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  • I have heard from many people that celebrating birthdays is wrong for Muslims as it is a practice that originated from the Christians and that we should not celebrate our birthdays. Is this true or not? Should I stop celebrating birthdays? I mean there’s no harm in it the way I see it unless we do anything un-Islamic or spend excessively can’t we cut a cake and feel happy and especially children look forward to their birthdays so much.

    July 28, 2012
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  • Reciting Surahs of the Qur’an in Order during Prayer

    July 28, 2012
    What is the ruling on reciting the Surahs against the order of the Qur’an in prayer? I recently performed Eid…
  • A Mobile Phone Situation and Nikah

    July 28, 2012
    I have a mobile phone situation. I done a contract from a shop and my credit check never passed. So…
  • Is it Permissible for a Man to Marry his Wife’s Stepmother?

    July 28, 2012
    Is it permissible for a man to marry his wife's stepmother? Man A is married to Woman B, whose father…
  • Is Serving Alcohol and the Income gained Haram?

    July 28, 2012
    I am a student and work part time to sustain myself in a restaurant where I have to serve alcohol.…
  • Deferring some Amount of the Dowry (mahr) to Divorce

    July 28, 2012
    My question relates to marriage and dowry. After 2 years of marriage talks with a particular, we are but a…
  • Problems with Two Wives

    July 28, 2012
    I have been in a very complicated situation for sometime now. I was happily married for 7 years. I decided…
  • When I was young I was told that alcohol was haram, the reason being that it intoxicates a person. Making him unaware of the external world, making him loose control of himself and imparing his judgement etc. I have friends who, like many youngsters are into drugs. Recently after having found one of my most dear friends to be involved in it, really saddened me. Though he was not into some hardcore drugs, he was into marijuana or ‘weed’ as it’s commonly known. I tried to stop him but he inturn told me things like…the scientific proof of it not being an addictive substance and also of it not being haram. He said it is nowhere written that its haram. But my explanation was that it was something that makes a person unaware of what is going on and the persons brain is slowed down etc…but since I myself dint know much about the matter I could do nothing. Brother I want to know if marijuana or anyother drugs are haram in Islam, so that I could provide my friend with a suitable answer.

    July 28, 2012
    When I was young I was told that alcohol was haram, the reason being that it intoxicates a person. Making…
  • Strange Methods of Issuing Divorce

    July 28, 2012
    A couple had an argument about something and the husband in anger picked up three coins and gave it to…
  • What is the ruling regarding cutting the hair for women? If it is allowed, then how short can she cut it?

    July 28, 2012
    What is the ruling regarding cutting the hair for women? If it is allowed, then how short can she cut…
  • Care of Elderly Parents is a Blessing & Opportunity to Earn Paradise

    July 28, 2012
    My 89-year-old motherly grandfather has four sons and four daughters. The eldest of the children is 65 years old and…
  • Observing Hijab infront of one’s Father’s illegitimate Children

    July 28, 2012
    My father has four wives. However, he has ceased to have any conjugal relationship with his wives for many years…
  • My Grandmother set up a trust fund to pay for education for her Grandchildren, but that we can ask for money from at any time, and any that is not used will be shared equally between the children as they each reach 25. Three have received theirs, and two have not. I recently asked for some money from this fund, and was sent an amount, but this time I noticed the money comes through a high interest account. I do not know either whether the shares are in halal companies, but could find this out insha’Allah. The shares are not in our names as far as I understand. Can you please comment on whether or not this would be halal, if it isn’t should I deposit the cheque and get rid of it, or just pretend I never received it!

    July 28, 2012
    My Grandmother set up a trust fund to pay for education for her Grandchildren, but that we can ask for…
  • Mixed Gatherings

    July 28, 2012
    Can you please comment on the permissibility of mixed social gatherings and whether it’s allowed as far as guys and…
  • What if the Husband Pronounces One Divorce after Another

    July 28, 2012
    A man said to his wife 'I am separating you from me' and then said the word 'divorce' to her.…
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