But as for a mixed-gender reception in which male and female singers raise their voices and other forbidden acts occur, Islam does not sanction that.

In sum, dear questioner, you are correct in disavowing such behavior. You must continue to refrain from attending and to censure them, in the hope that Allah will make you a source of benefit and that you will become a righteous example for others.

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Abortion

Question: I had a friend who is married and already has children. When she was in her third month of pregnancy—or a little beyond—she tried to terminate the pregnancy because she has a job and did not want the baby to impede her work. She asked me to accompany her to a doctor who could do it. I did accompany her, but the doctor refused. She then arranged with a nurse to direct her to someone who would perform the abortion in return for a sum of money, a “gratuity,” as they call it. We went, the procedure was carried out, and the fetus was expelled. Several months later my own husband died. I therefore ask: (1) What is the ruling on aborting a fetus for that reason and at that stage of pregnancy? (2) What is the ruling on my accompanying and assisting my friend? She believes, and people around her say, that my husband’s death was a punishment for helping to take a life. (3) Does that nurse incur sin for the role she played in exchange for the money she received?

Answer: It is not permissible to abort a pregnancy, for that entails harm, and the intent—