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  • Dreaming of being the Prophet's wife

    I want to get married, Insha Allah, with a Moroccan girl but I have one problem: she told me about a dream on June 1996 where she saw that she get married with the Prophet Muhammad (SAW). She saw that he smiled to her as his wife. She get up and she opened the Holy Qur'an by chance, in Surah Al-Ahzab where it talks about Prophet's wives. Last year,.. More

  • Sleeping Without Covering the Body

    On very hot nights I sleep without covering my body with a sheet and I've heard that I mustn't sleep without covering the body because of Jinn according to a Hadith. Please help me to understand the good way of Islam. .. More

  • Using e-Mail without Parents' Permission

    I made e-mail but without asking my parents because I need it to ask about Islam, but my parents don't know that if that. So is it right if I continue of using e-mail or should I cancel it? .. More

  • Supplications after Prayer

    I am a new Muslim and have received contradictory advice concerning Prayer.a) What is the proper order after Prayer? Astaghfirullah - Anta as-Salaal - then Tasbih followed by La ilaha...la Sharika, or the other way around? b) Does one recite these verses immediately after the Fard prayer, or can it be postponed until after the Sunnah? I was recently.. More

  • Sending blessings on the Prophet when forgetting something

    Can I say: "O Allah send our greetings to our Prophet and bless him" whenever I forget something... More

  • Supplications after the Fajr and Maghrib Prayers

    I understand that there is certain things I could say after each prayer which gives me a good reward. For ex., I could say La Ilaha Illa Allah Wahdaho La Sharika Laho and so on for 10 times after Fajr and Maghrib and I have to keep my foot set the way they do during the prayer (i.e., not change the position of my feet after the prayer in order to receive.. More

  • How Can One Know that Allah Has Accepted His Repentance?

    How can someone feel that God has forgiven him for something bad he did regarding his relation to God? The person regrets what he did very much and can not forgive himself and can not bear living with the guilt feeling. If that person is praying (supplicating) to God asking for something he wishes to have very much, should he pray to God so that he.. More

  • Lying to wife to avoid suspicions, etc.

    Can someone lie to his wife to avoid her accusations and suspicions? Although if this is OK, it is not one of the 3 exceptions for lying... More

  • Lying to obtain US passport

    I am an Egyptian citizen who holds the American green card. After five years from acquiring the green card I can get an American passport in case I have spent at least 50% of that time in the States. In 10 days I'm going to the States to apply for American citizenship because 5 years have passed since I got the green card. However, I have not spent.. More

  • Wishes to have sex with wife but mother extended wait longer to prevent it

    Thank you for the answer to my question ID 5694. Inshallah, I will approach my parents with gentleness and explain according to Islam. However, there have been further developments in my situation. Earlier, my mother was telling me to wait just a couple of months, now she says I have no right to have it my way and she will wait till December this.. More

  • Keeping ties of kinship

    What's mean of keeping good ties of kinship in Islam? Is it to have relations with family members or to live always with family? Is to live in ones own house when we are single mean that we cut ties of kinship or not?.. More

  • Choosing a vocation for Allah's sake

    I just finished a university degree in economics (4 years) here in Canada. I have been thinking recently of going into the Islamic Univ. Medinah, S.A. Do you recommend this to me from an Islamic point of view? Is it worth it to spend another 4 years to get another degree in Sharia? .. More

  • Adult children leaving parents' home to live separately

    Is it permissible in Islam when children reach adulthood to leave their parents' home to live alone? Please cite Qur'an and Sunnah. .. More

  • Seeking Forgiveness While Committing Major Sin and Practicing Islam

    I have used your service before and I cannot thank you enough for your efforts. What I have to ask is difficult for me. I committed a major sin and what Allah hides we should not talk about. I acknowledge my mistakes and acknowledge my weakness to Allah and ask for His forgiveness for my continuing to sin and I always hide myself and hope that Allah.. More

  • Attaining steadfastness

    Could you show me the way how to obtain steadfastness (Istiqamah)?.. More