A person wishes for death because of sickness.
While wishing for death is not suicide, it is not permissible to wish for death because of worldly hardships.
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General Fiqh
Are leadership courses permissible?
Leadership courses are inspirations of shiataan. The quest for leadership is a carnal lust which destroys a man in this dunya and the Aakhirah. It is haraam to seek leadership. If…
I am a resident in an area where a well-known Muslim family has begun construction of a business.
The moral principle of Islam: Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: "A true Muslim is one from whose tongue and hands Muslims are safe." 2) The legal principle of Islam: In…
What should be done with bones? Should bones be thrown into the dirt or buried?
Bones should neither be thrown into the dirt nor buried. Say Bismillaah, and put the bones outside. A passing jinn will take it, and if there is no jinn, it will be food for a dog…
Are there any authentic Hadith kitaabs besides Bukhaari and Muslim?
There are many authentic Hadith Kutub besides Bukhaari and Muslim.
What should I say if a Muslim (for example, my parents or a stranger) confronts me with hostility and asks why I do not wear a mask in the Masjid?
The response for ignorance is not to vindicate your stance nor to try to convince the jaahil. The Qur'aan's prescription for ignorance is: "When they (the Muttaqeen) hear drivel,…
Can a person make his house Waqf and still live in it?
Yes, one may make one's house Waqf and live in it until one's death. It is necessary to make it currently Waqf. The Waqf may not be attributed to one's death. That is, you may not…
A man organizes a Qur'aan Khatam for his sick friends.
The organized khatam is bid'ah. It has no basis in the Shariah. It smacks of riya. If the friend is sincere, he will make dua in privacy for his sick friend. He will not advertise…
A Shaafi scholar claims that the fist-length beard is not Sunnah for Shaafis.
The fact that the fellow displays his snout in a haraam manner on a haraam medium testifies for his corrupt understanding of the Shaafi' position regardless of him being a Shaafi…
How are we supposed to maintain family ties.
Family ties are correctly maintained by acting according to the Shariah. Although dua should be made, the requisite is to ensure that your conduct towards family members is kind,…
Ten years ago I hit a servant. Should I now apologize to him?
Sin does not become old and Allah Ta'ala does not forget. It is Waajib for you to seek forgiveness from the person and to make him happy by giving him something.
Some one forgot their laptop at the place where I am employed.
A notice pertaining to the lost item has to be incumbently put up in the store. The item has to be kept in trust for at least a year. After a year if the owner has not appeared, it…
After making the Sajdah Tilaawat, should one resume the Qur'aan recitation with Ta-awwuz or Tasmiyah?
If after having made the Sajdah you immediately resume the tilaawat without doing anything or speaking, then begin with Tasmiyah (Bismillaah…). If you had spoken or did something…
According to a graduate of Darul Ifta Chicago kuffaar wedding anniversaries, wearing ties are permissible.
Far from being valid, his view is palpable trash, the figment of nafsaaniyat. He has failed to apply his mind constructively, hence the commission of cognizant miscegenation. The…
A sheikh's advice regarding thikr is as follows: " When you make thikr, there must be an outcome of thikr.
The respected sheikh has erred – erred egregiously. His deprecation of the Thaakir with the derogatory epithet 'wazeefjee'; his fobbing off the 'pulling of the tasbeeh'; his…
I heard that if someone makes Salaam from behind, one should not respond.
Yes, it is correct. Imaam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullah alayh) said to Imaam Abu Yusuf (Rahmatullah alayh): "If someone calls you from behind, do not answer him. Animals are driven with…
When criticizing someone even validly, one is accused of being 'judgemental'.
The 'judgemental' stupidity advanced to promote abstention from valid Shar'i criticism is a ploy of Iblees to close the avenue of Amr Bil Ma'roof Nahy Anil Munkar. In fact, being…
Is it obligatory for a man to take care of his father-in-law?
If the father-in-law has no one to take care of him, then this obligation devolves on the son-in-law.
I had sincerely made Taubah and pledged to Allah Ta'ala not to commit the sin again.
You should renew your Taubah. Again make Taubah. Never abandon Taubah. But at the time of Taubah be sincere and renew the pledge to abstain from sin.
In Durban a Muslim shot and killed another Muslim.
Killing a person, especially a Muslim, intentionally without valid reason is obviously a major sin of the gravest kind. Killing in terms of the Shariah are classified into…