Salaamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh
Noble Shaykh
we live in a city where there is no salafi masjid and some of the brothers in this city who try to adhere to the authentic sunnah wish to establish a masjid. We intend to meet and this discuss this issue. can you advise us as to what should be our concerns? Are there any issues that would prohibit us from opening a masjid? Barakallahu fiqum.

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نحن نعيش في بلدة لا يوجد فيها مسجد سلفي ونحن نرغب باقامة مسجد فما هي المهام التي يجب الاهتمام بها وما هي نصيحتكم؟
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ASSALAAM ALAIKUM Shk

What should be the concern of the brothers, who are trying to follow sunnah,trying to establish a salafi masjid as there is no salafi masjid in the city? What is islamic ruling regarding this issue? Is there any prohibition?

ASSALAAM ALAIKUM
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As-Salamu alaykum Rahmatullah
I am need of some advice -
I have partake in the major sin -Riba - by the acceptance of credit cards. I and the Shaytain at the time, allowed me to be fouled/tricked knowingly to its acceptance. Though by the grace of Allah Subhanna wa tala, I am able to see to war from Allah Subhanna wa tala as the consequence. And I have sought the Taubah. Though: There still exist the debt & contracts from this act. I have little left from the possession obtain with these cards- and plenty of debt. I have found myself barely able to sustain myself. A third of my sustenance going towards these credit card payments. Though I have red myself of the cards themselves: what else should I do regarding the debt/contract and those things I still have that were purchased from those cards. May Allah continue to aid you, and grant you taufiq -Ameen

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انا وقعت في الربا عن طريق بطاقات الائتمان والحمد لله انا تائب من ذلك ولكن يجب علي تسديد مبالغ كثيرة للباطاقات وانفق ثلث مالي لدفعها فما يجب علي تجاه هذا العقد هل من الواجب سداده...
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I have partaken in the major sin -Riba - by the acceptance of credit cards. I have sought Taubah though: There still exist the debt & contracts from this act. I have little left from the possession obtain with these cards- and plenty of debt. I have found myself barely able to sustain myself. A third of my sustenance is going towards these credit card payments. Though I have get rid of these cards: what else should I do regarding the debt/contract and those things I still have that were purchased from those cards. May Allah continue to aid you, and grant you taufiq -Ameen

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as salaamu alaykum wa rahmatulahi wa barakatu

May Allah preserve you ya shaaykh
a questioner asks:

what is the solution for someone who seems to always forget to remeber Allaah like before eating and other times of remeberence. even if the person prays regular in the masajid and stands in qiyam every night but still he is forgetful to remember at appropriate times what can help to solve this barakallaahufeekum

Jazakallahu khair

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Bismillah

As-Salam Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa baraktuh

Insha'Allah I want to get married,but I have intentions to study Insha'Allah in Medina, and from what I've been told and what I've read its hard to have a wife if your trying to study in Medina.Should I just seek marriage or just increase myself in knowledge or both?

JazakAllahu Khayr

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Salam Aleykum i wanted to know is there a hadith narrating that there is no 2 jamahs at the same masjid better explained If the Isha prayer is prayed and brothers come in after the prayer is thier any proof that they can pray in a jamah?

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ASSALAAM ALAIKUM WARAHMATULLAHI WABARAKATUH

1) Explanation needed regarding a Hadith narrating that there is no two jamahs at the same masjid ?

2) Is it permissible in the light of Qur'an and Sunnah for brothers who came when prayer got over and formed another jamah in the same masjid ?

ASSALAAM ALAIKUM WARAHMATULLAHI WABARAHKATUH
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A brother is asking:

Asalamlaikum wa Rahmatullah. Sheikh May Allah Preserve you and Reward you.


I live in the US and am looking to buy a new house from a Christian. The contract between the seller and I will be such that the price of the house is fixed and the number of payments is fixed and the amount of each payment is fixed. There is no interest involved, Wal Hamdulilah. The seller is legally considered as an owner in that he can sell the property if he wishes to. He however owes money on the house to a Bank. The contract between him and the Bank is based on interest. (He is going to provide me with the proof that the house is getting paid for and by the end of our deal he would have paid off the house and would transfer the deed in my name)

The question is, is it permissible for me to buy the house from this person. Also do I have to watch out for other conditions that should be met according to The Most Noble Shariah of Islam.


