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Ask the Scholar (General Fatwa Session)

Dr. Mohammad S. Alrahawan
07 December, 2017

Dear Brothers/Sisters,

 

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

Saturday, Dec. 09, 2017 | 13:00 - 15:00 GMT

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Assalamu alaikum shaikh, there were photos of me in non hijab state with other people shared by my friends in their facebook account(which is seen, liked,reacted by non mahram men) or devices or social media. At that time I didn't know the rulings of correct hijab. Is it obligation for me to tell my friends to remove those pictures from their social media account and their mobile devices/camera/computer/tab/alike? Or is it enough for me to repent and wear correct hijab because at the time of taking pictures I didn't know about rulings of correct hijab? If it is obligation for me to tell them to remove pictures please give me suggestion how can I convince them without annoying them?



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

You have the obligation to declare it clear in front of everyone to delete all those images and that you are innocent before Allah of any sin that may be incurred if they do not respond to your request.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

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In Ayah 284 of Surah Baqarah, Allah says that "Whatever you show what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will bring you to account for it. Then He will forgive whom He wills and punish whom He wills." In the Tafsir lecture I listened to, the scholar explained that Allah can punish us for our thoughts as well. When the Ayah was revealed, the Sahabah expressed their anxiety that controlling our thoughts is something very difficult. How is this Ayah different from the Hadith that "Allah has forgiven my Ummah for whatever crosses their minds as long as they don't speak of it or act upon it."? I mean, like, if a person is experiencing some sort of waswasa or negative emotion and they don't act upon it, won't Allah forgive them for it? I also heard that the angels write down your good deeds even if you just intend to do them whereas your sins aren't noted down unless and until you don't commit them. So how can the Ayah be explained?



The hadith has been issued after the verse. The verse has been revealed to test the sahaba’s response to the call of Allah. It is the wisdom behind abrogation. This verse has been abrogated.

 

This is based on the report of Marwan Al-Asghar who said: A man from the companions of Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) who I think, was Ibn `Umar said, “The Verse:– “Whether you show what is in your minds or conceal it….” was abrogated by the Verse following it.” (Al-Bukhari)

 

The story shows how the sahabhah submitted to the will of Allah once the verse has been revealed. They showed full acceptance. This was a reason that Allah alleviated them of the hardship that may result from the implementation of this verse.

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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: When it was revealed to Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him): “To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth, and whether you disclose what is in your own selves or conceal it, Allah will call you to account for it,” the Companions of Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) felt it hard and severe and they came to Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and sat down on their knees and said: “O Messenger of Allah, we were assigned some duties which were within our power to perform, such as Salat (prayer), Saum (fasting), Jihad (striving in the Cause of Allah), Sadaqah (charity).

 

Then this (the above mentioned) Verse was revealed to you and it is beyond our power to live up to it.” Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Do you want to say what the people of two Books (Jews and Christians) said before you: ‘We hear and disobey?’ You should rather say: ‘We hear and we obey, we seek forgiveness, our Rubb and unto You is the return.”‘ And they said: “We hear and we obey, (we seek) Your forgiveness, our Rubb! And unto You is the return.”

 

When the people recited it and it smoothly flowed on their tongues, then Allah revealed immediately afterwards: “The Messenger (Muhammad (peace be upon him) believes in what has been sent down to him from his Rubb, and (so do) the believers. Each one believes in Allah, His Angels, His Books, and His Messengers. (They say), ‘We make no distinction between one another of His Messengers’ – and they say, ‘We hear, and we obey. (We seek) Your forgiveness, our Rubb, and to You is the return (of all)”.

 

When they did that, Allah abrogated this (Ayah) and Allah the Great revealed: “Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope. He gets reward for that (good) which he has earned, and he is punished for that (evil) which he has earned.” (The Prophet (peace be upon him) said): “Yes. ‘Our Rubb! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on those before us (Jews and Christians)”. (The Prophet (peace be upon him) said): “Yes. ‘Our Rubb! Put not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear”. (The Prophet (peace be upon him) said): “Yes. ‘Pardon us and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. You are our Maula (Patron, Supporter and Protector) and give us victory over the disbelieving people”. (Muslim)

 

 Almighty Allah knows best.

