texts: How should I react to having doubts as a result of gaining knowledge about Islam?

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I've been having some big doubts about Islam.
I have for less than 6 months been trying to establish prayers.  At the same time I thought it would be easier for me to maintain Salah while increasing my knowledge.
Before I got in searching for knowledge I was happy, with no doubts and actively praying in the fixed times; now I pray only Asr and Isha.  Even though I didn't had many much knowledge, I was sinful and happy about praying no matter my condition.

I find so many prohibited things which should be outright avoided, and some of them seems to taken so lightly it's ridiculous.  E.g. listening to music is a major sin, and some of the scholars have said that the one who enjoys it becomes kaffir.

The punishments of fornication and adultery are so harsh and painful.

I found myself in the position of Ebu Hurejra who asked Muhammed a.s :

'I'm a young boy and can not afford to get married, also I'm afraid of falling in immorality (Zina)' Muhammed a.s didn't replied till he was asked for the firth or the fourth time and he a.s replied to Ebu H. 'Pen is raised and ink is dried. Whether you leave it or not you have to face your fate (Qadr)

If our deeds (actions) were decreed (written) on our mother's wombs why should we be questioned, judged and punished for them?

When Musa a.s argued with Adam blaming him for outcasted us from Jannah, Adam said to him:

'Are you blaiming me for a deed Allah decreed for me 40 years ago before I took action'

Does free will really exist?  Or is our 'freewill' already programmed in details like, every breath, heartbeat, thoughts, seeing, eating, taking actions

How can the human race be here today when Adam a.s and Huwa had two children (boys)?  Even if they had other kids (females) which Qur'an doesn't attest to, isn't it crazy that we all are product of incest?  Why is Zina so strictly prohibited and harsh punished if we are all the product of incest?

What about Muhammed a.s married Aisha at age 6 and consumed marriage at the age of 9?  Does a female hits puberty by that age so we can justify the consuming of marriage?

It makes me wonder if does religion has all the answers?  I don't want to believe it, but I know I'm having crisis of faith.  I'm not able to smile more even though I pray which before I had so much happiness in me.


texts: Can someone please tell me weather or not its okay to kill a fly that has lost the ability to fly ..im asking this because I know that mercy killing humans are haram..  But what about insects?  My intention for killing it is not to ward off any harm but to end it's suffering...  Is it permissible?


texts: The Hadith which refers to the one plucking eyebrows being cursed is to females so can males pluck them? (Mine have a few long hairs and it would be nicer to remove these longer ones to look tidy. Some are thicker hairs which stand out on close inspection).


texts: Why did Mohammed Ali's coffin have cloth draped over it?

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I've just seen @BBCBreaking's Tweet.

In it you can see Muhammad Ali's coffin with a cloth covering it that looks like Arabic writing and Allah's name on it. Perhaps it's the Shahada?

Why is this? Is it cultural? I've not seen it at any burial I've been to,  in the UK.


texts: Is forcing you to buy something to use a mosque permitted?

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Does islam allow the sale of things by force?

For example:

buyer: I would like to use this mosque for prayer purposes
seller: No problem, please go to the stall and purchase something for $200, and bring the receipt here, once you bring the receipt, you are free to use this mosque
buyer: Goes and gets stuff for $200 from the stall even though he does not want it and gives the receipt to the seller.
seller: Allows buyer entry into the mosque.

Are such forced sales allowed according to Islam?


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Selamun Aleykum,
I heard there is no single word or even single phrase to adequately translate taqwa into English.  This is the reason for inaccuracies in this meaning for Quranic translations.

I heard it takes 3 sentences minimum to describe taqwa.  Please indicate if the following is correct.  My son asked so it is important that it is.

To worship Allah only and obey all of Allah's requirements for Islam as shown by our prophet (pbuh).
To abstain from anything that is Haram.
To abstain from anything that is makru (questionable )


texts: Who has the authority to assign successor (caliph)? God? prophet? people? (Sunni view)

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The society of Muslims needs to be guided by caliph after prophet Mohammad (PBUH). Hence, after the death of holy prophet (PBUH), a caliph was assigned to guide and rule the Muslims.
According to my findings in noble Qur'an, God has assigned the caliph. For example, Moses the prophet (PBUH) didn't ask people to form a Shura for choosing a successor when he left for Miqat.

  Moses said: "O’ Allah) assign me a vizier from my family, (that is) my
  brother Aaron (Haroon) ...,”(Allah) said: "We granted your requests,
  O’ Moses.”(20:29-36).

Or in another verse, Allah the exalted, directly mentions the word "Caliph":

  يَا دَاوُودُ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاكَ خَلِيفَةً فِي الْأَرْ‌ضِ فَاحْكُم
  بَيْنَ النَّاسِ بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا تَتَّبِعِ الْهَوَىٰ فَيُضِلَّكَ عَن
  سَبِيلِ اللَّـهِ ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَضِلُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّـهِ
  لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ بِمَا نَسُوا يَوْمَ الْحِسَابِ

  [We said], "O David, indeed We have made you a successor upon the
  earth, so judge between the people in truth and do not follow [your
  own] desire, as it will lead you astray from the way of Allah."
  Indeed, those who go astray from the way of Allah will have a severe
  punishment for having forgotten the Day of Account.(38:26)

But I didn't find other clues mentioning the authority of the prophet or people. Please let me know if others except God has such an authority. Support your answer using Qur'an and Hadith.


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So my friend called me yesterday but I didn’t feel like talking. She got mad this morning and I told her I was sleeping and didn’t see her call and she said that she saw me online on Facebook.
Can I lie and say I probably forgot my Facebook open on my laptop?


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Assalamualaikum Brothers/Sisters,

I need an ayath from the Quran which says that Allah is fair with every human being. Even the Non-Muslims.

Jazakallahi Khair.


texts: What is "Islamic" about "Islamic philosophy"?

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Philosophy does not belong to any one religion. Philosophers also don’t have any concern with religion. Philosophers, as those who concerned with argument and proof,don't permit the religious presupposition affect their judgments.

Given this, why do we call some intellectual tradition in Islam “Islamic philosophy”?

Is it right that we added such an adjective before philosophy?


texts: What is the Islamic ruling regarding Beat-Boxing?

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I know that the music is forbidden in Islam.  (Referring to this Question - Music in Islam), So what about Beat-Boxing?

I mean in general is the musical instrument not allowed or the sound?


texts: Should a woman rush towards Allah and become a good housewife or follow passion in her career?

texts: How women should be in Islam. Can they try hard to make a successful career?


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Many people have told me not to turn your back to the quran. They either tell me to sit in some other position or get up from there. The reason they is to respect the Quran. Well I don't think turning your back to anything is disrespect.

Also many people have told me that when ever the Quran is being read in a room never sit higher than the person reading the Quran as you would be higher than the Quran. Again here the reason is respect.

What is the actual reason for this?
Are there any hadiths or Quranic verses supporting this?


texts: Can I work for as a software engineer for a company that also does pornography?

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I am a software engineer in India and striving Muslim. Recently I got new job offer from a company and after all the legal clarification, I accepted the job offer. But recently I heard from my friend the company also does work for a pornography website.  My work is not going to relate with that in any manner but that company do the work in that field.

Please suggest me with the authentic hadith or Quran Ayath. Should I work with them or not?


texts: What should I say when I hear the death of a Muslim? Is there any specific dua/words that Shahaba (R) uttered?


texts: How do we purify our heart and soul and how long does it take?

texts: How long does it take for the purification of our heart and spirit  and what we need to do in order to purify it?


texts: Reciting the Qur'an from a smartphone without ablution

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Is it permissible to recite the Qur'an through a smartphone or tablet without wudu'? I heard that women, because of menstruation, cannot recite the Qur'an by:

touching a mus'haf
uttering words from the Qur'an.

Please assist me.


texts: Is Textual Criticism important to Islamic studies?

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My background isn't in Islam it is in Christianity. This question has to do with how the fields of study and interpretation differ in their handling of texts. While the terminology I know to ask with may not be directly applicable, I'm asking specifically to learn what terminology is relevant and how Islam views its own studies.

When studying the Bible, one important step of determining what the text means is making sure that you have the right text to interpret in the first place. While not every scholar personally sees to this step, the collected evidence that the many copies of a given chapter or book all are authentic representations of the older original lost to history is important groundwork for anyone in the field of Biblical Hermeneutics. This is generally referred to as Textual Criticism.

How is this field different for the texts on which Islam is founded? Is Textual Criticism important when studying the Quran? Sunnah? How about Hadith? How broad is the textual corpus for these various works and to what extent are details about the originals called into question?


texts: Did Prophets prior to Muhammad live for hundreds of years?

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According to many Ulama (scholars), Prophets prior to Muhammad (peace be upon them) lived for hundreds of years and so did the people of their Ummah, and Muhammad (pbuh) and his Ummah has the shortest life span.

How is this evident from scriptures?
How is this fact proved and supported scientifically?

Related link.


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The below hadith is found in Sahih Muslim #2822 and Jami at-Tirmidhi #2559:

عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم  " حُفَّتِ الْجَنَّةُ بِالْمَكَارِهِ وَحُفَّتِ النَّارُ بِالشَّهَوَاتِ " .
Anas b. Malik reported:
The Paradise is surrounded by hardships and the Hell-Fire is surrounded by temptations.

Question: What does the hadith about Paradise surrounded with hardships and Jahannam surrounded by desires mean?
I'm assuming it means to get to Jannah, you will have to go through hardships and difficulties and falling into evil desires will lead you to Hell but I'm not really sure.


texts: From the Islamic perspective, how can a Christian pray to Allah?

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According to Dr. Zakir Naik, if you are a True Christian, then you can still go to Jannah. And to be a true Christian, you have to meet some conditions:

You have to believe in one God (no trinity)
You have to follow the teachings of Jesus (pbuh)
You have to acknowledge Muhammad (pbuh) as the final messenger

Unfortunately, such Christians don't exist anymore. But what if they did? What if I was a christian who met all the conditions mentioned above? There are still 3 problems:

I can't pray salah because only muslims can pray salah. So how should I pray?
I can't read the bible because the bible is corrupt. So which scripture should I read?
I can't read the Quran because you have to be a muslim to read the Arabic version of the Quran. I can only read the translated text but they don't have any divinity in them. So how should I read the Quran?

So the point of this question is: If the proper way of worship is limited to muslims, then how can True Christians worship Allah? Do they have to learn Hebrew and pray like the Jews?

