Ruling on renting a house to a Hindu

My family and me live in a 2-story house. We are putting the first floor for rent. And the person who might live in the first floor is Hindu. Is it bad for a pagan to live in the same...

Ruling on attending Easter celebrations

I would like to no if it is haram to go to the sydney royal easter show. although it is called the easter show it really has nothing to d with easter. i like to go for the craft, fruit, animal...

Belief in the Prophets and Messengers is one of the pillars of faith, not belief in the Messengers only

In the lengthy hadith of Jibreel, when he asked the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) about faith, the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) mentioned the pillars...

Ruling on photographs

My question is : IS the taking of PHOTOGRAPHS ALLOWED,(I know drawing pictures of living things is not allowed -but what about taking photograph's of people etc.), can you supply me with some...

Ruling on taking pictures with digital cameras and video cameras

What is the ruling on taking pictures with a digital camera? What is the ruling on taking pictures with a video camera? Praise be to Allah. Taking pictures with a digital camera is of...

If a person dies in the bathroom, is that indicative of a bad end?

What is the verdict on one who dies in the bathroom whilst he is fasting in the month of Ramadan? Published Date: 2014-12-19 Praise be to Allah. In such cases, if a person dies in such circumstances,...

The calendar used by the Arabs before Islam

From a historical perspective, is there any record of the calendar that the Arabs used in Makkah and Madinah before the prohibition on postponement of the months? Praise be to Allah Firstly: With...

Prophet Zakariyya’s sponsorship of Maryam

In Qur'an it is mentioned that Prophet Zakaria was made kafeel for Maryam. Was there any direct relationship with them like brother/uncle etc. Here Kafeel includes what ? Praise be...

Love for the sake of Allah is one of the strongest bonds of faith

Is love for the sake of Allah and doing what is dictated thereby an act of worship that will bring one closer to Allah, may He be exalted? Is it equivalent to naafil (supererogatory) acts...

Is it prescribed to seek forgiveness (istighfaar) after naafil prayers?

Should one say "Astagfirullāh" after offering Salam at the end of every different types of unit of prayer be it Sunnah or Farḍ and be it Tahajjud or the obligatory prayers and the Sunnahs...

His mother will be angry if he does not celebrate Mother’s Day

I have a friend from one of the Arab countries, and in that country Mother’s Day is an official holiday, which he celebrates with his brothers and sisters because of their mother. Now he wants...