Character and Morals

QUESTION: I have noticed some people who spit in anger or frustration, or they make the spitting sounds without really spitting saliva completely, to express that they are angry, is this okay to do or not allowed ?

Character and Morals, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Halal/Haram Matters

29 Oct

ANSWER: Being in such a state of anger is not permissible. I believe the lama which is an animal that looks like a camel does this when angry!

QUESTION: My mother has a female maid who walks around without Niqab or Hijab nor Abaya, just in her regular clothes. I told mom She said: “Yeah, but what do I do now? I cant just fire her (maid) or make her (maid) work with Niqab on. You guys (my brother and I) can’t be on your owns closed all day as she (maid) has to eventually come to clean. InshaAllah Allah will understand.”

Character and Morals, Halal/Haram Matters

25 Oct

ANSWER: Your mother is sinful for letting her work like this and you must avoid looking at her or being with her. Her movement must be restricted to the area you and your brother are not in and when you leave the house, she can clean the rest of it.

QUESTION: Sometimes it happens that my grandma hurts me to the core that i cry badly and complain to Allah tala or my friend about it. will it erase my good deeds i gained by obeying and taking care of her?

Backbiting, Character and Morals

23 Oct

ANSWER: Yes (if you complain to any human being as this is backbiting).

QUESTION: If im forced to do something haram, is it permissible to lie to not do it? Like if my teacher asks me to draw something or to dance, can I say I’m sick, …

Character and Morals, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners

17 Oct

ANSWER: Lying is not permissible in Islam. You can dodge it without lying to be diplomatic or simply be proud of your Islam and tell her it is against your religion.

QUESTION: Sheikh my mother said while i was talking witb her that “Allah isnt accepting my duas” in a annoyed voice, i reminded her to seek forgiveness but is this blaspemy or is she out of the folds of islam?

Character and Morals, Knowledge & Propagation

27 Sep

ANSWER: Why are you bent on taking your mother out of the fold of Islam! Concentrate on your own self and stop being the religious police & repelling others from Islam!

QUESTION: If someone broke contact with a girl because it was haram and now he wants to ask her hand. What is he supposed to say when his parents or the wali of the girl asks him from where he knows this girl? Because it is haram to share old sins and says that he talked to her and that he knows her.

Character and Morals, Fiqh of Marriage, Sins

25 Sep

ANSWER: He must not expose his sins and can be diplomatic by saying something like he knows of her from someone who doesn’t want to be disclosed

QUESTION: If In front of my mum I am counting my work like I baked chapatis I made tea and many more things in a siblings fight is it Riya(show off)?or normally sometime I count my work to my mum so that she will ask someone else for household chores is it Riya too?

Character and Morals, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners

24 Sep

ANSWER: This is not riya but it is a major sin to remind others of what you had done for them and boast about it!

QUESTION: My brother is always checking my phone. I’m a working woman, so he is checking to see whether I’m talking with anyone or not. One day, I got some messages from a wrong number. I’m not involved, but the messages are not good that’s why he always check my phone Is it right for him to always check my phone?

Character and Morals, Fiqh of the family

22 Sep

ANSWER: This is absolutely wrong and he has no right to do that! Change your password! Get your father involved and tell him about this!

QUESTION: Is there any udhr for men to not lower their gaze from a woman, other than marriage? I sometimes see that du’aat look at them when clarifying their question, or when women take the shahadah with them. Please clarify my confusion

Character and Morals, Knowledge & Propagation

19 Sep

ANSWER: This is not permissible. Men are ordered to lower their gaze to any woman who is non mahram to him. I would also advise you to mind your own business as you are as guilty as they are! How did you know that they were looking at these women if you yourself weren’t?

QUESTION: Sheikh, someone has entrusted me to keep their money to myself. If I spend money from there and put it back later ,will it be stealing?

Character and Morals, Halal/Haram Matters

15 Sep

ANSWER: This is breach of the amanah, you must not use it nor do that without their prior consent

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