Question On one hand It is claimed that there is no compulsion in the religion of Islam but when ever a muslim becomes an apostate the clerics start demanding death penalty for that person.Is it not a glaring contradiction? Answer It is generally believed that apostasy is punishable by death. This prevailing concept about apostasy, … Read more »

Question, Dear Sir I have been reading islamic books for twenty years, specially, spiritual and mysticism books, and following these books, i do many aurads as per writers suggest according to hadees (like, 100 times astagfar, darood, teesra kalama must daily routine,etc).After listening to the scholars who hold Quran and Sunnah as the supreme authority … Read more »

Question:   Why is it said that one can not pray in a room with pictures. Can you please shed light with respect to Hadith/Sunnah? Fizza Answer: Salaam sister When we collect and analyze all the ahadith on the topic of portraits and image making, we find that the prohibition pertained to particular category of … Read more »

Question: We hear a lot of concepts regarding the time span between Asr and Maghrib. Some say it is the time to do ‘Dhikr’ and some say one shouldn’t take a bath during this time. Can you please authenticate the significance of this part of the day in the light of Quran, Sunnah, Hadith? Fizza … Read more »

Question Why does Islam, which is against Idolatry, direct Muslims to kiss the black stone, circumambulate Ka`bah, throw stone on Satan during Hajj? Answer The practices mentioned in your question are rituals of Hajj (pilgrimage) and cannot be even remotely compared to idolatry.  No knowledgeable Muslim can even think about worshiping the Ka`bah or the Black Stone. All these practices are … Read more »

Question: When one makes the hajj pilgrimage what sins are forgiven? Are all sins – both minor and major – forgiven? Or are just minor ones forgiven? I hear a lot of disagreement among my colleagues on this topic. Answer: One of the prime requirements for the forgiveness of major sins is the sincere desire … Read more »

Question Please clarify the difference between Non-Muslims & Kafirs. Which peoples are Non Muslims & Kafirs. Please tell me in detail in the light of Quran & Sunnah. Thank you very much Answer From the perspective of the life of this world ‘non-Muslim’ is primarily a legal term implying a person, who does not ascribe … Read more »

Question Should Christians be considered as Mushrik because they worship the person of Jesus Christ, and there is no forgiveness for that as Allah has told us [in the Qur’an ]. Or Kaafir because Allah tells us that everyone who attributes a son to God is a Kaafir. Answer Before we answer your specific question, … Read more »

Question: Please explain the message/directive of Al-Baqarah 2: 62. Answer: The referred verse reads as: “Indeed those who have believed [now] and those who [previously] became Jews and the Christians and the Sabeans, whoever [truly] believed in God and the Final Day and was pious in his actions, shall get his reward with God. He … Read more »

Question: Regarding Eternal Punishment in Hell for Crimes Other than Shirk: The verse 4:48 says that God will forgive any sin for anyone, but you wrote that there are other sins which may lead a person to Hell forever. Is this not a contradiction? Could you please explain the following Hadeeth from Bukhari, which tells … Read more »