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Homosexual relationship is the only sin that satisfies these conditions:

It is natural and dispositional, in that one does not "prefer" to go homo, they are simply born this way. (EDIT: having a homosexual relationship is not a disposition, it is acting on said disposition. However, I would say that this is the natural and harmless way, as defended below)
It is harmless to all parties. One may retaliate by mentioning the "harm to society, family structure etc." but I see these answers as rhetorical since the acceptance of homosexuality doesn't mean we must abolish traditional family structures, and the harm to society is purely subjective as the only rationale for this argument is the fact that homosexuality is a sin. If it were not, I don't believe any Muslim would be concerned about this issue. I haven't come across any secular research that portrays gay people as "a threat".
It is not achieved through exploitation, unlike in the case of incest. Even though both parties are consenting, the possibility of grooming remains in an incest relationship. This is not applicable to a standard homosexual relationship. (and I doubt incest is dispositional, so there's that)

There are still some discussions about the word بَلۡ and its implications about the "true meaning" of the verse 7:81 and similar verses, but I will go with the orthodox opinion here, unless someone can convince me that that there are indeed wider discussions about the status of homosexual relationships in Islam.
One may make an argument by pointing out that "we all have our own tests". I can divide these "tests" to two categories:

The situation we're born into: being a child of a poor or rich parent, being blind, not having a body part etc. However, these tests are vastly different from homosexuality because you don't have to act against them. I find it hard to explain my position because it surpasses my knowledge of English, so I'll just do a comparision: The restriction on homosexual relationships is more similar to being forced to not use one of your legs, for example, even though it's perfectly healthy.

The "minor" tests, to be honest, that applies to all Muslims; stuff like not having sex before marriage (note that homosexuals don't have an 'endgame' in this aspect, since they can't get married), not eating pork and not drinking. Eating something other than bacon or abstaining from recreational drugs won't cause you to have psychological issues or greatly deteriorate your quality of life (provided you're willingly making these choices), but being forced to living a celibate life for no apparent reason (note that other orientations such as pedophilia or beastiality do harm living beings) will.

So why exactly is acting on a totally harmless trait one can't shake off considered a sin? And please don't get me wrong: I'm not asking these questions to ridicule Islam, I'm actually trying to symphatize with it.


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Most of my friends say that following a movie star is not accepted in Islam.
Being a Muslim, is it haram or considered as a sin for idolizing one?


texts: Is using VPN to do online surveys haram?

texts: OKay.. here in Pakistan surveys are not much , its some questions and answers but IF I use Vpn to do those surveys honestly but .. wait surveys require honestly and attention so it will be okay If I access those surveys by using VPN to earn money or it will be haram thanks you ... and sometimes its against their policies but sometimes are okay .. maybe


texts: Should I throw away decorations? (Sunni View)

texts: There are many things which are purely decorative. For example, there are colorful badges which you just wear around because it is beautiful. Shoul I throw them away? THey seem expensive, but they're not something which I could give in charity because it's so useless etc.


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I would like to know the usage of wa iyyakum. When is it best used and, any restrictions

What does "wa iyyakum" mean?
When do we use "wa iyyakum".

Jazak Allah Khair for the answer


texts: Is our nikah valid given that we cannot tell our parents?

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My husband and I performed nikah in presence of four Muslim men and an imam (who guided us with the procedure). Offering and acceptance of dowry was done too.  However, we can not announce our nikah as our parents would never accept
us like this until our studies are complete. Is our nikah valid or not?


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While I was reading a book...there was a part where it was talking about a girl flirting with a man..and I suddently felt very wierd sensation almost like tense and tingling down there unsure why and I couldn't stop feeling it also i had no desire to intercourse and as I was feeling it was annoying after I checked if it was any discharge but I didn't see and felt relieved and when I re checked there was a bit (normally I do have discharge) and now I am worried. In the
Past I have suffered from waswas and I am worried wether if I require ghusl?
Pls answer this as soon as possible.. when I felt this I was annoyed and hated it but I kept it on feeling tense and tingling for a while


texts: Parents vs Wife -- how to satisfy both of them

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Assalamualaikum. Hello brothers and sisters in Islam.

Last year I have come to UK for MS studies, it is a one year course, Insallah only three months have left for the course completion.

I am married with no children just two years ago. My initial plan I would the MS in as part time, bring my wife.

But in later, I have to change my plan to do MS in one year.

Now my wife wants me to stay in UK and to bring her in UK and she has wanted Talak if I come back and not take her.

Particularly I have no problem to stay here but my parents have grown at their old age(around 70+/-). My parents will not say to me anything if I want to stay in here. But I know it's their intention that I come back as there is no one at this moment with them.

The more I learn about duty to parents, the more I realize that I should go back.

I am trying best to pacify my wife, but seems nothing works. I am so tensed and worried.

Islamically, how can I deal with such a problem.


texts: What were the criteria for validating a qira'a?

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As is known, there are a number of variant readings (i.e. qira'at) of the Qur'an.  Even when these readings have (minor) differences of meaning between them, they are all considered equally valid by Islamic scholars.

Given that diacritical marks were rarely (if ever) written in the earliest compilations of the Qur'an (e.g. Uthman's Canon), there would be risk of meanings changing significantly with variant readings; this is, as I understand it, the reasoning behind validating the qira'at in the first place, and recording later compilations with all necessary diacriticals.

According to Wikipedia, there were three major conditions that were considered when validating a qira'a:

Numerous authentic chains of transmission to the sahabah
Used known Arabic grammar of the period
Matched the text of Uthman's Canon

These seem valid enough, but none of these claims are sourced; Wikipedia may be a lot of things, but a reliable source for uncited information is not one of them.

So I lay the question out thus:  In these original validations of qira'at, what exactly were the conditions that needed to be met for a variant reading to be considered valid?  In this case, I am particularly seeking answers backed up with references to authoritative sources.


texts: Looking for some clarification for ayah 2:45 and 2:56

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وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِ يَا قَوْمِ إِنَّكُمْ ظَلَمْتُمْ أَنفُسَكُم بِاتِّخَاذِكُمُ الْعِجْلَ فَتُوبُوا إِلَىٰ بَارِئِكُمْ فَاقْتُلُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ عِندَ بَارِئِكُمْ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ
  And [recall] when Moses said to his people, "O my people, indeed you have wronged yourselves by your taking of the calf [for worship]. So repent to your Creator and kill yourselves. That is best for [all of] you in the sight of your Creator." Then He accepted your repentance; indeed, He is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.
  2:54

From reading this I understood that Allah called those disbelievers to kill themselves?

Two verses later

  ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَاكُم مِّن بَعْدِ مَوْتِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
  Then We revived you after your death that perhaps you would be grateful.
  2:56

Could someone please explain me what is happening here? Thank you.


texts: What is the difference between sunni hadith and other hadith?

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I recently saw that Musnad Ahmad contains 70% sunni hadith, what does it mean?

What is a sunni hadith? What is its specialty?


texts: Who is Muhammad bin Abi Muhammad (محمد بن أبي محمد)?

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In the sanad (chain of narrators) of Hadith #16620 in Attabari, one of the narrators is Muhammad bin Abi Muhammad (محمد بن أبي محمد), I would like to know who is he? what scholars have said in regards to him? and whether he is trustworthy or not.

Here's the Hadith:

  16620 - حدثنا أبو كريب قال : حدثنا يونس بن بكير قال : حدثنا محمد بن
  إسحاق قال : حدثني محمد بن أبي محمد مولى زيد بن ثابت قال : حدثني سعيد
  بن جبير ، أو عكرمة ، عن ابن عباس قال : أتى رسول الله صلى الله عليه
  وسلم سلام بن مشكم ، ونعمان بن أوفى ، وشأس بن قيس ، ومالك بن الصيف ،
  فقالوا : كيف نتبعك وقد تركت قبلتنا ، وأنت لا تزعم أن عزيرا ابن الله؟
  فأنزل في ذلك من قولهم : ( وقالت اليهود عزير ابن الله وقالت النصارى
  المسيح ابن الله ) ، إلى : ( أنى يؤفكون ) .

  Source


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There's a lot of questions at this site which ask if some specific thing is haram.  Many of them fall into the category of: "almost certainly it's halal, but one could construe it as being classified as XYZ, which is haram".

Is using subliminal messages for healing haram?
Light therapy: allowed or not?
Freelancing Haram or Halal?
Is it halal to wear tights under jeans during Winter?
Is it haraam to get your braces a different color?
Is it permissible to write blogs about cricket or football and earn money via AdSense?
Is Earning From YouTube Halal?

(Some of these are deleted now.)

In each of these cases, my initial reaction is of course it's halal, but I can conceieve of an argument as to why it would be haram, so I can't be 100% sure.

Question:  Do we need to check whether things are haram when they probably aren't?


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Assalamualaikum to all the brothers and sisters. Today I would like to know some of the important prayers to pray or things to do in order to get what I really want from the core of my heart. please help me out. I really want The Almighty Allah to listen to my prayers and I am willing to go to any extent for that.
Thank you


texts: What is the connection between nafas and nafs?

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Nafs stands for the ego, the self or soul. But I've also come across nafas al-rahman which was translated as the breath of the Merciful.

Thus nafas is breath. How does this connect to nafs?

Does it refer to the breath of Allah that first animates the soul in man?


texts: After making an oath to try to not repeat a sin, I tried but repeated the sin; do I have to offer expiation?

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I committed a sin a week or two ago, and I swore to Allah that I would try to stop it and I did try to stop but until not too long ago where I fell into sin.

Do I have to offer expiation for breaking that oath even though I have stopped myself from that sin before because I did try?

I'm not saying it was okay to sin.  Rather, is it another thing I have to offer expiations for?


texts: Are the letter forms of Arabic essential to the Qur'an?

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Are the existing letter forms/shapes of the Arabic alphabet an essential part of the Qur'an, or are they an arbitary choice made by humans as a means to record the Qur'an?

In other words, if someone came up with a different writing system that could be transliterated back and forth from the Arabic alphabet with no loss of information, would a transliteration of the Qur'an into such writing actually be the Qur'an or only an interpretation of it?

