Islamic Revival

Question: Assalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuhu, as you are aware my honourable brother an ‘Ajal’ (delay) is not valid with the sale of gold because it is hand to hand – this for that- as has been mentioned in the Hadeeth… Does this apply to jewelry? The reality that this question applies to is the following: The gold that is sold as jewelry is from the 18-carat calibre and not the 24-carat calibre… The 24-carat calibre is pure gold reaching 99.9% which makes it hard to mould. As for the 18-carat then this represents 75% gold whilst the remainder is made up of metals such as copper and iron which makes it susceptible to being moulded and shaped. Actually, it is possible to colour the gold according to the metal that has been added. Then at the time of the sale of this jewelry the jeweler adds the cost of the moulding on top of the price of the gold based upon its weight. Would the jewelry in this case then be considered like any other commodity which has gold in

Question: Recently on 27/08/2015 the American Assistant Secretary of State for the Affairs of Central Asia visited Uzbekistan. A month prior to that on 27/07/2015 the Chief of the United States Central Command of the Armed Forces visited Uzbekistan whilst more than a month before that on 12/06/2015 the General Secretary of the UN visited Uzbekistan… Are these successive visits an evidence of the consolidation and assuredness in respect to the strength of the American-Uzbek relations or an evidence of weakness and absence of assuredness which has lead America to intensify these visits in order to strengthen the relationship out of fear that Russia will exploit this weakness and increase its influence in Uzbekistan? This is part of the question and the second part is related to the tyrant’s daughter and Russia. After it was publicised that she would inherit her father’s rule, the rule of the tyrant was then extended once again whilst she is being kept under house arrest. Does that mea

Question: Assalamu Alaikoum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuhu, I wanted to ask about the permissibility of the woman to show her feet in public, and if the forbiddance of showing the feet is similar to that of showing any other ‘Awrah of the woman? Also, what is the limit to the private life; is it only within the house or can the outside neighboring area the house be considered private life? Also, in the verse about the Jilbab is the lengthening includes the Jilbab reaching the feet? Are there any specifications detailing footwear? Jazakum Allah khayran dear Sheikh. From: Samia Al-Shami Answer: Wa Alaikum al Salam wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, The limit of the private life is the limit of the house where a woman can reveal her ‘Awrah without any foreigner ( ajnabi  – non-muhram) seeing her ,  and this means that the outside neighboring area of the house is not part of the private life. So, if she went out to purchase from the grocery store of the neighborhood which is below