Please give me a detailed answer, May Allah Preserve you and Reward you in the Dunya and the Akheerah.
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اعيش في امريكا وانا ارغب بشراء بيت من شخص نصراني، و ساسدد له مبلغ البيت وفاتورات التسديد غير متغيرة، وهو يملك البيت قانونيا ولكنه يجب عليه تسديد مبالغ للبنك الدي شرى له البيت وهذا العقد بينه وبين البنك ربوي، فهل يجوز شراء البيت منه ام اشتريه حتى يسدد هذه المبالغ. وما هي الصفات الشرعية لشراء البيوت؟
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A Muslim brother is buying (buyer) house from a Christian seller (legally owner of the house in question), transacion between them is interest-free as mode of payment involves fixed no: of installments of fixed amount. Seller (Christian) owes money on the house to a Bank, transaction between seller and bank involves interest. Seller (Christian) would give proof to Muslim brother that house has been paid-off (to Bank) and would transfer it to Buyer(Muslim). Is this transaction betweem Muslim brother and seller allowed in the light of Qur'an & Sunnah ?? What other things Muslim brother should takecare to follow ISLAMIC SHARI'AH ??? Answer in detail.



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As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa baarakatu



A married couple have been afflicted by evileye, they do not know who has done this to them Allahu'musta'aan. Please can you advise them Insha'Allaah, what they can do from the Qu'aan and sunnah to get rid of this. The couple were told by someone that they can take a bath or make wudu using the same water to pour over themselves, but they dont know if this action is from the sunnah?

Can you please advise or give a list of things that can be done from the sunnah to get rid of the evileye Insha'Allah.

The evileye is soo bad they also have jinns bothering them mainly the brothers wife who is regulary over taken by them at night and can be heard by neighbours abusing them. The jinn can also be seen in the house on occasions, like a shadow moving across the walls. It has resulted in the wife wanting to divorce on and off, but recently more so.
This has been going on for the past year and a half.



The brothers wife would also like to know Insha'Allaah if
ARTHRITIS is a disease from shaytan? or pains in the hands and legs? as the wife has this.

Please can you help them Insha'Allaah.




Jazzakallaah Khairun

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Questions:
1- Can you please advise or give a list of things that can be done from the sunnah & Qur'an to get rid of the evileye, as married couple have been afflicted by evileye ??The evileye is soo bad, they also have jinns bothering them mainly the brothers wife who is regulary over taken by them at night and can be heard by neighbours abusing them. The jinn can also be seen in the house on occasions, like a shadow moving across the walls. It has resulted in the wife wanting to divorce on and off, but recently more so. This has been going on for the past year and a half. Your advice needed Shk.

2- The couple were told by someone that they can take a bath or make wudu using the same water to pour over themselves, but they dont know if this action is from the sunnah??

3- Is ARTHRITIS(joint pain) a disease from shaytan or pains in the hands and legs, wife is suffering from this disease?

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Assalam-o-Alaikum wa Rhmatullah,

Is it permissible to send rewards of Quran Recitation to the deceased loved ones and also to offer their missed salawaat on their behalf?
I remember reading a hadith about a sahaabi who asked about giving sadaqah on his mother's behalf.
Jazakumullahhil Khair

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Is it permissible to
- send rewards of Qur'an recitation to the deceased
- offer their (deceased) missed salawaat
- give sadaqah
on their (deceased) behalf????

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Assalamualaikum

Q1: if you are required by law to get car insurance to drive, and you have to take it by choosing the lesser of the two evils (e.g your licence being revoked/ imprisonment - whilst having a family etc, or choosing the least expensive quote), are you sinful if you drive without it

Q2: What is the condition of a masjid built on the creed of the salaf selling books by people like Muhammad Qutb, and if they put a sticker warning about the creed of the author/authors is this correct, even though the average layman may diregard it and end up liking the author?

Q3: Is one allowed to make or sell fictional stories for children which teach islamic ettiquettes in them?

Q4: How do sisters who study at home spread the their knowledge through being at home - if the people they live with find it difficult to take information from her because she is a woman and they show no interest in islam. Does she keep on learning, and wait until she has children she can pass on the knowledge?

Q5: What role did the sahabiyah play in spreading the dawah?

Q7: What advice would you give to practicing 'salafi' brothers who hate to take information from women, and only see them as being created for the fulfilment of their desires.

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مسجد اسس على منهج اهل السنة ولكن يبيعن في مكتبتهم كتب لمثلا محمد قطب فماذا تنصح؟



هل يجوز تاليف او بيع كتب فيها قصص خيالية تعلم الاخلاق الاسلامية للاطفال؟

كيف تنشر المراة العلم للاخرين وهي في بيتها؟ وكيف كان دور الصحابيات في المجتمع المسلم؟

ماذا تنصح الرجال الذين لا يقبلون النصيحة او العلم من النساء ويظنون ان المرآة خلقت لاشباع شهوتهم؟
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Assalamualaikum

Many sisters are married to live with their inlaws, where there are non-mahram and their, husbands are the main providers. The sister is required to work to avoid the fitnah of the inlaws abuse etc, and their non practicing husbands refuse to provide them with a seperate accomodation and deprive them of some of their rights, because his parents come first. Their husbands want them to do everything for their families - cook, clean etc, and prevent them from visiting their own families, or are angered when they return after they have been granted permission.

