Blasphemous thoughts

Question Assalamu Alaikum. Very bad thoughts, blasphemous thoughts have been coming to my mind. I remember a hadith from Sahih al-Bukhari, hadith 5289, that one is not held accountable as long as he doesn’t act upon or utter those evil thoughts in his mind....

Speaking in languages other than Arabic

Question Is it disliked to speak in a language other than Arabic without a need while being able to speak fluent Arabic? Have you heard this as a position of any of the 4 Madhabs? I came across a Fatwa of the website islamweb.net where they say that scholars stated...

Games and wasting time

Question What is the ruling on chess and games of dice like Ludo? If it is prohibited simply because of the reason of waisting time then according to this reasoning most other games would also be prohibited. Many people when they play games simply want to relax for...

Job and the environment

Question I have been overthinking about this question So essentially I am a engineer who is working in the oil and gas and plastics industry. My job is to make sure that my unit is running correctly in the plant/refinery. So as you know the production of such products...

Help with OCD

Question As Salaamu Alaykum, Dear Mufti Sahib, I agree that I have an OCD problem and I believe that is related to me fearing whether I have done kufr, I am trying to stay away from Waswasa. One thing is that at times when I am unsure and I really want clarification...

Breaking vow

Question Assalamoalaikom. A man comits intercourse with his wife during her menses and does tawbah . To keep himself from committing this sin again the man vows by saying ‘By Allah I will NOT have intecourse during menstruation again and if I do I will pay...