for repentance to be accepted inshaAllah,who wants to return money to someone who they stole from, should they return it to the person in the currency they stole it in or in an equivalent amount in another currency(i moved to another country after the incident, so i no longer use the same currency)

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
05 Nov

You can return it in another currency but with the exchange rate of today

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What is the ruling of kissing book,pen, pencil,money when it felt down from hand or being touched by foot. In our culture if we accidentally touched someone body by our foot then immediately we touche that person  body with our hand and we kiss that hand as a respect.. are all these customs accepted in Islam?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
10 Oct

This is not appropriate and it is not from the customs of the muslims.

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Does crying for the Quran and Islamic lectures mean he is a believer?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
10 Oct

Not necessarily! Some priests from the Christians would cry when hearing the Quran yes still insist on their disbelief!

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I have got a young cat as a pet. Is it permissible to punish her by splashing water on her?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
08 Oct

You shouldn’t do that as we are ordered to be kind to animals.

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I am over 30 years.from Nigeria,i usually get sexual temptations to watch nude women or touch sensitive parts of women.abut though I have never commited zina,but am pressed to go ahead and start doing these things because I know d places that prostitutes stay.please how can i resist all these sexual temptations?am a graduate I don’t have a job doing…so please you people should make dua for me to quickly get a job that am well paid and get married to a well practising muslimah.

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
12 Sep

You have a problem my friend. You have to stop watching these filthy things and protect your eyes from it. If you can not marry, try to fast and also be in the company of good muslims brothers who will remind you always to fear Allah.

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If we have to lower our gaze, how do we speak to women if needed?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
12 Sep

You speak while lowering your gaze or looking at something else!

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Is it permissible to give gifts for Eid or it would be a bidah, hence unpermissible?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
12 Sep

This is absolutely fine and even encouraged!

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I want to know, how should a girl react when her parents insult her husband in front of her?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
11 Sep

She has to be diplomatic and defend him and would be probably best to get up and leave the house with him to avoid any more conflict.

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I don’t know what’s wrong with me. If I attend any funeral prayer or some one reminds me about death,I don’t get scared, rather I take it as normal. BT before when ever I attended any funeral prayer, I felt scared. I feel within myself that the level of iman is decreasing. Please advice me.

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
02 Sep

It can be that your level of Iman is dropping and that you need to revive it by reading more Quran and learning your religion well. Try to surround yourself with practicing Muslims 24/7 and to stay away from haram things such as movies and music as these things harden the heart.

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Is it permissible to kneel down/bend the knees a little bit when greeting the elders?this is mainly practised in African cultures as a sort of respect to elders, an example of it is also found when a queen(britain) been greeted that way when she visit a country etc. it is not a prostration but bending the knees a little bit,please advise.

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
21 Aug

This is not a sign or form of worship but it is inappropriate as it is not practiced by Muslims!

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