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  • Money taken unjustly may be returned to owner indirectly

    Assalaamu alaykum. I happened to arrange some money for some emergency form the organization where I was working way back in 1997, without their knowledge, with the right intention of putting back the money. Unfortunately, I could not put the money back, and I soon had to leave the job. The management did not know about it and I still have a good relationship.. More

  • Posting one's Quran recitation on instagram

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have a question that has been bothering me for a while now. My name is Yassin, and I recite Quran on video and then upload it on social media. I have been doing this for nearly two years now. I have a Following of 62 thousand people on Instagram, where people watch me recite the Quran to the best of my ability. I keep convincing.. More

  • Fearing that income might be unlawful

    Assalaamu alaykum. I want to ask about a very serious matter. It may be silly, but it has effected me very much. I used to pray very much Tahajjud (voluntary night prayer), give Sadaqah (charity), and recite Quran every day, but suddenly something thing happened to me, and it lead me to doubting my faith and even lead me to thinking about suicide. The.. More

  • Repentance from cursing believer

    Assalaamu alaykum. On your website, it says that one of the sins that Allaah may not forgive even if one repents is killing a believer. Please see: https://www.islamweb.net/en/fatwa/87847. You also said that the majority believe that there is complete repentance for killing a believer but that a minority of scholars nevertheless believe that Allaah.. More

  • Repentance after missing three consecutive Friday prayers

    Assalaamu alaykum. I had missed three Friday prayers in a row in my old days, but now, praise be to Allaah, I do pray the Friday prayer. However, there is a hadith which says that Allaah will seal the heart (of one who misses three consecutive Friday prayers) and that he will not recieve guidance. I have read the answer of a brother to a similar question.. More

  • Any permissible action can be act of obedience due to intention

    Assalaamu alaykum. The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,said: “Any action which is void of the remembrance of Allaah, The Exalted, is futile, except for four actions: walking between two targets (ie. practicing with a bow an arrow/spear), training one’s horse, playing with your wife, and learning how to swim [Sunan An-Nasaa’i, hadith 8940.. More

  • Distressed because of severe acne problem

    Assalaamu alaykum. I recently messaged you regarding my 15-year-struggle with acne and the psychological trauma that it has caused me. You recommended that I stay patient and mentioned the benefts of patience. I have tried to do so, but I find myself losing faith. I do not see a way out of my problem as I have consulted multiple doctors, and I cannot.. More

  • Intention when memorizing Quran to recite before teacher

    Assalaamu alaikum. When a person memorizes Quran with a teacher, and the teacher tells the student to memorize and recite a certain portion of the Quran by a specific time, what should be the student's intention when learning the assigned lesson? Yes, the student is memorizing Quran for the sake of Allah. At the same time, they work hard to have it.. More

  • Piety is cause for gaining beneficial knowledge

    From what I understand from a verse in the Quran [in Surah Al-Baqarah] is that if we fear Allaah, he will teach us. Does that cover all types of knowledge? For example, if I am about to customize a product, and I learn new things gradually that amaze me, things which I find myself surprised to learn, can I say that this is what happens when we fear.. More

  • Affliction requires patience and expecting reward from Allah

    Assalaamu alaykum and may Allaah reward you. I want to know the condition of this man in the sight of Allaah, The Exalted, based on the text. He used to believe in Christian/Islamic concepts, then he was a Shia, then he finally became a Sunni. He was living like a sinful disbeliever most his life; when he turned 19 years old, he got arrested for talking.. More

  • What the heart is and how to know if it is good

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaah. I have several questions to ask, Allaah willing. What is consideredthe heart in Islam? Do we have knowledge about our hearts? Is it the thoughts that come in one's head, or is it something that is unseen except by Allaah? For instance, if I willingly think 'I love Allaah and His messenger', sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam,.. More

  • Eating food that may contain pork intentionally

    I am a young teenage woman who has made a huge mistake. I am Muslim, but my friends do not know this about me. I ate pepperoni with the knowledge of doing so, and I feel like a bad Muslim, and I am ashamed and do not know what to do. Please help me. .. More

  • Prayer of repentance is not a condition for making repentance

    I want to know if Istighfaar (asking forgiveness) with the intention of repenting (regret, sincerity, and so on) is counted as repentance or if the only way of repenting is praying Salat At-Tawbah(prayer of repentance). This is the fifth time I ask you this question; would it really be that hard to write me a specific fatwa instead of redirecting me.. More

  • Whether days call upon son of Adam to work

    What is the meaning of what Al-Hasan Al-Basri said when he told us that every single day of the week calls out to us?Al-Hasan Al-Basri said regarding the days of the week that they proclaimed, “O son of Adam, I am a new creation and a witness over your deeds. So take benefit from me, for I will not return until the Day of Resurrection.” So does.. More

  • Attaining Firdaws possible for every Muslim

    Assalaamu alaykum, Scholars. I was discussing with the imam of our Islamic communtity how a person can get the highest rank in Paradise (Al-Firdaws), and he told me that each person is skilled in different forms of worship; for instance, a person often fasts voluntarily, another person prays a lot at night, another gives a lot of charity, and he told.. More