Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners

QUESTION: My parents were mostly busy with work, so I raised my younger sister like my own child since childhood. Later, she got influenced by friends and started hating me for stopping her from haram relationships and mistakes. Now she avoids me completely, and I feel heartbroken and unable to move on. How do I deal with this pain and attachment?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Fiqh of the family

01 Jun

ANSWER: Allah says in the Quran: “Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds – indeed, We will not allow to be lost the reward of any who did well in deeds” This is a test from Allah to test the sincerity of your eman, whether you did all of this purely for His […]

QUESTION: The person deserve 1st of my respect said, it’s not permissible to sit cross-legged or ankle-on-knee, half-lotus or MOVE/SWING LEGS while sitting, DOING LIKE THAT IS ARROGANT/Imitating actors. I said it’s not in Islam. But he said, SHOW ME A HADEED PROPHET DID LIKE THIS, HE ALWAYS HUMBLED HIMSELF THINKING ABOUT ALLAH. Is it true? Should I obey?

Character and Morals, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners

19 May

ANSWER: 1- This is absolutely baseless. No problem in sitting cross legged. If in your culture it is regarded as disrespectful to sit cross legged in front of elders then you should not do it but this is not prohibited in islam.

QUESTION: Is sitting beside the street—with friends or relatives, or in a shop near the street—where people pass by, considered sinful?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners

18 May

ANSWER: This is not recommended, and if he does sit, then he should give the road its rights: lowering the gaze, refraining from harming others, returning the greeting of salam, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong.

QUESTION: If someone got speeding tickets which in the UK you get points and a fine. The person can’t afford this fine and also could get temporarily banned to drive. There are people who can redirect these tickets to someone who no longer lives in the uk so that the person doesn’t get the fine and points. Is this haram?

Character and Morals, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners

26 Apr

ANSWER: Of course this is cheating & haram! Prophet ﷺ said a person who cheats is not from among us & lying is a major sin!

QUESTION: A brother said he went to visit an elder relative and his non mahram wife approached him and hugged him (he didn’t step back or prevented her)… she sees him as a grandson also saw him growing since a kid… He’s asking if he’s sinful?

Commentary on Hadeeth, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Mahram

14 Apr

ANSWER: Of course he is sinful! He must have stepped back and not allow her to touch him, let alone hug as Prophet ﷺ said its better to be stabbed in the head by an iron needle than to touch a non mahram

QUESTION: I called my dad, i started getting thoughts whether I must say Salam or not, what will others think if I say so. Then I didn’t say. Is it kufr ? Is it like disobeying Allah due to fear of creation?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners

06 Apr

ANSWER: Its not kufr!! However, its sinful for not starting the conversation with saying Salam first!

QUESTION: A student of knowledge was giving a lecture and he told that we use left hand to clean dirty things, that is why we should use our left hand to hold the toothbrush when we brush in the morning. I want to ask if this is true and if it is wrong if we use our right hands for brushing.

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners

02 Apr

ANSWER: There is no prescribed sunnah in this! One can use either hands. Those who see it as removing filth would use the left. Those who would see it cleaning and a means of sunnah would use the right.

QUESTION: Can any type of medical professionals like a optometrist(non surgical) or a nurse etc be count as mbbs doctors who can save all the humanity by saving one

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners

13 Jan

ANSWER: If they save lives then they come under this category, otherwise no!

QUESTION: In a country where Muslims live as a minority and they are oppressed severely, is it permissible for them to throw dust in the eyes of the disbelievers by pretending to be on their side? Or must they oppose them openly?but if we do it openly they can kill us. What do you say about this?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Religions

13 Jan

ANSWER: They should act diplomatically and act in a way that would not be harmful to the Muslims of the country at large

QUESTION: I accidentally touched another car while reversing. The damage is uncertain as i think they were already scratches. I left a note, but it may have blown away due to bad weather. It was a public hospital parking with no security or camera. Is there any sin or kaffarah? If i don’t find the owner must i give the price in charity ?

Character and Morals, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners

12 Jan

ANSWER: If there was damage done to the car then you should try to find the owner otherwise give that much amount in charity.

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