Thank you.

And just as a side note, I'm a muslim, not a christian. I was just using an example to make the question easier to understand


texts: I am confused about two different stopping signs, used at same point in different Mushaf of Quran

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I was reciting Surah Al Bqarah verse 256, at one point there is لا/قف and on other mushaf there is صلے

لا means stop is prohibited
While صلے means stop is preferable.

I am so confused, please if someone can guide me.

It happened earlier in one ayat earlier as well.


texts: Salam alaykum rahmutallah wabaraktuhu brothers and sisters! I have a very important question. Does smoking vapes invalidate salah or nullify your wudu? I know it's haram and I am quitting but I've heard that it invalidates your salah for 40 days and I'm afraid my salah won't be accepted during Ramadan.


texts: Does Islam explain the purpose behind the Archangel Jibril having wings?

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In the Wikipedia page on Islamic views of angels, it's mentioned that they're messengers with wings.

Does Islam offer an explanation for the purpose behind these wings?


texts: If i work as a servant of a man whos income source is haram, is it haram to work?

texts: I want to work as a servant of a man, who works at a bank. I know his income is not halal. So, if i works for that man, will my income be haram also?


texts: Do we have to pray as soon as the time for prayer comes?

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Do we have to pray as soon as it is a valid time to do so or we have the whole time between two prayers (lets say for example its time to pray Duhr but I prayed befor Asr starts in 30 mins).

Another case would be Its time to pray Fajr but i prayed once i have waked up is my salah not accepted as i should have woken up as soon as it was valid to pray Fajr?

I know that Fajr And Isha because of their timing they are considered as a challenge, so me waking up later than i should is making things in my own comfort, is this haram, brothers and sisters please advice!


texts: Hypothetical question (please read it properly before answering)

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Now I know that selling illicit substances or stealing or pickpocketing it's haram by default according to Quran, Sunnah and ijmaa', so I don't want answers like "Stealing is haram and deplorable..." because I'm going to mention a very delicate context.
If a person
1- is homeless, cannot get a job because they have had a bad past and, because of it, they are barred from both job centers and job market itself,
2- cannot go out of their own country because they're the citizen of that only country and they are moreover barred to go out of that country (i.e passport revoked permanently)
3- won't be helped by social services because of, again, their bad past.
4-has not any relative whatsoever
5-tries to seek help but with no avail because of them being rejected for the person they were

and their only way to survive is to pickpocket, steal items or growing and selling illicit substances, is it islamically permissible for them to seek these routes, since all the possible legit doors are shut down for them?

P.S these things are haram in general, I do know that.


texts: Can I use my hand to kill mosquitoes when they disturb me in Salaat? Because they keep on biting, breaking the concentration in salaat.


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With the Memon Case in India, there is a big debate about Capital Punishment of Memon. I am against Capital Punishment for many reasons. One of them is that life is given by God and it is His will to take it back anytime He wants and humans have no right to harm God's creation.

Are there ayat in the Quran that show that Allah will punish those who murder another person, whether he is a Muslim or a Non-Muslim?


texts: Looking and reciting quraan while praying

texts: So during this lockdown, for the taraweeh prayers, we had recited quraan during prayers by looking at it in phone keeping it in a stand by the side and praying. And now i wonder if that is really allowed or is it a sin?


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I'm quite curious about the Angels.
We human being are made up of clay.
The Shaytan (espiritual) is made up of fire.
and what the Angels are made up?
That's the question, JazakAllahkhair!


texts: Consequences of International date line on Jum'ah (friday) prayer

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When flying across the international date line, it is possible to experience Jum'ah twice a week. For example, using JQ3, one can leave Sydney on Friday 6pm  and arrive in Honolulu on Friday 7am. So he can travel after performing Jum'ah and when he arrive, it is time for Jum'ah again. Has there been any ruling on whether there is obligation to pray twice, or is it ok to choose either Friday?

Bonus: Conversely, it is also possible to completely miss a Friday noon by travelling in the opposite direction, e.g. with JQ4  one can leave Hawaii on Thursday morning and arrive in Sydney Friday afternoon, even though it's just a 10 hours' flight


texts: Do i need to do ghusl if a whitish liquid comes out without discharge?

texts: At times i end up releasing liquid that are clear and sticky, but today i found nothng, only  when i squeezed my private part, a little whitish liquid came out, at first it wasnt sticky but later on as i rubbed my fingers it got sort of sticky, maybe it was friction.


texts: How many times should a woman suckle her adopted child to become mahram?

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After knowing that, if a couple adopts a child, the child will still be non-mahram for the woman if it was a boy or vice-versa for her husband.

Alhamdulillah these restrictions will not be applied, if the woman suckled the adopted child before (s)he reaches the age of two.

Is it allowed in Islam to suckle a child who can't give birth, with milk produced through medicinal means?

I found that it was allowed in Islam to suckle using medicinal mens to make a child mahram.

I have two questions regarding this:

How many times should a woman suckle her adopted child to become his mahram? Is doing it just once enough? Since taking medicines continuously may have a negative affect on the mother's health.
If the adopted child is female and if the woman suckled the child, then does that child become mahram to her husband?


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Every now and then people ask me to pray for them.  As a convert (and formerly long-term atheist), it wasn't all that long ago when I started praying, so I'm not familiar with praying for people.  While being asked to pray for people is affirming of my religion, I wish I knew what to do.

Currently I just make dua, and ask that good things happen to them (or bad things stop).  But it certainly doesn't match the level of specificity expected in salat, which makes me uncertain.

Question: What am I expected to do when people ask me to pray for them?


texts: Are Muslims allowed to research/read/listen about sex related content (not porn)

texts: For examples can Muslims read human sexuality research papers,  sex advice, and listen to sex education related podcasts regardless if their married or not. If they are married are they then allowed to use what they have learned with their partner. If they are not married can they research for preparation of married life, while obviously not acting upon the urges.


texts: Mother's prayer with her small male child

texts: My son is only six years old and he doesn't know his entire salat yet to lead is it permissible to let him stand with me while I pray? I have three other young daughters and we are usually lead by my husband but when he is away at work and it's just me is it ok to have him next to me since I can't lead him?


texts: How can there be prophets in jannah and a lot of woman in jahannam before the day of judgement?

texts: As far as I am concerned, Prophet Muhammad(sm) saw many prophets in different stages of jannah during Miraj. Besides, I also came to know, that Muhammad(sm) also told that he saw people in jahannam and most of them were woman. Now,how can there be prophets in jannah and a lot of woman in jahannam before the day of judgement?


texts: Is joining the British army permissible?

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Asalaamu Alaykum,
As a Muslim, is it Permissible to Join the British Army even if your Intention and plan is not to become a soldier but to get a job in a different sector such as, Computing or Engineering?


texts: Do we actually know which of the terms Musa () completed?

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In surat al-Qassas a long passage tells us the story of Musa ().
In the part telling what happened after reaching Madyan, we learn that he married one of the daughters of the old man under the condition to fulfill either a term of 8 years or 10 years. But the story no where tells us which of both he has achieved. Allah the Almighty says:

He said, "Indeed, I wish to wed you one of these, my two daughters, on [the condition] that you serve me for eight years; but if you complete ten, it will be [as a favor] from you. And I do not wish to put you in difficulty. You will find me, if Allah wills, from among the righteous." (27)
[Moses] said, "That is [established] between me and you. Whichever of the two terms I complete - there is no injustice to me, and Allah , over what we say, is Witness." (28)
And when Moses had completed the term and was traveling with his family, he perceived from the direction of the mount a fire. He said to his family, "Stay here; indeed, I have perceived a fire. Perhaps I will bring you from there [some] information or burning wood from the fire that you may warm yourselves." (28:27-29)

Do we know at the end which of these terms Musa could fulfill?


texts: Name Of This Outer-Garment and It's Relevance To Sunnah

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I've seen many scholars (from different school of thoughts like sunni, shia, nakshbandi etc) wearing this overcoat/cloak like garment. I would like to know:

What is the correct name of this garment in Arabic and English language?
Is it Sunnah to wear this? Since scholars from different school of thought wear this so I believe that it must be Sunnah.
It looks very modest. Can I wear it daily?

Images

The outer gray garment (looks like an overcoat/cloak)

The outer skin color garment (looks like an overcoat/cloak)


texts: How can I make dua for a Muslim who committed suicide?

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I read that if a Muslim committed suicide, then that person will enter hell without any question.

How can I make dua for a Muslim brother who committed suicide? (i.e. what are the things that I can ask Allah for him?)

I want to make dua for him, since we were close to each other.


texts: In al-Masjid al-Aqsa towards which direction for Namaz was used before the Kaaba in Mekka.


texts: When is the time of response mentioned in this following hadith?

texts: I have read a hadith that says, every night there is an hour when no Muslim asks Allah of anything and he will be given that. Can anyone tell me is there any record or authentic opinion about when this time might be? I have read about the hour of response on Friday, but don't know about the hour of response at every night. Is it the last third of night as Allah(SWT) descends to the last heaven described in another hadith? Or is it referring some different time period of the night?


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I've been taught and I have also read that the evil eye is real.  What I don't understand is that there are many many extremely rich and wealthy non Muslims, who many many people will envy.  Why don't they ever get affected by the evil eye?

Or does the evil eye only affect you if you're Muslim?


texts: Are clip-in human hair or synthetic hair extenions halal? (Hanafi opinion)

texts: I have seen many people recently who have started wearing clip-in extensions for 1/2 hours for a family evening out. I am hanafi so I wanted to know the hanafi point of view for clip in hair extensions which you literally just clip in and you can take it out after 1/2 hours. I wanted to know what is the hanafi ruling on that? Some say its allowed and some say its not allowed but better to ask to be clear.


texts: What is the difference between “Caliphate” and” Imamate”?

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As far as I know, Sunni believe in Caliphate, and Shia believe in Imamate. My question is that:
What is the difference between Imamate and Caliphate?


texts: Before my trip can I combine the Dhuhr with Asr?

texts: Yeah, so tomorrow I’m going on a trip and I was wondering if I could combine my Dhuhr with Asr right before I leave because when I arrive to the other city it will be Maghrib.


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In this video, it states:

"The dream when you wake up and you are all wet is from Shaitan."

