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Asalam alaikum wa rehmatullah. Sir, my question isQ1.Does the luck of wife plays any role in the success of husband,as ive seen many men got better jobs,and money,after getting married,and i read one incident too,a very poor man came to prophet(pbuh)and said what should i do,so the prophet replied get married, man was surprised,but he got married and ultimately succeded in business. Q2. I get monthly pocket money from my husband whos doing very very well financially. from that money i at times help my widow mother,in acute need only,as we dont have any brother also.when i visit her i try to pay for all my and her household expenses too.does that counts as theft from husbands money. my father in law says he has big gest right on my husbands money as he spent money on his education and all,keeps telling my husband all the time,although my husband is a very dutiful husband,so much that he at times doesnt gives my right as a wife just to please his father and a widowed sister.husbands father and sister,manipulate ,make false stories that they are facing so much hardships so as to send them more and more money.my husband has invested with his father and sister good amout of money in varoius projects,without telling me,is this right that i get this info from source other than my husband. my sister in law says allah has given so much to my brother because he does so much for me,is this right too.he is told by his family to hide things from wife,make her obedient so much that she has no guts to speak her mind.his younger brother does no job,and is fully dependetn on my husband too,which again is hidden so that i dont know. who has the biggest right on my husbands money,shouldnt my husbant consult me on such matters? inlaws never spent a penny on me or my kids,ive 3 daughters,i fear for their future,who can tell my husband that its only his financial status that hes respected so much,not he or his children forget aobut wife.and after doing so much for them i still hear the complaints that husband listens to wife and has forgotten us,to all relatives,that makes me very angry,i told this to my husband andhe refused to believe thta his widowed sister can do such a thing i know my standing in the eyes of my husband,i pray that one day their true intentions are revealed to him. kindly comment.

Assalam alaikum warahmatullah wabarakatuI'm really concerned about having committed shirk. It is a deep fear of mine and I always seek refuge in Allah from ever getting involved in shirk.I needed an answer to a question I had submitted and without realising what I had said, I had uttered "someone please help me" I know only Allah SWT can help me and I'm in no doubt about that, but I would like some clarification as to whether my statement meant I have committed shirk.Jazakallahu khair.

Dear Sheikh! A man was forced to utter some words that place him outside Islam, while faith is reposed in his heart. Does this render him a disbeliever? If yes, how could he repent?

One of my Christian friends raised the issue of why Islam dictates that converters from Islam to Christianity be killed while Christians can freely convert to Islam. Can you please comment on this so as to convince people about the Islamic point of view?Also, can you please comment about minority rights in Islamic communities such as practicing their religion and building churches?Finally, can you please comment about Christian rights to make outreach for Christianity as Muslim do outreach (da`wah) for Islam? In other words, do they have the right to make an effort to spread Christianity among Muslims as Muslims are instructed to spread Islam among Christians? Thanks a lot.

We hear that `aqeedah (creed or the study of it) is one of the most difficult sciences to study because of its many branches that need a lot of accurate research. How much knowledge of `aqeedah is the average Muslim required to attain?

Dear scholars, as-Salamu `alaykum. Am I a Muslim? I believe all of the central tenets of Islam, but have never been to a mosque or prayed to Allah in an official manner, only in private supplications and praise. I was raised as an atheist, but have felt my whole life that SOMETHING (I later learned that His name was Allah) was calling me towards Him. I am deeply spiritual, and think, about every decision in my life, what Allah would think or say, but I don’t feel like I really belong in the Muslim community, simply because I never have been a part of it. Jazakum Allah khayran.

Dear scholar, As-Salmau `Alaykum wa Rahamtu Allah wa Barakatuh. Recently, some Muslim doctors reviewed the issue of immunization against a likely future attack of a specified disease(s) in a public lecture. They argue that it is unacceptable for a Muslim to immunize himself/herself against a disease that is believed will occur in future. This include immunization of babies against childhood diseases such as Polio, Measles, etc. They claim that doing so contravenes the principle of `Ilm-l-Ghayb (Knowledge of the Unseen). What are your comments on this?