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Ahaadeeth about honoring scholars
Is it true that Prophet Muhammed 
said that we should honour anIslamic scholarwhenever we meet one at an occasion? Which hadith says that?
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Receiving guests who hated late mother
My dad had two wives. My mom never got along with the second wife nor with her sister. A few years after my mom's death, my dad went to visit my sister and was welcomed. Then he went to visit my sister a few times with his second wife because he needed treatments. They were all very well receivedall those times. However, they never ever visited her.. More
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Fasting with dual intention (to lose weight)
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaah. Can I fast with the dual intention of a) seeking the pleasure of Allaah and His reward and b) to lose weight? Would that be a type of shirk (polytheism), and is it against the principle of ikhlaas (pure sincerity)? Please clarify this matter with corroborating evidences. May Allaah reward you.
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Presenting false information to receive government aid
Assalaamu alaykum. I wanted to ask if food stamps and the WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program forWomen, Infants, and Children) are haram or not? These consist of financial assistance with food. When we show them a proof of income while applying for this assistance, we show them a lower income than I make because I cannot afford much. Is this.. More
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Supplication against earthquakes
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. I received this message, is this supplication really against earthquakes? "O Allaah, I seek refuge in You from my house falling on me, I seek refuge in You from falling into an abyss, I seek refuge in You from drowning, burning and old age. I seek refuge in You from the devil harming me at the time of.. More
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Repentance from sin is immediate obligation
Assalaamu alaykum. If you delay repentance of kufr (disbelief), is this kufr or a sin?
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Role of Muslim scholars in society
What is the role of muslim scholars in society?
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Pretending to agree with another person's opinion
Assalaamu alaykum. What is the ruling on a Muslim telling another Muslim that they agree on what they say while having a different intention than the other Muslim? For example: Muslim X agreed with Muslim Y on what they mentioned, but Muslim X's intention was different than that of Muslim Y. However, when Muslim Y discoverd their true intention, it.. More
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Seeking knowledge or helping oppressed prisoners
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. I am a sister who tries to seek knowledge. I am campaigning for Muslim prisoners, and it is often difficult for me to keep up with both matters. My mind is busied with these thoughts every day. Both things are really time consuming, but I do not want to give up on seekig knowledge, nor do I want to.. More
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Scholars who started seeking knowledge at older age
Assalaamu alaykum. I would like to know which scholars, Companions, or Tabi'is (generation following the Companions) started to seek knowledge at an older age. I hope that you can provide me some examples and state the age when they started to seek knowledge. May Allaah reward you.
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Brother-in-law has no authority over brother's wife
Assalaamu alaykum. My question is: can I stop my sister-in-law from going to my uncle's house (mother's brother) by herself as it is creating a lot of confusion in the family? She is my eldest sister-in-law among four brothers, and I am the youngest son-in-law to her, but my second brother says that I cannot tell her this as I have no say in her life... More
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Husband kind at times and abusive at others
I need help please, my husband and I have been married for two years now. He started treating me bad lately; he goes on for no reason for the last few weeks. He jumps down my throat and says the worst things to me. I feel worse than a dog. When he goes on like that, he tells me to leave the house and says that he does not love me and blames me for everything.. More
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Causes of happiness in this world
I know the hadith that mentions four (causes of happiness: house, neighbor, wife and vehicle) and also the hadith that says that the righteous wife is the best temporary joy. My disbelieving father even says that his disbelieving wife was his greatest joy. My friend who is Muslim says that faith is the best joy. My question is: what are some other hadiths.. More
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Her non-Muslim in-laws jeopardize her son's religiosity
Assalaamu alaykum. I married a new Muslim and, praise be to Allaah, have a four-year-old boy. My husband is from a big Hindu family. Due to his job, we live in another state. Our problem started from day one, they asked me to keep 'bindi' and 'sindhoor', asked us to touch their feet, and fight with me for wearing hijab, and his two big brothers always.. More
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Father neither prays nor repays his debts
Assalaamu alaykum. I belong to a Muslim family and want to ask about my father. My father used to earn income through wrong means and still does so. He does not pray and is far away from Islamic deeds. Due to his unjust earnings, we have been in many crises for a long time. Day after day, many people come up to ask for money that my father took from.. More
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