I've derived that this is a wet dream.
Allah has in fact made wet dreams [al-hilm] a sign of puberty:

“And when the children among you come to puberty [al-hilm]…”
al-Noor 24:59

This means that wet dreams are a sign of puberty but the above says that wet dreams are from Shaitan.
The possibility is that these dreams are not wet dreams and another dream that caused wetness from Shaitan but the only other thing that you wake up wet with is urine but that's not because of dreams.
So are wet dreams from Shaitan or are these dreams another type of dream that caused wetness?


texts: What is the hadith forbidding bay' al-kali bil-kali?

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I was reading a (poorly written) essay recently, wherein a hadith was mentioned but not fully quoted.  Allegedly, the classical fuqaha used it to forbid bay' al-kali bil-kali (Selling of debts for debts).

Beyond that, all I know is that it was reported by Ibn 'Umar, as related by al-Tabrani (sic).

What does this hadith say, and how authentic is it?


texts: If music is haram, what do you do with musical instruments? And what about music you hear unwittingly?

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In many sources is mentioned that instruments or making music is unlawful but there are opposite ideas too. For example here.

So assuming the discussion concludes in the result of music being haram;

1) What to do with the instruments at home? Throw them away like alcohol or can they stay just there untouched (except occasional dust cleaning).

2) What to do with music you hear unwillingly at work/in the market/on the street etc. Should we really put our fingers into our ears? (Which is very difficult if you have a hijab on your head btw.)


texts: Is the Name Allah actually Allah Himself?

texts: Is there a difference between the Name Allah and Allah Himself? How do you verbally express the relationship between the Holy Name Allah and Allah Himself?


texts: Can we pray on something other than a prayer mat?

texts: Obviously prayer mats are the main answer ; But in the case a prayer mat isn't available what else can I use  ? ( eg : A mattress. ? )


texts: Umrah condition for women of age 50 years

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My mother is planning to perform Umrah but she could not travel with her Mahram.
My mother will travel to Makkah from Pakistan and her brother from UK and then they will perform Umrah together. Does Islam allow to perform Umrah in this case for a women with age to 50 years?


texts: Do I need to fulfil an oath made out of anger?

texts: I made an oath about a thing in anger. I didn't actually want to make an oath, but my situation and my anger made me do it. My question is: do I need to fulfil the promise, or I can break it?


texts: Piece of old "kiswa" (black cloth of kaba) hanging at home

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Assalamualaikum,

One of my relatives kept a piece of kiswa of kaba at home. And whenever they are going to do something big/good like before going to abroad, before marriage, before an interview, etc. they make dua to Allah in front of the framed piece of kiswa.
Is it okay/ allowed in islam?

Jazakallah khayer.


texts: Would burial in a cemetery skyscraper be accepted?

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Interested to see how something like this:

http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/12/5204974/skyscraper-cemetery-design-in-norway

would be accepted for Muslim burial.  Would burial in such a place be allowed?


texts: Should i still pray my salah if it's too late?

texts: It's said that the prayer isn't valid if it's too late. Should I still pray if it's too late  ?


texts: Should I force myself to do a thing which my mind does not believe?

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It's really not rational for me to do a thing while my mind does not believe it. What does Islam expect from me when it says something is sin but my mind does not believe that it's a sin?

Does it expect from me to force myself?

While I myself would like to try that sin to see the results because that sin is not harmful for anyone in my mind's idea so it's not a sin really. I believe forcing myself does not make any practical advantage for me and causes that I could not find out if it's really sin or not in whole of my life! what's the solution?


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There's a strong emphasis on a woman's wali (guardian) during marriage, and when selecting a husband.  However, it seems the role of the wali disappears after she is married.  In a sense, the husband becomes her guardian, but not in the sense that her husband becomes her "wali" (if I understand correctly).

Question: What role does the wali (guardian) play after a woman is married?


texts: It is necessary to exactly place the tongue even if the sound of the letter is coming properly for example the letter taa,daal,tau should prounce by putting tip of the tongue between upper front teeth gum but I my tip of tongue comes slightly the edge of upper front teeth


texts: Who was the first person to lead prayer in Madina? Was it Prophet Muhammad(Peace be upon him), or was it any Sahaba? If so, what was their name?


texts: A rich person who collects zakat for the poor is entitled to receive from zakat?

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Quran/9/60 - Sahih InternationalZakah expenditures are only for
  the poor and for the needy and for those employed to collect
  [zakah] and for bringing hearts together [for Islam] and for freeing
  captives [or slaves] and for those in debt and for the cause of Allah
  and for the [stranded] traveler - an obligation [imposed] by Allah .
  And Allah is Knowing and Wise.

What does the bold bit mean, sounds as if a millionaire who collects zakat for the poor and needy is entitled to receive zakat, as it doesn't seem to say for those poor who are employeed to collect zakat, it just says for those employed to collect zakat?

I understand that reading the quran in English can lose it's actual meaning, which is why reason why I am asking for clarification.

Anyone know of a respectable sunni/hanafi fatwa/hadith about this?


texts: Did Imaam Bukhari record incidents (which he witnessed) in addition to narrations?

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I was just curious to list down the narrators of Ahadith. While scraping through some hadith sites (programmatically), I found the following hadith which had no narrator.

  Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 9, Book 84, Hadith 72:

  Abu 'Abdur-Rahman and Hibban bin 'Atiyya had a dispute. Abu 'Abdur-Rahman said to Hibban, "You know what made your companions (i.e. Ali) dare to shed blood." Hibban said, "Come on! What is that?" 'Abdur-Rahman said, "Something I heard him saying." .  .  .

  click here for full hadith

The hadith looks like a conversation between Abu 'Abdur-Rahman and Hibban bin 'Atiyya which Imaam Bukhari (Rahimullah) might have witnessed and recorded, against most other ahadith that are narrated by someone.

Did Imaam Bukhari (Rahimullah) record incidents in addition to narrations?
Are there more ahadith of this format recorded by Imaam Bukhari (Rahimullah) and other Muhadditheen like Imaam Muslim (Rahimullah), Abu Dawood (Rahimullah), etc.?

جزاك اللهُ


texts: If you know your parents income is not halal, but you don't make a living yourself, what do you do, as per Islamic point of view?

texts: My friend knows that the way her father  is making money now is not halal, but she doesn't earn for herself, she's just 17, what should she do inorder to stay away from haram?


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I always hear that whenever there is Azan being recited, specially at night, the jackals start howling.

Why jackal howls when Azan is being recited?


texts: Why Allah has not destroyed iblees/shaitan till now?

texts: Why Allah has not destroyed Iblees/shaitan till now as he has not obeyed Allah's command. Why Allah will punish human being for shaitan mastermind that he is not letting people to follow Allah. My primary objective of this question is to know why Allah has not destroyed shaitan yet.


texts: Are there Islamic books which can help with anxiety?

texts: I suffer from some anxiety.  Are there any books available that can help with this? I have seen "The Art of Happiness" by the Dalai Lama, but I would like to read something by a Muslim using Islam to help.


texts: What is the difference between 'Wahi' and 'Ilham'?

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Are these interchangeable terms?

Is there a way by which even non prophets can acquire information/communication from the unseen?


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4th Hadith in Hadith Qudsi is as follows

  Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

    Allah said: Sons of Adam inveigh against [the vicissitudes of] Time, and I am Time, in My hand is the night and the day

Time, as it stands at present, is considered a dimension (the 4th dimension) .

The hadith continues to say

  to inveigh against misfortunes that are part of Time is tantamount to inveighing against Him

Does anyone have a clear idea about what Allah means by I am time?


texts: From when do we need to catch up missed prayers?

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I have read some post dealing with praying salat of the day before or just a couple of hours ago. But my question is extended to a longer time period. I want to get more insight about whether or not you should catch up to your prayers before you consistently prayed every salat.

Example 1:
Let's say you started to pray consistently when about 7 years of age. Do you need to pray additional salats to  reach the total amount of prayers that you have lived on this earth. Or can you just let it slip because you were too young.

Example 2:
Let's say you're 20 years old and you started to pray when you were 10 years old but over the years you consciously didn't pray salats for weeks or even months because you had a tough time to go through. Do you then need to catch up with the prayers that you consciously missed?


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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka%27ab_al-Ahbar

Ka'b :Amir al-Muminin, you ought to write your will because you will die in three days.
Umar : How do you know that ?
Ka'b : I found it in the Book of God, the Taurat (Old Testament).
Umar : By God do you find Umar Ibn al-Khattab in the Old Testament?
Ka'b : By God, no. But I found your description in the Old Testament and your time is coming to an end.
Umar : But I do not feel any pain or sickness

On the following day Ka'b came to Umar and said : Amir al-Mu'minin, one day has passed and you have only two more days.

The following day Ka'b came to him and said : Amir al-Mu'minin, two days have gone and you have only one day and one night remaining.

The following morning Abu Lulu appeared carrying a dagger with two heads and a handle in the middle. He hit Umar six times, one of them hit the Caliph in the navel, killing him.

Note: Torah is only the first 5 books of Judaism, not the whole "old testament"

What did Ka'ab actually saw in Torah? Encoded message? Any historical hadists on this?

Note 2: I am not a muslim. I am an agnostic examining supernatural claims of religions.


texts: Is earning money from link shortener haram or halal?

texts: Im putting download links of APK's game on youtube, apk's in which i provide paid games for free in a download link. Whenever they press the link, i earn money. As far, like 1200 pressed and downloaded it, i got only $0.80. So i would like to know if this money is haram or halal


texts: Did Abu Thawr state that there is nothing wrong with female-lead mixed-gender prayers?

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Commenting on Amina Wadud who controversially led mixed-gender prayer:

  ...there are many scholars (ex. Abu Thawr) who have gone against the majority opinion and stated that there is nothing wrong with female lead mixed gender prayers. -- Javed Ghamidi, sourced from Studying Islam

In this question, I'm seeking to check this claim.

Question: Did Abu Thawr state that there is nothing wrong with female-lead mixed gender prayers?

Wikipedia's references did not give any further evidence.  The underdeveloped Wikipedia page for Abu Thawr also mentions this point: "He taught that women could serve as imams."  It references the Studying Islam article (above), and the book The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law by Wael B. Hallaq, 2005; the book appears available as a pdf.  While Abu Thawr is mentioned on page 168 (the page referenced on Wikipedia), there is no mention of women leading mixed-gender prayers, nor did I find any mention by searching for the keywords "women" and "lead".

