1. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims
  2. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

24 Questions

Can I promote teachings on education and helping the underprivileged from a different religious tradition in my article about historical figures who advocated for this cause?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Yes. Promoting education among human beings from any religious background is always good as far as it does not contain harmful things.

'Wassalam.
What is the best approach towards interacting with non-believers: maintaining friendliness and portraying a positive perception of Islam, or keeping a distance and not being friendly?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Friendship is always good as far as you protect yourself from bad influence which can come through mixing with people who don't share your faith and religion. If you are sure that friendship with non- believers will not influence your thoughts, faith and practice, then it will be allowed. But you must be alerted and very careful as thousands before you have suffered heavy damages due to friendship with non believers which made them look at life like non believers and behave like their friends.

'Real believer is supposed to be strong enough in his faith and religion, that he can influence the non -believers and make them understand the truth and follow it.

'This is a positive friendship which maintains your faith and religion and helps non believers to benefit from you. Negative friendship is the friendship which makes you lose anything from your faith, religion and practice..

'Wassalam.
What sort of a prayer should one recite for the deceased on passing a non-Muslim cemetery?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

If the deceased was not an enemy of Allah, you can pray to Allah to bestow His Mercy on those who are entitled. We also need to pray that when we die, we die with perfect faith and piousness.

Wassalam.
I understand that a Muslim is allowed to receive interest from non-Muslims who give it as part of their usual financial dealings. On this basis, is it also allowed to buy shares of non-Muslim banks?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

No. There is a big difference between these two situations. Receiving interest from non Muslims as part of their practice, does not mean that you can invest your money in the bank as a share holder. Muslim is not allowed to buy shares of any company indulged in unlawful (Haraam) business.

Wassalam.