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  • Failed to keep his promise to start sports

    I am writing with regards to "keeping your word". At the end of last year I said to one of my cousins that I was going to take up sports with the coming of the next year.(Note: I did not swear I would take up sports, I just said it thinking that it would be OK and easy then). Now I realize that due to the amount of study I have, the cold weather outside.. More

  • Several questions about sexual intercourse

    I want to know whether it is correct for couples to sleep naked in the night. And how many times in 24 hours can a husband and wife have intercourse is there anything specified in Islam and medical point of view is there any restriction that it effects ones health and he /she feels tired? How to know whether wife got the orgasm after male's ejaculation.. More

  • Enrolling in the university with a certificate he got after cheating in exams

    I did my secondary exams last year. During one of my exams the teachers helped us when she was not meant to. This exam accounted for about 30% of the mark for the whole subject. I though this was cheating so I repeated my exams and got a new certificate with the same mark. The problem is that if I apply to the university with the second certificate.. More

  • Does not enjoy acts of worship

    All praises be to Allah the Lord of the Worlds. The biggest problem I have in my life is neglect/ heedlessness of religious duties that will earn me reward and cleansing my spiritual mind. I pray five times daily but my mind is usually not focused on the prayer, I lack concentration and sometimes pray at home. Sometimes I fast Mondays/Thursday, but.. More

  • Ejaculation resulted from looking, its ruling, its health effects

    What is the ruling of ejaculating resulted from looking, and does it have any health effects?.. More

  • It is forbidden to look at a woman more than once

    By profession, some pictures of women may appear on my e-mail, is it permissible to look at them? [What is the Islamic ruling on this?].. More

  • Repentance from Soofi innovations is accepted

    Unfortunately, I fell into a very serious matter, which is that I affiliated to a Soofi group (spiritual Soofis) for a complete year. And I want to return to Allaah, to the true path, especially that I tasted the sweetness of worshipping Allaah. Am I cast off Allaah’s Mercy? In other words, I had wrong beliefs before, and now I abandoned these beliefs.. More

  • You can do many things

    I am fifteen years old and I feel that I am unsuccessful as my abilities are limited, so what should I do? .. More

  • You are obliged to repent

    I committed a great sin. I touched the private parts of my relative when he was sleeping, but he does not know about the incident until now. I was fifteen years old then, and I repented and greatly regretted what I did, so is this homosexuality? .. More

  • Is it a condition to leave a particular distance when addressing a marriageable woman?

    What is the distance that one should leave when speaking to a marriageable woman face to face? .. More

  • Recommitted the same sins after repenting and pledging Allaah not to commit them

    A person commits a sin and asks for Allaah's forgiveness and then after a while commits it again and again asks for forgiveness. He does this over and over through the years. During some of his repentance he thinks (but is not perfectly sure) he may have promised Allaah he will not return to his sin, only to return to it later. He however does not know.. More

  • Eager to be righteous and is worried about a dream she saw

    Am a girl who is away from what she should be as a Muslim. I love my religion, but I can't keep on the strict rules that Allaah has put for us. My mind sometimes takes me away and pushes me to think in great things that is beyond my human mind. I love Allaah and I trust him that he is there for us when we need him. Well, I need him now to make my heart.. More

  • Employees using work equipments for personal purposes

    Is it permissible for a employee to get personal work done (e.g. getting printouts for family members or for self) at the office especially if it is a huge (public sector) company where all are employees and you are sure that if you ask the supervisor (who is also an employee) he will let you do so. Can the family members accept this? In case it is.. More

  • Controlling anger

    Could you please tell me of the best way to overcome anger and the ability to control oneself in difficult and challenging circumstances. I'm aware of the significance of reciting "A'udhu Billaahi mina sh-Shaytaanir-Rajeem" - "I seek protection of Allaah against the accursed satan". However certain situations get the better of you, so please advise.. More

  • How to attain the rank of the pious

    I want to know if a Muslim can attain the rank of the pious if he didn't memorize the full Quran and didn't study in an Islamic university. Can they still get the highest place of Jannah based on their deeds and character? .. More