Entering the bathroom with jewelry bearing the name of Allah the Exalted
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Boycotting the spreaders of rumors
Question: Some people spread false rumors about me and describe me with ugly attributes. I am innocent of what they say. I have boycotted them so that nothing with a bad outcome would happen. As a result, my soul found peace. Am I right in boycotting them? And will I earn good deeds by being patient with them? I ask for advice that is sufficient.
Answer: It is obligatory for you to rectify your relationship with Allah and to correct the errors you have. After that, what people say will not harm you if they are not correct in their speech; rather, the sin will be upon them. However, what you should do is avoid their company as long as they describe you with these attributes and hurt and bother you. Do not keep their company, because keeping their company in this state may lead to harms, and something of aggression or bad treatment or the like may occur between you and them. So stay away from them, unless keeping their company—along with correcting your behavior and rectifying your errors—removes the bad suspicion they hold about you. If that is the case, it is good. But if keeping their company increases evil and increases accusation, stay away from them and rectify your relationship with Allah, and no one will harm you.
[Circumventing regulations]
Question: If there is a person who bought a work contract under a name that is not his, and obtained a passport with this alias, and wants to perform Hajj with it, is this Hajj valid or not? What is the legal ruling on this act, which is circumventing the state's regulations and violating them? And what is the ruling on the earnings he gains through this method?
Answer: The Muslim is supposed to be truthful in transactions and adhere to trust, and not be a deceiver or a fraudster, especially regarding regulations that contain the interests of people and organize people's affairs. It is not permissible for a person to circumvent them, to mislead the officials, to violate the regulations, or to lie. There are several dangers in this.
The earnings obtained through this path are not honorable. So the Muslim should be truthful, deal with truth, and seek truth always and forever.And Allah, the Exalted and Supreme, provides for him and helps him: [Al-Talaq: 2, 3] .
As for the issue that you performed Hajj through this fraud and earned money, the Hajj is valid in itself if you completed its rulings and performed what Allah the Exalted made obligatory in it. However, you will be punished for your work and your fraud. So you must repent to Allah, the Exalted and Supreme, from such an act.
Likewise, the earnings, if they do not involve a forbidden transaction, deception, or riba (usury or interest), and are honorable earnings, are lawful earnings. But the path you took and the fraud you used to reach that, this is not permissible, and you will be sinful for it. And Allah the Exalted knows best.
[Entering the bathroom with jewelry bearing the name of Allah the Exalted]
Question: Some types of gold jewelry that women adorn themselves with have the names of Allah written on them. Is it permissible to enter the bathroom with them during wudu' (the ablution for prayer) or not?
Answer: It is forbidden to enter the place of relief with something that contains the remembrance of Allah, the Exalted and Supreme. This includes jewelry if the name of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is written on it. It is not permissible for her to enter the place of relief with it; she should take it off and enter the place of relief.
Question: Some people spread false rumors about me and describe me with ugly attributes. I am innocent of what they say. I have boycotted them so that nothing with a bad outcome would happen. As a result, my soul found peace. Am I right in boycotting them? And will I earn good deeds by being patient with them? I ask for advice that is sufficient.
Answer: It is obligatory for you to rectify your relationship with Allah and to correct the errors you have. After that, what people say will not harm you if they are not correct in their speech; rather, the sin will be upon them. However, what you should do is avoid their company as long as they describe you with these attributes and hurt and bother you. Do not keep their company, because keeping their company in this state may lead to harms, and something of aggression or bad treatment or the like may occur between you and them. So stay away from them, unless keeping their company—along with correcting your behavior and rectifying your errors—removes the bad suspicion they hold about you. If that is the case, it is good. But if keeping their company increases evil and increases accusation, stay away from them and rectify your relationship with Allah, and no one will harm you.
[Circumventing regulations]
Question: If there is a person who bought a work contract under a name that is not his, and obtained a passport with this alias, and wants to perform Hajj with it, is this Hajj valid or not? What is the legal ruling on this act, which is circumventing the state's regulations and violating them? And what is the ruling on the earnings he gains through this method?
Answer: The Muslim is supposed to be truthful in transactions and adhere to trust, and not be a deceiver or a fraudster, especially regarding regulations that contain the interests of people and organize people's affairs. It is not permissible for a person to circumvent them, to mislead the officials, to violate the regulations, or to lie. There are several dangers in this.
The earnings obtained through this path are not honorable. So the Muslim should be truthful, deal with truth, and seek truth always and forever.And Allah, the Exalted and Supreme, provides for him and helps him:
And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out (3) And will provide for him from where he does not expect.
وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُAs for the issue that you performed Hajj through this fraud and earned money, the Hajj is valid in itself if you completed its rulings and performed what Allah the Exalted made obligatory in it. However, you will be punished for your work and your fraud. So you must repent to Allah, the Exalted and Supreme, from such an act.
Likewise, the earnings, if they do not involve a forbidden transaction, deception, or riba (usury or interest), and are honorable earnings, are lawful earnings. But the path you took and the fraud you used to reach that, this is not permissible, and you will be sinful for it. And Allah the Exalted knows best.
[Entering the bathroom with jewelry bearing the name of Allah the Exalted]
Question: Some types of gold jewelry that women adorn themselves with have the names of Allah written on them. Is it permissible to enter the bathroom with them during wudu' (the ablution for prayer) or not?
Answer: It is forbidden to enter the place of relief with something that contains the remembrance of Allah, the Exalted and Supreme. This includes jewelry if the name of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is written on it. It is not permissible for her to enter the place of relief with it; she should take it off and enter the place of relief.