Permissibility of the People of the Book's food
Question: Some of my Christian colleagues invite me for meals in their homes. Is it permissible to eat if the food served is Halal (lawful)?...
Obligations towards non-Muslim co-workers
Question: There are non-Muslims working with us in our company, who are Sikhs, Hindus, and Christians. What are our obligations to each other and how...
Take not as friends the people who incurred the Wrath of Allah
Question: What is the meaning of Allah’s Saying: “Take not as friends the people who incurred the Wrath of Allâh (i.e. the Jews).” [al-Mumtahanah: 13]...
Loyalty to Kafirs that takes one out of Islam
Question: What are the boundary lines of loyalties which when transgressed turn the doer into a Kafir (disbeliever), outside the pale of Islam? We hear...
Love for the Sake of Allah
Question: There is a brother in Islam whom I like very much, more than other brothers. Since having met him, I visit him more than...
Ruling on haircuts that imitate disbelievers
Question: What is the ruling on haircuts worn by some young men nowadays, imitating the disbeliever Michael Jackson? What if it is done not intending...
Ruling on granting the nationality of a Muslim country to a non-Muslim
Question: What is the ruling on granting the nationality of a Muslim country to a non-Muslim? Answer: It is permissible to grant a non-Muslim the...
Dealing with a Dhimmy
Question: What is the ideal way to deal with a Dhimmy (protected non-Muslim living under Islamic rule)? Should they be dealt with in the normal...
Dealing with Christian neighbors
Question: How should I deal with my Christian neighbors or classmates? Should I visit and congratulate them on their religious occasions? Answer: It is permissible...
Coercion on disbelief
Question: Does verbal or practical coercion justify professing Kufr (disbelief)? Answer: If coercion is actually existent, then the apparent declaration of disbelief is tolerated on...
Annulling Shahadah
Question: What is the separating line between Kufr (disbelief) and Islam? What about a person who utters the Two Testimonies of Faith, and then commits...
Abd Al-Muttalib's love for the Prophet
Question: I watched the TV series “The Grandfather of the Leader of Mankind,” which made me love ‘Abdul-Muttalib and Abu Talib. Allah knows that I...
Ruling on book of Deobandi Jama'at Tabligh entitled Tablighi Nisab
Question: I am a Muslim man living in Britain and want to follow the way of Ahl-ul-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah (adherents to the Sunnah and the Muslim...
Ruling on joining Jama'at Tabligh
Question: I joined this group and made use of the knowledge they provide. However, they observe some acts that are not mentioned in the Book...
False story made by the Sufi Shaykh of Jama'at Tabligh
Question: Shaykh Muhammad Zakariyya Kandahlwi (a Deobandi scholar) is one of the most famous religious scholars in India and Pakistan, especially among the followers of...
Advice to Jama'at Tabligh and Al-Ikhwan Al-Muslimun
Question: Someone asks about the Islamic groups such as Jama’at Tabligh and the Muslim Brotherhood Group (al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun). Are these groups considered to be among...
The Salaf are Ahl-us-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah
Question: Some people do not define themselves as Ahl-us-Sunnah wal-Jama`ah (adherents to the Sunnah and the Muslim mainstream) claiming that all people do so. They...
Ruling on hating the Salafis
Question: There are some partisans who call for applying the Islamic Shari’ah though they are completely opposite to that. They have diluted Islam and consider...
Ruling on turning a wife against her husband
Question: A woman’s family is turning her against her husband, preventing her from going to him by force, and threatening her. Even more, they are...
Ruling on sitting with Mubtadi's (ones who introduces innovations in religion)
Question: Is it permissible to sit with people who indulge in Bid’ahs (innovations in religion) and participate in their lessons? Answer: It is not permissible...