Is it permissible to greet by saying hello a non believer (who is neither friend nor an enemy )? (Shaik I am saying about morning walkers whom we meet daily while walking daily in India) I am keen to know.

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
21 Mar

This is permissible but for same gender. If you are a women, you can’t greet non mahram men.

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 When we are saying dhikr in prayer does it  essential to speak the words or its just enough when we move tongue without speaking and is this ruling come under fard salat prayer that recites  surah silently? [i mean reciting surah in silent pray, is it essential to utter the words when reciting surah?]

Prayer
21 Mar

Yes, you should pronounce the words, moving the lips( but not aloud).

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I got a thought [in that thought I was complaining about a problem to my friend that I don’t hesitate to commit kufr] that thought ended right there. Few minutes I was too shocked to think such thoughts, however I did not say anything in reality, it was just a thought that DID NOT SETTLE IN MY HEART. Was this apostasy?

Apostasy
21 Mar

No, if it was by mistake.

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I understand joining the kafir forces like Britain, America is haram. However the pakistani goverment is sending a handful of troops to train with the British SAS (Special forces) so they can come back and create a new Special forces unit in pakistan for the muslims inlight of the recent attacks on school etc. Is this co-operation halal if not I shall advise inshallah?

Islamic Politics
21 Mar

This training is not to pledge allegiance and it is not to fight by their sides. It is to learn from them and to train Muslims how to fight. Therefore, it is permissible.

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Is it a must a child with kuffar parents who wants to accept Islam to bath janaba and then say kalima shahada? Are they all required? And among the ghusl for janaba and shahada which is important for the child to perform to be a muslim?

Other
21 Mar

After he has declared shahada, he is a muslim. After that he should have ghusl and also be circumcised if he is a male.

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If my parents ask me to help them get food which I am not sure is halal (and which I think probably isn’t halal), is it permissible for me to disobey them?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Halal/Haram Matters
21 Mar

If there is no reason to believe that it’s haraam then you can get it. You can inquire about it’s provenance. If there is reason to suspect it then you should disobey them but be very diplomatic with them.

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My wife got to know a practising convert sister who wants to marry. Can I recommend a friend of mine  who is a convert but doesn’t have a beard? He knows and he says that beard is mandatory but he cannot keep it because he has few strands of hair and it is not suitable for his face.

Uncategorized
21 Mar

If he is practicing and in her same level or better than her, this is permissible.

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Without any doubt it is confirmed that Allah is above his throne. But some people now raise this question and this can bring doubt in other peoples mind.. They say if Allah is above his throne does this mean the higher you go the closer you come to Allah. So if you r in higher building your much closer to Allah than someone on the lower building.

Belief in Allaah
21 Mar

This is trivial as one would think that taking a drop of an ocean would affect it! Such distances are nothing compared to Allah the Exalted.

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My brother is a businessman, he has huge debt to bank and person. His economic condition is  very bad now. Bank submitted case against him and he is now into jail. I would like to know that can brother’s wife give zakah to her husband and sadaqa which she use to give outside?

Charity
21 Mar

This is permissible.

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 Actually I am a medical student and we have to give our test in wards so we have to sit with the patients. We don’t get any break. My question is can we pray in naqab if there are non mahram around us? And if we have bench available only and the floor isn’t clean, then can we sit and pray on the bench?!

Prayer
21 Mar

You should find a place to pray that is secluded, and mustn’t pray in public unless as a necessity. In this case, you can keep your face covered and you can pray on any ground whether clean or dirty as long as there is no najasah or impurity that prevents prayer.

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