Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners

I have absolutely no knowledge even though I was born a Muslim. 2 years ago, I started to practice my religion with the Grace of Allah Azowajal. I stopped the biddah I was doing, started wearing hijab + abaya, took down pics in my house, stopped certain haram things I was doing.. What category is a person who does Amal without any knowledge?

23 Nov

The real knowledge in Islam is the fear of Allah that drives a person to act in accordance to what pleases Allah! You don’t have to memorize books or give lectures to be knowledgeable. Therefore, if you are doing what Allah had ordered you to do and staying away from sin, you are a knowledgeable […]

I shall be grateful if you kindly let me know if it is true that if a Muslim does not talk to his brother for three days or more his prayers are not accepted and his sins are not forgiven despite his repeated requests to Allah for forgiveness and even in the month of Ramadan. If yes then does it apply to real brothers and sisters or to any Muslim relative?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners

17 Nov

This applies for any two muslims, but in the case of blood relatives this can lead to severing the ties of kinship and it is haraam, you have to seek reconciliation and the one who says salam first will be rewarded more. The prayer is not affected by this.

am I also going to be held acountable for thoughts?? I really do mean to feel this way, I really just can’t help it, its so hard I feel like I just don’t have iman, that’s my problem, everytime I try to strive to get better the thoughts get worse, everything becomes so hard …

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners

09 Nov

No, as long as you don’t talk about it or act upon it. However, you should try to fight it.

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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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