My mother and father argue incessantly, and as their children, we are compelled to lie to them in order to reconcile between them. So is this permissible?
Category: Society & the World
Buying stolen goods
What is the ruling regarding the one who buys stolen goods, knowing they are stolen?
Vacationing in the land of the disbelievers
My husband insists that I travel with him outside the Kingdom [of Saudi Arabia] to a European country to spend the vacation there, but I do not want to go.
The reason behind solar and lunar eclipses
What is the reason behind solar and lunar eclipses?
Television in hospitals
Some of the inpatient rooms have a television; Some of the patients want it and others do not – and this can cause strain upon some of them. What should we do in this situation?
Exchanging greetings and well-wishes for the New Year
Is it permissible for a person to initiate the well-wishing for the new year to someone?
An unqualified doctor performing medical surgery
Should a doctor put himself forward to perform medical surgery if he is not proficient in it?
Taking the initial bow in karate
We joined one of the Karate clubs in America and the trainer said [to us]: “It is required of you to take an initial bow when you are bowed to” [at the start of the karate dual]…
He had stolen a camel and instructed his son to return it after his death
A bedouin man stole a camel, and when death approached him he instructed his son to return it [to it’s owner], however, his son does not know who the owner is.
The oppressed supplicating against his oppressor
Does the oppressed have the right to supplicate against his oppressor?