The basic rule concerning any commands of the Prophet (peace be upon him) is that they denote obligation
Question: Any command given by the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) indicates obligation and duty. However, there is a Hadith whose apparent meaning...
Tawbah to prevent the execution of the Hadd
Question: Is Tawbah (repentance to Allah) from the major sins for which Hudud (ordained punishments for violating Allah’s Laws) are imposed by the Qur’an and...
Stoning versus lashing a previously married man committing Zina
Question: If a divorced man commits Zina (sexual intercourse outside marriage), should he be stoned to death or considered unmarried? Is it permissible to carry...
Ruling on masturbation
Question: A person observes obligatory acts of worship such as Salah (Prayer) and Sawm (fast) etc. However, he practices masturbation. What is the ruling on...
Responsible for Qisas
Question: We live in a non-Islamic country where a Muslim man may be killed for reasons such as being angry with another or due to...
Punishment on the Day of Resurrection for someone to whom the Hadd has been administered
Question: Will a sinner who receives the Hadd (ordained punishment for violating Allah’s Law) in worldly life be punished on the day of Resurrection? Answer:...
Permissibility of the victim's guardian giving up the right of executing the Hadd
Question: In the current Shawwal 20, two students in the first grade in the preparatory school committed homosexuality with a third student, after bullying him...
Paying money instead of executing the Hadd
Question: What is the ruling on substituting a prescribed penalty proven by texts of the Qur’an and the Sunnah with a monetary fine? For example,...
Forgiving the people of good qualities their slips
Question: What is the degree of authenticity of the Hadith narrated by Abu Dawud and others which reads: “Forgive the people of good qualities their...
A family executing the Hadd of Zina if living in a country that does not apply Shari'ah
Question: I would like to know the legal decision on a person who commits a crime that incurs Hadd (ordained punishment for violating Allah’s Law)...
Executing Hadd in the absence of the ruler
Question: Is it permissible to execute Hudud (ordained punishments for violating Allah’s Law) when there is no Muslim ruler? Answer: Only a Muslim ruler or...
Ruling on a wife practicing Qadhf with her husband
Question: Is it permissible for a woman to accuse her husband of adultery when she sees any signs of it and what if she can...
Ruling on swearing not to masturbate but returning to it
Question: I committed masturbation several times. Once I took an oath by the Mus-haf (copy of the Qur’an) that I will never masturbate again. However,...
Suing the one who does Qadhf
Question: If a Muslim does Qadhf (falsely accusing a chaste person of involvement in prohibited sexual relations) against his Muslim brother saying: “You are an...
Salah of a menstruating woman
Question: If a woman is purified from menstruation or postpartum bleeding before sunset, should she perform the Zhuhr (Noon) and the ‘Asr (Afternoon) Prayers? If...
Ruling on Zina especially where one is away from the spouse
Question: What is the ruling on committing Zina (sexual intercourse outside marriage)? Is it permissible for those working in Europe and are away from their...
Ruling on paying the woman money to have intercourse
Question: I am an unmarried man; I fear committing sins. What is the ruling if I give a woman a sum of money to kiss...
Ruling on following Malik in religious rulings as he derived them
Question: What is the ruling on a person who strictly follows the Ijtihad (juristic effort to infer expert legal rulings) of Imam Malik, and not...
Ruling on bestiality
Question: What is the ruling on bestiality? Answer: The ruling on bestiality and its consequences: Having sex with animals is a bad deed, transgression to...
Ruling on befriending women
Question: A man lived with a woman (without marriage) for a long time and she bore him many children. Afterwards, he legally married two women...