What advise can we give to such sisters - who try to practice themselves and want to avoid divorce out of fear they will be looked down by their society?

jazakalllah khyr

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بعض الاخوات التزوجات يسكن مع عائلة ازواجهن في نفس البيت، حيث هناك غير محارمهن و يجب عليهن تجنب الفتنة و معاكسة الاجانب عنهن وازوجهن غير الملتزمين يأبون توفير مسكن خاص لهن ويريدن منهن خدمة عائلتهم من طبخ وتنظيف وايضا لا يسمحوا لهم بالخروخ لزيارة الاقارب... فماذا تنصح هؤلاة النساء اللواتي يردن تجنب الطلاق ويخشون من ان لا يكون لهن نصيب بالاختلاط بالمجتمع؟

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is it permissable to sell hair straighteners? knowing that most the people in country may use it for haram, howeve i aim to sell over ebay, not knowing who i am selling it to, so what is the ruling on selling something that may be used for tabaruj, but i dont know if they are going to use it for that purpose...furthermore, with ebay, i may sell the item, but once someone has bought it from me, i then see the person who has bought it, i.e joanne smith, then the most likely case is that she will use it for haram, but then it is too late to pull out of the deal...so whats the ruling on selling on ebay, comestics that i dont know who i am selling to, and for what purpose they will use it for, in a land where the most likely is that they will use it for haram.

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What is the ruling on selling on ebay-cosmetics that I don't know whom I am selling to, and for what purpose they will use it, in a land where the most likely is that they will use it for haram? Is it permissible to sell such products on ebay?

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asalamualikum
i have a Q.

i would like to know from our noble shaykh, what is the ruling on announcing death of Muslims, common muslims or scholars? is it permissible to do it through mailing list, e-groups, on forums online, also in newspaper or in masjid or events?

is there any difference of opinion amongst our scholars on this issue? i would like to know detail ruling on this issue?

jazak allahu khayr
was-salamualikum

I feel difficulties in knowing whether my question has ever been replied.
Please help.

Jazakumullah-o-Khairun
Amjad

salaam oe laikoem wtb, excuus me, im new here on this website my english is bad i hope you can understand me im from holland i try my best to please allah swt im trying my best to live according the sunna.i always set the intention for allah..al islam..trying to set an example of a rightious muslim agains everybody here in holland. i have a question wich disturbs me, the question: me as a muslim living in a nunmuslim state/gouverment that because i was born here and rased here by my parents my parent at their time emigrated for finenciel reason, are we muslims allowed to live among the kaffirs?in a nunmuslim state i heard an imam once saying that it is a major sin!if it woud you please help me finding an propare answer from a reliable sheikh djazak allah ghair samir.

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Are Muslims allowed to live in a NON-MUSLIM Country (or NON-MUSLIM Government) if emigrated for financial reasons ??? Questioner lives in a NON-MUSLIM Country along with parents. What should be done in the light of Qur'an & Sunnah ??

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As Salaam Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

Ya Sheikh I have 2 questions that need clarification

Can you please tell me the ruling on women attending a jinazah (funeral). Are they allowed to attend?

Also, can the husband wash the body of his disceased wife?

Jazakalu khyran

as salam aleikum
what should a person who lives in the west,and have the money for hajj ,but cant come back in the country he lives in cuz he isnt a legal resident.
should he wait untill he get the paper or should he go for hajj?

As-salaamu alaykum ya sheikh, May Allah Preserve you and Reward you.


Me and my wife we both are from Bangladesh but she is an immigrant in Canada. My wife and I are a bit confused regarding a decision. My student visa for Canada is expiring on 31st July. Now my father in law my mother in law, my mother and father, they all want my wife to sponsor me as she is a immigrant in canada, so that I can take my Canadian passport and then leave the country with her. They are giving us lots of reasons like it would be easy for us to go to the middle east with Canadian passport then that of Bangladeshi passport. Also if we move to Bangladesh and we don’t like it then we can come back to Canada later on. We do not want to follow our desires but want to follow the revelations. Please advice us, what should we do? May Allaah preserve you and bless you.

JazakAllaahu Khairan
Saifuddin

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ASSALAAM ALAIKUM



Brother & his wife are from Bangladesh but she is an immigrant in Canada. Brother's student visa for Canada is expiring on 31st July. Now their father and mother want his wife to sponsor him as she is an immigrant in canada, so that he can take his Canadian passport and then leave the country with her. They (relatives) are giving them (couple) lots of reasons like it would be easy to go back to Canada if couple doesn't like Bangladesh and easy to go to ME (middle east) etc.Please advice them, what should they do in the light Qur'an & Sunnah? May Allaah preserve you and bless you.