 

AssalamualaikumOne woman brought her son's proposal for me When my parents enquired about their family, they came to know that the boy's father had earned his earning by lending money on interest. So my parents rejected the proposal But I am interested in getting married to that boy as they are rich enough, the boy is an engineer and as far as I know he is a good muslim and his mom is a very kind and a good muslimah. How can I convince my parents I am afraid to speak to them regarding this



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

From a legal perspective, the son is not responsible for the evil doings of his father. Allah has confirmed that a soul does not bear the sin of another soul. Even a Muslim can accept the invitation of someone whose earnings are unlawful because the Prophet accepted the invitation of the Jewish lady who invited him to eat from a banquet that she has prepared for him and she has put poison therein, though most of Jews treated in interest.

 

I wish you can approach your parents in an open minded discussion and to discuss the issue with them after telling them that you are not going to do anything against their will.

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If they insist on their opinion, you should accept and respect their opinion since they may have a stronger reason for refusal but you do not know. Respecting their will is a good blessing and Allah will definitely compensate you with a better choice.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

Masturbation is no doubt Haram but is Ejacuating without masturbation,( ie not using your hand or any other toy ) Haram? And what if a man ejaculates just because of his thoughts and not willingly? So in that case will it be Haram? ?



In most cases, those types of thought would drag one to practice unlawful acts and to look at images of women who are not lawful to look at. I recommend you hasten to get married or to take the advice of the Prophet to fast regularly.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

As salamu Alekum, Today dajalism is being spread in the world. Should a muslim confront it? If yes, how? What the holy Quran and Prophet Mohammad (saw) say about it.....?



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

The Dajjal has not appeared yet. The Messenger of Allah has provided us with clear sings of the Anti-Christ. There are certain rules on how to deal with apocalypse (end of the world) from an Islamic perspective. We only receive information on the trials, tribulations and the end of the world through our reliable sources  i.e. Quran and authentic sayings of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

 

Moreover, we cannot apply a certain report of the Prophet on a specific case, issue or an event by stating that such a hadith is ramified in such a certain event.

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The Prophet gave us general outlines and descriptions which may be fitting for different events in different areas at different times. Neither the Prophet nor his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) have given definite events as real manifestations of a prophecy mentioned in the Quran or Hadith unless it has been specified clearly and unequivocally in these sources.

 

Moreover, as Muslims, we are presumed to prevent fitan and block all means leading to their emergence. We are not supposed to wait for trials and tribulations or spread their reports to spread frustration and dissension in the Muslim ummah.

 

The Prophet informed his ummah on those trials and tribulations in order to be aware of them and to deal with them properly.

 

The ideal way of confronting trials and tribulations is to do the following tips:

 

1-   To keep   away from any environment that will corrupt one’s religious commitment and morals.

 

  1. To strengthen your faith by doing obligatory acts of obedience and refraining from that which is forbidden and prohibited. One of the greatest obligatory acts of obedience is prayer, so the Muslim should pray regularly and on time, fulfilling all the necessary conditions and doing all the obligatory parts of prayer, with proper humility and focus.

 

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Hasten to do good deeds before there emerges fitnah like a piece of black night, when a man will be a believer in the morning and a disbeliever in the evening, or he will be a believer in the evening and a disbeliever in the morning, and he will sell his religion for worldly gain.”

 

3- To ask Allah to save you from all trials and tribulations.

 

4-  To keep away from evil companions who may affect one’s faith. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “A man will follow the way of his close friend, so let one of you look at who he takes as a close friend.” (Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi)

 

5- To keep yourself busy with acquiring beneficial knowledge

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalamu alaikum shaikh, I have a question. Scholars tell that,if the wife stipulates that her husband should not take another wife, this is a valid condition and he must adhere to it; if he does take another wife, she has the right to annul the marriage contract. That is because, the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “The conditions that are most deserving to be fulfilled are those by means of which intimacy becomes permissible for you". And shaikh ibn Taymiyah (rahimahullaah) told that "If she stipulates that if he takes another wife or takes a concubine, she has the right to decide [whether to stay married to him or not], then this condition is also valid, and the woman has the right to leave him." But after several years of marriage the couple may not have child because doctor reveals wife is infertile. There are other situations that may arise after marriage in which situations husband is entitled to polygamy like wife's sickness, husband's more physical needs and other situations. If husband remarries in those situations breaking the condition of not involving in polygamy during marriage contract with first wife, is it permissible for first wife to annul the marriage contract and leave him because husband breaks the condition & his taking another wife upsets first wife? Can she still retain the right in those situations?



