Q: Is it kufr if one is forced to write kufr things in notes/exams like "evolution is true, darwinism is true"? I write for the sake of getting marks and not getting punished by my teachers for writing mistakes in my notes. Is this kufr?
Q: I am and Indian and in Indian education system there are subjects that contains shirk. I have helped my class mates to learn these subjects containing shirk but only for study purposes. Am I sinful?
If yes, is it ok if I don't advice them to stop because this will be explaining to non Muslims about shirk.
Q: Due to being busy, I can't find time to complete my practical drawings. Can my sister draw my drawings just for my teacher's signature? I will erase her drawing and draw again by myself afterwards and show it in the exam. Can I do so for the time being just to get my teacher's initial, and not for my exam?
Q: Can a student intending to study actuarial science be assisted with zakaat money?
Q: The following is from an assignment of someone doing B.Ed Honours:
"You want to investigate how LBQTI+ learners find safe spaces in the school and plan to interview them using a snowball sampling technique. Discuss the ethical considerations that will inform your research project. Attend to the following in your response:
• An overview of the issues of LBQTI+ in education (100 words)
• Ethics in research (300 words)
• Doing research with vulnerable groups (500 words)
• Issues of confidentiality, anonymity and privacy (500 words)"
What are the effects that these types of assignments/exams will have on the state of a Muslim's imaan?
Q: As is the trend in some pre schools, the children are made to wear a graduation cap and robe on their awards day to say they have completed grade R.
Some say the concept of the hat and robe is one of Egyptian/Islamic origin and has Islamic connotations.
1. Is it permissible to make the grade R students of an Islamic school wear the hat and robe?
2. What would be an appropriate, Islamic way of acknowledging their achievements?
3. Further, is it permissible for Muslims who qualify with degrees at universities to wear the above?
Please advise regarding the above.
Q: Is it permissible for a Muslim doctor to carry out postmortems on bodies?
Q: Islamically, is working in pediatrics or geriatrics better (holds more hasanat)?
Q: I am a Muslim woman who is training to be a nurse. I was wondering if it is halaal to work as a nurse. I will have to work and have contact with male patients. The work clothes are also not completely covering, so men can see my arms.
Is the money I get as a nurse halaal? Should I continue studying as a nurse or switch to another career?
Q: I would like to enquire if it is permissible to study a diploma in Iridology. It's got to do with diagnosing conditions by looking into a persons eye to detect nutrional deficiencies and conditions etc. Please advise if Iridology is permisible within shariah especially when it comes to our Aqaaid.