Note: In the original version of this question, I mistakenly wrote Abu Thawr was the founder of Thawri Madhhab, which was instead founded by Sufyan al-Thawri.  The Abu Thawr Wikipedia page instead writes "A personal school was built of the followers of Abu Thawr".


texts: What are some extra (mustahab) zikrs to use in different parts of an obligatory prayer?

texts: I've been wondering how one can lengthen their prayer -in order to remain more in praying condition- by using extra zikrs in ruku', sijdah, tashahhud, salaam and so on? I've heard that any prayer in praise of Allah is permissible in sijdah and ruku. I'd be glad to know if this is true, and if so, what are some more common/accepted suggestions. What about tashahhud and salaam, please?


texts: So I have a question that’s been really worrying me. I am friends with a boy who is gay (and non-muslim since I live in a non-muslim country) and I feel really bad about this sometimes. I also feel like I am committing a major sin or even kufr whenever I like his posts since he posts with his boyfriend and I don’t wanna promote homosexuality but I’m just liking his posts because we’re friends. Can anybody give me advice? Am I a disbeliever for doing this?


texts: i live in a Westren non-islamic country, where masjids are far away from me and i cannot travel long distance to do my prayers in Jama'aat . according to the verse of Holy Quran "WARKUU MA'RAKEEN" translation "prostrate with prostrators" now there are so many Fiq'a and different Imams, i particularly do not follow any specific one. i only follow Quran and Sunnah. i heard in from one of the youtube channel Islamic conference that praying in JAMA"AAT is FARZ meaning obligatory according to the referred verse of Quran. i would appreciate your interpretation on this Prayers in Jama'aat. is it obligatory and what if i am not praying in Jama'at and i do it at home or at work by myself?


texts: If one does fidyah for not fasting in Ramadan, but afterwards one is able to fast, should one make up for missed days?

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If one is terminally ill, and:

is unable to fast during the month of Ramadan, and
it is not foreseeable at the time that one would be able to make up for missed days in the future,

It is agreed upon that one should do a fidyah by feeding one poor person an equivalent of what one normally eats for every day one is unable to fast.

If one then recovers after Ramadan and

is able to fast, and
is able to make up for missed days of Ramadan,

Question: With the days already being expiated for, should one still fast an equivalent number of days, or is the expiation enough at this stage?

I am interested in the Sunni view in general. If providing an answer that is madhhab-specific, please mention which madhhab the view belongs to, but views from any or all madhhabs are welcome.


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The pain of childbirth is attributed to The Fall of Man in the Bible:

  To the woman he said, I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you. -- Genesis 3:16

As I understand (and, honestly, I'm not too knowledgeable about Christianity), the pain of childbirth is considered a punishment from God for the original sin (a form of "collective punishment" as described on Wikipedia; see also Christianity.SE Why does childbirth still hurt? and Where does the Catholic tradition that Mary did not have pain giving birth to Jesus come from?).  As far as I know, it's generally accepted in Christianity that current-day childbirth pain is due to this punishment.  (Although, presumably some Christians take this allegorically.)

This goes against the Qur'an:

  ... And every soul earns not [blame] except against itself, and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. ... -- Qur'an 6:164

Hence...

Question: Does Islam have an explanation for the pain of childbirth?

Biologically, the explanation seems to be: babies have big heads that need to pass through the birth canal.  Google suggests it's result of an evolutionary trade-off: longer gestation results in better development, but bigger heads.

It's possible the "big heads, small birth canals" explanation is the explanation in Islam.
A web page What Are The Rewards of Pregnancy In Islam?, Asma Arshad, Al-Quran Classes, quotes some hadiths:

  ...if a woman leaves this world during that time because of the hardship and pains of birth, she has the reward of a martyr ... [Makarim al-Akhlāq, pg. 238]

  ... Any time a woman leaves this world because of labor pains, on the Day of Judgement, Allāh  will raise her from the grave pure and without an account (of sins) ... [Bihār al-Anwār, vol. 101, pg. 108]

However, this doesn't give a reason for the pain of childbirth.  Also, I'm unsure how reliable this web page and these hadiths are.


texts: What should I do about my contact prayer while I'm at work?

texts: With Ramadan coming up I am looking for guides as to what i should do about my contact prayer while i am at work. I am currently working 6 at night to 6:15 in the morning.


texts: Must women perform bath after wearing perfume or makeup in public?

texts: Is it true that a women when wears perfume or makeup in public when she comes home she should take ghusul, please tell me if this is true


texts: Will Allah do miracles for us in our time?

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We know that before Allah did miracles for his slaves. Like Story of Zakariyah (Zechariah) PBUH.
He asked Allah for child in very old age, But Allah made miracles and gave him a child. So is this even possible today. Like if a old man ask for child, will allah give him?
So my question is if a person makes a dua that is only possible by Allah's miracle, Will there be a possibility that his dua will be accepted And allah will do miracle for him or The doors of miracles have shut down?


texts: Can you skip an oath you have broken before expiating?

texts: If you made an oath not to do something for a day but broke the oath can you carry on doing that thing before expiating?


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T.P Hughes, in his Dictionary on Islam, quotes a hadith from Bukhari which he claims is found on Pg. 1127 line 7.'
"The Imam Muhammad Isma'il al-Bukhari (p. 1127, line 7), records that Ibn Abbas said that the word Tahrif (corruption) signifies to change a thing from its original nature; and that there is no man who could corrupt a single word of what proceeded from God, so that the Jews and Christians could corrupt only by misrepresenting the meaning of the words of God.'" (T. P. Hughes, Dictionary of Islam [Kazi Publications, Inc, 3023-27 West Belmont Avenue, Chicago Il. 60618, 1994], p. 62)


texts: Which one is the correct translation for Ayah 5:6?

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The Arabic verse says :

  يا أيها الذين آمنوا إذا قمتم إلى الصلاة فاغسلوا وجوهكم وأيديكم إلى
  المرافق وامسحوا برءوسكم وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ إلى الكعبين

But we have 2 types of English translation:

O you who believe! When you intend to offer As-Salat (the prayer), wash your faces and your hands (forearms) up to the elbows, rub (by passing wet hands over) your heads, and wash your feet up to ankles.( Muhsin Khan )
O you who believe! When you rise up to prayer, wash your faces and your hands as far as the elbows, and wipe your heads and your feet to the ankles.( Shakir )

One say washing feet and one say wiping feet; while the root of word "وامسحوا" is
"مسح" And means wiping.

Then, why are there 2 different types of translation and which one is correct?


texts: Is this sort of business classifies as Riba?

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My situation requires me to buy a car. It is really mandatory, not for luxury purpose. I really need it because of the cold weather and for transporting my kids to school. I have waited so long to be able to save money and buy a car, but I couldn't because what I earned was spent for paying rent, school fee, food, and helping my old parents back in Asia.

Cars in Europe are damn expensive because of the tax. I searched a lot to find Qarz Hasanna, meaning a loan without Riba interest, but nobody gives me money unless I sign a contract and I make the 100% guaranteed pledge of paying off the loan in the given time, which is 13 months, on a monthly basis according the tolerance of my monthly budget. Unfortunately, there is no Islamic banking available in Europe and I am struggling with this dilemma. Of course I seek help from Allah to help me as he promised from an unimaginable source.

I finally found a Muslim car dealership saying that he will give me loan with one condition. The price of the car if paid all now will be cheaper than if I pay it on the monthly installment as a loan. The difference is big, but he does not call it interest. He says that it is a fee for processing the loan (claiming that it's just like the Islamic banking style); just with different name. Is it permissible to enter to this kind of deal? Would it not be Riba? I have never dealt with an Islamic banking loan before, so I don't have previous knowledge of Islamic banking. Therefore I don't know whether this guy who offered me loan by calling it processing fee is right or wrong. I need your urgent help in shedding light on this problem whether the referred arrangement is riba or not?


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Why is killing and eating certain animals allowed when we have enough supply of vegetarian food?

I agree that in desert area absence of vegetation and agriculture makes eating livestocks a necessary item for survival. But today it can be totally avoided as and where circumstances permits.
Our Quran prohibits eating dead animals, blood and swine and other things which also have been proved by scientific evidence are detrimental to health.
It has also been proved that humans are herbivores according to human biology and eating of meat products in long term causes various ailment.

My additional questions are:

Are animal created for the sole purpose of eating, unlike mankind and jinns, they don't have any purpose in life? (references needed)
Are we not eating meat for the purpose of taste/luxury rather than necessity?
Is it not possible that Quran allowed to eat halal meat (which does not have major impact on health) since vegetation where absent in desert areas of Arabian peninsula and middle east?


texts: Is there a dua for when someone repeatedly vandalizes my car cover?

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I park my car right at the side of my house and cover it.  The previous year some one allegedly cut the cover and broke the side mirror intentionally and ran away. Last night they tried to do the same, but luckily I was in the house and went outside, and they went away.  I do not know them, but have seen their faces many times in the street. Is there any supplication that I can make against them?

I am really fed up with their daily routine of of destroying my car's cover; it is not right to dua against someone but, again, what should i do fight them?


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Fadak Belonged to Mohammad (PBUH).
He gave it to her daughter Fatima (PBUH) as a gift (see e.g.??).
It should have remained in her possession after he passed away.

Even if it wasn't given as a gift,
its ownership should have passed onto Fatima (PBUH) as inheritance
as a personal property of Mohammad (PBUH).

But Abu Bakr took it away from her despite protests by her and her husband Ali (PBUH)
and their testimonies.

I want to understand the Sunni perspective on this issue.

Why didn’t Abu Bakr accept Fadak as belonging to Fatima (PBUH)?
Did Abu Bakr based his ruling on Quran and the Prophet's Sunnah? If yes, what were the bases?
Do Sunni scholars consider Abu Bakr's ruling on the issue as righteous?


texts: Are there commentaries of Hadith collections outside the 7 most known books?

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When we check the hadith literature we may find out that commentators in first place focussed on the two sahihs and al-Muwatta' for which one may find much more than ten known (or famous and printed) commentaries, when we move to the so called sunan-books (sunan ibn Majah, abi Dawood, an-Nasa'i) and Jami' at-Tirmdhi we may find less commentaries (explaining in first place the meaning of the hadith content and maybe addressing it's chain etc.) and often the commentators rely on comments of either the sahihs or al-Muwatta'. However I think that one of both sunan books of an-Nasa'i we find out that the book which was (more?) commented is rather his as-Sunan as-Sughra (the small sunnan) than as-Sunnan al-Kubra (the big sunnan).
Of course many efforts and books have surely disappeared or have not yet been printed! So we may miss a lot of the efforts of early scholars.
My question is are there any known commentaries on other books - not single ahadith from one of these books or different sources--(Examples to make a kind of focus) like:

Musnad Ahmad.

