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Marriage - General
7th October 2025

Urgent question regarding conditional divorce

Asalamualaikum hope you are well may Allah reward you, I’ve been told by a mufti in the shariah council in England that if a man hypothetically was to say “if you don’t do this you are “ and if he says the word to his wife if he did it to make her do something or a threat it doesn’t count, just double checking according to hanafi lmk please? Also according to hanafi what if they.....
Marriage - General
3rd October 2025

Urgent- the questions is about divorce

Asalamualaikum hope you are well , My wife has been abusing me for months, yesterday i said to her “you’re” and then the word. I then took her back saying “I take you back as my wife” . I wanna know what’s the process, she was on her period or just about to finish, this is the only time it has or ever happened, do I need to say specific wording or is what I said sufficient and.....
Marriage - General
3rd October 2025

Urgent question regarding non existent divorce

Asalamualaikum , hope you are well and may Allah reward you, there’s a few scenarios I want you to put me in peace in writing, I already went on a molvi for shariah council but I just wanted to clarify on writing so im mentioning the full story, here are a few things said:I had no intention for any I just wanted to talk to her or just wanted her to listen to me 1. I said to my wife: “Come.....
Marriage - Issues
3rd October 2025

Extreme waswasah Urgent question regarding non existent divorce

Asalamualaikum , hope you are well and may Allah reward you, I’ve really needed your help and have been suffering for so long I’m sorry for being long but if you can please help me out inshallah 1-My main question regarding the conditional is I follow the view of ibn taymiyyah The fact that he says it’s based on intention if it’s to encourage and threaten then it doesn’t count as d.....
Marriage - Issues
3rd October 2025

Overly Possessive wife raising suspicions in relationship

Assalam o alaikum WRB, I am 43 yr & my wife is 39 yrs old. We are into 16 yrs of marriage with 2 boys. My wife is suspicious about my actions before any women including my Sister in laws like noticing whether I am looking at them. I limit my conversation with them during family get togethers. When we are outside, She is watching on me whether I am looking at other women & starts accusing me that.....
Marriage - Issues
13th September 2025

Wife is unresponsive for intimacy

My age is 28 and our marriage has almost completed 6 years, alhamdulillah. My wife is almost the same age as me and we have 2 children, alhamdulillah. We both, alhamdulillah, try to practice the Deen as much as possible. The problem is, from just a few months after our marriage, my wife began to show complete reluctance in responding physically, and gradually it became very severe. I, physically,.....
Marriage - General
4th September 2025

Is my marriage of 16 yeras eligit in the sight of the Almighty?

Salamu Alaikum Warahmetullahi, I would deeply appreciate any recommendation about my family's situation. I became a practicing muslim 3 years ago at the age 39, my husband of 16 years who believes in One God and knows few Surah like Al-Fatihah is not a practising muslim. We have three children together, 13, 9 and 5. Recently I have become distressed due to the reason that some imams, with all o.....
Marriage - General
3rd September 2025

Question about Nikah

Asalam u alikom warahmatullah wabarakatu I have a question. Can I marry my mom's cousin who's stepmom breastfed my mom but not his biological mom in that time we both were not born. Thank you and have a great day.....
Imaan / 'Aqaaid
2nd September 2025

Doubts about kufr

Salaam I am someone who is very scared about committing kufr/shirk. Sometimes i think I have done so but can't remember either what exactly I said/did, the intention behind such an action, or whether such an action constituted shirk/kufr. Theoretically, if I have committed kufr but not completely sure, and I ignore it so I don't spiral (because I have had bad OCD episodes in the past), would I b.....
Imaan / 'Aqaaid
2nd September 2025

Nike and kufr

Salaam Is there any consensus that wearing nike is kufr considering the following: a) the name is based of a false goddess b) it is believed that the swoosh is based off the wing of the false goddess c) in recent years nike produced a product that read "goddess of victory", I say this because some say the connotations of kufr have disappeared. I ask because although it is easy for me to avo.....
Marriage - Issues
31st August 2025

