The Muslim Student Association @ UConn

I am going to marry soon. By Allah’s grace we have done the contract of marriage few days ago, but now I am in debt and there are some instalments to be paid. Am I permitted to take a loan from the bank I am dealing with, in order to pay this debt and instalments, knowing that I will pay this loan in instalments and with interest? I know that this is a Riba loan, but I am obliged to do many things in the near future, I have to furbish my flat. Of course I will not be able to pay all the debt and instalments at the same time as furbishing my flat. This is really a very big burden I am not able to financially bear it. Is the loan I am going to take halal or haram?.

To slaughter chickens in an abattoir, they put one thousand chickens under one machine and say “bismillah” only once then they slaughter all of them at once. They wash all of them in one big pot without changing the water, thus every time they wash a chicken this makes the whole water unclean. What is the ruling on eating these chickens? If we buy the chicken uncooked so that we wash it does it become halal? And what if it was cooked in restaurants for example, as they do not wash the chickens before cooking them?.

Is it true that the Sunnah allows one who is newly married to pray at home during the first week of marriage and not take part in congregational prayers? What is the evidence for that?.

my dad knew every thing about what do you have to do to be a muslem, and he always tell us to do what god ask us to do and he always tell us or show us the right way and he love the god he always tell us to pray and fast everything that make god yerdah anna , but he never did them and never say anthing bad about the islam and he want everybody to be a muslem , but he never pray or fast or anything like that ; what do you call that ? what should we do ?

Is it permissible to deal in souvenirs for tourists?.

Is it permissible to leave gum in the mouth during prayer without chewing it?.

There is a man whose mother reached the age of approximately 80 years. She suffered from a stomach disease and was sick for two years, then she passed away. He did ghusl for her, as an act of kindness and honour on his part; he did not need to do that as there were others who could do it. What is the right thing to do? May Allaah reward you with good.

My friend give divorce to wife in anger.he give three at one time.i read on internt at once three count only single divorec.can u tell me its true?and also i read that anger is three kind it true is well?.

I heard a student of knowledge mentioning the bida’ (innovations) of the Sufiyyah (Sufism). Amongst them was the innovation of mentioning Allah by his one name. He said that the prophet did not do this, neither did his honoured companions. I am wondering, did not the prophet (PBUH) say a Hadeeth (I do not remember it very well) that means that the hour will not begin as long as there is a slave saying, ‘Allah’ ‘Allah’. This is considered mentioning Allah by His One Name, and the prophet praised, as mentioned, who does this, as he excluded him of the evildoers whom the hour will begin with?.

I was married to a woman and had a son from her, then there were some differences between me and her and I divorced her. During the ‘iddah, there was an argument between me and her brother, and I swore an oath and said: “If So and so does not come back to my house before Fajr, then she is thrice-divorced.” But her brother did not let her, so she did not come back. At that time I had not taken her back (formally, as a wife). After a short while I sought a fatwa and was told that it was permissible for me to take her back but I did not ask whether the second talaaq had taken place or not. Two years later there were major problems in which her family played a major role, and I divorced her, but during the ‘iddah I met her and there happened between us that which happens between husband and wife. I asked one of the scholars working in the court in my city and he gave me a fatwa in writing stating that the divorce that I did not ask about did not count as such, because a divorce issued to an already-divorced woman does not count, and my taking her back by means of intercourse was valid, and I also asked two friends to testify that I had taken her back and told my wife about that, but I did not tell her family because of the severity of the discord in the family. My family got angry with me when they found out that I had taken her back. But I asked her to bear that with patience and to let the taking back continue in secret until I was able to become independent of my family. After one year, during which I used to meet with her in secret and we would sometimes do what husbands and wives do, Allaah blessed me with the opportunity to travel abroad to complete my studies. I got in touch with her ten days before I was due to travel and told her that Allaah had given us a solution to our problem. I asked her to wait for one or two months, and I would tell her how Allaah had granted me a way out, then I left and did not tell her. One week after I left, my family suddenly told me that my ex-wife (or so they thought) had got married! I became very distressed and I did not know what to do, as I was abroad and I did not believe it. I tried to contact my wife and she told me that she thought that I was deceiving her all that time and that I had betrayed her, because she knew that the period of travel would not be less than five years, and she claimed that she had consulted a scholar on the radio as to whether intercourse with the wife without the intention of taking her back was regarded as taking her back or not, and he told her that the intention was essential.  I asked for advice and was told that I had the right to refer the matter to court to seek a separation, or to divorce her, so long as I told her so that she could observe the iddah following divorce. Please note that they married her to someone else without taking the divorce papers from me, and that is what Ii intended to tell them when they asked me about the divorce papers.

My wife is studying. We had a problem once and I swore by talaaq three times that if she goes to school she will be considered taaliq (divorced). I was serious and I really had the intention of talaaq, as I was very angry. Few days later I changed my mind, she also did not go to school until now. Please tell me, if she went to school would the talaaq be valid? Is there any expiation for this or not? Now I want her to go to school to complete her education.

