Miscellaneous

Speaking in languages other than Arabic

Q: What is the ruling on people who are capable of speaking Arabic, speaking in languages other than Arabic with one another? For example, `Ulama speaking in Urdu with one another, or English, instead of Arabic? I have come across certain narration from Hadhrat Umar ibn al-Khattaab رضي الله عنه as well as some other Sahaabah, in which they discouraged people from speaking in a language other than Arabic. There is also a Riwaayat which states that whosoever is capable of speaking in Arabic should not speak in non-Arabic for that causes Nifaaq. It is also mentioned that Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal رحمة الله عليه regarded it as Makrooh for a person to use non-Arabic words to describe the days and months, etc. Taking all of this into consideration, Mufti Saheb, what is the ruling on people learning and speaking languages such as Urdu, Gujarati, Farsi, English, etc. rather than Arabic? Is it permissible to do so? And if it is permissible, is there Karaahiyat in doing so?

Exposing one's satr in a room wherein there is an Islamic calendar

Q: I always put Islamic books away and don't leave them uncovered incase they get disrespected. I would like to know if an Islamic calendar with no Quraanic Ayahs or Hadeeths are on there, and it just says "Islamic calendar" and has dates are hanging in ones bedroom and if one dresses really immodest like nude and seminude etc. is it disrespectful? And what is the ruling if one thought that it might be disrespectful but ignored the thought and continued to leave the calendar hanging?

Islamic countries

Q: I just need to ask you about something and that is I have found out that most of the Muslim countries are secular muslim countries and its government are secular government. I just want to ask can we call those countries and its people muslim countries and are we as muslims allowed to make the countries into muslim countries and muslim state or khalifa and make the law into sharia law and are we allowed to over throw the government and make it into muslim government and make the law into Sharia law? I have found out that the people in those muslim secular countries and its secular government that they are muslim but do we call them muslim people and muslim countries or what do we do and what do we call them?

Making tawbah and crying over one's sins

Q: I am very sinful. Repeatedly I make tauba but I break it all the time by repeating my sins. My questions are as follows:

1. Should I stop doing good Amaal like coming out in Jamaat or sitting in the front saff of the Musjid?

2. When giving Bayaans in Jamaat, I feel hypocritical. Should I stop giving these bayaans?

3. Should I stop travelling to holy places because I am filthy with sins?

Tawbah and repentance

Q: I did zina today and I did it for the first time and I do accept my mistake and I prayed to Allah and asked for forgiveness but my heart is not calming down and I can't even forgive myself. I am just crying. I don't know but kindly help me about how I ask for forgiveness from Allah. Kindly help me. I am truly ashamed of myself.