Alternatively, one could phrase this question as asking whether there are minimal standards for writing the letters of the Qur'an, a violation of which invalidates that copy, is haram, or is otherwise problematic. For example, would it be valid for someone to claim to a Qur'an copyist that, "Your lams have unacceptably large flourishes, your mims have an extra small serif that has no precedent and just looks weird, and the loops on your qafs are 5% tighter than the benchmark standard as defined by the Standard Fatwa on Best Practices in Literacy. Your Qur'an is invalid.", or is the requirement only that the copy be understandable as a Qur'an?


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I have read in a website that if a man approaches a haram deed like, “Zina” but fails, then he is considered as he has done it even if penetration does not occur.

If so, is he considers a zani and send to Heaven. On the other hand , it is famous in Islam that if a man has thought about haram then he is not cursed.
Is there, is so then, the man how approach zina but fail to do it. Is this person punished in this world and also in hereafter. If he repent sincerely then he will be forgiven by Allah???


texts: should i have to pay Haq mehr after divorce rukhsati didnt happen (Sunni Barelvi only)

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i married a girl who was in love with someone else.

we delayed rukhsati for some financial problems at my end.
we never had sex she stayed at her fathers house.

i've given her divorce now she asked for it .
now his dad is asking me to pay haq mehr do i have to pay it?

Need answer according to Sunni Barelvi maslik


texts: Once in hell, under what known circumstances will a person be able to leave?

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Of course, as Muslims we believe that Allah knows what we do not.

However, I was wondering what known circusmstances there are under which a person in hell will be able to leave, taking into account the Quran and hadith.

To my knowledge, every Muslim who enters hell will eventually be permitted to leave. Is there anyone else?

Perhaps my memory deceives me, although I think I once read that if a man from paradise desires a woman from hell, then she may leave to be with him? I admit.. it seems like a dodgy memory.


texts: Is creating an Islamic Q&A website considered a good deed and beneficial on the Day of Judgement?

texts: I am going to develop an Islamic Q&A website for the Freebasic platform. Will that be beneficial for me on Judgement Day, and will that be counted as my Neki in Shariah?


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Is it true that you must pay 1/5 of your money to a mullah every years?

And what is the reason to selected 1/5.


texts: Which ahadith relate to the last sermon of the Prophet and leaving behind the sunnah?

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Just after delivering the last sermon, a companion asked a question from the Prophet (SAW) that if we could not understand from Al-Quran, "He SAW replied that you have my sunnah".

I am searching hadith about it. Because the Prophet (SAW) said that he left one thing Al-Quran in the last sermon.


texts: Why did Ali (a.s) order to be buried in secret?

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It is said that Ali (a.s) asked his friends and family to bury him secretly. His burial  was revealed only later during the Abbasid caliphate by Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a.s), his descendant and the sixth Shia Imam.

Why did he order to be buried in secret?

Ref:

Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid (1986). Kitab Al-Irshad: The Book of Guidance into the Lives of the Twelve Imams. Routledge Kegan & Paul. ISBN 978-0-7103-0151-2.


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Some times i travel for long journeys where i am not able to stop and pray, would my salat be accepted if i pray while driving on high speed highways?

or shall i pray and repeat the prayer at home or pray once i arrive home

Brother please give advice from quran and hadith

Plus happy Eid to every one


texts: What would happen to the people of kaba in the judgement day?

texts: During the judgement day when the world is being shattered what will happen to the kaba? Would the people inside the kaba be saved by Allah?


texts: Is it a contradiction that Adam and Eve's kids commited incest to procreate, yet God can make humans?

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Incest is forbidden now, in Islam, Judaism and Christianity.  Yet Adam and Eve and their children, how did they procreate?

Jesus was made without a father and Adam without both parents at all.  If incest is so abhorrent, why weren't humans made for the Adam and Eve's kids.  Even Abraham married his half-sister.

God can create humans from nothing/no parents.
Incest is now bad, but was allowed before during Adam/Abraham's time.

Was it an emergency before? Not enough humans? Extreme circumstances? Why didn't God make more Humans?


texts: Which form of purification is necessary after test-tube fertilization?

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Assuming test tube babies and therefore sperm donation from the own husband are allowed (which seem to be the case according some answers here!).

If a woman has been fertilized by assisted reproductive technology (using sperms of her husband etc.) should she do wudu' or ghusl to pray afterwards?

I mean even if she had made wudu' before the "intervention" I would assume that afterwards it would be considered as if she lost it. But would this count as an intercourse and therefore would bathing or a ghusl be necessary or how would it be qualified?

A referenced answer would be great!


texts: 2:118 - what does the "abundantly clear signs" mean in this sura?

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[2:118] In sura 2:118 it states "We have made Our signs abundantly clear for those who firmly believe"
What does abundantly clear mean here? What could be these signs?


texts: How can I make my drawings of humans halal?

texts: Which of those is halal to draw? If none of them are, I really want to be informed because I wanted to be a muslim artist, but I also do not want to imitate the creations of Allah (swt). How can I make my drawings the LEAST harmful (what I mean is not haram at all)?


texts: Where do the ahadith in Riyad As-Saliheen come from, and what grade are they?

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I always understood Riyad As-Saliheen (the famous book compilation of hadith) to contain ahadith from Saheeh Bukhari or Saheeh Muslim, or both. But when perusing it on sunnah.com, I noticed one hadith says at the end:

  [Abu Dawud and At- Tirmidhi].

What exactly is Riyad As-Saliheen? Where do the ahadith come from? What range are they (eg. is it a collection of only saheeh, or does it also contain hassan, da'eef, and mawdoo' ahadith?)


texts: Can I marry an unchaste Christian woman that is a webcam model?

texts: I've met a Russian Christian woman. She is a webcam model. She is in love with me, as I her, and I was wondering what the validity of a potential marriage is. She isn't chaste, and I was wondering if this is a problem. How am I able to marry this woman?


texts: Obligation for Prostration on hard surface in Salah

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Is it allowed to pray on soft surface and on cloth or carpet?

I read somewhere from TabarAni(needs verification) that Abdullah ibn Masood refused to pray or prostrate on anything but the earth

  Majma’ al-Zawa’id by, Volume 2 page 57 Hadith 2272:

  وعن أبي عبيدة أن ابن مسعود كان لا يصلي أو لا يسجد إلا على الأرض.

  “Abu Ubaidah narrates that the companion Ibn Mas’ud never prayed or
  prostrated except on the soil”

I also got these quotes(unverified)
Hazrat Ibn Tayyimia said:

  Praise be to the Lord of the Worlds, as for the Salat on the prayer
  mats on which the Salat Performer prays, that is NOT from the Sunnah
  of the SALAF of Muhaajireen or Ansar and Nor from the Sunnah of
  Tabi’een after them; on whom is the blessing/favor of Allah on the
  promise of the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh&f) BUT INFACT all of these
  people PRAYED in the MOSQUE on SOIL. Not even One of them ever took a
  PRAYER MAT / CARPET to pray on for their Salat. And it is narrated
  from Abdul Rahman ibn Mahdi:

  When the CARPETS/PRAYER MATS  (first) came to Madinah then Malik
  ordained about confiscating them (or forbade people from using them)
  and then it was said to him, that is Abdulrahman ibn Mahdi.

  So He said: And Truly Know! that verily the CARPET / PRAYER MAT  in
  OUR mosque is a BI’DAH (Innovation). And (this is) in the Sahih
  (tradition) from Abi Sa’eed al-Khudri in the tradition of Eitikaaf al
  Nabi (s)”

  Mujmoo al Fatawa by Ibn Taymeeya Volume 22 page163 Online Link:
  http://arabic.islamicweb.com/Books/taimiya.asp?book=381&volume=22&page=163

I also  found some unverified quotes from Ahle Hadith scholars Shawkani and Wahiduzzaman who cringed the idea of praying on cloth or a soft surface.

So what was the practice of Sahaba in this issue?


texts: What is the source and meaning of this Ibn Taymiyyah quote used by ISIS/Daesh?

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I came across a video[1] of the burning of a Jordanian pilot by ISIS, and at the end of it, it quotes the statement:
" فإن كان في التمثيل الشائع لهم دعاء إلى الإيمان وحرز لهم عن العدوان؛ فإنه هنا من إقامة الحدود والجهاد المشروع "
attributed to Imam Ibn Taymiyyah, as if to validate their actions.
(I note that other sources indicate that 'الشائع' there, is a substitute for an original word 'السائغ')
Might anyone be able to further elaborate on the phrase above: its source(s) and  meaning(s)?

Note:

Link to reddit post containing the NSFW vid. Shared here in case anyone needs to verify the existence of the quoted statement.


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[He is] Originator of the heavens and the earth. How could He have a son when He does not have a companion and He created all things? And He is, of all things, Knowing.

Quran 6:101

Which group is this ayah aimed at?
This group seems to belive that believes that needs a consort to have a son.

Does this ayah mean that if Allah decided to have a son, he could only have a son through biological means like humans?


texts: I am a muslim and I have utterd an statement unintenionally which represent shirk but i had no believe in it neither i was doing this as an act of worship.so can it be regarded as shirk or not?


texts: Did ibn Tayymiyah indirectly allow fasting 31 days of Ramadan?

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Once I've heard a lesson from a scholar in a mosque. And he pretended that ibn Taymiyyah held the opinion that a person must start fasting Ramadan with the community and the people at the location he was at the sighting of the hilal (new crescent moon) and he must remain fasting with the community and the people at the location he was at the time the hilal for Shawwal was sighted.

Now this would mean that it is possible to fast based on the calcuclations of the Turkish minister of Islamic affairs and apparently also the Umm al-Qura Calendar with the first possible sighting of a crescent moon somewhere on earth and travel to a country that actually relys on local moonsighting which has started Ramadan 1 or 2 days later. Commonly it is known from the sunnah that a month has either 29 or 30 days so one shouldn't fast one day more if one has already performed 30 days of fasting.
What if the location one moved to is still fasting a day more? That would mean one would fast 31 days according to the above description.

My question is:

Is the description made by that scholar about ibn Taymiyyah's view correct and where is it quoted?
Does ibn Taymiyyah suggest an option for the case of need to fast 31 days- described above due to travel during Ramadan-?


texts: Does Islam support putting flowers on a grave to reduce punishment?

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On a recent visit to a Muslim graveyard, I see people put rose petals on the graves of their loved ones.
On inquiry, I was informed that the Prophet (SAW) once put a leaf on the grave to reduce the punishment of that grave's occupant.
So my queries are:

Does putting leaves/flowers reduce one's punishment?
Can leaves as used by the Prophet be substituted by flowers?


