If we invite a couple to our home for a dinner, do the men and women have to eat in separate areas of the home? It is not a party, just one couple we would like to invite over

Manners
12 Feb

Men must be segregated from women. They can’t sit together even if they were couples.

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Some people are of the opinion your feet shouldn’t face the quran or be raised above it, is this correct?

Reading/Reciting the Quran
12 Feb

This is best and a part of respecting the Quran. But if a person does it without the intention of humilating the Quran, this is permissible.

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What is the hadith regarding some rights of one muslim over the other, what are those rights? 1)visiting the sick 2)attending funeral 3)accepting invitation what else?

Basic Tenets of Faith
12 Feb

1- Replying to his salam 2- Saying: yarhamokum Allah when he sneezes. 3- Giving him advice when he asks for it.

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Salaam, I know a person who has been going through difficult times he just found out that his step-father has been watching haram videos …and he got really angry and yelled at him and his mom told the step-father to leave what should i tell him as advice because i want to keep him on the right track of the deen

Manners
12 Feb

    You should tell him to keep his patient and not to react irrationally and out of proportion. He should try to win his step father by giving him advice instead of shouting at him and causing a problem between his mother and her husband. Allah tests people with a lot of different tribulation […]

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A sister is asking most people use umm Ahmad, umm Rana , such name, but Prophet Mohammed is most time been addressed in his name instead of Abu Qasim ,and khadijah his wife is not addressed as Umm Qasim in most case ,is this sunnah? and why?

Biography of the Prophet salla Allahu alahi wa sallam
12 Feb

This is part of the Sunnah. If I am not mistaken, the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam used to call Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her Umm Abdullah. He even used to call children in such a fashion

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I have a friend and he always contradict me and I decide to learn more about islam but I m afraid that my intention is to know more just to contradict him.I do refresh my mind and I purify my intention but because he is close friend I meet him always and my bad intention came back ..and there is a big fight with this.

Manners
12 Feb

  You should purify your intention to Allah. if you are learning to be able to reply to his false allegations, this is permissible. But if you are learning simply to debate with him even if you were wrong so that you would win, this is completely unacceptable and it is forbidden. Having said that, […]

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Is it permissable to meet your mother in law by hugging her and shaking hands with her?

Manners
12 Feb

No problem

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Is it permissable to call your mother in law by the name mummy or mum?

Manners
12 Feb

No problem

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I’ve always suffered from lack of self-confidence and this has affected me in almost everything I do since childhood. Many times I’m afraid to start something because I fear I may not be able to cope or finish even though I may have the potential.

Psychological Problems
12 Feb

Most of what was mentioned is related to the weakness of your trust in Allah and the more you work on strengthening it, the more confidence you will get. Whatever you do, do it for the sake of Allah. this way, it would affect you whether people praise you or criticize you. Have your full […]

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In honor of my brothers and sisters who’s lives has been affected by breast cancer, I wore a pink hajib. I am a recent revert, and it was my first time at work to wear hajib. You think sheikh, that this is OK?

Innovations
12 Feb

This is not permissible as it is a non Muslim custom and it doesn’t relate to Islam.

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