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  • Working in a beauty saloon

    I have a friend who works in a beauty saloon. Recently shewas told that working there and the money earned thereis also Haram.I have listedher work below andI would like know to clarifywhether what she is doing is Haram or Halal according to Qur'an and Sunnah. Please note that she is a Muslim and this work is a source of income for her and.. More

  • Wants His Wife to Join Him by Travelling without Mahram

    I am newly married. I am working in Saudi Arabia as an Engineer. I got my family Visa to bring my wife here. I took two months vacation instead of one month due to marriage. Now company is not ready to allow me to go on short vacation to bring my wife. In this case my wife can travel from Delhi Airport to Jeddah Airport (5.5Hrs Journey) without Mahram... More

  • Having more than one wife in the US

    In the United States, is it legal to have more than one wife?.. More

  • Pronounced divorce to his wife three times

    Iam married to two women. Seven years ago I went to Jerusalem with my first wife and during the first two months of our six-month stay there she became pregnant. After the third month of her pregnancy we had a fierce fight and she had me put in jail in Israel. When the police came to take me to told her 'you are divorced' three times. I was.. More

  • Step-father as Mahram

    Is my step-father Mahram for me?.. More

  • The amount established for mahr

    Please explain the concept ofMahr (dower the bride-groom pays to his wife) in Islam. What should be the amount of money or value of the Mahr? Can it bea small amountor very large?Can the guardian of the bride demand a very large amountfor Mahr? I encountered this situation andneed clarification from Shariah. .. More

  • Name of Malak

    Is the name of Malak allowed for Muslim?.. More

  • Loves a Christian girl but parents object

    Imet a girlwho is a Christianand we love each other. The girlwants to become a Muslim. My father and motherare not happy aboutour getting married.What shouldI do?I don't want to upset them or something worst.At the same time God will not forgive me about that girl; she loves Islam and she said this is the right religion for her. We love each.. More

  • Paying cash instead of slaughtering for Aqiqa

    I am trying to makeAqiqa for son. Can I pay cash as a donation to needy Muslims instead of slaughtering sheep or goats? Where we live it is hard to find sheep or goats to slaughter. According to the Sunnah what are the requirements and the procedures to make Aqiqa? .. More

  • Having two wedding celebrations at the same time and place

    Is it permitted in Islam to celebrate two marriage receptions (Walimahs) of two persons in the same place at the same time? This has led to many superstitions in our religion. One of my aunts died when she attended a marriage of a relative in these circumstances, leading some family members to think the same thing will happen if we combined two.. More

  • Hesitating to marry a girl who is not pretty

    My question is to do about the prayer of for guidance (Istikharah).I thoughtof proposing for a girl and I performed the prayer of Istikharah after the Fajr prayer. I slept and had a dream which greatly impressed me. After a while I lost interest in the girlprimarily becauseshe is not pretty. This started to become aproblem to me. She loves me.. More

  • Intercourse with the mother in-law

    I read in Saheeh Bukhari, in the chapter "Book of Marriage", that the scholars Az-Zuhri, Mujahid and some companions of the Prophet were of the opinion that if a man commits sexual intercourse with his mother in-law the marriageto his wife will not be invalid. Whyis henot stoned to death as punishment as that is the Hadd punishment mentioned.. More

  • Muslim girls want protection from promiscuous fiancés and husbands

    Iwant to know whether Islam allows husbands to lie to their wives. I also want to know ifa personhas the right to ask his/her future marriage partner about his/her physical experience with previous partners. What Ibelieve is that in Islam a divorcedgirl gets less Mahr than a virgin. If the girl wants to marry someone who never had intercourse,.. More

  • Western education and polygyny

    Please tell me the importance of Western education for the Muslim Ummah and the importance of polygamy to Muslims... More

  • Oral Sex With Wives

    What does the Shari'a say about oral sex? .. More