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  • The ruling on whether repentance waives punishment of one who insults or mocks the Prophet

    Thank you for answering my questions. Nevertheless, you did not give me the full clarification of the question that I asked you. I understand what you mean by ijtihaad (independent reasoning). Islamqa.info holds the view that whoever mocked or insults the Holy Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention );even repentance does not waive the punishment of execution... More

  • He fears that work and marriage might weaken his faith

    I work 12 hours a day in the West, in a market. Before this, I did not work because I am practising. Ever since I started working on this job, I feel that my faith decreases. Now I am considering to quit, but my mum wants me to work. I am also planing to get married. I feel like the combination of marriage and work might distract me even more from the.. More

  • Tampering with electricity meter to pay less for electricity

    Back in my village, I turned the electric meter reading slow by paying some money to the electric meter reader so that my electric bill would go down every month. It went on for sometime and then recently when I went on leave Allaah showed me the way, and I also heard that there could be repercussions from the electric department so now I have put the.. More

  • Having daughters only is not a cause for grief at all

    Assalaamu alaykum. Praise be to Allaah, my husband and I have three daughters. They are healthy and a blessing from Allaah. Praise be to Allaah, we are a happy family with a lot of love for Allaah and for each other. My husband and I spend time and effort into our daughters' Islamic education, and we work hard to raise them to become strong and pious.. More

  • Receiving state benefits for disability does not withhold the reward in the Hereafter

    Dear Scholar, this question is from my friend who is handicapped, he has only two fingers in his left arm. He is fully healthy except for what I mentioned, that he has only two finger in his left arm. In our country, the government gives some special benefits to the handicapped/disabled people. For example, the government preserves some seats for the.. More

  • Praying slowly to teach people discreetly

    Assalaamu alaykum. 1) Someone prays in a slow, moderate manner (he usually prays in this manner) and performs the sunnah acts of the prayer (raf'ul yadayn, jalsah istiraha) and wants to teach the other ignorant people who pray quickly and do not know the various sunnah acts of the prayer. Is this considered showing-off (riyaa')? 2) Someone found a small.. More

  • Why Pharaoh's repentance was not accepted

    I thought that one's repentance was accepted as long as the Day of Judgment has not yet started or the soul reaches the throat. The Pharaoh did it before these two took place, so why was his embracing of the religion not accepted? .. More

  • Returning money gained without right

    Assalaamu alaykum, when I was younger and still in school, I was not religious and did not go to school so much; instead I used to do other bad things. The school pays us money here each month, and the thing is that they paid me for the months that I was not there, now I feel guilty and want to pay it back, but the debt involves riba (interest), and.. More

  • Non-guests using hotel facilities

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have a question regarding theft in my circumstance. I was at a beach near a hotel with a hot tub in it. As many people coming out of the ocean get cold, they use the hotel's hot tub although there is a sign saying that the hot tub is only for hotel residents. I used the hot tub and then left without using any towels or eating food... More

  • Hacking wifi service to avoid paying its fees

    Assalaamu alaykum. My college provides wifi with a fee, but I hacked my college wifi and used about 10 MB. Now I regret this; how can I repay for it? Please help me; what should I do? .. More

  • Dealing with a scholar who takes money collected for building a masjid for himself

    What should one do if he knows a scholar who collected money for a masjid and then stole that money for his personal gain. Should one inform the people of this? Also, when he was confronted, he cursed the person. Will the curse affect the person who confronted that scholar? .. More

  • Failing or forgetting to repay a debt before death

    Thank you for the example (given in a previous fatwa). Is it possible to kindly give a direct answer to my question as the examples did not fully answer my question? May Allaah reward you. Dear brothers, my question is the following: Someone died without paying off his debts, and no one (neither his heirs nor his friends) payed the debt for him. Could.. More

  • One who committed a punishable sin is not obliged to confess his sin to the concerned authorities

    I have a question regarding the person who secretlyinsults the holy Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam.In this website, it is said that repentance is accepted and the punishment is waived if he repents, bit what if the ruler (qaadi) of the person living in a country takes the other opinion that says that he must be executed by all means? And remember.. More

  • Resorting to trickery to recover one's lawful rights

    I was a manager at a company and was sent money by the owner for expenses and salaries of other employees working, and I used to pay them but he used to pay me less from the required money,so for example the required money was 7 Lakh for a particular month, he used to send 690000,so I used to pay 10000 from my salary,I did let the owner know about this.. More

  • Marriage and divorce are decreed by Allaah, The Exalted

    I am a 26-year-old girl. About a year ago, I was married to a boy according to my parents will. After a few days, my so called husband divorced me for no reason. On asking why, he said that it was a spell and that it was not in his control. He and his family apologized many times, and I had decided to marry himagain, but after a few days, we noticed.. More