Confusion in lineage as a reason behind prohibiting Zina

There is an Ayah (Qur’anic verse) in the Glorious Qur’an, which states that Zina (sexual intercourse outside marriage)...

Salah of a menstruating woman

If a woman is purified from menstruation or postpartum bleeding before sunset, should she perform the Zhuhr (Noon)...

Tawbah to prevent the execution of the Hadd

Is Tawbah (repentance to Allah) from the major sins for which Hudud (ordained punishments for violating Allah’s Laws) are...

Stoning versus lashing a previously married man committing Zina

If a divorced man commits Zina (sexual intercourse outside marriage), should he be stoned to death or considered unmarried?...

Responsible for Qisas

We live in a non-Islamic country where a Muslim man may be killed for reasons such as being angry...

Punishment on the Day of Resurrection for someone to whom the Hadd has been administered

Will a sinner who receives the Hadd (ordained punishment for violating Allah’s Law) in worldly life be punished on...

Permissibility of the victim's guardian giving up the right of executing the Hadd

In the current Shawwal 20, two students in the first grade in the preparatory school committed homosexuality with a...

Paying money instead of executing the Hadd

What is the ruling on substituting a prescribed penalty proven by texts of the Qur’an and the Sunnah with...

Forgiving the people of good qualities their slips

What is the degree of authenticity of the Hadith narrated by Abu Dawud and others which reads: “Forgive the...

A family executing the Hadd of Zina if living in a country that does not apply Shari'ah

I would like to know the legal decision on a person who commits a crime that incurs Hadd (ordained...

Executing Hadd in the absence of the ruler

Is it permissible to execute Hudud (ordained punishments for violating Allah’s Law) when there is no Muslim ruler? Answer:...

Ruling on bestiality

What is the ruling on bestiality? Answer: The ruling on bestiality and its consequences: Having sex with animals is...

Ruling on swearing not to masturbate but returning to it

I committed masturbation several times. Once I took an oath by the Mus-haf (copy of the Qur’an) that I...

Ruling on masturbation

A person observes obligatory acts of worship such as Salah (Prayer) and Sawm (fast) etc. However, he practices masturbation....

Ruling on masturbation for medical purposes

I suffer from a disease that makes me unable to have sexual intercourse with my wife. I have been...

Ruling on cursing the masturbator

Is a masturbator included among the seven types of people whom the Prophet (peace be upon him) cursed in...

Ruling on missing the Fajr prayer due to practicing masturbation

I have neglected offering the Fajr (Dawn) Prayer at its due time for five times because of practicing masturbation,...

Ruling on masturbation to prove the need to marry

I am a fifty year old man who does not have enough money to marry. However, I have married...

Ruling on masturbation during Ramadan

I am a young man in the habit of masturbating. I masturbated on one of the days of...

Ruling on masturbation by means of pressing the prostate area

I would like to know the Islamic ruling on intentional rubbing of the prostate gland to discharge Maniy (sperm),...