Character and Morals

QUESTION: Before I reverted to islam i cheated and travelled by buses or trains without a ticket. Also i stole some of less valuable products such as ice creams or sweets. Am i obliged to return the money to those stolen or cheated? It is happened long time ago. I also live in non-muslim country and no one asked me to return. I dont’t know what to do, returning would put me in bad light

Character and Morals, Religions

15 Oct

ANSWER: If you stole money, you must return it to the owners even if you had stolen it before Islam as Islam erases the sins but not the rights of others. If you don’t know them, give the equivalent in charity.

QUESTION: Sheikh my friend and I swore never to lie to each other and Alhmdulliah I stand by that promise but when it comes my married life I don’t tell her the full truth and sometimes lie about my personal life with my husband to protect his reputation and present him as a good man in society even if he is not so I cannot share every private detail with her so am I sinful? Please answer me it’s important

Character and Morals

14 Oct

ANSWER: If you had lied, you need to expiate it for breaking your oath. You must not tell her anything about your private life or what goes between you and your husband as this is backbiting.

QUESTION: Is it haram to consume sick pay after exaggerating illness? They added to protect their career, and the money is spent?

Character and Morals

11 Oct

ANSWER: This is cheating, a Muslim does not cheat. The money is not halal for you.

QUESTION: I wanted to ask whether love for the Beloved Messenger of Allah ﷺ is part of the fitrah—naturally present within the soul—or something entirely acquired. Since childhood, I have felt an instinctive love for him ﷺ, even before I read of his life. How do we understand this with the profound love of the Sahabah and believers who never saw him?

Character and Morals

05 Oct

ANSWER: No, this is not something from Fitrah but one acquires it as he learns about Islam

QUESTION: I was friend with a girl. It was purely platonic. Recently i found out that she has been committing zina with someone. When i confronted her about it she got angry with me We’re no longer friends because of that. Now my question is sheikh, And i feel like i have to stop her and the only way i can do it is by telling about it to her family. I have the proof of our chat. Should i do it?

Character and Morals, Pre-Marital Relations

29 Sep

ANSWER: Of course not ! You must repent to Allah while showing deep remorse and sincerity for having anything to do with her in the first place as there are no such thing as a platonic relationship. You must break off all communication with her and move on, minding your own business.

QUESTION: Sheikh, if someone is tutoring a mixed group of individuals and lowers his gaze, but at times, from the corner/part of his gaze, a blurred image of a non-mahram may be visible, which he then tries to refocus on the work on the table or laptop, is he lowering his gaze properly, or is this compromising his lowering of the gaze?

Character and Morals

29 Sep

ANSWER: How would I know? This is between him and Allah who says: “He knows that which deceives the eyes and what the breasts conceal.”

QUESTION: My friend is a flight steward and found headphones left on a plane. He does not want to hand them in, fearing another colleague may steal them or they may be taken home before reaching the owner. The owner lives abroad and may not return for them. My friend wants to gift them to me. Knowing this, is it permissible for me to accept and use them?

Character and Morals, Halal/Haram Matters

28 Sep

ANSWER: He should not give it to you instead he should give it to the authorized person because it doesn’t belong to him as well. You must not accept such a stolen gift!

QUESTION: A year ago I was in a haram relationship but not now Alhamdulillah. And while we were in that haram, she used to give some gifts like Qur’an, prayer mat, t-shirt, backpack, etc. My question is, can I still use those things? Note: 1. These things don’t remind me of her. 2. I’m using them because they are a necessity at the moment.

Character and Morals, Pre-Marital Relations

27 Sep

ANSWER: It is not permissible to use such gifts or to keep them as they were not given in the first place except as a result of such haram relationship similar to a bribe that is given to an official! The official must not keep such a gift after repenting and must dispose of it.

QUESTION: I took a huge sum of money from my Father’s wallet/bag without his permission, I can’t tell him as I’m afraid it will affect our relationship negatively, I wish to pay back, if I ask him “Do you forgive me for everything?” in future without telling my crimes, and he says Yes, do I still need to pay him? if not, can I pay him without telling him why I’m paying him and say Its out of Good will?

Character and Morals

25 Sep

ANSWER: You can secretly return the amount without telling him as this is obligatory & a debt on you, besides sincerely repenting to Allah while showing deep remorse!

QUESTION: If i go to get a haircut & mid haircut one of the employees watches videos with music on his phone & bcz it’d be quiet i could hear the music (but the volume would be low to the extent if 2 people started talking i couldnt hear it anymore), would i be sinful for not telling him to turn the volume down. Itd just be one person listening on his phone, not the owners blasting it

Character and Morals, Sports, Entertainment and Music

23 Sep

ANSWER: If you are in a Muslim country or they are Muslim and you could put a word of advice, this is how Muslims should act and behave.

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