Musnad ad-Darimi
which would complete the 9 sunnan books (minimum requirement) and

At-Tabarnis three encyclopaedias (al-Majma' as-Saghir, al-Majma' al-Awsat, al-Majma' al-Kabir)

Musnad al-Bazzar.

al-Mustadrak of al-Hakim

as-Sunan al-Kubra of al-Bayhaqi

Musanaf ibn Abi Shaibah

Musanaf 'Abdurrazzaq

which might also be rather known. There of course much more books which are more or less known like the musnad's of a-Shafi'i, abu Hanifa many books of ibn abi Donya and ibn al-Mubarak.
If there are not it would be nice if you could provide an explanation why this is the case?
To clarify even more because the amount of half answers of @Harun gets more and more lengthy: What I'm not looking for are books:

like Mashariq al-Anwar of Qadi 'Iyad which is a commentary on specific arguable ahadith from al-Muwatta' and the two Sahihs (because it is not a commenatry on one single book).
Commentaries on "Ahadith compilations from other books": Like The 40 Ahadith or Riyadh as-Saliheen of imam an-Nawawi or at_Targheeb wa at-Tarheeb of imam al-Mundiri and similar books. (Because these books refer to earlier sources and I want commenatries on original hadith sources).

To give the other case more of a focus: An answer would be satisfactory if you could at least provide some titles commentaries (more on the content) of Musnad Ahmad and Sunan ad-Darimi anything else would be a bonus.


texts: Do Muslims view Muhammad as more important than Jesus?

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Do muslims view Muhammad as more important than Jesus?

If they view them as being on the same 'level', how come there have been negative reactions from Muslims against cartoon depictions of Muhammad but not against cartoon depictions of Jesus?


texts: Is bondage permissible during sexual activities in Islam?

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Bondage - sexual practice that involves the tying up or restraining of one partner.

During sexual intercourse or other such sexual activities, is it permissible to indulge in bondage if it pleases both partners?


texts: Encounters of Mohammed with Jewish scholars/leaders?

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Mohammed lived in Saudia Arabia, mainly in Mecca and (later) Medina. He lived from 570-632CE.

According to this wikipedia article there were Jews in Saudia Arabia at that time:

  The first mention of Jews in the areas of modern-day Saudi Arabia
  dates back, by some accounts, to the time of the First Temple.
  Immigration to the Arabian Peninsula began in earnest in the 2nd
  century CE, and by the 6th and 7th centuries there was a considerable
  Jewish population in Hejaz, mostly in and around Medina... This would
  be placed around the times of the Savoraim or early Geonim.

Is there mention in Islamic literature of any actual encounters between famous Jewish leaders/scholars and Mohammed?


texts: Is receiving a weekly RIO Percentage return on a cryptocurrency investment halal, haram?

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Salam alikum guys, I was searching for a long to find a fatwa on this matter, I'm investing in a company that pays you weekly ROI percent, the company trade on forex, cryptocurrencies, stocks, and products.
On my first investment, I transferred to them a cryptocurrency equal to around $100, after the period end I got back profit is exactly 25% more on my cryptocurrency, but in USD the amount was way more than the %25 and I think that was more profit on the cryptocurrency itself.
Please give me immediate fatwa to either stop this or continue as halal Insha Allah.


texts: Is it forbidden to pray two rakat after Asr, or is it recommended?

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I recently came across these two hadiths:

Narrated ‘Aisha: Allah’s Messenger never missed two Rakat before the Fajr prayer and after the Asr
prayer openly and secretly.
Sahih Bukhari 1:10:566

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle forbade the offering of two prayers: 1. after the morning prayer till the sunrises. 2. after the 'Asr prayer till the sun sets.
Sahih Bukhari 1:10:562

Now I'm confused. Should I offer two rakat after Asr, or no?


texts: What is the the reason behind using على and إلى after the verb انزل (unzela)?

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Assalaamu alaikum,

In Baqara 136, Allah (swt) says,

قُولُٓوا اٰمَنَّا بِاللّٰهِ وَمَٓا اُنْزِلَ اِلَيْنَا وَمَٓا اُنْزِلَ اِلٰٓى اِبْرٰه۪يمَ

  وَاِسْمٰع۪يلَ وَاِسْحٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَالْاَسْبَاطِ وَمَٓا اُو۫تِيَ مُوسٰى وَع۪يسٰى وَمَٓا اُو۫تِيَ النَّبِيُّونَ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْۚ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ اَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْۘ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ

In Al-i Imran 84  Allah (swt) says,

  قُلْ اٰمَنَّا بِاللّٰهِ وَمَٓا اُنْزِلَ عَلَيْنَا وَمَٓا اُنْزِلَ عَلٰٓى اِبْرٰه۪يمَ وَاِسْمٰع۪يلَ وَاِسْحٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَالْاَسْبَاطِ وَمَٓا اُو۫تِيَ مُوسٰى وَع۪يسٰى وَالنَّبِيُّونَ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْۖ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ اَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْۘ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ

Isn't the meaning of both verses the same?... So:
Why the "harf - al-jar" إلى is used after the verb انزل in the first verse and على is used in the second?

Sincere thanks in advance.


texts: I want to ask God for forgiveness for an abortion

texts: I am currently 18 years old and I have been thinking of converting to Islam. However I am haunted by the fact that I recently had an abortion at 6 weeks. My boyfriend and I are getting married soon. I would like to know how we could go about asking God for forgiveness. I truly regret my decision and cry almost daily and I know he feels terrible as well. I would like to know if we can still be forgiven even after such a terrible sin. I have been reading about what is haram and I am aware that I have a commited a sin. Please help me. I do not want God to be angry with me.


texts: Is the money I make from a club as a performer haram?

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I'm an electronic music composer and I was wondering if I perform in a club, is the money that I get haram? The thing is, I'm not talking about normal performances and I won't be playing any music that talks about anything haram. I play electronic dance music that is just pure instrumentals and if it has any vocals, the vocals are usually inspiring and motivating. Anyways, my main question is, is it haram money if I'm not sure where my money is coming from? I'm asking this cause I've majored in music and I want to take music as a life time career and performing live will make me a lot of money. It's my dream since a kid to become a musician, and I'm pursuing it, I just want to know if God will punish me for the money I get.

Thank you a lot for your time.

Best Regards


texts: Does forgetting that one is fasting invalidate the fast?

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I was told that for Ramadan sawm, if one accidentally forgets that they are fasting and eats, the fast is still valid.

However, does this apply if one accidentally eats during a voluntary (nafilah) or vow (nazar) sawm?


texts: What is Sunni’s view about the conflict between suggestions (imarat) and practical principles?

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In case of conflict between suggestions (imarat) and practical principles, Shia Islam largely believe in precedence of the imarat. So my question is: “What's the view by other schools (Sunni scholars)?"

For example, if a suggestion comes into conflict with a preservation (istis'hab) or an option-grant (takhyir), what do the jurists of the four school have to say?

Note: the definition of imarat /اماره can be considered as the following explanations:

The presumptions in source methodology in Islamic jurisprudence
The evidence which leads to a speculative reasoning
The indication leading to a speculative reasoning
The credible suspicion sign/proof

Source: www.wikifeqh.ir


texts: Should women marry the rapist according to Islam?

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I'm so confused. Is there any source for this ruling from Hadith or Quran.

link 1
link 2

Is this part of the Islamic sharia Law?


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What is the difference between sallam and salam?

I have to write some more text, for this site's requirement:

What is their structure, construction?

What is difference in meanings?

I used to use and know only one word - salam, but I have seen "salallahu alayhi wa sallam" that means "may Allah honour him and grant him peace" (see https://en.wikipedia.org ). I used the word "salam" as "hello/hi". But both salam and sallam mean "peace" in the salawat. There also is salawat version with "salam": "ʿalayhi as-salām" (see the wikipedia article.)


texts: Is it always right to take scholars' opinion at face value? How Islamic is that?

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There's an intellectually faulty attitude that I occasionally encounter with some Muslims.

It's beyond evident, that whatever opinion or claim of truth we encounter, should be in some way or the other provable/verifiable, be it a scientific claim, a news story, or a historical narrative, and perhaps the most specifically vital of all for us Muslims, rulings on the right interpretations of Quran and Sunnah.

To me, when the question of the right religious ruling or interpretation is at stake, especially when there are apparent conflicting or contradictory opinions among scholars of religion, a Muslim must no doubt find it imperative to objectively examine the arguments and proofs each side provide, if any, to support their positions.

But why is that this adherence to truth seems to be lacking or compromised among many Muslims. Are we supposed to just follow what past scholars told us without question? How even Islamic is that?

Post-script: Please care to comment why you disagree with this question when down-voting.


texts: Is Sufism considered as Islamic by other Muslims?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Sufi Islam practice

Do Sunni and/or Shi'a followers consider Sufi Muslims brothers in Islam?

  Sufism is a mystical-ascetic approach to Islam that seeks to find
  divine love and knowledge through direct personal experience of God.
  By focusing on the more spiritual aspects of religion, Sufis strive to
  obtain direct experience of God by making use of "intuitive and
  emotional faculties" that one must be trained to use.  However, Sufism
  has been criticized by the Salafi sect for what they see as an
  unjustified religious innovation.  Many Sufi orders, or tariqas, can
  be classified as either Sunni or Shi'a, but others classify themselves
  simply as 'Sufi'.


texts: what age it becomes wajib to uphold kinship

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At which age should one keep the relations with his relatives?
I am 14 years old. Is it obligation for me to uphold ties of kinship with them?


texts: Is it okay for a Muslim girl not to have children?

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I was wondering if it was okay for a Muslim girl not to have children if she didn't want any?

I'm a Muslim young lady and I like children, I just don't know if I actually want any children because I'm scared of child birth.


texts: What to do when husband is having sexual dreams

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I've got married two years ago. After that, every time when my husband is having a sexual dream I can realize. His thing becomes hard and breaths become heavy.
I'm a practising muslim. I'm ashamed to discuss with him about this.
I just want to know is there anything I can do when he's having these type of dreams?


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When I was a kid, I have watched a lot of cartoons. Now I don't have time to watch it. But I have many friends who are still watching it, post a picture and video on their social network and always tell me about them.

I heard that watching these cartoons is Haraam. Especially when it contains stages like this.