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As we've discussed in several other questions, one of the important bodies from which we derive fiqh (legislative rulings) is ijmaa, or consensus of the scholars.

I wonder, then, how is it that ijmaa is established? How do you know if there's ijmaa on a topic or not? Particularly because some issues have a claimed difference of opinion about ijmaa -- some scholars say "there is consensus on this topic" while others say "no there isn't."

Edit: Here's an example. In the science of hadith, the end result is: "this hadith is da'eef (weak), hassan (good), or saheeh (strong)." This depends on the qualities of narrators in the chain, as well as the text itself.

In the science of hadith, you can have a difference of opinion about the authenticity of a hadith. This comes down to difference of opinion from various scholars about certain narrators in a chain. Some may say "his memory is weak, da'eef hadith" while others say "his memory is good, saheeh hadith." In this case, we clearly understand how and why a hadith can have ikhtilaf about authenticity.

So what about Ijmaa?


texts: Is ghusl or bath required if you have erection without sexual thoughts or masturbation?

texts: Sometimes I get erection in mornings but I do not masturbate or have sexual thoughts, it seems like my private part gets erection automatically, would I require ghusl? I don't think anything comes out.


texts: How can I locate and check the authenticity of a hadith

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I sometime hear hadith that want to see if they are included in the major hadith collections. Or I want to see who have narrated them and the lines of narrations, how authentic the hadith is considered by different scholars, and other information about the hadith.

However it is not easy because often I don't know the exact Arabic phrasing of the hadtih.

How can I find information like those stated above given a rough English translation of a hadith? Is there any software or site for this?


texts: On the existence of debate over fidelity of Quranic codices within the Islamic intellectual tradition

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I have a question about whether or not a certain idea has ever been discussed within the Islamic intellectual tradition, and if so, which scholar(s) and/or school(s) of thought did so. The idea is as follows: Has it ever been suggested that while the Quran as it was passed from the angel Gabriel to Muhammad was the word of God, verbatim, the codex that was produced during the reign of Caliph Uthman was perhaps not a perfect facsimile? I ask because questioning the fidelity of the Uthmanic codex seems to avoid the heretical idea that the Quran itself is imperfect, since "Quran" can refer to the unwritten Quran, the literal words of God as they were delivered to Muhammad, while at the same time acknowledging that other codices existed before the Uthmanic one.

Essentially, then, this would be the belief that the Quran -- the literal words of God -- were given to mankind verbatim through the prophet Muhammad, but through human error and the passage of time, they were not preserved properly; that the early Islamic community -- not Muhammad, not Gabriel, and certainly not God -- bungled the message. This may seem heretical since in the Quran itself it is written that what is contained in the Quran is true, but it seems to me that this can be countered by saying that God was speaking about the unwritten Quran, the Quran as it was delivered to the Prophet; this Quran was indeed true and perfect. The problem was that the fallible human beings who were given it did a poor job memorizing and then recording it.

In case my question is unclear, let me rephrase it more succinctly. I want to know if it's ever been seriously discussed that the unwritten Quran that Muhammad brought to the people of Arabia was perfect, but that the people who memorized and wrote it down were imperfect stewards of it, leading them to remember it differently and thus imperfectly by the time Uthman commissioned that it be collected.

Thank you in advance for your replies.


texts: Divine punishments of opressing tribes?? All of them even kids?

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Well, we have a lot of stories in holy Qur'an about tribes of different prophets who were misguided and oppressor, finally when disappointed of their guidance God sends down a punishment and everyone dies except believers. (E.g. Prophet Noah's tribe)

It doesn't explain but I assume the whole tribe is punished, right? Is that also the case for the kids of the tribe? If yes, how can we explain this?


texts: One day I accidentally said Jesus is Lord but then I immediately asked  for forgiveness and even retoke my shahada but even after all that I still worry Allah(SWT) hasn’t forgiven.I still want to ask will I be forgiven


texts: What is the ruling regarding Hadith Rejecters?

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I'm looking for Sunni view. Please mention if Shia view is presented.

I have seen people who outright rejects Hadith and says that a lot of changes have been made to the Hadith, so its it not reliable anymore. They claim that since only Quran is the word of GOD and promised to be saved, then how can someone claim that another text is authenticated?

Some people call them Quranists who do not accept any and all Hadiths and believe that the whole Shari'ah can be understood by studying the Quran.

We also have some other sects who only accept Siha e Setta (Six Authentic books) of Hadith. They are the most popular books of Hadith. If reference from any other book is presented to them, they reject it and say that if it doesn't exist in these six and specially Al-Bukhari/Al-Muslim, they will not consider it.

I have two questions, but since both are very similar in nature, I will ask them here together.

Q1. Why do Quranists reject all the Hadiths? How can they extract many rulings/understandings that our Ai'mah have extracted using Quran o Sunnah? In case they are rejecting half of the Deen, what is their ruling? Are they out of the folds of Islam or not?

Example: How can they prove 5 prayers and number of rakats which is discussed in Hadith when they don't even accept them? Another example, Quran only discusses about some Haram Animals, how can they then decide which animals are haram and which halal when they don't accept Fiqh and Hadith O Sunnah.

Q2. Why do some sects reject Hadith from other books? Are those books not reliable? Is popularity the only standard for them to accept Hadith from? Aren't there Authentic/Sahih Ahadith in those other books? Is this sect out of the folds of Islam or not? As they choose what they like and leave what they don't? They follow their 'nafs' while claiming to be following the Quran o Sunnah but when confronted with Hadith from other books, they retaliate with "No, this Hadith is not in Bukhari, so I will not accept it and it is not authentic. It is weak."

For reference, see this wiki-link to see names of other sources of Hadith: List of Sunni Hadith Books


texts: Does Islam support killing of kafir (unbeliever)?

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Many scholars opine that to kill a person there are very limited reasons in Islam.
That's why they claim it to be the religion of peace.
But some people point out that it is mentioned in Islam to kill Kafirs too.
The word "Kafir" I am referring to means someone who does not believe in one God.

I am new to this topic. I have heard this from many people and think this is right place to ask.


texts: If I break my tayammum of ghusl by breaking a wind am I in a state of Janabah or not?

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I have made tayammum for Janabah, I can manage to make wudhu, but not ghusl.

My question is, if I make tayammum for janabah then go to toilet or break a wind, does it put me in a state of Hadath Akbar or hadath Asghar?


texts: Really bad thoughts I feel like Allahs going to punish me for them

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I’ve been experiencing really bad thoughts since like I went to my home country Bangladesh 5 months ago. A few days later I’ve been starting to pray and being religious for the first time and then I’m getting these bad thoughts that are really bad and I feel like I’m going to be punished.

Will I be punished?
How can I get rid of these thoughts?
I’ve been trying to ignore them but they are too bad and I always ask for forgiveness but I still don’t know what to do.


texts: Do I need to perform ghusl if I have white fluid discharge without any sexual arousal?

texts: I m a teen girl and my vagina sometime realease a white fluid I didnt masturabate or anything it simply comes out on its own or sometime when I thinking something bad should I have ghusl every time it comes out without masturabating or bad thinking to pray..  Thats usually 3 to 4times a day


texts: Should Muslims question about the earthly benefits of Islamic acts of worship?

texts: Ibadats that are obligatory for Muslims like salat or fast, also have ancillary benefits. For example, fasting is said to be beneficial for our health. Judging from this, a Muslim may come to the conclusion that, whatever Allah (C.C) make us do, is beneficial for us this way or another. So, if I question about something like "This ibadat (act of worship) is a must for me, therefore I do it, but what are its benefits?", is it beneficial and encouraged, or harmful and discouraged?


texts: Quran 14:5 Allah told Moses to remind them the days of Allah, what were those days of Allah, what was happening?

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Muhsin Khan

And indeed We sent Musa (Moses) with Our Ayat (signs, proofs, and evidences) (saying): "Bring out your people from darkness into light, and make them remember the annals of Allah. Truly, therein are evidences, proofs and signs for every patient, thankful (person)."

Shakir

And certainly We sent Musa with Our communications, saying: Bring forth your people from utter darkness into light and remind them of the days of Allah; most surely there are signs in this for every patient, grateful one.


texts: Should Bismillah be recited for each surah in prayer?

texts: If we recite multiple surahs in one rakat do we have to recite bismillah for each surah? some say yes some say no?


texts: Is it true that the recording angels on our shoulders say "Ameen" to the negative things we say/questions we ask?

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Asalam alaikum!

I just had an argument with someone about this, who told me I shouldn't even ask negative questions.

(I asked something along the lines of, "What if the car breaks down?" And he said that I shouldn't ask that, because the angels will say "Ameen" and it'll become true. I said I don't think it works like that, and he got really upset.)

I searched online and I can't find any Hadith or Quranic verse that supports this. Is there any? If someone could point it out for me, that'd be great. (I'm a convert, so I'm still learning!)

Thanks, everyone.


texts: What are some introductory texts on the teachings of Mutazilites?

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I'd like to do some reading on the teachings of Mutazilites.

What are some good, introductory texts on this topic?


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Overeating can be detrimental to one's health in a variety of ways: there's more extreme cases, such as binge eating disorder and bulimia, but also simply eating too much and becoming obese results in health problems.  As such, it stands to reason that, at some point, overeating would be considered haram.

Question: Is there a clear point where overeating becomes haram?

A question Why is smoking tobacco haraam? is answered quoting the Qur'an do not kill yourselves 4:29, and this logic seems to be applicable here.


texts: Does saying Shahada for first time make one a muslim or do I need to follow all the rules?

texts: I have been learning about Islam these past few months or so and I do believe there is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. If I ever have a question I'll usually try googling it for help or ask Muslim friends. I've read a little bit of the Qur'an English translation from Pakistan. I was reading online that you have to say and believe in the Shahada from your heart in order to become a true Muslim. Long story short, I was at the store with my mom and she was just shopping and I was sitting and learning more things online and I saw some forums that said you could say Shahada by yourself and mean it and turn to a true Muslim at that moment. There was different stuff where I saw you have to shower/bathe to purify your body afterwards and that you have to have 2 witness but that these are more optional? Anyways I told myself, why wait, I could say it here and be considered a true Muslim (I know a shopping store isn't the best environment for this but I thought theres no reason to wait) I read it and meant it and I got really excited... I started kinda skipping/jumping towards my mom and I felt cheesy because I was doing childish moves (skipping/jumping) and I said outloud "I'm being lame" and I regretted saying that I was lame immediately because maybe I gave the wrong impression to Allah that I felt I was lame because I said Shahada which was not the case at all. I hope Allah knows my intentions are true and that I didn't mean any insult. And I wonder if Allah took my Shahada and am considered a true Muslim or am I supposed to wait longer until I fully understand the religion more (I still have a lot to learn).... I know In the future I will go and recite with 2 witnesses but for now I'm just hoping Allah knows my intentions that I want to be a true Muslim and didn't mean any insults. I just wonder at what point would I be considered a true Muslim... Now or Once i begin praying and following all rules.


texts: What does the superiority of bani-Israel (Children of Israel) over all beings mean?