Civil court divorce in an european country/shareeh talaq

Assalam alaikam, I’ve been married for more than 20 years and have 3 children. For multiples issues I filed a divorce in a French civil court. My husband did not come to the hearing. After few months the court issued the divorce judgement. It’s been 5 years we have no contact. Recently i came to know he was admitted for a severe stroke and could no longer walk and talk. I met him and his fr.....
Judiciary
6th August 2025

Inquiry Regarding False Accusation and Its Consequences in Islam

Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh, I pray this message reaches you in the best state of Iman and health. I am writing to seek your guidance on a deeply distressing and personal matter. An individual has been falsely accused of sexually abusing children, including his own. This grave and damaging allegation has led to the complete destruction of his reputation. He is subjected .....
Halal and Haram
6th August 2025

Request for Clarification on Nābulusī’s View Regarding Music and Instruments (Ḥanafi)

Assalāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuh, I hope you are well and in the best of īmān and health. My name is Ali. I am a 37-year-old software engineer living in Canada, and I follow the Ḥanafī madhhab. I have two young children (ages 5 and 3), and I strive to maintain an Islamic environment in my personal and family life. I’ve recently been reading about the position of.....
Halal and Haram
6th August 2025

Frustration Over Fixed Taxi Fares vs Dynamic Pricing (Halal or Haram)

Aslamu Aleykum I am a licensed taxi driver working in Barcelona, Spain. I bought my license for around €135,000 and am strictly required by law to use the taximeter at all times. That means I cannot adjust my prices, even when the streets are full of customers and demand is very high. Meanwhile, companies like Uber, Cabify, and Bolt — operating under what we call "VTC" licenses here — ar.....
Salaah - Tahara
19th July 2025

Istinja for passing wind with blood

As salaam u alaikum, I have an issue where whenever I pass wind blood comes out as well. However the blood doesn’t get on my underwear (meaning there’s no traces of blood on my underwear). However there is blood in my backside between the crack. I know this because whenever I pass wind and wipe there’s blood on the tissue paper so I know there’s blood in between my crack even though there.....
Halal and Haram
19th July 2025

Halal and Haram in Recruitment industry

I am working as a recruiter. My main duties are basically cold calling clients to see if anyone is currently hiring or will soon hire and find candidates to according to the clients' needs. Recruiters get commission of a certain percentage of a years salary from the client. I always make sure the job itself that I am recruiting for is halal. Oftentimes, recruiters get in touch with candidates.....
Marriage - Issues
19th July 2025

Question regarding the principle: "Certainty is not overruled by doubt" apply to Divorce case

Assalamualaikum Background: I have OCD, particularly related to cleanliness and religious matters. One day, I felt what seemed like an intention to divorce, combined with ambiguous (kinayah) wording. This led me to believe and feel certain that a divorce had taken place. Later, I learned more about OCD and how it can create false but convincing intentions. This made me doubt whether the int.....
Marriage - Issues
19th July 2025

Talaaq

Aslm i was married 22 years ago and had a son. We seperated when my son was cour through a court interdict az he was abusivs to my other kids. I havent seen him for 17 years. Is the nikaah still valid.....
Hajj / Umrah
8th July 2025

Drawing blood during ihram

Salaam, I have a question about drawing blood while in a state of ihram during hajj. If someone uses an interdental brush during ihram and it causes their gums to bleed, does this require any form of penalty or expiation? Also if a person were to hold a soap bar in the restrooms to smell and check if it is fragranced and discovers that it is so, although the soap was not applied to the entir.....
Transactions
3rd July 2025

Is trading halal if you dont know what you're doing

Salaams, I have recently started trading on the stock market and dont really know what I am doing. I buy and sell stocks based on feeling and hope which to me sounds like gambling/uncertainty. I buy and sell shares numerous times each day. So, is it permissible if I carry on trading without knowing what im doing?.....