All Questions

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Can Muslims work in a nightclub?

No, most scholars say Muslims should not work in a nightclub. Serving alcohol is haram, and other club roles are strongly discouraged.

Can I cook pork for my non-Muslim family? Most scholars say avoid it as helping in sin; some allow it in hardship. Kind ways to handle it at home.

Handle your teen's doubts about Islam by listening calmly and finding answers together. Doubts are common, and pressure usually pushes teens away.

Chand Raat is the night before Eid, when the new moon is sighted and South Asian Muslims celebrate with henna, bazaars, family and takbir.

No, it costs nothing to become Muslim. The shahada is free; certificates and classes are optional, and zakat only applies if you can afford it.

Yes, you can go to your school reunion as a Muslim. Catch up with old friends, skip the alcohol, and keep interactions with exes respectful.

A Muslim who doesn't pray commits a grave sin; denying prayer is disbelief, while most scholars call skipping it a major sin. How to start again.

Malik is the angel who guards hell in Islam, named in Quran 43:77. Learn who he is, what he does, and why he is not Satan or evil.

No, there is no confession to a priest in Islam. Muslims repent directly to Allah through tawbah and are told to keep private sins covered.

When leaving a gathering, say Subhanakallahumma wa bihamdika... (kaffarat al-majlis). It forgives the idle talk of that sitting. Words and meaning.

Most scholars require wudu for sujud ash-shukr, but a respected group says it isn't needed since it's not a prayer. How to do the thanks prostration.

Shia Muslims mourn on Ashura for Husayn, the Prophet's grandson, killed at Karbala in 680 CE. How Shia and Sunni Muslims mark the 10th of Muharram.