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I read in some different surahs of Quran  mentioning the superiority  of bani-Israeli  over all beings. What is true interpretation of these verses?

يَا بَنِي إِسْرَ‌ائِيلَ اذْكُرُ‌وا نِعْمَتِيَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتُ
عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّي فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ
Children of Israel, remember My blessing wherewith I blessed you, and that I have preferred you above all beings;

Surah al-Baqarah Verse 47


texts: If a person masturbates but stops himself before he ejaculates would he need to perform ghusl for namaz? or can he perform namaz? please provide reference thank you.


texts: Is it haram to watch hentai and ecchi anime if you skip the inappropriate scenes and not be draw to it?

texts: I like watching anime but these days more and more ecchi and hentai anime are pooping up and i was wondering if it was haram to watch these types of anime but skip on the inappropriate scenes and not be drawn to the characters?


texts: What is the entire meaning of Surah Hajj, verse 77?

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Assalamu alaikum,

I just read about various benefits of prostration, and just came through this verse:

  O you who believe! Bow down, prostrate yourselves, and adore your Lord; and do good, that you may prosper. (Surah Hajj, verse 77)

Can anyone enlighten me about the entire meaning of this verse please?

Jazakallah Khaier.


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Quran 9:23

  O you who have believed, do not take your fathers or your brothers as allies if they have preferred disbelief over belief. And whoever does so among you - then it is those who are the wrongdoers.

Does this mean we have to cut the relations with out non muslim relatives?


texts: Why camel meat does not break wudu in Hanafi fiqh?

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Related to this: Does eating camel's meat break the wudu?

A college of mine says that he asked Imam in Pakistan about this who said that eating camel meat does not nullify wudu in Hanafi fiqha.

My question is what is the evidence behind this stance?


texts: If I haven't prayed for a long time and even done acts forbidden in Islam, but I repented and want to become a better person again, following Islam, do I have to do my Shahada again?


texts: Making a (worldly) task obstacle for salat

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I understand that salat is an important or perhaps the most important pillar of Islam. Whenever we have to choose between performing salat and an worldly task, definitely we must choose salat.

I heard one of my friends saying that, there is no rahmat from Allah Subhanatawala for a task which becomes an obstacle for (hinders) salat. Today, when I was saying this to somebody, he asked (in good intention) whether this is a hadith.

I have searched but failed to find a reference for the above. Do you think you can find any sort of reference for this?


texts: Is it permissible for a Muslim to sell materials owned by the company he works for and keep some of the profit for himself?

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I am an employee of Transport company. There were some scrap materials lying at our company and I was asked by my manager to sell them as scrap to anyone. Some persons came to check the materials and offered an amount to purchase.

In the light of Islam, is it Halal or Haram to keep and distribute some amount as commission (whatsoever you call it) from the total amount and distribute it between I and to same company's labors who have worked to segregate and load the scrap materials?

For example: If the materials were sold for amount 5000, and I kept 1000 from it and distribute it TO the labors and the rest amount I gave to my manager saying that the scrap were sold for amount 4000.

Taking that amount is Halal or Haram for us?


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Question 1: Is it OK to recite the 4 Qul (109, 112, 113, and 114) in 4 rak'ahs of any nafl prayer in the order below:

Surat Al-Kafirun
Surat Al-Ikhlas
Surat Al-Falaq
Surat An-Nas

Is this order acceptable, especially since Surat Al-Ikhlas is the shortest among these four surahs?

Question 2: Is it allowed to recite a small surah (like Surat Al-Kawthar 108) in the first rak'ah followed by any other surah (like Surat Quraysh 106) with Surah 108 being shorter in length and having fewer ayahs?


texts: What time did Dhul Qarnayn live in according to Islamic sources?

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What have Islamic scholars usually concluded about Dhul Qarnayn's time and what are the different views and based on what evidences?

I read the following on IslamQA:

  Dhu’l-Qarnayn who is mentioned in the Qur’aan lived at the time of Ibraaheem (peace be upon him), and it is said that he became Muslim at the hands of Ibraaheem (peace be upon him)... https://islamqa.info/amp/en/answers/22029

But I did not understand what evidence they were basing their opinion on.


texts: Hadith Explanation "Burier and Buried Female are in the Hell"?

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How to understand hadith of buried alive infant girls going to Hellfire?

As Salam Elekum,

I came across a Hadith:

“The woman who buries alive her new-born girl and the girl who is buried alive both will go to Hell.”
[Sunan Abu Dawood (4717) and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee.]

And then there is another Hadith which states otherwise:

“Prophets are in Paradise, martyrs are in Paradise, infants are in Paradise and baby girls who were
buried alive are in Paradise.” [Musnad Ahmad (20583, 20585), Sunan Abu Dawood (2521) and graded as
“Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee

How can we understand this? Is this a contradiction? Will the buried children in Jahiliyah be in hellfire?


texts: Which are the canonical sources for reading about Isa in Islam?

texts: Once I've read that Islam says Isa is going to return to Earth and fight a war. This is a different version of character personality that's given for Jesus in christianity were he says "Put your sword back in its place. for all who draw the sword will die by the sword". (I suppose Islam doesnt see the source where is quoted him saying that as a true source since it seems to be contradictory with someone later returning to fight a war) . I'm interested to read more about him in Islam to see how different they are portraited


texts: Is scaring Muslims allowed even if we are just kidding?

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I know that scaring Muslims is not allowed in Islam. But if I scare my friend just for fun is that allowed or not?

For example in the TV programs when they scare people, they meant to just
kidd with them.


texts: Hanafi school considers male circumcision optional. Wahabbism has a different stand on circumcision. Can wahabbi be a hanafi?

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Hanafi school of jurisprudence considers circumcision optional, on the grounds that it is not mentioned in Quran. Whereas other schools of sunni jurisprudence, regard circumcision obligatory.

My question is that:

1) Which school of jurisprudence do wahhabis and salafis follow?

2) Can there be a hanafi-wahhabi ?

3) Whether there is any sub-sect/rule of wahhabi which makes circumcision optional?


texts: What is the punishment for watching movies and looking at a girl in islaam?

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I know that if you see something wrong that is movies or to a (numuharram) girl unintentionally and you move away you'r eye's from that then there is no punishment and it will not be considered as sin.

But What will be the punishment of watching movies and songs, and what is shown in the songs and movies every one knows.

So My question is what will be the punishment for this.

In this world from Islamic rules should be given by the islamic governor?
After Death on the day of judgement.?

Please give answers with respect to hadith quran and sunnah.

I heard that on the day of judgement the punishment is an iron rod will be heated and inserted in the eyes?


texts: How does one make dawah (الدعوة) to an atheist?

texts: Making Da'wah to people of other religions may have similarities, but there  are different ways to do it. For example, there is one way to make Da'wah to Christians that is different from the way you would make Da'wah to Jews; additionally the way one might make Da'wah to a Christian may vary according to which sect they follow.  Is there a way to make Da'wah to a non-religious person -- specifically, a person who doesn't believe that there God exists?  What are the major points to keep in mind while making Da'wah to an atheist? What major points should be considered aside from the fact that they do not believe in God?


texts: Is it acceptable to place the elbows on my thighs and knees during supplication because of tiredness?

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When I perform supplication (dua), I raise my hands but after several minutes my arms feel tired, so in general I feel more comfortable to place my elbows on my thighs or knees.

I still do maintain my hands upward with the only difference that the weight of the arms falls on the thighs and knees. I put my elbows on my thighs and knees so i can feel more comfortable during supplication.

Is this allowed or disliked (Makruh)?


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I travel a lot and sometimes I run out of clothes and I forget if my clothes are clean or due to some intimacy between my spouse and many times I have to use toilet roll as working in office or outside. What is a way around or Quran say about someone who cannot control nature call and in travelling and using a tissue roll, as I miss a lot of salat because of it?

Are my clothes still ok to pray as I had to use toilet and absence of water forced me to use tissue roll and what When I arrive at home and use water to clean myself but same clothing?


texts: Is consuming health supplements with gelatin from unknown source allowed?

texts: I need to take some vitamin supplements that are enclosed in gelatin capsules of unknown origin. I a apprehensive about consuming them since gelatin in the capsules may come from haram sources like pork. I need to take the supplements owing to weakness. Can I take the capsules?


texts: For example, God can get angry according to Quran. For me, this is a human feeling and a weakness. I don't understand. How can God have a human feeling, which also happened to be a weakness?


texts: These iOS/ Android apps that are available these days, like there isn't any authority backing them up or something. Sometimes there are even mistakes found in translation in some Hadith apps. I mean we have to just plain trust the devs of the apps right? I'm not saying this is a bad thing, since some of the applications are very usefull. It's just that I've found bugs in the apps a handful of times, and reviewers report mistranslations sometimes too. The devs write the whole thing down themselves, so how can we verify the legitimacy of the content in their apps?


texts: Regarding the four Rivers, the meaning behind the substances?

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During the Night Journey, it is proclaimed that the Angel Gabriel expounded on the four rivers when questioned by the Prophet. Water, Milk, Wine and Honey. Therein are rivers of water that does not alter, and rivers of milk the taste whereof does not change, and rivers of drink delicious to those who drink, and rivers of honey clarified and for them therein are all fruits and protection from their Lord. (Are these) like those who abide in the fire and who are made to drink boiling water so it rends their bowels asunder. (Muhammad [47]; 15).

Contrasting this to an old translation of the Pentateuch, there are four rivers (angles) mentioned. These are (The People/The Farmers/The Artisans) + (The Priesthood/Sacrificing Priests/Sacredotal Instruction) +(The Learned/ The Scribes) +(State/Military Officials)

What, if any, connections may there be between the two views?