ASSALAAM ALAIKUM
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ASSALAAM ALAIKUM

Your question has been moved here. As it is related to 'Family Matters- Evaluating Marriage. . .' section.

ASSALAAM ALAIKUM

Asalaamu aalikuum wa rahmatullah

Is there any sin upon a Muslim woman in the West if she got married and took her husband's last name without knowing that she was supposed to keep her father's last name? Should she change it back to her father's last name? If she does this, she will have to pay various fees for changing her name back. Could you please advise her on what she should do and what would be the best thing to do. Her husband would not object to her changing her name back if that is necessary. JazakAllahu khairan.

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ASSALAAM ALAIKUM

1) What a Muslim woman, living in west, should do if she has changed her last name from father's name to husband's name ? Should she change it (to father's name) even if it results in various fees ?
2) Is there any sin upon Muslim woman if she changed her name without knowing that she was not supposed to do this ?

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As salaam alaikum wa rahmatullah,

I just listened to the lecture that was held on November 10, 2007 - an open question and answer session.

There was a question as follows:



The sheik may Allah bless him with jannah in sha allah - answered (in summary) that Allah would not create a healing in somthing that is haram and that no matter what form it comes in it is haram and can not be bought, sold, or used and that it is haram.

However, I would like an elaboration on this subject if the sheik or any of the sheiks will specify on this topic with an answer to my question here:

Regarding the medication that have such and element in them that is equivillant to the street drugs such as tylonel with codine, all ADHD medications with metheaphemadine (sp?), morphine, and the like. These drugs all contain narcotics in the sence that they begin in the same form; however, you can not get 'high' using them although they can become addictive they do not have the same negative effects when used as a medicine as when they are used as street drugs. For example, the ADHD medicines on the market all contain methenphemadine (sp?) or cocain as called on the streets; however, one can not get high from taking it - in order to get high, they would have to break the pill open and smoke it. There are side effects and there is possibile death, addition, etc with all of these medicines but one can also die or have similar side effects with any drug that is not considered a street drug equivallent if used in another way than intended. Not to mention, people can also die or have severe adverse side effects with herbal medicines if not selected correctly. Therefore, at what point to these medicines become haram? Is it only haram if it effects you in the same way it would if you have the same effects as using it the way of the streets like smoking it. How does it compare to the various uses of alcohal in which if one drinks it he/she becomes intoxicated yet if he/she uses it to clean a wound then they will not become intoxicated and then is that use of it still haram?

Jazak Allah Khair
Umm Hasan

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ASSALAAM ALAIKUM WA RAHMATULLAHI WA BARAKATUH

1 - Regarding the medication that have such an element in them that is equivalent to the street drugs. These drugs all contain narcotics in the sense that they begin in the same form; however, you can not get 'high' using them although they can become addictive they do not have the same negative effects when used as a medicine as when they are used as street drugs. For example, the ADHD medicines on the market all contain methenphemadine (sp?) or cocain as called on the streets; however, one can not get high from taking it (medicine) - in order to get high, they would have to break the pill open and smoke it. There are side effects and there is possibility of death etc with all of these medicines. But one can also die or have similar side effects with any drug that is not considered a street drug equivalent if used in another way than intended. Islamic rulings regarding these medicines ?

2 - People can also die or have severe adverse side effects with herbal medicines if not selected correctly ? Therefore, at what point do these medicines become HARAM ?

3 - Is herbal medicines only HARAM if it effects you in the same way as that of the street drugs but only when taken by means of smoking that herbal medicine ?

4 - How does it compares to the various uses of alcohol in which if one drinks alcohol he/she becomes intoxicated yet if he/she uses it to clean a wound then they will not become intoxicated ? Is this use of alcohol HARAM ?

ASSALAAM ALAIKUM WA RAHMATULLAHI WABARAKATUH
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As salaamu alaikum. A sister is in Iddah for the second time, she is in polygyny. Her husband says he is still boycotting her due to some previous misbehavior from her early in the Iddah.

Is it permissible to boycott outside the home and after Iddah is pronounced?

The husband never gives the sister her nights anymore as well, Is this permissible?

Jazakaallahu Khayrn.

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اخت انتهت وقت عدتها وزوجها الذي هو متعدد الزوجات هاجرها بسبب انها اساءت له في وقت العدة فهل يجوز للزوج هجرها بعد العدة وهل يجوز له ان لا ينام معها في ليلتها؟


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