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No problem, as long as there’s no other place to sit & he lowers his gaze and doesn’t engage in a conversation with her

QUESTION: Is this 15 year old sinful?He lives with his parents in a kafircountry.To take the bus, he must wait at a busstop.There’s often a bench there.is he sinful if he sits on the other side of the bench when a woman is sitting at the other end too?Thebench might be 2 meterslong(8–9 people max can sit on it)or 180–200 cm(3–4 peoplemax)so can he sit on this benches even tho women is sitting too?

Halal/Haram Matters | June 28, 2025 12:25 am
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QUESTION: My mother is mentally, physically and emotionally ill, her life is really bad. She’s depressed because of the stress in her life. She’s also very angry when I try to practice Islam. I’m scared that she might get worse and might even die. I’m one of the big reasons why she’s like this. Would I be sinful if I do sins like tabarujj or lying so that she doesn’t get worse.
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QUESTION: I know that gold and silver utensils are prohibited. My question is that is it prohibited if the utensils are gold-coloured and are not actually made from gold?