To drink can be interpreted as to quench the thirst of knowledge, the motivation for a scribe or learned (wine/drink?) They who protect  perhaps (priests or state/military officials) but this can be related to milk, that which does not change (the priests who hold the knowledge and prevent corruption)


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In the Jewish religion, there are some who practice something called kabbalah, I don't mean the celebrity stuff, but the real kabbalah.

Here's a quick overview:
www.youtube.com

Basically, they say that we are a closed box with 5 known senses, and we have to rely on our senses to translate reality.  So what we experience on a day to day basis is just a translation of reality.  Kabbalah allows you to see outside the box apparently.

Think of it like a translation of the Quran, you can only get so much from a translation of the Quran, but if you learn Arabic properly, you can get so much more seeing and understanding the real Quran without needing to rely on a translation, as via a translation, meaning can easily be lost, confused, missed etc.

My question is, does islam have such a system, similar to the Jewish Kabbalah system?


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Assalamu'alaikum,

In our area here are lots of street beggar. Whenever I go outside, I face at-least 15 beggars a day. I noticed that whenever they ask money to have food, then if I or anyone want to buy them food, they don't want to take food, rather want money.

What should we do?


texts: My job entitles looking at bad things (Nudity and Vulgar Images). Do these break my fast?

texts: I work in content moderation for a social app company. Basically I delete the posts, pictures, videos that are vulgar. Which should not be up there. 80% of these things contain nudity and pornographic stuff. Do these break my wudu or sawm/fasting? These things do not bring me any comfort but I am really worried about my fasting.


texts: Is there a ruling that says a man has to wear a head cover, in general or during prayer?

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I understand that there is no mention in the Quran or the Hadith of a head covering for males. It is a custom learned from the Prophet and is there in the Sunnah.

I would like to know if there is today a law that says a man has to wear a head cover, in general or during prayer?


texts: Question About Qur'an On Thamudite tribe (Part-1)

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Salam Muslim friends,
I have a question about the Thamudite tribe mentioned in the Qur'an. In the Glorious Qur'an 7:74, it is mentioned that the Thamudite tribe were successors to the A'ad tribe. This means that Thudite tribe came before Abraham (Alayhisalam) was born. The traditional place of the dwellings of the Thamud is considered Mada'in Salih (A place in Saudi Arabia). However, the main problem is that the structure present at Mada'in Salih were not constructed by the Thamudite tribe rather they were built by the Nabatean civilization in the 1st century.
According to Epigraphist and Philologist Ahmad Al-Jallad, The Nabataean world appears to have been the setting of the Qur’an’s ‘lost’ Arabian tribes, as both Ad and Thamud can be located within it. These references, together with the Arabic language and script of the Qur’an, could point to a Nabataean heritage for its original audience.
However, I am not sure if there is any Islamic basis for this claim. Is he trying to say that even though these structure were built by Nabateans, it is okay to attribute these structure to the tribe of Thamud that existed before Abraham?
Is there any Islamic basis for such claims? Why are the structures built by the Nabateans usually attributed to the Thamudite tribe that existed before Abraham (Alayhisalam)?
Thanks.


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If a girl's guardian does not want her to marry at all, or does not want her to marry a boy that she likes. What are the options for this girl? Can she bypass her parent/guardian consent and proceed on to marry on her own? or will she stay unmarried forever?

I am not interested in scholarly interpretations; I am looking for evidence directly from the Qur'an and ahadith.

EDIT: The girl has never been married and is therefore not a divorcee. I know a divorced girl does not need a guardian.


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For certain actions, e.g. murder, Sharia may prescribe the death penalty, which is implemented in some Muslim-majority countries. This opens the possibility that an innocent person could be mistakenly executed. This situation could be regarded as murder, and hence might attract the death penalty too.

Question: What is the punishment when innocent people are incorrectly executed under Sharia, and who is punished?

It seems possible that there is no punishment, since the hypothetical incorrect execution was a mistake. However, that feels unjust.


texts: Hadith that Narrates the Story of a Blind Man who Asked the Prophet(PBUH) about Congregational Prayer

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The other day we were discussing the importance of Jammat(congregational) prayer. At one point, one of the guys said that a blind man came to the Prophet(PBUH) and said that he couldn't see and might not be able to attend Jammat prayer. The Prophet(PBUH) asked him if he could hear the Call for Prayer(Adhzan) and the person in question replied in the affirmative so the Prophet(PBUH) told him that as long as he could hear the sound of the Muazen, he should attend the Jammat prayer.

Now, my question is whether the story is true. If it is, is there a Hadith that talks about this or something similar?


texts: What is the reason why it is haram to dye one's hair black?

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The Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) said to a person who had white hair:

  “Change this white hair but avoid black.” Saheeh Muslim (5476

The Prophet also said:

  “There will be people at the end of time who will dye their hair black like the crops of pigeons; they will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise.” Narrated by Abu Dawood (4212) and al-Nasaa’i (8/138); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’ (8153).

These hadith indicates that dying your hair black is haram but what is the reason that it is haram? Why did the Prophet forbid it?


texts: Did the Prophet (SAW) not see Allah during the night of ascension?

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I ask this question due to this Hadith from Sahih Musllim:

It is narrated on the authority of Masruq that he said:

  I was resting at (the house of) 'A'isha that she said: O Abu 'A'isha
  (kunya of Masruq), there are three things, and he who affirmed even
  one of them fabricated the greatest lie against Allah. I asked that
  they were. She said: He who presumed that Muhammad (ﷺ) saw his Lord
  (with his ocular vision) fabricated the greatest lie against Allah. I
  was reclining but then sat up and said: Mother of the Faithful, wait a
  bit and do not be in a haste. Has not Allah (Mighty and Majestic)
  said:" And truly he saw him on the clear horizon" (Al-Qur'an, Surat
  at-Takwir, 81:23) and" he saw Him in another descent" (Al-Qur'an,
  Surat Najm 53:13)? She said: I am the first of this Ummah who asked
  the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about it, and he said: Verily he is
  Gabriel. I have never seen him in his original form in which he was
  created except on those two occasions (to which these verses refer); I
  saw him descending from the heaven and filling (the space) from the
  sky to the earth with the greatness of his bodily structure. She said:
  Have you not heard Allah saying: "Eyes comprehend Him not, but He
  comprehends (all) vision. and He is Subtle, and All-Aware" (Al-Qur'an,
  Surat al-An`am 6:103)? (She, i.e. 'A'isha, further said): Have you not
  heard that, verily, Allah says: "And it is not for any human being
  that Allah should speak to him except by revelation or from behind a
  partition or that He sends a messenger to reveal, by His permission,
  what He wills. Indeed, He is Most High and Wise." (Al-Qur'an, Surat
  ash-Shura, 42:51)
  She said: He who presumes that the Messenger of
  Allah (ﷺ) concealed anything from the Book of Allah fabricates the
  greatest lie against Allah. Allah says: "O Messenger, announce that
  which has been revealed to you from your Lord, and if you do not, then
  you have not conveyed His message. And Allah will protect you from the
  people. Indeed, Allah does not guide the disbelieving people."
  (Al-Qur'an, Surat al-Ma'idah, 5:67). She said: He who presumes that he
  would inform about what was going to happen tomorrow fabricates the
  greatest lie against Allah. And Allah says "Say, 'None in the heavens
  and earth knows the unseen except Allah , and they do not perceive
  when they will be resurrected.'" (Al-Qur'an, Surat an-Naml, 27:65).

  Sahih Muslim -  Book 1, Hadith 346


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Sometimes when a family member irritates me too much, I get into a rage and say things like this:

  may Allah kill me tonight or may Allah make me die today, etc.

After a while when I cool down, I really regret what I've said. I feel annoyed and don't know what to do. I say "Auzo bellahe mena'shaytane rajeem (اعوذ بالله من الشیطان الرجیم)."

Does this mean my bad prayers will also be answered? Is there a way to expiate for such curses? Thank you and Jazakumullah.


texts: Pronounciation of first aya of Surah Humaza

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As salamu alaykum.
The first aya of surah 104 ends with a "taa" (if I'm not mistaken) however upon listening to recitations, reciters end the aya with a "ha" sound, saying ".....lumazah."
I was wondering under which circumstances the letter "taa" is pronounced as a "ha"?
I believe in this circumstance it is written like a ha BUT with two dots on top of it, making it look like a taa.
Furthermore, there is a very small (letter) "nun" at the end of the aya. Should this also be pronounced? If not, could you please explain why it is there?
Thank you for all your help.


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We all know that Laylatul Qadr is in one of the last 5 odd nights of Ramadan (21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th or 29th). And as Allah SWT explains it's significance in Quran as

The night of Al-Qadr is better than a thousand months [Al-Qadr 97:3]

Also Allaw SWT explains that angels decends on this night in the same Surah.
As there are different islamic dates around the globe. For example, if Saudi Arabia has 20th Ramadan night today, in Pakistan we will have 19th night. So when it will be 21st night in Saudi Arabia, it will be 20th night in Pakistan. If let's say this year Laylatul Qadr comes on 21st night, we will have 20th night in Pakistan. Now my question is, will there be 2 laylatul Qadars. One on 21st night in Saudi Arabia and one on 21st night in Pakistan (which will be the next night) or there will be only one and the people in Pakistan will have to look it in the even nights.
Will angels come on 2 different nights or just one night? Can anybody please explain? This question is in my mind since childhood and I never got a satisfactory answer.


texts: Is it permissible to wear minimal clothing, exposing awrah, when alone?

texts: I live in a very hot and humid region. Is it permissible for me to wear minimal clothes while alone and inside? Also what is the ruling on sleeping naked alone and with a partner (spouse)? Also is it necessary for women to cover their awrah while performing wudhu? I mean it would prevent her from properly washing her forearms and head.


texts: Hello my name is Muhammad subhan and i would like to know if the name subhan is permissible or not if it is not permissible do i have to change the name from all legal documents?


texts: Is it allowed to enter other religious places other than mosque?

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Assalamu alaikkum!

I need to know if it is allowed for a Muslim to enter a church or a temple or a gurudhuara? If so, is it allowed to eat the sweet or other eatables given there?

Please do provide any hadeedh or fatwa opposing this.

