa `alaykum as-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

 

I am sorry to hear about your predicament. You brought this upon yourself as you broke the law by fornicating with the man; now he wants to walk away from you. You are allowed to seek legal channels if he refuses to take responsibility for his actions.

 

If you are a person of faith, your primary concern should be turning to God in repentance for your sins.

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The child needs a father, and you are right in insisting that he accepts the responsibility of a father.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalaamwaalyakum.I wanna complete my graduation, but my father says 3 years is too long and he would rather have me married than sending me to college. Do i have any right in islam to complete my study if i want to before marrying? Can i tell my father i have my islamic rights to study before marriage and he has to obey those rights of mine?



Wa `alaykum as-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

 

Your father has no right to force you into marriage against your will. You have the right to choose when and whom to marry.

 

However, it seems to me that like all parents your father is concerned about your future, and he may be worried that postponing marriage may not be in your best interests. So, if he has someone in mind and you are comfortable with marrying him, can you agree to be engaged with him? If he does not have anyone or you don’t like the person he has in mind, he has no right to force you.

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Almighty Allah knows best.



Wa `alaykum as-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

It is best you resolve this issue through arbitration. Can you get in touch with the imam or the religious scholar in the community to see if he can help you sort it out?

 

Your husband has no right to take the boy away from you – let alone prevent you from seeing him unless you have proved to be an abusive mother. Otherwise, as a mother, your rights over your son are greater than that of your husband.

 

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A man asked the Prophet (peace be upon him): Who deserves the best of my treatment? He replied, “Your mother”, when the man repeated the question he said, ‘Your mom’ three times and then only he mentioned his father.

 

Therefore, he is not allowed to keep your son away from you. However, it would be best in the interests of the child to have both parents; you may do well to seek arbitration and find a solution where both of you will have access to him.

 

If he is not willing to negotiate and he is stubborn in refusing to give you access to your son, as a last resort you may get the court to involve and seek a legal resolution.

 

I pray to Allah to help you find an amicable solution and reconcile your hearts.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.