Advice

Learning Islam

Q: I am a revert for five months now and I am currently doing my last year in media studies? I would like to take up Islamic studies but I am the only Muslim in my family and I fear that my parents will not support my decision. How can I handle this situation?

Marrying a prostitute

Q: I'm 25 years old, unmarried by birth. I am a Muslim and I was not practising till last month and now I got fear of Allah. I started praying and reading Qur'an everyday. I need help on this. I met a girl on social media 6 months ago. We chatted only online. She is Christian and her profession is sexworker (prostitution) and we started loving each other. She stopped working (prostitution) because of me. Does Islam allow me to marry her. Now I'm fearing about Allah more.

Going to live in Dubai

Q: I need advice. I am currently a student and I have a friend who lives in Dubai. So this friend of mine wants me to come to Dubai and search for greener pastures but I am thinking about my education too because I have not yet completed my school. Please I need your advice on what to do so that Allah will show the right channel to this problem.

Duas not getting answered

Q: I am tired of all. I ask dua but they were never get answered. For the past 3 years nothing was answered. But I never lost hope. I ask again but nothing happened. So nowadays my Imaan is becoming worst. Does Allah love me? Because my duas never get accepted. Those who never do any amal, they are living happily. My life is getting worst day by day. Allah said in Quran "For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease." I believe these words. But it never happened in the last 3 years!

Making dua for one's father to change his bad habits

Q: My question is related to the relation of mine with my father as it is getting worse day by day. I am 22 years old. We belong to a middle class family and about 4 years ago we bought internet connection. My father is 56 years old now and when we bought the internet connection I was 18 and my father was 52. One day I saw my father watching porn on the internet and for me it was so heart breaking that I got shocked with the kind of mentality my father has. For some time I stayed silent that he might change his habits and for that I gave him some signals that I am aware of what he is doing when alone and at that time my sisters age was 12 years. I was more concerned that she might see him doing all this stuff and just few days later I saw my father was busy watching porn while my sister was standing behind him. On that particular day I broke my silence and told my mom about the whole incident. She talked to him and my father rejected my allegations upon him. This thing continued for about one year and he was losing his respect in my eyes. Last year we connected our tv set to cable and now he just watches tv, some movies and songs with bad dance. I dont like this also but I am silent as it is somehow better than what he was used to do. What I want to say is that he is stubborn and I do not respect him the same way like I used to or you can say that he has lost his respect. Our tv set is in front of my bed and I dont want him to sit on my bed when I am around, not because I do not respect him but because he used to sit in front of tv every time when he is free and for hours and I want my space on my bed because our house is small.

My question is that what should I do according to Islam and can I respect him or change him? Also, he has the habit of talking in loud voice and we hardly talk to eachother daily as my other relatives talk to their fathers.

Helping someone go to USA for work

Q: I live in Saudi Arabia and halaaat of Saudi Arabia are not good. Most Pakistanis and Indians are going to their countrys and one of my friends came to me that and said that we should go to USA. I said ok I will tell you my procedure how to visit visa so we were discussing about how to make file and interview in Saudi Arabia will be asked so other beards people were with me and they dislike me that why I sending them to America . Do u know what they did with us i can feel that they were disappointed at me that I am favour . So I clear them that it is not sin to go America . They are going for earning money . I hope u understand what they meant . That america all are dushman and we should not go there and they were saying me that u saying like this . I just wana know should I help them out to send USA or stop it . As You are mufti and better know then us . I am jahal and learner person .

Lying to one's father

Q: When I was about 11 or 12, my father lost his job. I was very sad but then he got a job in another country. I was very happy to go to my country again after 4 years of war so I woke up one day and told my uncle that I dreamt that dad got the job but I didn't really dream it. I was very stupid so he went for the job and stayed living alone for 4 years and now I regret it. I didn't know how life goes and now I feel very bad but at the same time I feel very shy to go up to him and tell him that I lied to you 4 years ago, like he's my father so I don't know what to do.