Jazakallah khair!!


texts: Is it obligatory to Pay Previous Zakaat after clearing off Debts

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I would like to know if the below information is true or not.
I have heard this from one of my friend and she claims that she has got this info from reliable sources like Peace TV, well known and qualified Mufti's etc.

The information is:

Suppose a person has debts and the debt amount has exceeded the minimum Nisab amount. As his net amount was negative, the person did not give Zakaat in Year 1. However, he was able to clear off his debts up to considerate amount in Year 2 and he has savings on which Zakaat becomes obligatory. Hence, he gives Zakaat on the savings in Year 2.

But, according to my friend, this person needs to give the Zakaat from Year 1 as well in Year 2. Since he was not able to give Zakaat in Year 1 due to his debts, he needs to give Year 1's zakaat in Year 2. If he is not in a state to give the whole amount at once, he can distribute the money all over the year and pay off monthly/quarterly/whenever he can. BUT, still it is obligatory to pay off Year 1's Zakaat whether or not you are in debt. Summary is, After you clear off the debts, you need to give the previous year's Zakaats as well.

Hope I am not confusing you with the content.

I would like to know if this information is correct.


texts: Is it regarded as immoral to marry a young girl in Islam given that prophet Muhammad married Aisha when she was 6-7 and had her consummated when she was around 10? Generally, is everything Muhammad did considered as desirable, expected and/or good behavior for Muslims nowadays?


texts: Meat-and-bone meal given to animals make them haram?

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First of all, sorry for the inaccuracies of my question or terminology, since I'm not Muslim myself and I ask it out of curiosity.

I became aware that in Europe it is allowed to give some animals met-and-bone meals (in a dried powdered form) as addition to the normal meal. The amount of such meal originated from the same species as the receiver is limited by law to very low amounts, therefore it is common to use other animals as source (in any case, the percentage of this meat-and-bone meal on the final meal remains very small).

In other words, we have pigs eating "powdered" cows and chickens, and chickens eating pigs, and so on.

Does this make the resulting chickens haram/forbidden?

Before simply answering "the chickens are not slaughtered properly anyway", I would like to point out that the question is limited to the food, not to the rest of the procedure. Moreover, I'm not sure, but I expect many Islamic butchers to buy live chickens grown industrially and to slaughter them themselves (to be able to have a reliable and controlled source), the question may still be relevant for them.

Back to the question: I would expect the chickens to be allowed, since their bodies completely processed the food they receive and probably no trace of pigs is left, but that is my opinion.

See also: Gelatin capsules from pig ash \ bones


texts: Who is eligible to be called as scholar in islam?

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Most muslims have confusion that what is the criteria that a person is to be called as scholar of islam? does he have to go thought some sort of dgerees, courses, specific number of years of study, study of Arabic, Quran, Tafseer, Fiqh, hadith etc?

On what exact basis, we can say that a person is to be called a scholar or not?


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There's two Arabic terms which overlap in transliteration:

A'isha, a wife of the Prophet, written عائشة in Arabic.
Isha prayer, the night-time daily prayer, written صلاة العشاء in Arabic.

Question: Is there a relationship between the Arabic terms عائشة (A'isha) and صلاة العشاء (isha prayer)?

My motivation for asking is just curiosity because "isha" is part of the word "A'isha" in the transliteration.


texts: Tafsir of a hadith regarding to stop reading Quran

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I agree that the meaning of this hadith (below) is clear, for me, it is geared towards unity in Islam. However, my question is, is there any official tafsir of it from classical Ulama ?

  Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Recite (and study) the Qur'an as long as
  your hearts are in agreement as to its meanings, but if you have
  differences as regards its meaning, stop reading it then."
  (Sahih al-Bukhari 7365)


texts: What are the precautions to be noted when performing a Ghusl while fasting?

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What are the precautions to be noted when performing a Ghusl (Full ritual bath) while fasting in the Ramadan?

There is a hadith that says during ablutions, water should not be sniffed when one is fasting. However, one of the Fard acts of Ghusl includes sniffing the water and blowing it out. So is Ghusl invalid without this? Can Ghusl be done while fasting?


texts: After death, can a soul travel to Earth to visit family, etc.?

texts: After a person dies, can that person soul travel to earth to visit his family and stuff? I am asking this because I see a lot of passed away people in my dreams.


texts: Making Fashion Websites, Ecommerce Websites, Is islam allow to do that job

texts: I want to know that making fashion websites, or ecommerce websites is allow. or islam does'nt allow this at all ?


texts: What is the explanation of this hadith? "...I give judgement on their behalf according to what I hear from them..."

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"I am only a human being, and you bring your disputes to me, some
perhaps being more eloquent in their plea than others, so that I give
judgement on their behalf according to what I hear from them.
Therefore, whatever I decide for anyone which by right belongs to his
brother, he must not take anything, for I am granting him only a
portion of Hell.
http://sunnah.com/abudawud/25/13


texts: How to know if the Quran is being interpreted properly?

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I have a very simple but profound and important question:

How do we know the Quran is being interpreted correctly? The Quran is the word of Allah (a perfect entity) and is read by humans (not by any means perfect). How do we know that the Quran has been interpreted correctly by Muslims ('normal' Muslims, Imams, Caliphs, etc.). To me it seems unlikely that humans can possibly understand the exact thing Allah means, and this leaves a lot open for interpretation.


texts: Seeking modern proof that the Quran hasn't been changed?

texts: I asked this question a few minutes ago and someone said it is a duplicate to this but it is not. I want a modern proof!


texts: What to do if you stole from someone and don't know how to pay them back?

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Assalamulaikum,

I stole a piece of stationery from a girl in my class when I was young (after puberty though), I have repented for my thievery, and regret it every time I remember, but I read the hadith that even deeds like jihad and martyrdom only expiates your rights to Allah swt, and not to the people, so a man who died as a martyr still went Hell because he stole a cloak from a war booty. (Muslim 1886)

I am very scared because I no longer have the stolen items and don't know how to give back to the people I took things from.
I think as a child I suffered from kleptomania after reading about it, but It was never diagnosed so I cant be sure.
Jzk


texts: How did the Shiite Hadith sources originate? What are the authentic sources of Hadith? (Shia view)

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Shiites have their distinct sources of hadith. My questions are:

How did they develop and by whom?
What is their authenticity?


texts: Can a person who does not know to pray and what do the recitations reading off their phone/device?

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If a person does not know how to pray and or is trying to learn a new Surah do so reading it off their phone during salat.

For example, if the person puts on a complete Salat tutorial with recitatons on YouTube or an App and recites along during the salat and performs the actions accordingly (sajood, etc.) or if the person does know how to pray but is learning a new Surah - can they have that Surah opened on their device, have it on the prayer mat in front and read it off that when they need to?

Or they must learn it before hand and cannot use their device?


texts: What is the significance of facing the Kabbah during prayer when the Earth is round?

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The Earth is not flat so what is the concept of facing Kabbah during Prayer. Does it have a meaning?

Consider you are on the antipode of the Kabbah which is somewhere in Pacific ocean, if you are near that region, you can literally pray in any direction.

On the other hand if you are in a flight or in a car, the direction of the plane or car will constantly change so it is not practical to face the Kabbah. Imagine that you have gone to the moon, how will you pray there?

So my question is what is the significance of facing Kabbah during prayer? Is there any history behind it?


texts: Is there a process to become a Shia Muslim from Sunni Muslim?

texts: I'm currently a teen Sunni Muslim who wants to become a Shia. I have researched myself and found that my heart is on the Shia side of Islam and I agree with more of the Shia side. Although is there a process of becoming a Shia Muslim? My family is Sunni although I do not want to tell them yet. But I want to start living my life as a Shia Muslim e.g. Praying, Reading The Quran, etc.


texts: Legal basis for kuffar women needing a wali?

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In this answer, it is stated with some references that the madhahib of sunni Islam agree that every woman, whether a Muslim or a kafir, needs a wali to get married under Islamic rule - I suppose this is with the exception of hanafis who don't consider the consent of the wali a necessary condition for marriage.

This surprised me; I had a vague idea that in matters of family law where no Muslim is involved, kuffar are free to regulate affairs according to their own laws. I'm not aware of any source texts that would call for imposing the concept of wali on kuffar in an Islamic state. This brings up the question:

Question: what is the legal basis for obliging kuffar women to have a wali whose consent is necessary in order to get married?

It might be a matter of 'urf, or of qiyas, or of the dhimma; maybe I just don't know the relevant source texts. I'm not sure whether I'm missing any potential legal sources here, but if I am, please point them out.


texts: How is the Gregorian week and the Islamic week aligned?

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In Arabic dates off the week are numbered 1-7. In English and other similar languages,  they are named after 'gods' and 'goddesses'.

But hoe it's or that the Friday of one week matches the equivalent of the Islamic week? Why are they not misaligned liked the months (albeit with a fixed offset)?


texts: What does Quran and the Hadith say against abusing women?

texts: I am searching for some references (preferably with background history) against abusing women. What is Islam's stands against teasing/sexually harassing or abusing women? What is the punishment for this?


texts: How do I avoid thoughts of zina & concentrate on my salah and studies?

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I'm a 20+ year old male. From the past two to three years, I have been facing a terrible problem within my mind. My mind always fill with bad thoughts like zina. Sometimes those thought came with family women.

I am not a bad person and just want to come out of this situation. Sometimes I just want to kill myself if couldn't find any other way. I am also unable to do my prayer or study well.

Please advice.


texts: Can I have cross on my website which includes religions such as Christianity?

texts: I am building a website that has various topics in it. One category is religion, and it has topics about various religions around the world. I want to create a topic about Christianity and I have to use an image of a cross near that topic. So is it okay if have it?


texts: can you give me this hadith about the number prayers

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https://youtu.be/RsYFIKzkCpc?t=53
this cheikh said there is a hadith from Aicha saying " in the early days of islam there was 3 prayers and then it s expanded to 5( 3  remained just for travellers )
I want to find this specific hadith do you have any source ?
thanks you


texts: Are all of the laws in the Quran/Haddith/Islam relevant to modern (western) society?

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I have been reading a book about Muhammad (pbuh) and have learnt, I am sure only a little, about Islam and the culture and times back then. It seems to an unlearned man like myself that the laws were highly relevant given the nature of society and culture of the day.

My question is, are the laws still relevant in the culture and society of the modern day, and as I can only talk for UK I will direct it with this culture and society in mind.

