If a Muslim lives in a non-Muslim country, are the non-Muslims there considered non-harbi because the Muslim, by residing there, has entered into an agreement with them?

The hadith (Sahih al-Bukhari ): > The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When the people of Paradise will enter Paradise and the people of Hell will go to Hell, Allah will order those who have had faith equal to the weight of a grain of mustard seed to be taken out from Hell. So they will be taken out but (by then) they will be blackened (charred). Then they will be put in the river of Haya' (rain) or Hayat (life) (the Narrator is in doubt as to which is the right term), and they will revive like a grain that grows near the bank of a flood channel. Don't you see that it comes out yellow and twisted" I kinda dont understand it what is Allah describing?

I can't stop thinking about that question since i first has been asked it from an atheist. I am a Muslim and I believe none has a 100% belief in Allah s.w.t even me, and that is because the logical questions that come to our minds from time to time. Then I decided to try atheists' questions, and see their answers or try to answer it in order to clear all these questions to me to reach 100% certainty in Allah.

In the commentary on his Magnum Opus translation of the Quran, A. Yusuf 'Ali relays Imam Gazali's cosmography of divine Light: > Among the beauties of the Qur’an, not the least is that which sends its mystic interpreters into ecstasies of spiritual delight. While its plain meaning contains noble precepts of ordinary conduct, its mystic passages reveal spiritual mysteries which can only be expressed by the phrase "Light upon Light!" (24. 35). It is an endless chain of illumination in which ordinary knowledge dissolves as if it were ignorance . . . Jibril says: "Kana baini wa bainahu sab'una alfa hijabin min nurin: Between me and Him are seventy thousand veils of Light." > > The highest place among the mystic interpreters should be assigned to Imam Gazali, whose Mishkat-ul-Anwar deals with the verse of Light (24. 35), the contrasted verse of Darkness (24. 40), and the saying of the holy Prophet quoted by him from the Hadith: "God has Seventy Thousand Veils of Light and Darkness: were He to withdraw their curtain, then would the splendours of His Aspect (or Countenance, or Face, Wajh) surely consume everyone who apprehended Him with his sight." The Prophet ﷺ is described as: > وَدَاعِيًا إِلَى ٱللَّهِ بِإِذْنِهِۦ وَسِرَاجًۭا مُّنِيرًۭا **a Beacon Light a caller to ˹the Way of˺ Allah by His command, an illuminating Lamp:** >[T]he Eye has many defects. It is only the perceiving faculty or Intelligence which is properly entitled to the name of Light considered as a source of enlightenment. > >The verses of the Qur’an, in relation to Intelligence, have the value of sunlight in relation to eyesight. The Qur’an is therefore spoken of as the Light: "For We have sent unto you a light (that is) manifest": 4. 174. > >Thus, the physical eye sees by the sun; the spiritual eye sees by Revelation (the Qur’an). There is a world invisible, with a Light of its own, quite different from the world visible, with its own physical light. The former, the spiritual world, is far above the physical world: not in space, for there is no question of space, but in grade. Yet the World of Sense is a type of the World of the Realm Celestial. All the Prophets are Lamps, and so are the Learned: but the difference between them is incalculable. If the Prophet of God is a Lamp Illuminant, that from which the Lamp is itself lit may fitly be symbolized by Fire. It is the Spirits Celestial, the angels, considered as the kindling-source of the Lamps Terrestrial, that can be compared alone with Fire:🔥 . These Lamps Celestial have their own grades and orders, and the highest is the one nearest to the Ultimate Light. > > That Ultimate Light is the final Fountainhead, Who is Light in and by Himself, not a light kindled from other lights. The term 'light' as applied to any other than this primary Light is purely metaphorical. But these metaphorical lights have various gradations. So are there gradations in their opposites. There is no darkness so intense as the darkness of Not-being. A dark thing is called "dark" simply because it cannot appear to anyone's vision; it never comes to exist for sight, though it may exist in itself. But that which has no existence for others nor for itself is assuredly the very extreme of darkness. In contrast with it is Being, which is therefore Light. Thus God Most High is the only Reality, as He is the only Light. This ascending and descending Light of lights housed in ascending and descending realms sounds like a nested virtualization of photonics. Has anyone described an isomorphism from virtual photonics which makes clear the true nature of Light?

I have a close relative who on the slightest pretext swipes the credit card to make payments of purchases or medical bills. Due to which this family is constantly under debt. Can we relatives help them clear their debts by giving them zakat?

Is there 'ijma that once a (human) soul is created, it exists forever after that point and is never destroyed? If so, which scholars are known to have claimed 'ijma on this issue? Further, is there any evidence in the Quran or Sunnah that indicate a soul will never be extinguished after its creation?

Qur'an 23:6 has varying translations (see Islam Awakened ): > إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ > > **except with their wives**, and what their right hands possess for then they are free from blame, -- Wahiduddin Khan > > **except with their spouses** and whomever their right hands may control, since then they are free from blame. -- T.B.Irving In the first case, the ayah seems directed at men since it refers to "wives". But in the second case, it refers to "spouses". I put أَزْوَاجِهِمْ into Google Translate , and it says "their husbands", but that's not listed among the Islam Awakened translations. **Question**: Does Qur'an 23:6 talk about "wives" or "spouses" in إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ?

