Problems in the Middle East

Q: Here in our small Muslim community in U.K. we hear a lot of things happening in the Middle East Syria etc. from people amongst us who went there. Horrible things are being done to our Muslim brothers and sisters there and it is really pitiable. So when does it becomes compulsory upon us to answer the call of these oppressed Muslim brothers and sisters? Will we be sinners if we don’t answer their call?

Pulling a person back from the front saff in Jamaat Salaah

Q: In Salaah in Jamaat, when pulling a person back from the front saff to join him in the back saff so he doesn't read Salaah alone in the saff: 

  1. Does he pull the person from the middle of the saff or from the side of the saff?
  2. How will the front saff get completed again? 
  3. If a third person then came and joined the second saff, can any one of them move into the front saff if that space is still open?

في جهنم سبع طبقات

س:  أنا أعرف أن في جهنم سبع طبقات. السابع الأعلى منها - لبعض عصاة المؤمنين؛ والأول الأدنى منها - للمنافقين؛ و السادس - للنصارى؛ و الخامس - لليهود. (كذا قرأته في أحد الكتب). و من سيكون في الطبقات: الرابع و الثالث و الثاني؟ هل هناك أحاديث صحيحة أو حسنة في ذلك الموضوع؟

Taking a lift with Ladies

Q: Is it permissible for a na mahram man to take a lift with two ladies (He will be alone with them in the car)? The reason he is taking a lift is because his home is approximately 2 to 3 kilometres from the workplace and he has no other means of transport besides walking. Will it be permissible for them to give him a lift in this situation? Furthermore if the husband follows his wife in another car, will it be permissible for the na mahram male to take a lift with her?

Statement of Imaam Shafi'ee (Rahmatullahi Alayh)

Q: Respected Mufti Saheb Please verify if the statement below is correct:

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MuslimMarriageAdvice wrote:

This is a bit harsh BUT very wise and beneficial words. "Say what you wish in abuse of me, for my silence towards an idiot is indeed an answer. I am not at a loss for a response but rather, It does not befit the lion to answer dogs." - Imam Shafi (rahimaullah)

What have you learnt form this statement?

Monster energy drinks

Q: A huge crises is arising on the youth of this ummath which deals with the consumption of monster energy drinks. I personally have seen a lot of muslim youth "going crazy" on this monster drinks. Is it halaal? Is there any symbolism behind it? What is the Ulamas view regarding this matter?