I am aware of the obvious cultural/tradition heritage of the Middle-east versus the UK but that aside please could someone elaborate or at least ask some further questions so that I can refine this question further into the format required for this forum.

The specific laws that for me personally are hard to grapple with are those of corporal punishment etc.

Update: Both cultural and Islamic claims are played to win over whether a law is to be adhered to or not, that is partly why I asked the question. On the face of it this question can seem obvious to answer, but on a closer consideration there are complications that arise, especially for people that do not have a great knowledge on the subject and the answers are found only through further research.

My problem is laws have been and can be determined by interpretation through the lens of culture and some are considered truly universal but how can you know and if knowledge is there to aid discernment, how can it be distilled from scripture that has been written possibly for a different audience in a different era and being no scholar on Arabic how can one be sure the meaning in the language still has the same meaning today, I am sure it is not only English that suffers from loss of meaning through language evolution?

Actually, on second thought, justice is justice and that is universal, but the prescription for certain crimes such as theft where the offender loses limbs seem unnecessary, I am not saying they are wrong although to me that kind of punishment seems to me to be unnecessary for the culture I live in but in that case I would be using my own culture as a means to interpret the rewards for such crimes.

I think my question is difficult to answer when attempting to discern what are cultural and what are Islamic precepts, so I will ask another question more specific to certain laws that have already been suggested in answers to this question.


texts: Which major scholars say that enforcement of sharia is not the duty of lay Muslims?

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The Sharia Wikipedia page used to say:

  Some Salafist suggest that enforcement of sharia under the Hisbah doctrine is the sacred duty of all Muslims, not just rulers.

By "Some Salafist", the reference it listed was referring to Al-jama'ah al-islamiyah, which its Wikipedia page describes as "considered a terrorist organization by the United States, the United Kingdom and European Union."  I edited Wikipedia accordingly.

My impression is that scholars ordinarily claim the opposite, and I'm looking for concrete examples from notable scholars.

Question: Which major scholars say that Hisbah is not the duty of lay Muslims?


texts: I said to Allah that I won't play Chess again. But now I get tempted to play it

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A month earlier, Allah blessed me and now I pray 5 times a day (Alhumdulillah). I used to play Chess, and I also said to Allah that I won't play Chess from now on because it was taking a lot of my time. I haven't played Chess for more than a month now but I get really tempted to play it.
Is Chess now haram on me? Or do I need to give a kaffara? Can I even play it again in life?
Please help me so the Satanic waswasas go away. Remember that I did not take an oath or swear in front of Allah. I just said "No Chess from now on".
May Allah forgive my sins.


texts: Is it halal to use shampoo containing hydrolyzed collagen?

texts: I found out that collagen is haram to consume especially because it is most likely to be from a pig. But what about collagen in shampoo?


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Assalamu Alaikum,

I knew in India all the bank giving a loan based on interest, Now a days buying a home without loan is difficult for upper class family itself. then how a middle class man buy a home in halal way.is there any way to get home loan without interest..? or is any other possible way is there


texts: How many ahad hadith are there in Sahih Bukhari?

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Ahad hadith - hadith narrated by only one narrator

some scholars claim there are around 5000 ahad hadiths out of 7200+ hadiths.

How many ahad hadiths there in Sahih al-Bukhari?

If no exact number available can I get a rough number.


texts: Is it Haram to dislike listening to Quran in Tajweed

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Is it haram to dislike the sound of someone reciting the Quran?
And if so, what about in the situations where:
The listener does not understand the Arabic language.
The listener may not understand the words, and the words at that point just become noise.
The listener understands and accepts the Quran entirely
Someone who enjoys to listen to the Quran being read normally, however feels the form of the Tajweed that many Imams employ is displeasing to the ear.


texts: How should I deal with the difficulties I am facing regarding daily prayers?

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Salam!

So I am new to Islam. I took Shahada on the 30th last month. I have a question regarding prayers, mainly the daily prayers. Can I start off with learning that and then branch out into other prayers? I can do in-between them like how I learned yesterday, I learned you gotta do Wudhu, etc and recite certain things and do certain things before going to bed. I haven't yet completely learned how to do each prayer, I'm still trying to write everything down! Will Allah punish me for not doing them yet as I don't know them all? Will I have to make up prayers (even though I haven't even counted how many days I may have missed it) or is there a prayer I can do to repent and ask for forgiveness?

I'm sorry, I'm still quite new and really fear Allah and 100% believe in the hereafter. I just don't want to die one day unexpected and then be punished for something that I didn't know how to do yet.

Thank you for reading, peace be upon you! :)


texts: Is (or was) there a school of Islam that accepts both Sunni and Shia hadiths?

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I am asking if such a movement ever appeared, that would consider as authentic a hadith if it is considered authentic by either Sunni or Shia Muslims. In other words, the set of hadiths they consider authentic would be the union of the set of hadiths other schools consider authentic.

Was/is there any such a movement?


texts: Is it possible to know everything about the Quran?

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I fear that if I read Quran everyday (With translation) I'll know everything about it, like reading a book. There won't be anything new in it.

So, is it possible that one day I will know everthing about the Quran, and there will be no more use to reading it?


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Hence some of the salaf (righteous predecessors) said:

  Whoever conceals a blessing has denied it, but whoever manifests it and spreads it has given thanks for it.

Ibn al-Qayyim said, commenting on that, This is based on the words:

  “When Allah bestows a blessing upon a person, He loves the effect of His blessing to be seen on His slave.”

Madaarij al-Saalikeen (2/246).

  It was narrated from ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azeez (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: Remind one another of blessings, for mentioning them is gratitude.

Qouted from IslamQA

I want specific examples.

For example, is it wrong if I buy food from a vending machine and the I conceal/hide it because I don't want people to think I'm so rich?

What's the dividing line between being self-admiring and showing blessings? If someone says I'm clever should I say "thank you" or should I say "No I'm not smart" or should I say "Alhamdullilah Allah made me clever"?


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If a person becomes seriously sick while fasting and suffers extreme pain, can the fast be broken up immediately?
The person I know is schizophrenic and dumb. His parents force him to fast. He threatens people and calls police and pretends to be the king of the world.
Is fasting compulsory for him?


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Is this durood enough for the reward
Allahumma salli wa sallim alaa nabbiyina Muhammad (ﷺ) should I add ﷺ at the end? Jazakallahu khair


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Salam,

My family forced me to place my hand on Quran and say that I won't say that I want to marry a guy I like (my family said no because they think he isn't good looking enough).

Although I tried to convince them that I cant take the oath because i dont feel good about it and my heart wont allow me, they threatened me that they would through acid on my face or won't let me pray again.

So I was forced to place my hand on Quran and told them that I won't talk to you about it again.(I did that in frustration).

I do not intend to commit to it.

According to Quran 2.225

  "Allah does not impose blame upon you for what is unintentional in your oaths, but He imposes blame upon you for what your hearts have earned. And Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing"

Based on this ayah, I want to know

1) Is a forced oath taken by placing hand on Quran valid?
2) If yes, what is the kaffara if I break it?


texts: What verses of the Qur'an urge veiling for men/women, and what is the justification?

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What verses of the Qur’an urge for the veiling, or covering of women? Do they call any reason for such?
Do any verses urge for veiling of men?


texts: Is hearing a curse word like the f-word haram?

texts: So I was watching a youtube video and the Youtuber kept on saying curse words and my parents heard it. I kept on watching because the video was entertaining and really didn't pay attention but my parents told me that listening to any curse words regardless of the usage is haram. So can anyone explain to me if it's haram or not?


texts: Which verse in Quran Chapter 2 talks about female sexual pleasure?

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This article talks about sexologist Heba Kotb of Egypt. She says: "the biggest chapter of the Quran is called "The Cow." There is a verse talking about the woman's rising pleasure. It's an order to the man to give the woman the right to have pleasure -- it orders the man to give the woman foreplay and also to get the wife to have sex repeatedly and to not wait for the woman to ask because sometimes she's too shy to ask."
https://www.salon.com/2007/06/06/kotb/


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I am not much familiar with how much sadaqa or charity should I give but lately I want to complete what I can do. Saying that I need to know how much can I or should I give in the name of Allah towards charity in a month?

Is there any amount or maths to give like on zakat?


texts: The age of the Earth and evolution of life?

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Assuming dinosaurs actually did exist and did so millions of years before humans...

How does the the teachings of Islam explain the time that has passed and all of the other life forms that came and went extinct long before modern human life existed at all?

It is known that 90-95% of all life that ever existed on this Earth was already extinct long before the great flood mentioned in holy texts. How does Islam address the pre-modern Primates, we are Primates too, that were here long before us?


texts: If I forget after memorize the full Quran before dying, what Islam say about it?

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Suppose I memorize the  full Quran , If I forget before dying. What happen to me?
As far as I know people are who memorize the  full Quran (It's somethin like called as Quran a Hafeez or Hafeez  )

Is this sin?
Is there is any punishment for me?
Is there anything about in Quran or Hadith?
What Islam says about it?


texts: Is congratulating non-Muslims on their festivals permissible?

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Is it allowed for us as Muslims to congratulate Christians in their eids? (I.e. Merry Christmas, etc.)

  {This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion} Quran 5:3

Does wishing constitute to accepting their religion?


texts: Do some people only exist to suffer/enjoy (qadr)

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Salam aleykum,
i have a doubt concerning destiny in islam and that "everything is already written". So qadr basically means that we're on this dunya and it's already certain that we're either going to Jannah or Jahannam, so we're on this earth to just collect proof why for ourselves why we're going there on the day of judgement.
Now my question is, how come some people are basically born to suffer/enjoy (in hellfire or paradise)? If Allah already decided our guidance, it just means that he wanted us in that place anyways. Why is it that some people are born to not be guided and do bad, just to end up in Jahannam being burned? The same goes for people who are guided and who will enjoy their afterlives forever without a punishment? In that sense it's not their fault but just the will of Allah.
I hope y'all understand what i mean because my English obviously isn't great. I don't want to have doubts about islam but this one makes me insecure.


texts: Can a man have sex with wife if bleeding continues even after the exact time of women monthly bleeding?

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If a woman miscarries after two months, then the 40 days of women bleeding finishes and then the monthly bleeding starts and then its time finishes as well, but still the bleeding continues, in this case can her husband have sex with her or not?
Any help is appreciated in advance!


texts: Why are sunnah prayers considered nawafil for Shiites?

