QUESTION: Me and my wife are living in a joint family with my parents. They are very nice to her but very restrictive. We need their permission for things like going out or visiting my wifes parents etc. We want to live seperately but I cannot tell my parents this because they will get offended. Can I lie to them and tell that i got a job in a different state and would have to move there along with my wife.

Dealings and Attitudes with In-Laws, Kind Treatment of Spouses
13 Sep

ANSWER: You must not lie as this is haram in Islam.  Try to get a real job and relocate and this way you won’t need to lie

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QUESTION: Im a girl. i always get 1st place in quran competitions. so my parents want me to compete. now im 20. am i allowed to? there may or may not be men in the audience and as judges

Quran, Reading/Reciting the Quran
13 Sep

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible at all.

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QUESTION: Someone told me don’t tell anyone that i gave you this information and I said ok and after about 5 months i forgot and told someone about this information and from where did i get it so am i sinful and what to do?

Character and Morals
12 Sep

ANSWER: Yes, you’re sinful for breaking that person’s trust!

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QUESTION: I have thin n small lips & im insecure. ppl told me i should get fillers, but i wanted them b4 that. when i lightly blow on my closed lips i see how id look w/ natural fillers & feel more confident. i tried overlining but it fails cuz of my shape+line. plumpers hurt too much. can i get natural fillers that wont look big like a balloon but stay natural?

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry
12 Sep

ANSWER: This is not permissible as its changing the creation of Allah

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QUESTION: Sheikh, I am 22 and struggling in Germany with fitna and pornography addiction. I want to make Hijra back to my Muslim country. Should I leave now to protect my faith, or stay 1–2 more years to repay debts and save money for business and marriage?

Character and Morals
12 Sep

ANSWER: You should try to migrate as soon as possible as long as you are unable to tolerate such fitnah and fear falling into sins over and over again because of being in such a country

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QUESTION: My friend gave a software job interview which had 1 test and then 5 online interview rounds. He did all the rounds by himself, but in the final round, he briefly took unauthorized help from his tablet for 1-2 questions (lasting 4-5 minutes out of 45 minutes of interview). He received the offer but is feeling guilty about it. Is the income from the new job halal?

Character and Morals, Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
12 Sep

ANSWER: He is sinful for cheating but if he is qualified for the job and meets the expectations or exceeds them, his income is halal

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QUESTION: If someone put on a story on social media with music and I react (love ,like,wow,haha) upon that story ,will I be sinful?

Social Media
11 Sep

ANSWER: Yes

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QUESTION: I have recently started to practice islam. I noticed that my job slightly deal with riba. Now do i have to immediately left my job? Or can I search for Allah’s mercy means a halal sources of income whille working my current job? With a strong niyah to left my current job as soon I manage other halal source?

Jobs, Riba
10 Sep

ANSWER: If your job involves taking or giving riba for certain, you must resign immediately and trust Allah to substitute you with a halal job

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QUESTION: If I cover my hair with a hijab and wear our “desi” clothes which properly cover every part of my body and are not tight. Will it be considered as proper parda?

Women clothing
10 Sep

ANSWER: No, as you need an outer garment

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QUESTION: Is a 16 or 15 year old sinful if he doesnt listen to his parents(in things that doesnt benefit them and etc)for example if they say to him ”dont eat your nails” or ”dont wrestle whit your friends(for fun)”or”dont eat your candy now” and he answer to them and says okey(because if he doesnt say okey they will get angry at him so he just says okey)but he still does them?

Fiqh of the family
10 Sep

ANSWER: He is sinful for disobeying them as these are all things that harm him.

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