Social Issues
Does the Qur’an permit same-sex marriage?
Question: Salam dear sheikh, Today there are some so called “gay Imams” or other self-proclaimed scholars who claim Islam does not condemn homosexuality. They claim for example that the following Ayah indicates that marriage between the same sex is permissible: “And marry the unmarried among you.” [24:32] They say the above Ayah clearly allows marrying any unmarried →
Is today’s homosexuality different to story of Lot in Qur’an?
Question: Salam dear Sheikh, There is a Muslim revisionist movement which claims that homosexuality as referred to in the Qur’an is not inherently similar to the contemporary understanding of homosexuality based on love and mutual consent. They claim that the act of Lot’s people in the Qur’an is different from the current understanding of homosexuality. →
Was Hijab compulsory during Prophet Muhammad’s time?
Question: Salam Sheikh, Many people here–and there are saying that hijab was not compulsory during the time of the Prophet (S). They say, the Ayah about wearing the Hijab 24:31 is addressing people who want to be considered Mo’minat (believing women), and not just regular Muslims or even non-Muslims. Others say that the Islamic Hijab →
On distortion of ‘Fatima is a part of me’ hadith by Ahlul Bayt’s enemies
Question: I read somewhere that the Holy Prophet (s) said “Fatima is a part of me, and he →
Does Islam condone Sayyed families rejecting non-Sayyeds for marriage?
Question: I have heard of some Sayyed families who apparently rejected very pious young men because they were →
What does the ‘Ahlul Bayt’ mean?
Question: Can you please define the notion of the ‘Ahlul Bayt’? There is the idea that the Ahlul Bayt are five (Muhammad, Ali, Fatima, Hassan and Husayn, peace be upon them all). Then we say, the ’12 Imams of Ahlul Bayt’. Sometimes, it is suggested that Sayyeda Zeinab (a.s) or Abul Fadl al-Abbas (a.s) are →
Might some Muslims reject Imam Mahdi if he doesn’t look Arab?
Question: It is said that Jews of Medina rejected the Holy Prophet partly because he wasn’t from them, →
Did some Imams of Ahlul Bayt have dark skin colour?
Question: From one of your lectures, my understanding is that about 7 Imams of Ahlul Bayt (a.s) had African mothers, and that our Imams were deliberately marrying them to break the widespread racist thoughts and teach people that piety is what truly matters. In our narrations, do we get a sense of the appearance of →
Do I have to vote in non-Muslim country’s elections?
Question: I am an Australian Muslim. There is an election coming up on 18 May 2019. I am contemplating on writing to the Electoral Commission in order to be exempted from voting. I would like to know if Islamically I can be exempted from voting in a non-Islamic country? Answer: Attending or not attending an →
Was Prophet Muhammad’s marriage to Aisha a pedophilic relationship?
Question: A friend of mine is very anti-Islam and has a very negative attitude towards Islam and Muslims. One of his arguments is about the age of Aisha, one of the Prophet’s wives. He says that she was only 9 years old when the Prophet Muhammad married her, while he was much older, and hence →