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Misconceptions About Islam: Ask Us Live!

Maen Khalifa
02 November, 2016

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

 

We are glad to conclude this Live Session on Thursday, November 3, 2016.

 

This session was dedicated to “Ask About Islam”; Br. Maan Khalife will reply to general questions about Islam including, misconceptions and misinterpretations of Islamic concepts.

 

Please don’t hesitate to send us additional questions through the following email address:

 

[email protected]

Thursday, Nov. 03, 2016 | 20:00 - 22:00 GMT

Session is over.

A non-Muslim says: Assalamu alaykum, how do I reply? Jazak Allah kheir.



Wa Alaykum Assalam and thank you for your question.

 

If a non-Muslim gives you salam then reply with the same salam as Allah tells us in his book what means:

 

{When a (courteous) greeting is offered you, meet it with a greeting still more courteous, or (at least) of equal courtesy. Allah takes careful account of all things.} (Al-Nisaa 4:81)

 

If we can develop and maintain relationships with non-Muslims based on mutual love and respect, then this is a great accomplishment.

 

Only Allah guides whom He wills to Islam. It is our duty to convey the message and beauty of Islam to others in whatever ways possible.

 

 

I hope this helps answer your question.

 

Salam and please keep in touch.

Aslamu Alaikum, can you please tell me what these following two hadiths means in regards to the salat? (http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1283190, http://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/212). Jazakallah.



Wa Alaykum Assalam and thank you for your question.

 

Those ahadith are simply saying that the three categories of people mentioned in each hadith, their prayers will not be accepted unless they stop what they are doing:

 

1.  A man who leads people in prayers when they dislike it should stop leading them in prayers.

 

2. The woman who made her husband angry should make sure that her husband is pleased with her.

 

3. The two brothers who severed contact with each other should reconcile and forgive each other.

 

The second hadith adds another category, which is a runaway slave until he returns. This is no longer applicable in our time.

 

I hope this helps answer your question.

 

Salam and please keep in touch.

Assalamu Alaikum, in Islam, I know that slaves only originate from two places: From being captured in a war and by being the descendants of pure-slave parents. However, I looked at an hadith which apparently says that if somebody marries supposedly a virgin, but finds out that she is pregnant, the child born out of her would be his slave? (Reference: http://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/12/86) -Can you please tell me what the hadith actually means? Jazakallah.



Wa Alaykum Assalam and thank you for your question.

 

Initially, this hadith is daif (weak), which means that it is not authentic and we may not rely on it; this is the purpose of hadith classification, which is to tell us the level of authenticity of hadith.

 

This whole subject is no longer applicable in our time because there is no more slavery. Islam came to eliminate this social ailment and it did succeed over time; it was a gradual process.

 

Therefore, any questions regarding slavery are not only inapplicable but will not be well understood by people who have never lived at the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

 

I hope this helps answer your question.

 

Salam and please keep in touch.

Salam, is it true that adoption is forbidden in Islam? If so, then why and wasn't the Prophet (peace be upon him) adopted? Thank you.



Wa Alaykum Assalam and thank you for your question.

 

To begin with, the Prophet (peace be upon him) was adopted by his uncle, which is the natural thing to be done if a child becomes an orphan.

 

Islam allows adoption but doesn’t allow naming the child according to adopted father’s name when the real father’s name is known.

 

The Prophet (peace be upon him) adopted Zaid, who was initially named Zaid ibn Muhammad then according to Allah’s command, he was named according to his real father’s name, Zaib ibn Al-Haritha; Allah says what means:

 

{Call them (adopted sons) by (the names of) their fathers: that is more just with Allah. But if you know not their father’s (names, call them) your brothers in faith and Mawalikum (your freed slaves). And there is no sin on you concerning that in which you made a mistake , except in regard to what your hearts deliberately intend. And Allah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.} (Al-Ahzab, 33:5)

 

Unless the child suckled from the adopted mother then all rules of Islam apply on him/her when grown-up:

 

1. The child may marry one of the daughters/sons of the adopted parents.

 

2. If a boy, the rules of hijab will apply on all the female members in the family since he is a non-mahram.

 

3. If a girl, she must adopt the hijab in front of all male members of the family.

 

etc…

 

The main issue is to for the child to know when grown up that he is adopted. Because Islam cherishes family relations and Islamic law protects the family tree, then it should be clear who is who in the family.

 

This is to reveal the truth and to understand what is allowed and what is not. Otherwise, adoption is highly recommended in Islam.

 

I hope this helps answer your question.

 

Salam and please keep in touch.