I would like to know is this correct?
Is this only for this type of cartoon? or for all type?
And is it the same Hokm for children, teenagers and adults?


texts: Why is the Quran 'guidance for those conscious of Allah' when it is for all humans?

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Allah says:

This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah
2:2

So my question is why Allah said this is a guidance for muttaqeen when Quran is for all humanity?


texts: How to interpret "A women who reveals her body or even wears tight fitting clothes wont come within 500 years of the smell of Jannah"?

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AskImam quotes the Prophet as saying:

  A women who reveals her body or even wears tight fitting clothes wont come within 500 years of the smell of Jannah.

and the extended version

  Women who are dressed but appear naked, who will be inclined (towards men) and make (men) incline (toward them).  They will not enter Jannah and they will not smell its fragrance where as its fragrance can be would be smelt from the distance of 500 years.

I'm struggling to understand this.  In particular:

Am I correct in understanding that this is a quote from the Prophet Muhammad?
Does this imply that (believing) women who dress immodestly throughout their lives without repenting will not go to heaven?  If so, where do they go?
How much of their body is required to be revealed before this applies?
What does "smelt from the distance of 500 years" mean?  Distance is not usually measured in years, nor is it smelt.


texts: Is listening to women sing haram in Islam?

texts: For a man, is listening to women sing haram (a sin) in Islam? What proof do you have of this?


texts: What is it like to mention Allah aloud after praying inside the mosque? (zikr o llah)

texts: Today I’m with some of my friends which belongs to very Islamic cultural background, while talking about sharia one of my friend tell us that to recite wazaif ( tasbihat) is not good. I’m surprised for a while then I think that I get guidance about this daily life matter from your people. So let me know either it is wrong or right. Thanks


texts: My masjid has tafsir everyday after asr prayer and after the tafsir session the imam makes dua and I felt like he would scold me ( the imam ) if I don't raise my hands so I raised my hands and then I thought this could be shirk so I immediately stopped Is this shirk can someone plese help.


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NewMuslims.com lists five qualities Muslim men should look for when seeking a wife: 1. Taqwa (piety), 2. Affectionate nature, 3. Obedience, 4. Patience, 5. Contentment.

If a Muslim woman was interested in a particular man becoming her future husband, it would therefore be good for her to demonstrate these qualities to him.  It seems difficult to demonstrate a willingness to become an obedient wife, however.

Question: How can a Muslim woman indicate her willingness to be an obedient wife to a prospective husband?

My impression is that Muslim men seem to value obedience.  RomanticMuslim.com 7 Things Your Muslim Husband Won’t Tell You writes "above all, he desires your respect" and even quotes Qur'an 3:43 "...So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband’s] absence what Allah would have them guard...".


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Nowadays hair threading machines for women are also available in market.Can women use these machines to remove hair from her face and from other parts of body.?
Is there any restriction according to islamic point of view.?


texts: Is accepting prize money from playing table tennis(or similar sports) haram or halal?

texts: Is accepting money from winning table tennis(or similar sports) tournament haram or halal?what if I paid an entry fee or what if I did not pay any entry fee to the tournament? thanks?


texts: This questions is regarding Silat Al Rahim, maintaining ties of kinship. Please see the question below:

texts: I had a fight with my father, left the house and moved to different location, then my father also moved to a different location. I want to patch up with him now but he does not want to keep any relation with me. It has been many years now, I do not know his address and he is not receiving my phone calls. Our relatives and his friends whom I know are not interested to involve and make us meet. So there is no way left for me to contact him. So, if anyone of us dies in this state, who is sinful?


texts: Is it permissible to join first 2 rakath of Esha Salat with the Taraweh Jamat and then continue on his own?

texts: If one misses his Esha Salat, is it permissible for him to perform the first two rakats of his Esha Salat with the Taraweh Jamat and then continue on his own?


texts: I wanted to know about the importance 'fazilah' oh the night of 15th shaban with references.


texts: A friend told me that Magnum Mini are not halal just because they say suitable for vegetrain. upon googling I found this link. not sure of the source but It is confusing because the label says (Soya) in brackets next to E471 whereas other ice cream doesn't mention E471 at all.


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is being a bts fan haram ?
As’Salamu ‘Alaykum
i am a sixteen year old girl and i am obsessed with a boy band called “bts”, i talk about them more than I have of Allah SWT and Prophet Mohammed PBUH ( i always say astaghfirullah when such thoughts come a lot instead Allah SWT and Prophet Mohammed PBUH ), bts are seven boy's in their twenties and they’re not like other boy bands (aggressive music, bad words), they spread positivity through their music ( no bad words, reminding people to love themselves ) and also have done and are still doing charity work. is it okay to be a

a bts fan
attending bts concerts
attend bts related gatherings
my friends parent told her that if she’s a fan of someone and loves them a lot but if the person is a christian, on the day of judgement she will go to hellfire with them. is this true ?

there are many muslim girls and boys who are doing the same thing obsessing over “bts” and forgetting Allah SWT and their are some like me, who are seeking for answers if it is okay to be a fan. not obsessing but just a fan of seven boys, who are singers spreading a positive message.
yubarikuk Allah wu wa ʿalaykumu s-salām.


texts: Why is "Assalatu Khairum Minan Naum" only said in the fajr/morning azan/call for prayer?

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Why is

  Assalatu Khairum Minan Naum

i.e.

  prayer is better than sleep

Only said in the fajr azan and not any of the other four azans? As a person could be sleeping during those azans as well.

What is the source of this practice? And is it mandatory?


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In the Muwatta of Imam Malik, some ahadith start with "XXX related to me from Malik" - Who is this "me" that's narrating? Others start with "XXX related to me from YYY" with no mention of Malik.

What exactly is going on here with the chain?


texts: Why did God send prophets only to Arabia?

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Why were the rest of the world ignored, don't they have the right to get a messenger from God?  I could argue that no prophet was ever sent to Australia, Asia, North America, South America. In other words Eskimos (Siberia), Red Indians (North America), Aborigines (Australia),Mayas & Aztecs (advance civilizations in south America) were never mentioned in Quran.

Why did God only choose Arabia?


texts: Is it necessary to obey step mother and step father?

texts: Allah says in the Quran that we must obey our parents, but is it necessary for us to obey our step mother and step father?


texts: All Prophets apart from the 25 mentioned in Quraan

texts: Apart form the 25 Prophets mentioned in Quraan, how can we find at least the names of the other Prophets and mabybe some story of theirs.


texts: Are there any dua's to help getting married to someone?

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I want to get married soon. I have a person whom I want to get married to. But my parents are not allowing  as they don’t like the guy.  They think he is not the right choice and never even talked to him for once to know about him. They just presumed. But I think he is a good human and the delay in marriage is causing excessive stress for me.

How do I pray to Allah (SWT)  so that I can marry the person I want to? Is there any dua for it?

Thank you


texts: Ahmadiya considered to be Non-Muslims , Falsifying the Islam

texts: Asalamoalikum ! I want to know more about Why Ahmadiya are considered Non-Muslims? Can someone please provide me with extensive detail? JazakAllah:)


texts: I've heard from sources that you can change somethings about yourself for temporarily or it has to be a slight adjustment so does changing lip colour apply to these.


texts: What is the source of the tafseer of the verse (3:37) that says rizq means scrolls of knowledge?

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In Surah Al-e-Imran, verse 37, Allah says:

The word I'm asking about here is "rizq" (second line, right at the stop). According to the mufasireen, the tafseer of this ayah is two things:

Maryam (alayhaa salam) had out-of-season fruits with her
She had scrolls of knowledge with her

I understand the first source of tafseer: the word rizq in Arabic language means "provision," and can encompass meanings of wealth and food.

But what about the second meaning -- scrolls of knowledge? Where or how does this meaning derive from -- is it from the language? From a correlated source (a second ayah, or a hadith)?


texts: A huge bee came to my bathroom while I was brushing my teeth and was buzzing around, and in panic/due to my fear of such insects I killed it. Would this be considered haram in this scenario? I feel extremely guilty.


texts: Does Asharite atomism affirm that space & time must necessarily be atomic?

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I've read (probably in wikipedia but can't track down the reference now) that the Asharite strand in Islamic theology couldn't accept that substance necessarily exists pre-eternally as the Quoran revealed Allah as the creator of this universe, and if something existed pre-eternally then there is no need for a creator.

Accordingly they dismantled time and space, by cleverly extending Democritus's theory of atomism from substance to both space & time. That is time and space emerged from a gathering together of time & space atoms.

(Of course one could say that these time atoms were also pre-existant before time itself. On a straight reading that question is nonsensical as time has been dismantled, there is no pre-, but to me, the question still has force, it is a matter of framing it correctly. How, I don't know, otherwise I would have framed it here.)

Does anyone have a reference where this is discussed, as it seems an interesting & fundamentally novel extension of greek atomism. Or who may have discussed this?


texts: Ruling of asking sexual questions when it comes to picking a suitable partner for marriage

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When picking a woman/man for marriage, there are 4 categories as seen through an Islamic perspective:

Religion
Beauty
Lineage
Money

My question is concerned with the beauty aspect. Hence, when talking to a man/woman about marriage (of course talking while acknowledging Islamic boundaries), is it allowed to ask them some sex-related questions? If yes, what are the limits, if any, to one asking such questions?
Such questions can involve talks about STDs, body parts/shape, etc etc.


texts: What does Islam say about women's clothing?

texts: Is niqab/burqa/abaya a must for women? How much of that clothing comes from tradition, and how much of it comes from the religion? What does islam say about women's clothing?


texts: Is it permissible to touch, hug or kiss a family friend?

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I am 15 years old and I have a family friend who is also 15 years old (20 days younger to me). We are friends since we were born. We know each other very well like our personal interests, habits and much more. We even like each others company.

So, is it halal for me to touch her, hug her, or kiss her?

Can I marry her in the near future (inshallah)?


texts: In my mosque, almost every Friday there is salatul janazah. Sometimes there is a very important thing I have to do and so I have to leave and not pray. Is it haram to do so?


texts: I'm a female, i can pleasure myself without even touching any parts of my body just by doing some contraction, Sometimes it just happens and i don't know what to do? And is it forbidden?


texts: If a Muslim fakes a baptism, is he considered an apostate?

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Think of a situation where a Muslim undergoes a baptism in a church in order to make Christians think that he's converting to Christianity (maybe he's doing some undercover work). But in reality, he is still a Muslim. Would that be shirk? Would that make him an apostate?

