Islam: Questions And Answers - Manners (Part 1)

345 Pages·2007·2.67 MB·English

by  Muhammad

Islam: Questions And Answers
Volume 17
Manners (Part 1)
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Islam: Questions And Answers
Volume 17
Manners (Part 1)
Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman
B.Sc., DipHE
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© Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman, 2003
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Contents
Introduction ..............................................................................1
Chapter 1...................................................................................3
General.................................................................................3
27191: His reputation has been tarnished
– what should he do?.......................................................3
45671: Is it haraam to cut down lotus trees?...................5
11413: Islamic rights.......................................................7
20811: Speaking after ‘Isha prayer is makrooh.............12
30761: Ruling on using newspapers as a
“tablecloth” ...................................................................15
22170: Conditions of permissible joking......................16
8185: Advice to those who visit chat rooms .................22
2896: What Ruling on killing mice and rats,
and a comment on the character Mickey Mouse...........25
4893: There is no Harm in Joking as long as it
is Truthful......................................................................28
Chapter 2.................................................................................30
forbidden expressions ........................................................30
42054: There is nothing wrong with using the
expression “by chance”.................................................30
36674: Ruling on cursing specific people.....................32
31900: No one is described as the khaleefah
of Allaah........................................................................35
31916: Is it correct to say “My dear father”? ................38
34684: The expressions “I urge you”,
“Greetings”, “Good morning”, “Good evening”...........39
34698: Is it correct for a speaker to say,
“My beloved for the sake of the Messenger
of Allaah”? ....................................................................40
34735: The expression “May you live forever” ............41
41625: Saying “May Allaah give you a long life”.........42
42401: Expressions used to refer to one who
has died .........................................................................43
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41638: The comment of some sinners,
“I am free to do what I want”........................................44
41629: Saying “Your Majesty” etc................................44
42965: Saying “I seek the protection of
the Messenger of Allaah”..............................................45
Chapter 3.................................................................................47
Sleeping Manners ..............................................................47
20847: Is it permissible for a woman to do
her household duties when she is junub?......................47
20943: Is it permissible to sleep with one’s
feet towards the qiblah? ................................................49
21388: Sleeping naked..................................................50
31762: He loves da’wah but he had a
disturbing dream............................................................51
30784: Delaying prayer until night-time
because of work.............................................................55
12782: Renewing wudoo’ before going to sleep...........56
12871: Ruling on pointing one’s feet towards
the qiblah.......................................................................57
21216: Guidelines of the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
concerning sleep............................................................58
21647: Is it makrooh to sleep after ‘Asr?......................62
14033: It is permissible to sleep on one’s
left side..........................................................................63
9577: Ways of protecting oneself from
nightmares and disturbing dreams ................................65
7846: Boy Sleeping with His Mother or Sister .............69
5287: Does sleeping next to one’s wife
cancel out the wudoo’ prescribed before
sleeping?........................................................................72
5350: Should he recite Aayat al-Kursi aloud
or silently?.....................................................................74
827: The reason why it is forbidden to sleep
on one’s belly ................................................................75
1409: Sleeping on one’s stomach when
there is a legitimate reason............................................76
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2063: Sleeping after Fajr and ‘Asr................................77
Chapter 4.................................................................................80
Keeping Contact with Kinship...........................................80
40005: Ruling on upholding ties with one’s
mother and siblings through breastfeeding ...................80
14630: Rights of brothers and sisters............................83
11934: His Muslim wife’s relatives are
kaafirs who mistreat her................................................85
11757: Her husband will not let their children
visit their kaafir grandparents........................................86
10132: He visits his aunt and problems arise
as a result.......................................................................87
10225: Is it permissible to attend family
gatherings in which bid’ah takes place?........................88
7571: Suggestions as how to end the
estrangement between disputing relatives.....................89
5158: Can he travel to a kaafir country for
the sake of upholding family ties? ................................90
1426: Rulings on upholding the ties of kinship
for females.....................................................................91
4631: Broken ties of kinship and relationships.............93
4428: Number of times a wife can visit her
family ............................................................................96
2294: Visiting relatives who have a satellite
dish in their homes........................................................98
1398: Du’aa’ for guidance of someone close................99
793: Dealing with hurtful relatives .............................101
1808: Advice: Separating women from
non-mahram* men in family visits..............................104
701: Cutting off ties with a non-Muslim sister ...........107
Chapter 5...............................................................................109
Etiquette of sneezing........................................................109
34523: If he sneezes or hears a donkey
braying whilst praying, should he say the
dhikr narrated in the Sunnah? .....................................109
3488: Saying “Yarhamuk Allaah (May Allaah
have mercy on you)” to one who sneezes ...................111
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2750: Why do Muslims say “Al-hamdu Lillah”
after they sneeze?........................................................112
Chapter 6...............................................................................116
Neighbour’s Rights..........................................................116
1963: Helping sinful neighbours.................................116
Chapter 7...............................................................................118
Etiquette of eating and drinking.......................................118
20847: Is it permissible for a woman to do
her household duties when she is junub?....................118
42958: He found a kaafir on the road – can
he give him a ride?......................................................120
32736: Family restaurants...........................................121
25824: How sound is the hadeeth “Praise
be to Allaah who has fed me and granted
me provision”?............................................................125
13739: Eating leftovers from a Thanksgiving
meal so that it will not be thrown away ......................127
21917: Eating from a table..........................................128
21652: Is it permissible to drink in one breath?..........129
9894: Is it Sunnah to sit on the floor to eat? ...............131
6503: Eating habits and diet of the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)..............135
3020: Having the habit of eating with one’s
left hand.......................................................................138
831: Adaab UlSharab (drinking manners)...................141
Chapter 8...............................................................................144
Manners of Greeting with Salaam ...................................144
48984: Greeting the Shi’ah first..................................144
48966: Greeting a kaafir first ......................................146
39258: Ruling on greeting women with
salaam and returning their greeting.............................148
43154: Returning greetings to kaafirs falls
into three categories ....................................................152
20818: If there is no one in the house should
he still say salaam?......................................................155
22812: Adding the word “ta’aala” to the
greeting of salaam .......................................................158
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31064: Ruling on greeting with a wave
of the hand...................................................................159
12566: Ruling on initiating the salaam
when speaking on the telephone .................................160
21183: Shaking hands with a non-maham
woman.........................................................................160
23274: The difference between sending
salaams on the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) and sending blessings............167
4975: Responding to a kaafir when he says
salaam to a Muslim .....................................................172
2291: Is it correct to end a letter with the
phrase “wa’l-salaam”? ................................................175
26785: Ruling on initiating the greeting of
salaam with Jews and Christians, and how to
push them to the narrowest part of the road................177
11559: Ruling on greeting a non-Muslim
teacher .........................................................................178
10512: Is it permissible to delay returning
salaams because of enmity? ........................................179
1504: If it is not known whether a person is
a Muslim or a kaafir, can we say salaam to him?........180
5495: Can we greet the kuffaar with a greeting
other than salaam?.......................................................181
7092: How should we respond when the People
of the Book greet us with salaam? ..............................184
6670: Ruling on greeting with a gesture .....................186
6583: How should we return the greeting of
salaam from a non-Muslim? .......................................188
3498: If a person thinks that someone will not
return his salaam, should he still say salaam?.............191
4052: Is it mustahabb for one who gets up
to leave a gathering to say salaam to those
who are still sitting?....................................................191
4596: The importance of saying salaam and
returning the greeting ..................................................192
371: Giving salaams to people in the mosque
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