Assalam 'alaikum Consider that my flight takes off at 6:00 PM which is normal time for Jama'at of Asr (عصر) prayer in my city these days, and the flight is supposed to take 4 hours. This means that at the time of Maghrib (مغرب) prayer I'll be on board. So, how can I pray while in an airplane? It is a moving thing. Also, according to which time would I pray? According to my city's time or the one my plane is flying over at that time?

I’ve been with my husband for 4 years and we have a 3 year old daughter together. I reverted to Islam last year, and my husband has never had a problem with it and continues encouraging me to continue praying and making dua. We’re both from catholic backgrounds but we were never really religious like that. My husband is not Muslim (inshallah one day he will be) he’s always been our provider and #1 support. Am I expected to leave him because he is not Muslim? I can’t find an answer anywhere for this situation.

Is it Fard on a 13 year old to fast in Ramadan? Asking for information

Assalam o alaikum. I went to washroom to take bath. During changing clothes, my bladder felt pressure and small amount of urine came out. Then I emptied my whole bladder. Unfortunately, the urine did not pass down the drain as it was choked. Furthermore, more water came from another washroom and the water was standing in the washroom with the urine mixed. What should I do now? My slippers also came in contact with them and I travelled to my room in them. Furthermore, students bathe here and then go to Masjid. I'm very worried. What shoul I do?

We work in fire and emergency department, 24/7 , we are not allowed to go out of our duty place for juma prayer, on other days we pray in jamat . Kindly explained weather we can pray juma at our duty place as we are 5-7 personal available.

In case that Khul'a الخلع happened and the wife and husband have legally been separated, but want to get back together. I assume that there's no turning back (reconciliation) within the 'Iddah as it would be the case for talaq. Nevertheless on this topic there are two different views one setting khul'a "equal to talaq" (divorce) and another setting it "equal to faskh" (invalidation) as I've learnt from https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35273/what-is-the-period-of-iddah-after-khula . So there might be at least two different opinions on whether or not a reconciliation is not permissible. I'd like to have an answer addressing the possibly different fiqh views on this: - Is it allowed to reconcile during the 'Iddah? - If not is it allowed to re-marry during the 'Iddah or must they wait?

I have to eat anti epileptic medicine at 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM. This cannot be delayed not even for 10 minutes. So if I eat my medicine while fasting, will it make my fast makrooh?

A husband under the pressure of his wife, without willingness to divorce her signs divorce paper but the signature of the husband is not genuine or the different from the signature on nikkahnama. Husband knowingly, deliberately signs the different signature than the genuine. Is this divorce valid?

What's the most practical way to wash feet in wudu? In my place, the sink is too high (or perhaps I am too short) which makes it difficult to wash the feet; or is better to use a bucket or tub of water? also, should we dry the feet immediately, because otherwise slippers and floor get wet?

As-salāmu ʿalaykum, I would appreciate clarification regarding my marriage situation. • Talaq 1: 19 May 2025 — my husband pronounced one talaq after I requested divorce. We reconciled the same day. • Talaq 2: 19 June 2025 — my husband pronounced one talaq after I again requested divorce. • Talaq 3: 7 July 2025 — my husband pronounced one talaq. I later realised I was menstruating at the time. • Reconciliation: 28 July 2025 — during what I believed was my ‘iddah, I asked my husband to state “I take you back as my wife,” and we resumed marital relations. No new nikah was performed. Could you please clarify: 1. Does the talaq pronounced on 7 July during menstruation count? 2. What is the current talaq count? 3. Are we Islamically considered married? JazākumAllāhu khayran.

I know someone who was raised Christian and continues to believe in God, but questions the modern day bible and believes it to have been altered, he also questions the notion of the Trinity, and whether Jesus was simply a human and not is not to be considered the son of God. My understand is that what defines "Ahlul Kitab" are that they believe in God and believe and follow the guidance of the bible/torah based on them being Christian or Jewish, but in situations where someone questions the modern day version of the bible and believes it to have been altered, is he still considered "Ahlul Kitab"? Thank you

Assalamu walaikum,I've been searching for a answer for my question,Due to laziness i failed to pray 3 prayers (yesterday 2, today's 1) ,so i want to pray the Isha prayer,but the thing is, I'm confused,cause,I also had many qada prayer from before(I made a list of which day and which prayer I didn't prayed),so if i pray isha, should i pray the missed 3 prayers first ,or can i add this 3 prayers to my qada prayers list and then pray at a comfortable schedule

I have fasted for the past 5 years like this. Basically I take Sertaline tablets at 9am every morning. I am unwell ti change the timings as if I do I start to feel unwell. I take the tablet with a tiny bit of water and fast and pray for the rest of the day. Is my fast’s not accepted? Please can you help as I really need to take this medication and I really want my fasts accepted.