Category: Our Dialogue
A Grieving Daughter’s Suffering
our dialogue By Adil Salahi Q: I still keenly feel the loss of my mother who died 10 months ago. I am often in tears mourning her. Since she is buried in a grave near our house, I often go there to sit near the grave and talk to her. Can she hear me? I [...]
Curse of Precious Stones
our dialogue By Adil Salahi Q: Is it true that diamonds and other precious stones should be bought only for personal use and this be determined on the basis of knowing one’s exact date of birth. Some people suggest that if this is not taken into consideration, these precious stones may have a curse and [...]
Cosmetic Surgery: Is it Permissible?
our dialogue By Adil Salahi Q: I would like to know your comments on cosmetic surgery. A: We cannot issue a rigid ruling that all cosmetic surgery is forbidden. When cosmetic surgery has a beneficial and legitimate purpose, then it may be considered permissible, encouraged, or even obligatory. Take, for example, the case of a [...]
Suspecting Others
our dialogue By Adil Salahi Q. Please explain what Islam teaches on suspicions, as in the case of one person suspecting another of being a thief when he is not, or a couple suspecting each other of having an affair with someone else. A. The first thing to be said on suspicion is to quote [...]
Children and Family Quarrels
our dialogue By Adil Salahi Q. A family I know is plagued by quarrels between husband and wife where, to my outsider’s judgment, the husband is more at fault. What disturbs me is that the husband tries to use the family’s only child, a two-year old boy, as a pawn in order to force his [...]
Ostentation in Religious Practices
Q: I am a regular reader of your column, although I am not a Muslim. I recently came across a Hadith, mentioned by Al-Ghazali, which quotes the Prophet, peace be upon him, as saying in his supplications: “We seek refuge in God from the Chasm of Grief.” When asked about this Chasm of Grief, the [...]
Women Working for Self-Fulfillment
Q: At the time of my marriage I made it clear to my husband that I wish to be always in work. He did not object. However, now he is saying that I should not work because it is ‘un-Islamic’ for a Muslim woman to work except in cases of financial difficulty. This has been [...]
Quran and Appropriate Medication
Q: I believe that the Qur’an is most powerful and that it cures every kind of illness. I do not know, however, the Surahs, which should be used for curing illness. I wish to depend only on the Qur’an for the rest of my life. Could you please explain which Surahs one should read in [...]
Islam’s Perspective on Committing Suicide
Q. It is said that suicide is forbidden in Islam and that the person who commits suicide is destined to go to hell. Suppose a person is suffering from a severe case of depression, or some other mental disease and such a person commits suicide, will he also go to hell? A. One thing which [...]
Responsibility for Past Sins
Q. A marriage was hurriedly arranged when it was realized that the woman involved got pregnant. Could I ask if the marriage is valid. The husband sends money home to support his wife and children, but he always feels ashamed because of what happened before his marriage. He also feels that his worship might not [...]
