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  • This is not an oath and requires no expiation

    I used to go to chemistry tutor for help. He teaches 25 or so students, he is a good person but his teaching skills arent that great. I regularly missed exams held by him and this also made my parents a bit angry so one day when i was making dua i said "O Allah i will Attend all of his exams". i attended all his exams after that but now i will be quitting.. More

  • Investigating the reliability of the available Islamic sources and scholars

    As-salaamu 3laikum, I am living in a non-Muslim country and I want to know how we can know the authenticity of our teachers and books about Islam. There are no real scholars where we live and one or two of the people teaching us have been making doubtful statements. As there are many people in our community who want to learn about Islam, we often make.. More

  • Ruling on throwing away egg yolks for health concerns

    Due to the health concern, I separate yolk (yellow part) from egg before frying. Is it allowable in Isalm as it is a wastage. Can I request my wife to remove yolk for me? She is hesitant to do that for me as she thought she would be held responsible for the wastage. .. More

  • He promised Allaah to pay charity if he did somenthing believing that it was a sin

    Assalaam u alaikum wa rahmat Ullah e wa brakatohu. A person is in the habit of performing some act which he believes to be a sin. He wants to abstain from the act so he promises Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala that he'll give a certain amount as charity if he performs the act. Later he learns that the act is actually permissible and NOT a sin. So the original.. More

  • Atonement for broken oath if denied access to money

    ASLAM O ALAIKUM!! I want to ask that if someone is not independent and he is dependent upon his parents and has money in the bank account which is under the control of his parents because he is under 18 and that person makes a vow or oath by Allah and breaks it. Now in this condition he is not able to feed ten people or clothe them or free a slave by.. More

  • Shaking hands with a female interviewer to get a job

    Asalama aleikum. I am unemployed individual. So i am in need of work because i have debts, and wish to start university, and it requires that i take a loan with rents or that i fund it myself. So i have decided to try to find work so that i can avoid the rents. In the country that i live roughly 50% of the employers/bosses are women. The problem is.. More

  • Ruling on staying up all night

    Salam Alaikum, I would like to know if its permissible to stay up from Isha to Fajr prayer, or must one sleep in between..? Thank you so much.. .. More

  • Breaking a promise made on the Quran

    Assalamu Alaikkum !!! I Would like know about promises made by humans. If a person made false promise on quran. How it can be corrected? During life we make certain verbal agreements with other people and also some promise with our loved ones. But we may not able to fulfill some due to non some problems in our life. How we can correct that? .. More

  • Ruling on washing hands upon getting up

    The Messenger, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, forbade the one who wakes up to put his hand in the water container unless he washes it three times. Is such a forbiddance obligatory or just recommended? What is the evidence? .. More

  • Swearing by divorce is impermissible

    There is a man who swore by divorce not to talk to his parental cousin, and now he cannot talk to him fearing that divorce would be effected. What should he do in order to reconcile with his cousin? What is the Islamic ruling in this regard? .. More

  • Avoiding a sin out of fear of being bound by the terms of a vow

    I promised Allah SWT that I will give a certain amount of money as Sadaqah if I committed a certain sin. Now I'm prohibiting myself from that sin more because of money than for Allah's fear. Is such an obligation or promise allowed in Islam? Or is it a form of shirk? Jazak Allah kahiran .. More

  • Suggestions for the best teaching performance

    I am a teacher at the elementary level. How should I deal with pupils in a way that revives the spirit of Islam and uses the stories of the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and his Companions, may Allaah be pleased with them, to make them role models for pupils to follow?May Allaah reward you. .. More

  • Breaking the oath recurs only if its wording suggests that

    I swore an oath that if I commit a particular sin, I will fast one day. I committed that sin and fasted a day as I had sworn. Then, I committed that sin again and fasted another day. This happened with me five times (and each time I fasted a day). Then, on the sixth time, I committed the sin and broke my fasting two hours before Maghrib prayer, given.. More

  • Delaying the fast of oath expiation until one is able to observe it

    I have promised Allaah, with a sincere intention, not to do anything which He Has Prohibited. But, unfortunately, I failed to keep my promise. The last time, I swore thrice on the Mus-haf not to commit what is unlawful, but I did. What is the ruling on that? Indeed, I am regretful for that. I asked Allaah The Almighty for forgiveness and performed the.. More

  • Paying the expiation for breaking an oath from the husband's money

    How can a married woman, whose husband provides for her and who has no other source of income, pay the expiation for breaking an oath? Can she feed ten needy people from her husband's money or should she fast three days? If she owns items of jewelry that are basically meant for adornment, should she sell them and pay the expiation or what should she.. More