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

It is obligatory to fulfill conditions stipulated in all contracts. According to the Quran, “O you who have believed, fulfill [all] contracts.” (Quran 4:1)

 

Conditions which are included in marriage contracts are more worthy to be fulfilled. `Uqbah bin `Amir reported the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) as saying “The condition worthier to be fulfilled by you is the one by which you made the private parts (of your wife) lawful (for you). (Al-Bukhari).

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Therefore, if a wife makes the conditions that her husband must not get married to a second wife, he must fulfill this condition. Otherwise she may be divorced.

There are, however, conditions which cannot be stipulated in contracts simply because they violate some of the husband’s unavoidable rights.

 

An example of those conditions is when a wife stipulates that her husband cannot have sexual relations with her or her husband is not allowed to divorce her.

 

The Prophet (peace be upon him said), the Messenger of Allah said: “What is the matter with people who stipulate conditions that are not in the Book of Allah? Whoever stipulates something that is not in the Book of Allah, it is not valid even if he stipulates one hundred conditions? The condition of Allah is more deserving of being followed and is more hinting.” (Al-Bukhari)

 

The meaning of this hadith is that people cannot put conditions which are not allowed to put. Supposedly, when a husband does not commit to any of the conditions he put on himself, he must divorce his wife. In a lot cases, divorce is a mercy from Allah and a solution for ensuing problems.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

i am from a different country ..got married to my cousin..he had a disturbed childhood as his mother passed away in an accident..life was very good but in laws started interefering..i was simple and religious..they wanted modern..i have a son..in all this husband married a colleague..left us..then realized his mistake and came back..i forgave him for my son..then again he got involved with some one ,married her,she is pregnant..husband does not provide for us,is not a practicing muslim what should i do.I cant go back as son will have legal issues..husband had once told me i will leave you..does that mean a divorce? do we need to make nikah again to live together if things get alright In distress and mental stress



Scholars classified the words and phrases which are used for implying divorce into two categories: 1) words which explicitly imply divorce such as saying to his wife “you are divorced”. This formula does not need any interpretations. If a husband pronounces this phrase to his wife she becomes divorced even if he does not mean it or he is mocking.

 

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: There are three things which, whether undertaken seriously or in jest, are treated as serious: Marriage, divorce and taking back a wife (after a divorce which is not final) (Abu Dawud).

 

The second category of words and phrases are those which include implicit implications of divorce such as commanding her to leave home or to be out of his life.

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Those words must be interpreted according to the intention of the husband. If he means divorce, a woman becomes divorced, but if he does not mean it, she is still his wife.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

Actually its something about my frnd ,she says that if everything is possible for Allah and that Allah promised to answer our prayers when we call him and miracles do happen nothing is impossible for him so she is praying that can her last 5 years can be brought back to her life ? And she also asks is it possible by the will of Allah that dead person can return and will Allah accept her prayers ? She is also wondering if she is asking something haraam? She is scared to ask herself so that is why she told me to ask you... hope you dont mind Jazakallah Khairn



This is called transgression in du`aa’. Allah says what means, “Call upon your Lord in humility and privately; indeed, He does not like transgressors.” Quran 7:55.

 

Transgression in dua`aa’ is to ask for things which are impossible. Allah is able to resurrect him for her because it happened for Jesus, but Allah supports His Prophets with miracles not because they asked for them, but in order to defy their enemies and invite them to accept the Message.

 

Your friend needs a strong reminder of being patient and expecting rewards from Allah and contemplate on the rewards for people who submit themselves to the decrees of Allah. She needs to strengthen her faith.

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Almighty Allah knows best.

