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Writing fictional stories
Assalaamu alaykum. I am seeking your advice, Shaykh. I hope you can help me. I am writing a book (it is clearly written and categorized as fiction on the cover, in the genre, and in the book). It is about a girl who gets in an accident and believes that things are taking place, but they are actually a figment of her active imagination. At one point,.. More
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Singing rap lyrics about the devil
I suffer from Waswaas (obsessive whisperings) very badly, just to let you know. I was singing a song and rapping. The lyrics were either, "Shaytaan, make amends for me or with me," or "Shaytaan, I will make amends with you." I am 99% sure that I did not sing or rap these lines, but if I did, would that constitute witchcraft or magic? Please try to help.
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Taking and sharing someone's photo without their consent
Assalaamu alaykum. Is it okay to take somebody's picture without taking their consent and share them on social media ?
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Ruling on 3D animations in video games
Given that this website follows the opinion that not all types of images are haram, my question is: what about video game animations that are cartoony, they still have a 3D model, but it is cartoony, and their facial features are 2D.
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Getting rid of plastic figurines in human and animal shape
Assalaamu alaykum. I wanted to ask; years ago, I bought many figurines, all made of plastic (they are used for gaming in something similar to chess). I am now trying to dispose of them as they are in the shapes of people and animals. I phoned the "baladiya" in my country (Qatar), but the baladiya said that they do not incinerate things anymore; they.. More
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Rulings on aspects of work of dental hygienist
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. Praise be to Allaah, I am a dental hygienist who left the practice, but I have questions regarding that job in case I wish to return to it in future.So I want to know if it is correct for a Muslim or not. In dental clinics, there are products which contain alcohol, like disinfectants (used to.. More
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Meaning of the word shaykh
What is the meaning of the word 'shaykh'?
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Refusing treatment from fatal disease is not suicide
If I am suffering from a deadly disease and there is a cure which may work and may not work and I refuse to take the treatment, will that be considered as an act of suicide?
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Studying erotology and becoming an erotologist
I was wondering: is erotology and being an erotologist haram? I know that Muslim scholars such as Ibn Al-Qayyim and As-Suyootihave written about sex in the past, so is it permissible?
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Whether asking someone to kill oneself is suicide
If I tell someone to kill me, will that be considered as an act of suicide?
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Waswasah about using singular and plural forms in supplication
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. It is true that a person must be honest; my question is the following: is what I am doing (an act of honesty) right, or is it extremism? I get irritated by the devil and supplicate that Allaah protects me from the devil and does not let 'his' evil whispers reach me. When I say 'his', I get confused,.. More
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Seeking medical treatment is prescribed in Islam
Assalaamu alaykum. In the Quran and Hadith, do they encourage the Muslims to seek remedy from medicine that consists of drugs and natural herbs? I was told by a friend that seeking natural herbs is better, and he was saying that doctors (whether they are Muslims or not) do not care about their patients. They just keep prescribing drugs and the drugs.. More
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Snapping fingers while singing Nasheeds
Assalaamu alaykum. Is snapping one's finger haram? Can we do it while singing nasheeds?
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Software that changes human voice to musical sounds
Assalaamu alaykum. What is the ruling of using software to chance one's voice to make it sound like music? Is it halal to listen to this given that there are no instruments playing? The human voice is being changed to sound like them; I heard somone say that some scholars say that it is only haram if instruments are linked to it and that otherwise it.. More
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Listening to Nasheed that includes clapping of hands
Assalaamu alaykum. Is it permissible to listen to Nasheeds that have someone who is clapping their hands? There are Nasheeds that have zero music, but sometimes there could be someone who is using their hands to make clapping noises.
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