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Unless I'm mistaken about the meaning of nawafil in Shiite context, I'm a bit confused about why Sunnah prayers for Sunnis are nawafil for Shiites.

From this site:

  Misconception #4:
  Shias do not perform sunnah prayers. Sunnah prayers are non obligatory prayers performed by Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.).

  Response: Shia do perform non-obligatory prayers, 36 cycles per day in total, but call it nawafil and not sunnah.

Sunnis have both nawafil and sunnah prayers. So, what is the difference? Why are Sunni sunnah prayers nawafil for Shiites?


texts: Why some babies don't cry, even though they get touched by Satan?

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there is a Hadith that says this:

Narrated Said bin Al-Musaiyab:
Abu Huraira said, "I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'There is none born among the off-spring of Adam, but Satan touches it. A child therefore, cries loudly at the time of birth because of the touch of Satan, except Mary and her child." Then Abu Huraira recited:
"And I seek refuge with You for her and for her offspring from the outcast Satan" (3.36)
(Sahih al-Bukhari 3431)

but the thing is there are some babies that don't cry at birth so what about them, are they not touched by Satan?


texts: Fish not Permissible - "Kanta" (Shia view)

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I have a Shi'a co-worker. Recently, our team planned a team lunch, and he mentioned that he doesn't eat fish, because of something called "kanta" (in Urdu). He said it's due to certain communities/nations in the past that were destroyed by Allah, and their people were turned into fish.

Can I get more information on this? I've heard only of Allah turning some people into swine and apes (which is mentioned in Surah Ma'idah). I would particularly like to know the evidences used by the Shi'a for this ruling, and especially if this is something widespread in Shi'a jurisprudence or exclusive only to certain sects/groups.  And while not necessary, I would also be grateful for any information regarding how these same evidences are held among the Sunni schools of thought.


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I originally asked this question which I am splitting up.

Investments and shares for retirement: Pay while contributing on the contribution amount or pay when retiring and we are able to withdraw the amount? This link suggests to pay immediately, and I have also seen rulings where you are to pay when you receive it. In either case, there is the added complexity that "real value" of the investment changes daily and until we actually "realize" the investment by selling and getting cash, it is all paper gain/loss. How to deal with that?


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The portuguese translation (Hayek) for the verse 43, sura 24 is:

  Porventura, não reparas em como Deus impulsiona as nuvens levemente? Então as junta, e depois as acumula? Não vês a chuva manar do seio delas?, E que Ele envia massas de granizo, com que atinge quem Lhe apraz, e livrando dele quem quer? Pouco falta para que o resplendor das centelhas lhes ofusque as vistas.

I want to know your opinion about the last part of the versicle translated to portuguese, translated to english is something like . this:

  Little time so that the brightness of the sparks they will overshadow the views (human vision, a plural in portuguese for vision - caming from two eyes).

The arabic Quran says something about " there's little time for this" like its translated in this verse?

I found the geral english translation poor related to our portuguese translation (maybe because we have a more rich vocabulary), but in this case it differs too much .


texts: Is the hostility against Asia Bibi supported by the Quran?

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You might be aware that Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian formerly condemned of blasphemy and recently liberated, is being persecuted by some (what sometimes the Western press calls "radical" or "extremist") Muslims in order to put her to death with their own hands, given that the government "refused" to do so.

Now, in my google search, I find there is plenty of writing in the Quran about forgiveness (not minding that her culpability has not even been proven). A good example is here. Importantly, this mercy seems to be deserved also by non-Muslims. So, I don't really understand why these readings are not taken into account by those who persecute Asia Bibi. Are these verses perhaps superseded by other verses indicating that for some crimes, mercy is not longer to be offered?


texts: What is the fate of a deceased baptized child?

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In an answer to this question, it is said that:

  Anyone who has not received the Da`wah (Invitation to Islaam) in the life of this world and died ignorant of the truth will be tested on the Day of Resurrection

A small child that is incapable of grasping the concept of religion and divinity cannot have received a "clear evidence", or "messenger with clear proof".

  And We never punish until We have sent a Messenger (to give warning). [17:15]

A baptism is a Christian ritual, and you are "baptized into Christ". Does this affect your fate in any way? Or to be more general, can your parents choices be crucial to your own fate?


texts: What is the meaning of tawqeef and ijtihad of sahabah?

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I would like to know the meaning of the expressions tawqeef, and ijtihad of sahabah in the context of the quote below.

  There's a kind of difference of opinion on whether the names of the
  surahs of the qur'an are proven to be given by the prophet () through
  divine guidance (this is often referred to as tawqeef التوقيف in
  Arabic language) or whether they are based on ijtihad of the sahabah
  () as we know the collection and compilation of the qur'an in one book
  has been established after the time of the prophet ().

I want to understand better the answer given to a question I asked in the past.

May Allah give me wisdom and may include me in the Ummah.


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My question is why is plucking the eyebrow or making your teeth shorter haram in Islam. I have heard that it is because you are try to beautify yourself and thus not happy with the way Allah has created you. However, make-up is not haram and it is allowed even though that too is done for the same purpose of beautifying yourself. Another person told me that makeup is adding while plucking is taking away from oneself. Again, we are allowed to take away other hairs from the face and even the hairs in between the eyebrow but not allowed to shape the actual eyebrow? Also in regards to adding, we are not allowed to wear hair extensions.

Also although having a beard a strongly recommended Sunnah, men still do not get cursed for shaving their beard. This too is changing the way you look by taking away what Allah has given you. It is too done for beauty purposes.

Why is make-up is permissible but shaping the eyebrow or filing the teeth impermissible?


texts: Would Allah accept your good deeds if your intention is only to recieve rewards?

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As far as I know, if we worship Allah or do any good deeds our intention should be is to only please Allah or do them good deeds His sake. What if your intention is to get rewards or get salvation hereafter? would Allah still accept our good deeds?
And Allah Knows Best.


texts: Did Jesus really appear to the disciples after resurrection?

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For a commoner, the very next question which comes into mind after this

How does Muslim teaching on the person of Jesus differ from that of Christian teaching?

is, what about those instances where the disciples witnessed Jesus (pbuh) appearing after rising from the tomb - John 20.

What is the Islamic perspective of those events/situations/instances described in John 20? Was that who appeared to them the real Jesus (pbuh) or was it shaitan?

Because Shaitan is very good at deceiving people by appearing in different forms to people. I feel this could be because of John 20:28 where

  Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”

(And this is used by today's Christians to prove Jesus was god because he did not say anything when Thomas said so to him or maybe it is not authentic, but plz focus on the bold part)

May the creator guide us all.


texts: Is it rude to wear a star and crescent if you're not muslim?

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I went to a store  called Spencers and bought a choker. I didn't  realize it was a star and crescent, used to symbolize Muslims and Iraq I believe. I'm sorry if I didn't get that right though. Anyway, it's a crescent moon with a star inside of it, just like the symbol.

Is it rude to wear this if I'm not Muslim?

Is it sort of like how people wear crosses when they aren't Christian? Someone please inform me of this, I don't want to offend anyone when in public.


texts: nose piercing infected while fasting with blood

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As-salaamu 'alaykum I have a question, I was fasting today, I have a infected nose piercing and while I was cleaning there was blood that came out of it, is my fasting still valid? the blood was tiny amount that you.
please reply back to me. Thank you


texts: Due to the quarantine is it mandatory to shower on Friday?

texts: I have the following question: Many countries are now in quarantine due to the coronavirus. School and masajids are closed. No one can do the Friday prayer. Is it mandatory to shower on Friday? I thought it was because but now that know one can go to the Friday prayer...


texts: Is it wrong to use English names for days and months?

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It is a fact that the English names of days and months are derived from the names of Roman and Norse gods.

For example Wednesday is derived from Odin, Thursday from Thor, Friday from Freya, Saturday from Saturn, Sunday from Sun, Monday from Moon. Similarly January from Janos, March from Mars, May from Maia, June from Juno, July from Julius, August from Augustus etc.

Is it wrong or haram to use these names? What is different between this and using the names of arab idols like Hubal, Laat, Uzza and Mannat?


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In a comment to If someone is not distracted from Islam by music, is it still haram?, we have:

  Music isn't haram par se based on the opinion of prominent scholars of the 4 madhabs and other modern scholars -- Medi1Saif

This makes me wonder who precisely Medi1Saif is talking about.  This is at odds with the top answer to Is listening to Music Halal (permissible) or Haram (prohibited) in Islam? which says "...only an exceedingly small minority believe it to be permissible."

Question: Which prominent Sunni scholars say music is not haram?


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I came to know that Qaza salat can be prayed or it is allowed to pray it in quicker manner by following some rules.The link is given below:

http://www.islamicacademy.org/html/Learn_Now/English/Qaza_e_Umree.htm

So, my question is, is the rules mentioned in the link correct, if it is
then How? and if it isn't , then Why?


texts: Trees already on a Muslim's grave: what can I do, are there any rules?

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Allahu Akhbar. Bismillah Arrahmani Arrahim.
Peace and blessings of Islam to everyone.

Before I became a Muslim, I planted two trees on top of my Muslim friend’s grave.
They are growing well.
After two and a half years now, the mother of my friend has objected to the trees and wants them removed. They are 2m tall already.
I became a Muslim one and a half years ago.
I am now aware of the ruling that it is Makrooh (Makrooh: it is not forbidden, but it's better not to do) to cut trees in graveyards. What should I do about this situation?
Can the trees be cut down without violating any Islamic rule?


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Nearly every prophet/messenger came with a warning to his 'nation'. Once that warning has been spread some calamity befalls the disbelievers from that nation. For instance, one well known one is Noah and the flood.

What calamity befell the disbelievers from Jesus' nation?


texts: Is it necessary to perform a seperate ablution before every prayer?

texts: I have searched but didn't get any exact hadees related to it that more than one prayer can be offer in one ablution or we have to perform a seperate ablution for every prayer.


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Was the wife of al-'Azeez a Believer?

  Said [the king to the women], "What was your condition when you sought
  to seduce Joseph?" They said, "Perfect is Allah ! We know about him no
  evil." The wife of al-'Azeez said, "Now the truth has become evident.
  It was I who sought to seduce him, and indeed, he is of the truthful.
  [Quran 12:51]

http://quran.com/12/51 Sahih International translation