I live in city of Al-Quds (Jerusalem), Palestine. I used to work as a cleaner washing dishes in a restaurant that is owned by a Jew. As you know you will hardly find any restaurant or a firm owned by Jews where wine is not provided. They use also wine in making dough and pies, in addition to many other hot and cold drinks and normal foods.   I used to avoid carrying the wine myself, as some of the sinful Muslims who drink it used to carry it easily. But I used to wash the cups used to drink it. Of course the cups are not always empty, sometimes I find some wine in them, and so I pour it out then wash the cups. Also I used to wash the pots and tools used to prepare such types of dough.   I seek your patience in answering my following questions regarding this matter:  1- Is it permissible to wash the cups, pots and tools used as mentioned above or not?   2- Is it permissible to work in such a place, and to not denounce carrying wine by the sinful Muslims? Knowing that the one who knows the truth but stays silent is just like a ‘dumb Satan’. Knowing that if they did not carry it, or in case they were religious, I would be forced to carry the wine or leave the job. How does one solve this dilemma?  3- One of the calamities befalling Islamic societies nowadays is people slandering Allah, the religion, and the messenger (PBUH). These sinful Muslims and other Jews are doing this shameful acts a lot whilst working. There is no power and no strength except with Allah. Is it permissible for me to stay with them whilst they are slandering? Or shall I leave this job? Knowing that it is very rare to find religious brother working in the field of the free business. We see this neglection of religion in all places, until it has become normal, we moreover criticize who denies it of being extremist or racist. Such brothers are sacked form work.. 4- Is my salary from this job Halal or haram. If it totally or partially haram, then what shall I do with this money as I still have all of it? 5-  As for praying. There was no place to pray in apart from the store which has, of course lots of wine. Was it permissible for me o pray in that place? If not then what shall I do now? I apologize for my long questions, and I seek Islamic detailed answer enhanced by the evidences from Quran, Sunnah and logic, so that I have no doubt about what I will be abiding by in the future. Please post the name of the sheikh who will give me the fatwa as well. May Allah reward you.

I am married -Alhamdulillah- I live with my husband abiding by Allah’s path. My family is not religious; they even fight us for our adherence to Islam (including my niqab and our obvious way of life). They overstepped that by interfering in the details of my life, and they want me to obey them in everything. Because I refuse their orders that are contrary to Allah’s command, they increase their enmity to me, especially my mother. I do not see them but as a factor destroying my religion, righteousness, and even my marriage life. It nearly led us to divorce, but Allah saved us from that. I am far from them now. I do not visit them or keep the family relations with them, to protect my religion and save my family. My mother claims that I have cut the ‘womb’ relation with them by doing that. Am I sinful? Knowing that being with them forces me to hear what displeases Allah, this may sometimes be cursing Allah, the religion, the companions and all the aspects of religion and righteousness. Note that I have tried so many times to guide them but they never listened.

I am a married man. I do not have a job or source of earning apart from my hobby of colouring children’s faces in the malls and festivals. I draw a flower or two swords and a palm tree, numbers or letters. Using colours that do not harm the child’s skin, these colours are easily removable by tissues, or by little water. My aim from this is to earn my living and to put a smile on the faces of the children and their parents. I do not draw anything that has a soul or any anti-Islam slogans. Is the money I earn from doing this Halal or Haram?.

I have a sister of ‘breast feeding’. She was breastfed by my mother for sure, but I am not sure if I was breastfed by her mother. Nor I know how many times she was fed. The question is about her elder sister who was not breastfed by my mother for sure. She has a daughter and we have agreed to get married. Is it permissible to marry this girl whether or not it was proven that I was breastfed with her younger aunt?.

A person has a car on sale until he finds a suitable price. But he still is using it. Shall he pay Zakat on it if it completes a year in this case?.

What is the ruling on woman partaking in forums? And women discussing issues with men? Is joking with men on forums haram? What is the ruling on using the different icons of emotions like smiles? Is using private messaging between a man and a woman to enquire something or ask for help permissible? Is it permissible for the woman to write “hahahaha” (laugh)? May Allah reward you, Please answer my questions accurately to assure my heart.

I got married six years ago and I do not have children yet. I was dreaming before I got married to sponsor an orphan and feed him as well as I feed my son, and to bring him up with my son, so that I may win the close place of the prophet (PBUH) in paradise. The suitable chance for sponsoring an orphan did not become available but now, while my brother’s wife is pregnant, she is also my husband’s sister. So that she feeds the orphan with her son, this will make the orphan mahram for me and to my husband and the family. I thought of prohibition of adopting, but I live in a gulf country, and the residency law does not allow us to have any child with us unless he has our name. I would like to ask about the ruling on adopting in presence of all these barriers? Knowing that both my family and my husband’s family know that we will adopt a child.

I belong to ARAMCO. This company offers a free-of-interest mortgage to build a house. Instalments will be automatically discounted from my salary every month for about fifteen years. The company provides the land for free. Is it permissible for me to live in a floor and rent the other floor of the house? Knowing that it is owned by the company until mortgage is paid. The article (9) of the agreement with the company says:   “You are not allowed to rent, sell or pledge the house under any case before the whole mortgage is paid, unless you get a written permission from the company. The company also has the right to take any suitable action it sees fit in case the contract is violated.”.

A problem happened between my husband and I. He beats me for every small and big matter. So I went to my neighbour and refused returning to him. He said to me: “return to your home for one month, until you get purified of your menstruation period then I will divorce you”.  I returned for this reason, but later he said that he does not intend to divorce me and that he said what he said only to let me know the Islamic ruling on divorce; that it should be after one menstruation period if he does not have an intercourse with me. I refuse what he says because he promised me and gave me a word when I was at the neighbour’s house, that he will divorce me after the period. Is this considered divorce or not?.