Death: Mourning Q137 :When a member of the family dies, what sort of mourning is allowed? A137 : Different societies have different customs and traditions associated with death in the family. In non-Islamic societies, there are visible signs of mourning which are supposed to convey grief. People, especially women, should wear black for a certain…
Death: Life after death Q136 :Could you please explain what happens to believers and non-believers when they die? A136 : Death is a stage which occurs when the spirit departs from the body to make it lifeless. As Muslims, we believe in the resurrection when the body and the spirit will be reunited in the…
Death: In infancy Q135 :You have in the past quoted a Hadith which states that children who die in their infancy try to get their parents admitted into heaven. May I ask how about parents who deliberately kill their children, either through abortion or some other way. Also what about the children of non-Muslim parents?…
Death: From hunger Q134 :I have been asked to put this question to you: While Allah has promised to feed each and everyone born in this world, why do hundreds and thousands of people die of starvation in Africa and other parts of the world? What about their promised provision? A134 : Yes, Allah has…
Death and the spirit Q133 :What sort of pain is associated with death: how does it start and how long does it last? Will the angels of death be visible to us and do they show us the place to which we will be taken? Is it necessary to recite the “kalimah” to a dying…
Daydreaming about committing offenses Q132 :A person I know seems to have a hyperactive imagination, repeatedly fantasizing about committing crimes and offenses that are impossible for him to commit. Is such daydreaming a sin? A132 : Allah forgives us what we may contemplate of offenses and crimes. He takes us to account only for what…
Day of Judgment (the) Q131 :It is said that married couples who earn God’s pleasure will be united again in the life to come. What happens if a woman who has lost her first husband is married to another and all three are obedient to God and keen to do their duty in this life?…
Darwin’s theory of evolution. Q130 :During a discussion, a friend of mine claimed that human beings came from apes (Darwin’s theory of evolution). This led to a heated argument and a scar on our friendship. May I ask who were the first human beings on earth? Whom did they worship and who was their god?…
Dancing: Is it permissible? Q129 :Is dancing permissible. If not, why? A129 : There is no rigid ruling concerning dancing, just like many other activities. Decent dancing which does not aim at arousing unacceptable emotions, and does not make of the women’s body an object of exciting desires, and does not involve holding or pulling…
