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  • Vowed to give money to a specific person but cannot find him, what should he do?

    I vowed to give one hundred dinars to a person but I did not find him. Moreover, I forgot the face of the man. What should I do? May Allah Reward you. .. More

  • Vow of a person with obsessive compulsive disorder

    Does OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) affect the ruling of the vow? In other words, if a person with OCD frequently takes vows, will his condition be taken into consideration concerning the ruling of the vow? What is the ruling on the money (such as the salary) that is vowed by a person if he breaks his vow and does not fulfill it? Is that money.. More

  • A wife's vow to fast

    I checked almost all the fatwas on the expiation for abortion. Ten years ago, I aborted a two-and-a-half month old fetus due to my husband's persistence and intense pressure. I ask Allah to forgive both of us. Having done so, I made a vow to Allah to fast two consecutive months. I indeed started fasting a week ago, but my husband objected, and he is.. More

  • Consecutiveness in fulfilling a vow of fast

    I vowed to fast half of a month if I would get the second position among the students who would get the highest marks in my country. I indeed got the second position. Then I made another vow to fast a second half of a month if I would get a scholarship abroad and to observe this fast in the country where I would travel to. I indeed got the scholarship... More

  • Vow formula is crucial for making it binding

    One day, my husband said to himself that he would give 10% of his salary for the sake of Allah if He would give him a job opportunity abroad. Then, afterwards, he said: "I will not wait for the job opportunity, but I will give (the sum) from now on." He indeed started to give this sum, may Allah honor him. But, sometimes we need to buy indispensable.. More

  • Making a vow contingent on the will of Allaah and ruling on delaying the fulfillment of a vow

    Before I gave birth, I supplicated Allah to have my child healthy and fully formed. I also said: "If Allah wills, I will pray 100 Rak‘ahs (units of prayer) at once for the His sake immediately after the end of the post-partum period." I, however, failed to fast immediately after the post-partum period. Also, I could not pray them all at once. Can.. More

  • Vowing to shave one's head

    I vowed to shave my whole head if I would obtain a high grade at the final result of my secondary education. Praise be to Allah, I got a high grade. Is it incumbent upon me to shave my whole head, taking into consideration that I made the vow jokingly? .. More

  • Non-fulfillment of a vow is irrelevant to trials and illness

    Three years ago, I vowed to memorize half of the Quran, but I have only memorized a little until now. I got sick and Allah healed me, and then I got sick again and Allah again healed me. This is going on regularly. I feel guilty for not fulfilling the vow, and I think that it is the reason behind my sickness. My little son always experiences accidents.. More

  • Kneeling on one's knee to propose to a woman

    As Salamu aleykum shaykh May Allah bless you.I got one question: is it permissible for a muslim to kneeling down (on one knee) for a proposal of marriage if there is no shirk or superstition involved and in the presence of the mahram of the woman? I would like to mention that this act is as I know not an religious act but rather tradition. For muslims.. More

  • Seeking religious knowledge at the expense of academic performance

    I am a student in 2nd year of college. I try to give some time to getting islamic knowledge, such as learning the quran and knowing about verious islamic problems. Somtimes, this results in poor academic performance, such as when I have to do some research about a particular thing, asking or reading from multiple sources, and also because I keep records.. More

  • Breaking a promise made to a child

    I promised my 9-year-old son that by Allah's name, I would not tell on him and the times he misbehaved, disobeyed me etc when my parents visited us recently. However, when something happened and he let me down in their presence, I broke down and informed my parents of all the inappropriate behaviours he used to display with us and I feel I broke my.. More

  • Fasting to expiate a broken oath is an option only if one cannot feed or clothe ten poor people

    Assalamualaikkum.. I took an oath not to masturbate; watch porn and break an oath..but I broke them :(... as all of them deal with one action(acc. to me) ; how many days should I.fast for the.expiation Of this?? Plzz help! .. More

  • Online teacher is a woman

    asalam I intend to study online and I wonder whether is it permissible to be taught from a non muslim woman online (there is teaching one to one coaching and other with multiple people like a webinar ? and is it permissible to watch the news in tv when the journalist is non muslim woman and the second question is ;is it permissible to listen to a female.. More

  • Seeing Ibn Taymiyyah in a dream after his death answering Fiqh questions

    Assalmualaikum. Sheikh is it true that shaykh ibn taymiyyah would answer complex fiqh issues after his death (ref kitaab ruh hafidh ibn qayyum) .. More

  • Not obligatory to finish meal if hunger satisfied

    My mum said to eat all of a chapati as it would do dua for me or say or on judgement day i didnt waste it and i covered it when not eating it - is this a bidah or anything i cant find anything online .. More