As-salmu `alaykumfatwa1.Can a wife swallow her husband's semen and pre cum ?2 Can a husband swallow his wife vegaina fluids?3 Is it wrong to shape one's eyebrows if they are too broad?



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

For the first and the second questions, sperm is pure. It has been related by Muslim in his Sahih from ‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) who said: I remember scratching sperm from the garment of the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon) thoroughly, then he prayed in it. Her not washing of sperm and just scratching is an evidence that sperm is pure.

 

Based on this view, if a woman swallows sperm, it does require having a ritual bath. It is sufficient to clean her mouth by just washing it.

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For the third question is on shaping eyebrows. Shaping eyebrows by trimming, shaving or plucking their edges is prohibited because it involves changing the creation of Allah and following the Satan in his tempting of mankind to change the creation of Allah as it is demonstrated in Quran 4:116-119.

 

According to the report related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim, Ibn Mas`ud, said: “Allah has cursed the women who do tattoos and those who have this done, the women who pluck eyebrows and those who have this done, and the women who file their teeth and change the creation of Allah.” Then he said: “Should I not curse those whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) cursed, when it says in the Qur’an ‘… And whatsoever the Messenger gives you, take it, and whatever he forbids you, abstain (from it)…’Quran 59:7”.

But if a woman suffers from abnormal growth of the hair of her eyebrows, she is, then permitted to treat it in the appropriate way. It does fall into meaning of the hadith we have just quoted. She, in this case, does not change the creation of Allah but she reforms it to its normal and original shape.

 

Moreover, there is no problem if a woman colors a apart of her eyebrows to be very close to the color of her skin. It does not fall into the prohibition of trimming or shaping eyebrows.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

assalam alaikum sheikh.my question is if this situation involves eating of orphan,s wealthy.there is store that sales goods .eg like sugar rice wheat floor.they sales food stuff on wholesales and on top of that they sales on credit where you borrow and pay them later date when goods are completely sold then you return the money to the store and pay the money and then take another goods. If this kind of business where you borrow and sell and then pay the amount borrowed is it allowed in islam.



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

Buying those goods on credit where merchandize is delivered to a purchaser while price is paid later is a permissible transaction provided that this merchandize is not gold or silver. If it involves gold or silver, delayed payment will be classified as usury.

 

The Prophet bought the camel of Jabir and gave him the price later. Moreover, `Aisha said, “The Prophet (peace be upon him) bought some foodstuff on credit for a limited period and mortgaged his armor for it.” (Al-Bukhari)

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Almighty Allah knows best.

asalamu aleykum. i am from kenya. I would have liked to ask a question that has been troubling me. there are apps that are mushrooming these days on social media where it predicts the future like how many kids will you have? when will you get marry? at what age will you die and many more. the app gives many random results to which the users end up sharing the results on Facebook. As a Muslim is it permissible to take part on such cheering apps which predicts the future? thank you



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

All those applications fall within the category of fortune or future telling. If, however, one believes in the predictions of their horoscopes, whether spoken by an astrologist or written in books of astrology, he falls directly into disbelief as stated by the Prophet (peace be upon him): “Whoever approaches an oracle or fortune-teller and believes in what he says, has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad.” (Ahmad and Abu Dawud)

 

The punishment in this hadith is simply for approaching and asking the astrologer, even if one is in doubt about the truth of his statements. If one is in doubt about the truth or falsehood of astrological information, he is in doubt about whether or not others know the unseen and the future besides Allah. This is a form of shirk because Allah clearly stated:

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“And with Him are the keys to the ghayb (all that is hidden), none knows them but He and He knows whatever there is in [or on) the earth and the sea; not a leaf falls, but the knows it. There is not a grain in darkness of the earth nor anything fresh or day, but is written in a clear record.” Qur’an 6:59 “Say: None in the heavens and the earth knows the ghayb except Allah, nor can they perceive when they shall be resurrected.” Al-Qur’an 27:65

Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalamoalaikum!...i had a beautiful lovely son of 2 years old..he fell from a roof .remained on a ventilator for 4 days and passed away 1 month ago...we both father and mother r very much restless and upset...some people say may be ALLAH ghafooruraheem was not happy from us and he took back his blessing from us...my husband is fond of hunting of birds.but he never hunts in breeding season...or is it because of my sins about which i dont know...please answer me in detail..i m much worried about it..may ALLAH ALMIGHTY bless you...