I read that from the Islamic perspective, a baptism will have no effect on your faith. You still remain a Muslim. So I don't expect a baptism to be shirk if the intention is to make Christians think he is converting to Christianity.


texts: Is using loudspeaker &microphone for giving azan is allowed in islam?

texts: Is using  loudspeaker +microphone for giving azan is allowed in islam?Is there any proof of it given in quran that microphone and loudspeakers can't be used in azan???


texts: Was Prophet Muhammad ascension to heavens (Mirage or Miraj) Real?

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There are two school of thought on Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) visit to the Heavens (sky) and meet God. One school says

This happened in real (this is more authentic).
This was shown to the prophet in a dream only

My question is now that we know Earth is round, there are no 7 skies, there is no air above certain altitude where you can breath, you cannot survive without space suite and oxygen and you cannot survive at -273C temperature and there were no witnesses. + Prophet Muhammad never said anything that would have proved the visit otherwise. For example he never pointed that the earth was round, he never said anything about the stars, the moon. This would mean, in plain scientific terms, this was just an imagination and nothing close to reality. Muslims often explain things in Quran logically and scientifically. If I go by logic, this event by all means says it is false. But it is an important event. That is when 5 prayers/day were imposed. How can I convince myself that this happened in real, while all the odds are against it. Did it happen in real?


texts: In which surah two time " bismillah" comes

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In which surah two time "bismillah " comes
One time bismillah comes in starting and second time comes in middle .


texts: Attack on titan opening 1 has haram lyrics which are prayer won’t do anything and that song is haram

texts: Just that a reminder of a thing that is not halal?


texts: Is it allowed to make Prophets in movie or book?

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Prophets appeared in movies like Prophet Moses appeared in 'Prince of Egypt' if you have seen it before. Prophets' faces can be showed in child's books, some of books aren't. For example, Prophets' faces are covered. As long as I shouldn't be sure what they look like.

A movie called BILAL: A New Breed of Hero. Bilal was still there during the Prophet Muhammed's time. I've been always wanting to draw stories about Prophets. I'm not sure I will draw Prophets or cover their faces. Is it ok I can draw their fellows like Prophet Moses' mother and siblings, Bilal, their fellows except Prophets?


texts: What is the relationship between heart and mind?

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I need to know the relation between our heart and mind according  to Islam.
When we think bad does it has an effect on our spiritual heart and our soul?

Like thinking of kufr shirk and sins. But as far as I know, these thoughts are just passing thoughts that a believer may face.  But what if a person all the time feels that negativity is coming from his heart. As I have read the Quran, I came to know that Allah places a lock upon their heart so they cannot think properly. They don't reflect because there is a lock upon their heart.

And I was also reading an article in which it said in order to train your mind to think positive, you have to train purify your heart. Also tell me whether the purification of heart and purification of the soul are the same thing.


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Assalaam o alikum.
Please guide me any link/website where i may post my any query word and in return i  get answer about how many times that particular word or sentence appears in quran.


texts: Coming to terms with the inability to forgive someone before entering Ramadan?

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Someone did me wrong causing me heartache and pain. They knew all this and entered Ramadan without saying sorry to me. I have asked them if we could talk about it so I can forgive them and be in peace with myself, but I can't do that because they have been avoiding me (I'm still trying to talk to them).

I'm trying hard not to hate them because prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said "you do not do evil to those who do evil to you, but you deal with them with forgiveness and kindness."
But it's very hard to be kind to someone that has caused you so much pain.

I have also been trying not to pray against or curse them but I been asking Allah swt to always make them feel guilty for what they did to me. Asking him (Allah swt) to give me another chance to release my pain to put everything in the past.

I have heard that you shouldn't enter Ramadan knowing you did someone wrong cause your fasting, your dua, salah, and taraweeh won't be accepted or that you would face it on judgement day something like that.  Is that true?


texts: Can a Muslim woman marry a Christian man who has converted?

texts: I have heard many discussions on this topic but my main concern is if the man chooses to convert to Islam, although he now believes in Islam and follows it, his initial incentive or motivation was associated to pleasing his future wife, rather than because of belief. In this case is it still allowed for a Muslim woman to marry him? Please elaborate with proof if possible.


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I secretly took shahada recently. From then on, I've been praying namaz and reading qur'an sincerely. My parents don't know about this. I'm hiding my faith.

I always avoid pooja (a Hindu form of worship to idols) at home. They doubted me a few times. Yesterday there was pooja. My mother had periods so she told me to do that. I denied her so she doubted me. So I had to do pooja, but I didn't recite the aarti (Hindu songs of worship). I didn't do it properly.

What should I do now?  I asked Allah for forgiveness also. Should I take shahada again?


texts: Does my marriage stand valid if the Mehr is returned by my wife's parents?

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My marriage is going through bad phase. My wife parents were at my home and they were arguing with me and at one point they returned the Mehr amount to me (my wife was also present that time). Initially I was not taking the cash but later I was forced to take it since I didnt want to have an ugly scene created in the house since they had already created lot of commotions.

My question is does the marriage still stands valid?


texts: Should one keep on praying if they haven't realized that their prayers have been answered? Are prayers answered in dreams?

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Allah listens to every prayer and answers all of them when the time's right.

Suppose one doesn't realize that He has answered or that an answer was from Him.

Question:

Should one keep on praying in order for Allah to answer the prayers again and again?
Does Allah also provide His answers in the dream? If so, how do you know it's from Allah?


texts: Is it haram to use something that was not faithfully obtained?

texts: When I was 12 years old, my parents have told me that they're going to buy me a MacBook Pro if I didn't cry for computer related issues when they were away. However I did, and I have told my baby sitter and my sister not to tell my parents about it. And now, I no longer use my MacBook Pro and is it haram? Is the online accounts created on that laptop Haram? Should I delete those accounts (inc. my Facebook)?


texts: Is there any mathematical patterns or logic in the Qur'an?

texts: I read a website some time ago and there was all sorts of patterns in the book as well as different types of logic in it. Can someone elaborate please?


texts: My father gets angry every time I pass Salam. Does that mean I should stop saying Salam when he's around?

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I pass Salam a lot, almost to every man I pass by, but when I say Salam (not to my father) when my father is with me, he gets angry and shouts at me. He says that if they wanted Salam they would have said it, and that I should say it to people I know, and some other excuses.

Though his arguments are weak, but since he's my father, and kind treatment of parents is obligatory, should I stop saying Salam when he's around, since Salam is a (very recommended) Sunnah?


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Maybe this is a strange question, but...

  The Quran says that the jinn were created from a smokeless and "scorching fire", but are also physical in nature, being able to interact in a tactile manner with people and objects and likewise be acted upon. (Wikipedia)

It may be that this is not correct (indeed, it's possible my qareen [companion jinn] may have read the Wikipedia page along with me, and done the jinn equivalent of a facepalm, thinking "this is all wrong").  If it is accurate, it seems reasonable to think that e.g. when driving, I might have unwittingly run over a jinn (or maybe many).  But maybe that's not how it works.

Question:  Could I have unwittingly run over a jinn while driving?

I don't want to be hurting jinn, unintentionally or not.

I know next to nothing about the jinn; I had never heard of them until I converted to Islam a few months back.  Googling about the jinn leads to a lot of webpages which seem significantly embellished.

Indeed, it seems that as a species, we don't know much about the jinn.  So it may be the best answer to this question is simply "we don't know" and identify how scholars are uncertain or in disagreement about it.


texts: Working in betting company vs working in loan company

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I am a developer and ever since I moved to Europe I worked in Loan providing company. My work include designing the website and things related to getting a loan e.g filling online form etc. Lately, I been getting a lot of calls from Gambling industry, the job is similar but what if I will be making online digital version of poker or slot machines. what I know to best of my knowledge that Gambling is haram, so my question is.
Is the money haram when it comes to me, My reason for saying no is that the money that I will be paid from gambling (I might be wrong), It can be money from gambling addiction of someone else hard-earned money.
But that raises another issue that the work I am doing in finance industry making forms for someone to apply loans for APR. how does that different to what gambling industry.
Is it wrong me to work in these industries or I am earning from halal means i.e. working hard and thinking too much?


texts: If a girl marries her boyfriend without her parents' consent, is their marriage accepted by Allah?

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If a girl marries her boyfriend without her parents' consent and permission then is their marriage accepted by Allah?

And if the marriage is not accepted by Allah, then can she marry another man with her parents consent?  Will that marriage be accepted by Allah?


texts: Is it haram for people to act as Prophets?

texts: In a film called Kingdom Of Solomon( which is about the Prophet Sulayman AS), a actor is portraying Prophet Sulayman. Is this haram because it is haram to act as Prophet Muhammad (Islamic films about Prophet Muhammad don't have someone acting as him as it is haram)?


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As a Muslim man, I have never really thought much about polygyny and I am more of a one woman person.  However, under what circumstances can a husband be involved with a potential second wife?

Does the first wife have to know about the second wife?  What if there was a specific "purpose" for the second wife? (This sounds awful; perhaps the words are not correctly used here.)

In today's society (21st century) women are (rightfully) independent and earn their own money etc.  But some do need companionship or the like---can a Muslim man be engaged in such a scenario where perhaps the first wife does not fulfill all his needs, but the potential second wife can?

For instance, the first wife may not be able to fulfill all his needs but is a good person and divorce/talaq is heavily disliked in Islam legally (by Allah SWT) therefore in order to try not to displease Allah SWT; can a second wife be brought into the picture?


texts: What acts of worship are prohibited for a woman undergoing menstruation?

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I know fasting, prayer, circumambulation and touching the Qur'an are prohibited to woman undergoing menstruation. What others acts of worship are prohibited?

Alternatively, I can re-frame the question to ask what actions are allowed like passing through a mosque, flight between Safa and Marwa, reading the Qur'an from memory.


texts: Is it true that Hazrat Fatima (R.A) soul was taken by ALLAH Himself

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Salam,

I have attached a file which is circulating through facebook alot these days. I would like to know that is the information provided in the file wrong ? because it is against the basic teachings of islam and if it is not wrong then isnt it a great sin? The file attached is a reference from Shaykh Ismail Haqqi.

(the attached file's translation)

  Rasool Mohammed's(PBUH) daughter Fatima (AS) when passed and Allah ordered Izrael to take her soul, he refused in honor that neither the sun has seen a hair of her head nor the moon nor the stars and nor any other angel. It is narrated that when he refused to do so Allah had done the task of taking soul of his beloved Mohammed's(PBUH) dauhter himself.

