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  • Lying about Personal Matters

    Is it permissible for me to lie to people about my personal matters? People ask me too many questions and I don't wish to disclose my private matters. Can I lie in this situation (my lying does not affect them in any way)? .. More

  • Cheating in exams

    I am an engineer. I finished my studies in India. But during my studies I cheated and tried other ways to pass the exams. I was a regular student in the college and also took some tuition to understand the main subjects and I passed that way. I have been working in my field since fourteen years as an engineer and perfectly doing the job.Now I have doubts.. More

  • Repaying Stolen or Ill-gotten Money

    If a person steals or cheats someone of money and then repents and intends to repay the same amount, how he can repay this money if he doesn't know the person or cannot contact the person? Can he pay beggar or needy person the same amount of money? If not then what he should do? To whom he should pay? Can he pay to any religious institution? .. More

  • I hugged my naked sister when I was 13

    When I was young 13 years old, I hugged my sister naked? After 20 years, could I repent to Allah since I did this a long time ago, and I have been trying to be a good Muslem since then?.. More

  • Knowing Allaah has forgiven our sins before death

    HOW CAN A PERSON KNOW IF ALLAH (SWT) FORGAVE HIM BEFORE HE DIES?.. More

  • What is Taqwa?

    What is Taqwa? Specify in maximum detail. .. More

  • Falsifying income

    WHILE I STILL GO TO SCHOOL AND WORKOF THE SAME TIME, I LIVE IN A SUBSIDIZED, APARTMENTS. EVERY YEAR WE HAVE RECERTIFICATION OF INCOME AND I CHEATED THE OFFICE EVERY YEAR, PROVIDING THEM WITH ONLY HALF OF MY INCOME WHICH IS TAXABLE AND THE OTHER HALF I GET IT CASH . ALSO, I HAVE SOME ASSISTANCE FROM THE GOVERMENT BESIDES HOUSING AND THAT IS MEDCAID.. More

  • Attending Co-ed College

    I study in a college which is co-educational and is full of girls. I know looking at the girls is Zina of the eye, but there are so many girls that sometimes unintentionally I look at them. What shall I do to avoid this? Is it okay to answer when a girl speaks to me? Is it okay to take educational help from them? .. More

  • Muslim Woman who Never Practiced Religion

    I have a very serious question that preoccupied me as I couldn't answer the person who asked me. The person is born Muslim but has never practiced religion. No fasting no praying....she has sinned a lot according to her saying and has even practised abortion. Now this person has decided to become a good Muslim and change all her life but someone told.. More

  • Swearing to a lie on Allah

    If someone swears by Allah (wa-Allahi) something is true knowing that it is a lie, what can that person do to repent for what he has done? .. More

  • How to overcome one's nervousness

    I get nervous with very small little things. In this case how could I overcome my nervousness?.. More

  • Using the phone to make unrecorded 'free' calls

    I find it is possible to call some numbers on my phone without being billed. Can I call these numbers? .. More

  • Very Nervous and Lacks Patience

    I am 19 years old. I am very nervous and I do not know how to be patient. .. More

  • Spiritual journey of a Muslim

    What is the general path followed in becoming a Muslim? What does the spiritual journey entail? Just as a Hindu goes through 4 stages in life, and a Buddhist follows the 8-fold Path, what happens in the spiritual life of a Muslim? Thank you! .. More

  • Male Muslim easily aroused wants to marry but parents want him to graduate from university first.

    I am 22 years old and I get sexually aroused quickly. The problem is my parents do not care about my getting married or not.They say wait until I graduate from the university. So I began looking for a wife with their knowledge. Each house I went I was told I was still a student and wait till I graduate, after about 6 years. I don`t know what to do,.. More