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

No one can decisively inform you that what happens is a punishment from Allah except if you have a Prophet who receives revelation. What happened is a test from Allah either to wipe out sins you had or to raise your status high with Allah.

 

Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:  The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “When a man’s child dies, Allah, the Exalted, asks His angels, ‘Have you taken out the life of the child of My slave?’ and they reply in the affirmative. He (SWT) then asks, ‘Have you taken the fruit of his heart?’ and they reply in the affirmative. Thereupon, He asks, ‘What did my slave say?’ They say: ‘He praised You and said: Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un (We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return).’ Allah says: ‘Build a house for my slave in Jannah and name it Baitul-Hamd (the House of Praise).”‘

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You must keep yourself patient and just concentrate on patience and asking Allah to compensate you with a better son. May Allah shower all His mercy and tranquility on you and on his mother.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

AsSalaamu Alaikum.Something has been bothering me for a while that I need to understand. I've accused my ex husband and his sister in law of infidelity without three witnesses, or even I myself haven't caught them in any kind of intimate act together.Long story short, when I married my ex husband he was already living with his brother's family for 2yrs. After marriage I moved there as well. I noticed my now ex husband were very attentive and and quite fond of his sister in law. He'd also take her everywhere with his car with or without me. Often time just alone together. At home he'd be at her company than mine and insist on her favour all the time. Basically prioritising her and her kids, neglecting me. He had no regards about my feelings. His brother used to work all evening and night till the very morning, and this has been going on before I got married. My ex's job used to finish in the evening. Their behaviour didn't seem appropriate to me so I start showing him disapproval. He'd say she's like a sister to him, etc. If I tried to explain my concerns with him, he'd get frustrated, wouldn't comprehend, talk over me picking on my flaws and address where I am going wrong. He'd admit his very attached to his brother's family. He hardly would call or text me from work, instead he'd text and call his sister in law regularly. Then delete the texts. I found this out by going into his phone's delete history file, which kept record of whose message he deleted but not the written text. My gut feeling was telling me something isn't right, I would check his phone every time he came from work or at night and see there was another text by her or him to her were deleted. Nonetheless, I did find few messages that were sent to him by her, which he probably had forgotten to delete. And the message were exactly as follows;1) My joy & happiness will never be the same again. (Referring her own name) is like a dead corpse from last night. I said you lot to leave my house, there's no more space in my house.2) You aren't talking to her for two nights. She said you don't love her and you said if she doesn't fix herself you wouldn't love her. These are nice words isn't it (his name). You'll Apologise to her & Apologise, the way you used to punish me for 4-5 days, you will never do the same to her. She is your wife and I am...? Anyway, the way you have no place to share your sorrows, likewise I also don't have a place to share my sorrows. But if you think about it, you have a place to share your sorrows. You can share them to me. However when you do.. you only share bits of it. Because if I don't like something I'd talk or ask about it, and you don't like that. There are many things I feel like knowing but I don't ask you, surely there might be a reason why you're keeping them quiet. Leave it... no need to argue anymore. I'm not liking it anymore, (his name) I'm not liking it anymore. What happened to our relationship now. I cry & cry in tears and my eyes pains. You are seeing me getting on, but you cannot imagine how unwell I am. The response you gave me one day ripped apart my heart. And you also said either I stay unwell or stay hungry, you don't care anymore.3) What do I want from you that your getting tired of giving it to me. You are Mr (his name) you want to give me nothing but distress. What would I want from you. What right do I have to want anything from you.After I've confronted him about the texts and calls. He was absolutely denying there's anything going on between them. Though he was somewhat mumbling and making up stories that wasn't adding up. I wasn't convinced by any of his clarification and couldn't fully trust him anymore. We moved from his brother's house later but every time we had fights I'd drag his sister in law to the topic, eventually things turned a bit nasty, (I wouldn't say I've turned them nasty alone) and he walked out on me three weeks later I've given birth to his child. After he left he filed a case to see his child. And I alleged him of having an affair with his sister in law during the proceedings and also to every people who'd ask what happened. It's in the past now but what's still bugging me is the thought of that I accused them of an adultery just on the basis of those few text messages, and with no witnesses. I am not sure Islamically have I done a right thing. Please tell me if I've committed a grievous sin by doing this or not?



