Character and Morals

QUESTION: I’m accustomed to using “oh heck” and “damn” when talking with my friends or texting them. Is this imitating the kufr? And am i sinful?

18 Sep

ANSWER: This is not permissible as a believer is not a person who curses or uses obscene words or profanity and a person who curses would be deprived from interceding on the day of judgment as the prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam has said.

Sheikh I always spend money on people (buy them juice, sweets, sometimes they need something and I buy it for them and when they give money I refuse), am I musrif?!

Character and Morals, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Other

22 Aug

ANSWER: No. No problem in spending on people even if they are rich. This is part of a person being generous. It’s sunnah to exchange gifts.

Sheikh can a woman talk with a male shopkeeper, male college administrator,male security man on the phone or message them in WhatsApp for necessity ( to know about price of items ,directions to a place, to order things online etc.)

Character and Morals, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners

17 Aug

ANSWER: No problem in this as long as you talk only about what’s necessary and not soften your voice.

If a husband divorces his wife after finding out she was having an affair with someone else,is he sinful if he warns others about her ex-wife (warning other men not to marry her because she commits adultery,telling everyone the reason he divorced her etc.)

Character and Morals, Divorce, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners

07 Aug

ANSWER: If he does this, he must be flogged 80 lashes for slandering her like this unless he can provide 4 male witnesses to prove his accusations or get a confession of her in front of an Islamic judge or curse himself after swearing by Allah 4 times that she is an adulteress and 5th […]

I don’t know how to balance religion and free time, usually funny friends lead astray from religion and sometimes lead to haram, while usually righteous friends are boring, what should I do?

Character and Morals, Sports, Entertainment and Music

06 Aug

ANSWER: The choice is yours whether you want to end up with friends who lead you astray in hell or boring righteous friends to paradise!

I went to tution in childhood. The teacher was Indian I’m not sure if she was muslim or not. My parents didn’t pay the fee so now they want to pay the fee but we don’t have any contact with them. Should we give the fee to any mosque?

Character and Morals, Sins

04 Aug

ANSWER: If you have tried every mean to find her and still not able to locate her then in this case you can give that amount to any poor or needy Muslim while repenting to Allah and expressing sincere remorse as that was a major sin.

If I someone angers me I don’t talk bad about them in front of others.Instead I go someplace where no one else is around,then talk to myself and curse them using swear words distinctively to relieve my anger.Am I still sinful? Is it still considered as backbiting?

Character and Morals, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Halal/Haram Matters

03 Aug

ANSWER: This is not permissible as every word that we utter is being recorded and we will be held accountable for them.

Sheikh finds it very difficult to sell my car which got accident recently. Every buyers enquire whether there is any replacement or accident . Speaking truth i cannot sell my car. Its been 7 months i am trying to sell it. I try my best not to lie and dodge questions but this creates doubts in minds of the buyers. What to do sheikh? I want to sell it without giving it to a dealer.

Character and Morals, Halal/Haram Matters

03 Aug

ANSWER: It’s not permissible to lie or cheat. Would you like others to do the same to you when you buy your own car? https://islamqa.info/en/answers/117066/it-is-haraam-to-sell-an-item-without-pointing-out-its-faults-even-if-he-is-selling-it-to-a-kaafir

Sheikh, is it correct to not give Salam, shake hands, or interact with the people of innovation?

Character and Morals, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Innovations

31 Jul

ANSWER: Is it permissible to interact and shake hands with disbelievers, idol worshippers and people of the book? Are they worse or people of innovation?

I wanted to ask about if someone bought something from someone and promised to give him the money back later, but then he couldn’t find the person at all. Is it permissible if he gives the same amount of money in Charity?

Character and Morals, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners

27 Jul

ANSWER: If he’s not able to find that person at all then he must give that amount to poor and needy Muslims. If the person appears later on, he must inform him of what he had done and if he still wants his money, you must give it to him and that charity would be […]

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