Reference: Book Tafseer Rooh-Al-Bayan 5:237


texts: Are non-Muslims allowed to touch an English translation of the Quran?

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I have purchased "The Qur'an: A New Translation" by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem
(it's an English translation). My question is, am I allowed to touch it and read it?


texts: Is it permissible to take donations for a free app?

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I have made some apps which are completely free to download and use.
Is it OK to allow users to donate to me for my work, at no benefit to them?

The reason I'm in doubt is because the users who donate do not get any extra features or anything compared to those who do not.

So surely it isn't earned money, right? Or is it OK?


texts: Are there any sources that discuss the permissibility of taking delayed release caffeine pills during Ramadan

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Just what's in the title. There are pills that have delayed release functions. Can you take such a pill at night so that you can get your daily caffeine.

Thank you,
Alex


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In the English abstract to A. Schmitt, In Liwat Im Fiqh: Männlichen Homosexualität?, J. Arabic Islamic Studies, 2001-2 (URL; pdf), we have:

  Although in the classical period some Hanafis believed [anal intercourse] to be allowed in paradise, later the Hanafiya narrowed the gap with the other madahib

This leads to the question:

Question: Which classical Hanafis believed anal intercourse is allowed in paradise?

The answer to this question is probably in the paper, but it's in German.  Googling the title of this question doesn't help much.


texts: Shia view: With whom is nikah al-mut'ah allowed?

texts: According to the Shia view of Islam, is mut'ah marriage allowed with one's daughter, one's sister or one's sister-in-law?


texts: What is the difference between akhlaq and adab?

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I have recently been introduced to the term akhlaq, defined in Wikipedia as follows:

  Akhlaq (Arabic: أخلاق) is an Arabic term referring to the practice of virtue, morality and manners in Islamic theology and falsafah (philosophy).

This to me sounds exactly the same as adab, a term I was already familiar with and which is defined in Wikipedia thus:

  Adab, in the context of behavior, refers to prescribed Islamic etiquette: "refinement, good manners, morals, decorum, decency, humaneness".

On the surface, they appear to be referring to the same thing (i.e., good character, manners and morals).  Are the two terms actually synonymous, or do they have different applications?


texts: Is it permissible in Islam to interbreed between two different species of animals to make new variation in animal's offspring?

texts: Nowadays people make experiments and perform interbreeding to obtain new variation in animals. Like we have make horse and donkey interbreeding to produce a mule. Is this permissible, although Allah has sent all the living things in this world in pairs while people make from them new one?


texts: Okay so my friend  is worried that her webcam was hacked all this time , can she make dua and pray to allah to make sure it wasn't ?


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In Islam, drinking alcoholic is strictly prohibited. Moreover, it has been mentioned clearly by GOD in several locations in Quran and no-one can argue why and ask for more explanations because it is clear.

So what I want to ask is (does Islam prohibit Marijuana?) So far, I came from Arabic background and I lived almost 20 years in an Arabian country and I've been Muslim by born. I have asked several qualified religion-people about it and they always try to avoid it. I searched also a lot in this area and did not get any useful understanding.

one may say "That which intoxicates in large quantities is prohibited in small quantities." (Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, and others, with a sound chain of narrators)

I am 100% convinced that smoking normal tobacco cigarets that we buy from groceries are Haram because it has been scientifically approved that nicotine and other ingredients in cigarets can destroy several parts in the human body. While Marijuana has not (it has very few bad things - the harm that you got as same as you got when you do anything for a long time even if it not harmful even in small amount - as eating two banana everyday considered harmful # actually anything you eat or smell is harming you in such a way and in various percentages). so we finished from this argument

and if you still saying it is haram, WHY GOD DID NOT MENTIONED ANY THING ABOUT IT IN QURAN ? it can be easily prohibited by mentioning 2 words as alcohol. Right?

Users who uses Alcoholic can't understand 'conversation' well, can't drive, cant' deal with any thing sensitive,can't study and can be ended up in a very bad situation. In opposite, weed don't do any of the above (I am telling you this after 5 years experience in this field). So please I need a descriptive answer that is not abusing anyone.


texts: Looking for a full (chain) source for a narration in tafsir al-Kashaf

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Imam az-Zamakhshari in his tafsir al-Kashaf quoted a hadith (I've never heard before and couldn't find neither source nor full chain for) I also found quoted the same way in tafsir al-Baydawi (as far as I know this tafsir is like a commentary of al-Kashaf):

  عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: " من قرأ سورة الصف كان عيسى مصليا عليه مستغفرا له ما دام في الدنيا وهو يوم القيامة رفيقه ".

The hadith says (my own words and translation):

  Him who recites the surah as-Saff (61), 'Isa will send blessings to him and asking Allah for his forgivness (for the reciter) in this life and he will be his companion in the day of Judgment.

I'm looking for a full chain and an other full-source of this narration!


texts: Working on a company which provides softwares to banks

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I saw some related questions but I have another situation. I am going to interview with a company which is developing applications to bank customers. I have 2 questions at this point.

If I work on bank projects which for bank customers (customer can do many things with this apps like manage his money, pay bills, and take out loan -maybe riba- etc.) is this permissinable in Islam ?

If I dont work on bank projects (projects for bank customers) is it permissinable to work on this company in Islam ?


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Prophet (PBUH) used to eat on ground by spreading a mat on the ground and I know this is a Sunnah. Is it obligatory to follow this Sunnah or is it Mustahab?
Jazakallah Khair


texts: Is the age of marriage for shafi fiqh 15 years?

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According to Tafsir Al-Jalalayn of verse 4.6:

  Try test well the orphans before reaching maturity with regard the
  duties of religion and before they can legally manage their own
  affairs until they reach the age of marrying that is until they have
  become eligible for it through puberty or legal age which according to
  al-Shāfi‘ī is the completion of fifteen years; then if you perceive in
  them maturity that is right judgement in matters of religion and their
  property deliver their property to them; consume it not O guardians
  wastefully without due merit and in haste that is hastening to expend
  it fearing lest they should grow up and become mature at which time
  you will be obliged to hand it over to them.

  If any man who is a guardian is rich let him be abstinent that is let
  him abstain from the orphan’s property and refrain from consuming it;
  if he is poor let him consume of it honourably that is in line with
  the wage for his work. And when you deliver to them the orphans their
  property take witnesses over them that they have received it and that
  you are absolved of the obligation so that if any dispute occurs you
  are able to refer to a clear proof this is a command intended for
  guidance. God suffices as a reckoner as a guardian of His creatures’
  deeds and as a reckoner of these deeds the bā’ in bi’Llāhi is extra.

I Googled to find if it is the official position of Shafi fiqh but didn't find any authoritative reference. Is it the official opinion of Shafi madhab?


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I used to bend in sajdah (prostration) completely so as my full hands touch the ground.

Do men and women perform prayer differently?


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There is a famous hadith in which God was asked why He made the world. His response was that He longed to be known. I would very much appreciate being directed to that particular hadith, so that I can cite it in an academic paper.

With thanks,

JW


texts: Is it halal to marry the daughter of my divorced wife if the child is from her ex-husband?

texts: Can a man marry his wife's daughter from her ex-husband after divorcing the wife? Does the wife's daughter from ex-husband become halal to him after he divorces his wife?


texts: What should I do about prior attempts at seeking relationships and the effect it has with my current fiancé?

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My fiancé question me as to whether I have a boyfriend and/or sexual relationship. I told him that I did not have any. But shaitan misguided him and he saw a boy in my Facebook account and thought he was my ex-boyfriend.  He texted him and asked him about us, and he told him that there was nothing between us but told him that I once met him.

My fiancé asked me but I claimed that I did not meet him, because I thought of how would he react.  But, thank God, that is all settled now and he asked for my forgiveness and after some time I told him that I didn't have any boyfriend but some good guys proposed to me and I checked whether or not they are suitable for me for marriage, but I rejected them.

I didn't tell him that I met two of them (my intentions and their intentions were also pure and we met in public place and did not crossed the limits).  But now shaitan is making me feel bad that I lied to him, but I have read that if we didn't any sin, we have to conceal them and Allah also conceals them for us. But I'm feeling bad.

What should I do according to Islam?  As it is not a sin to find a suitable partner for oneself and it all happened before him.


texts: Not praying in masjid when imam is a government paid employee?

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I noticed that my relatives (living in Dubai) do not pray at the masjid, even when it is only at a 2-minute walk from their home. They offer all their prayers at home, including the Jumma salah.

Their reason is that the imam is a paid employee of the government. They mentioned that some fatwas state that "Getting paid on offering prayer and other things like teaching the Quran is haram". My relatives told me that Prophet Muhammad (SAW), Abu Bakar (RA) or any other companions of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) did not accept wages to lead prayers.

I asked them that if they go to Hajj, they will not offer prayers behind the Kaaba Imam since he is getting paid by the government. They replied that yes they will not.

So my question is that, are these people doing the right thing by not praying behind a government paid imam?


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There is nothing mentioning that if a person thinks badly about Islam, then he is doing sin. In Islam speaking or acting on it is sin.

Is dwelling on bad thoughts towards Islam a sin?


texts: Can you explain the hadiths regarding having sex with captive women?

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Please can you explain this Hadith and similar ones?
I don't understand that if the Muslims had just won a battle and killed the captive's husband, brother, son or other relatives or the men of her village why would she be ready and willing to have sex with the victors? I read this Hadith and it's like the Muslims won but were feeling horny as they hadn't had intercourse for a while so did so with the captive women and pulled out at the critical moment to avoid a baby.

by Imam Muslim, translation by Abdul Hamid Siddiqui, Volume: The Book of Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah) 3371:
Abu Sirma said to Abu Sa'id al Khadri (Allah he pleased with him):
Abu Sa'id, did you hear Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) mentioning al-'azl? He said: Yes, and added: We went out with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on the expedition to the Bi'l-Mustaliq and took captive some excellent Arab women; and we desired them, for we were suffering from the absence of our wives, (but at the same time) we also desired ransom for them. So we decided to have sexual intercourse with them but by observing 'azl (Withdrawing the male sexual organ before emission of semen to avoid-conception). But we said: We are doing an act whereas Allah's Messenger is amongst us; why not ask him? So we asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and he said: It does not matter if you do not do it, for every soul that is to be born up to the Day of Resurrection will be born. -- Sahih Muslim 1438 a (sunnah.com)