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

You only have strong doubts on your ex-husband but those doubts have not come to be certain. There is no problem to raise those doubts and problems before a judge, if they are beneficial and necessary in the case.

This is one of the reasons a person may backbite others, i.e. if he/she files a case in court and should provide reasons for divorce, etc. You do not have the right to talk badly about him in front of other people.

You must repent to Allah of this sin and if you are able, try your best to ask for his forgiveness and try to facilitate his seeing his children regularly.

 

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Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalamu alaikumCan a Muslim Work as a Judge in a Secular Country?



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

It is prohibited to work as a judge in system which do not base themselves on Shair`ah law or does not take the laws of Allah as the main and absolute reference in jurisdiction.

This is based on a number of evidences including Quran 5:44: “And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed – then it is those who are the disbelievers.”

Furthermore in Quran 5:44, Allah says what means, “And We ordained for them therein a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and for wounds is legal retribution. But whoever gives [up his right as] charity, it is an expiation for him. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed – then it is those who are the wrongdoers.”

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According to the decrees of the tenth conference of AMJA (Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America), “There is no harm in women taking part in juries. As for her being a judge, the default would be for her to avoid it since, in general, it does not rule according to what Allah revealed and, furthermore, the majority of the scholars are of the view that women should not be judges.”

The view of Amja focused on women but it based its view on the fact that ruling by non-Muslim laws is absolutely prohibited.

Some scholars maintain that working as a judge in those systems is permissible since the basic spirit of any law is to establish justice, which is a clear Qur’anic imperative, but this is not a legal evidence.

Those systems which do not refer to Islamic law are in complete contradiction to Shari`ah. They permit committing adultery and drinking wine in addition to taking usury and so many things which fall within the category of what Allah has explicitly mentioned, “And do not say about what your tongues assert of untruth, “This is lawful and this is unlawful,” to invent falsehood about Allah. Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allah will not succeed.”  Quran 16:116.

Therefore, a Muslim is prohibited to work as a judge at systems which take secular laws as the base of their jurisdiction. He is permitted to work as an arbitrator, a member of jury and as a judge in some fields such as administrative law which is not mostly in contradiction to the divine law of Allah.

 Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalamu Alaikum,My father cursed me on a 27th of Ramadan. It was 12-15 years ago. It was because I questioned him about his allowing my brother to sleep in their room and not me. We were not having good relationship at that time. I sometimes use to think I am someone like dajjal. I am diagnosed with mental illnesses. But I am not sure whether I have excuse for my actions at that time. I wanted to confirm my doubts and still ask people about my doubts. I sometimes think my brothers are very pious. My father said I will never prosper. He died 7 years ago. Sometimes I think he died because of me. He was a very good Muslim at the time of his death. Ithink it was at the time of his death that I asked Allah to grant him tranquility because he used to say a father needs to feel tranquility about his children. I was angry when I prayed and meant his death. Please tell me what I can do to escape from his curse.Jazak Allahu khayran



Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

There is nothing called the curse or the spell of such a person will get me throughout the whole of my life. There is still mercy of Allah who stated that He forgives all sins except associating partners with Him. I suggest you do better to your father who is deceased by doing two things:

 

1) let him feel tranquil by being a sincere and good Muslim. Your righteousness will count at the scale of your dad’s good deeds.

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2) Try to do a running charity for your dad by, for example, buying Quran and putting it at mosques or digging a well and dedicating it for his soul.

 

You can moreover do good to those whom your father used to love most. It is a part of being dutiful to him even after death. Ibn `Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said, “The strongest form of dutifulness is when a man maintains relations with the people his father loved.”  (Al-Bukhari, al-Adab al-Mufrad: 41)

 

Almighty Allah knows best.