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Marriage - Issues

11th May 2024

Doubt in Divorce Incident

Assalamualaikum I once said some words that I suspected might be divorce words. So I searched for a fatwa on the internet that was similar to my situation and found that it resulted in divorce and I believed it. Later, I learned more from another fatwa from a local scholar about the correctness of the divorce expression, and this fatwa seemed more weighty than the first fatwa, but I was sti.....

Halal and Haram

11th May 2024

Providing Consulting Services to Bank

Assalamualikum Warahamatullahi Wabarakatuh My question is related to providing consulting services to a bank. I work for a consulting firm and one of our clients is a bank. I am supposed to build and optimise personalised marketing campaigns for different banking products such as home loan, credit cards, personal loans e.t.c for that bank. My role will be to clean, prepare and present their da.....

Marriage - Issues

10th May 2024

Some words in Quran are pronounced exactly like "divorce" in my local language

Assalamualaikum I read in the Qur'an that some words in the verse are pronounced exactly like "divorce" in my local language. If I read that word with hidden intention, will it affect the marriage?.....

Marriage - Issues

10th May 2024

Some local words pronounced exactly like "divorce"

Assalamualaikum I speak a local language where some words not meaning about divorce, but the words are pronounced exactly like "divorce". If said with hidden intention, will it affect the marriage?.....

Marriage - Issues

10th May 2024

Kinayah divorce sentence in website and book

Assalamualaikum I have seen some sentence on websites or books that are similar to the Kinayah word of divorce. If I express agreement such as "OK" with that sentence and have the intention of divorce, will it result in a divorce?.....

Marriage - Issues

10th May 2024

Istis'haab (presumption of continuity)

Assalamualaikum A man had divorce intentions in his heart but didn't say anything. Later, he said a sentence that was a metaphor for divorce, but he was unsure if he had the intention of divorce when he said it. Will his first intention be counted as continuation (Istis'haab) coming to his speech or not? As far as I know, Istis'haab (presumption of continuity) applies to the continuation .....

Miscellaneous

10th May 2024

A curse

Salam. I have a query related to a “saying” by my In Laws according to which the daughter in laws of the family CANNOT wear Black dress/Scarf as it was prohibited to them generations ago by some Wali/Baba. the reasons behind was given that wearing black by Daughter in laws could result in extremely bad consequences for the family i.e. death. As it happened with 2 Uncles of my husband who.....

Halal and Haram

2nd May 2024

Sports competition with entry fees

Assalamu alaikum, Is it allowed to join sports competitions with entry fees, even if I don’t accept the prize when I win? The organizer uses part of the entry fee for the monetary prizes......

Halal and Haram

2nd May 2024

Intention

As-salamu alaikum, For example: if somebody does a halal job, but (because of ocd) he thinks it is a haram job which involves kufr (blasphemy) , but he is still doing it. Later he found out that the job was totally halal and nothing about that job was haram let alone kufr/blasphemy. Was he sinful and is the salary that he earned during that time haram for him ?.....

Women

30th April 2024

Masturbating in ramadan

Assalamualikum. I am a female and gave into temptation and masturbated for seconds maybe a minute not sure but not very long. Astaghfiruallah. I cant tell if I ejaculated. I stopped as I felt myself reaching orgasm so I wouldnt ejaculated. But unsure if I ejaculated anyways. Cant tell the difference between normal vagina secretion vs ejaculation? Is my fast invalidated? Do I have to make it up? Is.....

Ramadhan and Fasting

30th April 2024

Doubt on Kaffarah fard in my situation or not?

Assalamualaikum. My roommate in Hostel is like a brother to me. He could not fast this Ramadan because of a medical condition of his. I suggested him to give Fidyah, Alhamdulillah he did. Now recently in a day He commited Zina, Is he supposed to give Khaffarah now? My doubt is that, isn't kaffarah a fine for breaking the fast. Is he supposed to pay when he wasn't fasting in the first place o.....

Salaah - Tahara

29th April 2024

Unsure about wetness

Asalam Alaikum, If upon waking there is some wetness and you doubt weather it is sweat or any fluid that came out of the urethra, is ghusl still needed despite what we see in the dream. Also if a person is fully awake and he knows something came out ( while he was awake) however he doubts whether it is mazi mani or urine, here does he have to do ghusl?.....

Miscellaneous

29th April 2024

Dream

Salaam, I saw dream of running away from the people who chased after me and then I hid myself in a place without them noticing me. And then I went to one place and saw those people but they didn't recognize me either even I met with them face to face. What is interpretation of this dream?.....

Ramadhan and Fasting

29th April 2024

Situation

Hi there I was fasting during Ramadan but I ejaculated right at the time of iftar time so does that break fast and require qadha jazakallah.....

Marriage - Issues

28th April 2024

Still married islamically?

As salamu3likum, After being separated for 8 months, me and my husband would like to try our marriage again. Initially I requested a divorce, but he refused. I went to stay with my father for 8 months anyway. Since my request was rejected and I never performed the proper process of Talaq, are we still married in Islam or must we remarry?.....

Imaan / 'Aqaaid

28th April 2024

Returning to Islam

Salam alaykum, I was an apostate and I returned to Islam a few days ago by saying the shahada sincerely. However, I have not repented. Has my return to Islam still been accepted?.....

Marriage - Issues

28th April 2024

Do these cases count as divorce (Shafi'i School)?

Assalamualaikum Do these cases count as divorce (Shafi'i School)? 1. When the husband hears another person say a question that is a Kinayah divorce question, the speaker does not have the intention of divorce, but the husband agrees and says yes with the intention of divorce. such as Question: "Can I leave you?" The answer is "Yes" 2. The husband reads the rules regarding divorce in .....

Halal and Haram

11th February 2024

Name and logo for my comany

Asslamawlekum My self Munauwar Ali Ansari, i just want to start my firm where i want to keep name as Garuda Finvest, Garuda (English: Eagle) is a bird in indian language whom Hindu people worship to this bird. its English name is Eagle. and i have seen many firm name as eagle so i decided to keep in indian language. please advice as if it ok to keep name Garuda. and also advice if i can keep.....

Living in the West

8th February 2024

Working for a person that teaches banking

I have been working for a person who teaches investment banking. I have never received any tasks related to interest till now as I am a freelancer. I work as system administrator of the courses he teaches and now I have came accross "interest" word. I am needed to add the images containing this word into the system he use for teaching and that's all, nothing else id required of me. What should I d.....

Marriage - Issues

9th February 2024

What are the criteria for expressing divorce to a third party that will affect the status of the mar

Assalamualaikum What are the criteria for expressing divorce word (clear word or implicit word) to a third person that will affect the status of the marriage? (Madhab Shafi'i) Jazakallahukairan.....