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Assalamu 'alaikum,

I have a difficulty for keeping my body pure and sometimes I feel it is very hard to keep it like that. Because these days almost every product is related to some animal origin, such as leather,greases, food items, paints, etc. And I have no guarantee over those whether it is made from pork or not. So I feel it is very hard to avoid such things. And I had some kind of waswas also I think and I'm sure no one near me cares about these things. But I feel if I use such items  my prayer becomes invalid.
And I searched for a cure from these kind of things and I found these two hadeeths:

1:Everything is pure unless you are certain about it that it is otherwise.

2:Avoid those things which make you doubt.

So I dont know what I should do.

For example I found white greases are made from inedible lard (from pork)so what should I do because I'm a mechanical engineering student and a car enthusiast so how should I abstain from those things?

It is easy to abstain from food items that contains pork some times. But it's very hard to abstain to those items that indirectly contain pork such as greases for automobile,paints, etc.
I am suffering a lot about this issue.

  Can you please advice me what should I do?

May allah shower his blessings upon you and your family.
Thanks.


texts: Is food containing spirit vinegar halal?

texts: I am not sure if spirit vinegar is halal. I have asked at different mosque and called on Islamic TV shows but each of them have a different view. There is a hadith which mentions that the Prophets favorite was vinegar. However there is also another hadith which say that a person asked the Prophet if it is permissible to make vinegar from alcohol and he said no. He had said that no amount of alcohol should be used to make something else by purpose but otherwise it is permissible to consume. Nowadays spirit vinegar is made from alcohol by purpose. And I was wondering maybe the vinegar that the Prophet liked was different to the vinegar today.


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Understand my question carefully. I know that Allah doesn't need humans help or our worship doesn't benefit him but us. But why did he created humans or jins or angels? Is it because Allah just wants to or there is other reason? Is there any Hadith talk about this?
And also don't just answer my question by saying Allah created us to worship him. I know that. But Allah doesn't need our worship. I want to know what is the real reason Allah created us.


texts: May I remarry in islam before mutual legal divorce is final?

texts: I became Muslim last year while I was legally separated from my (non-Muslim) husband. Our legal divorce is mutual and still being processed. Does that prohibit me from getting a Nikah done with a Muslim man?


texts: How to keep balance between love of Allah and fear of Allah?

texts: As we should neither be too afraid of Allah that we lose hope in Allah nor we should be in too much love with Allah that we forget the boundaries (means that we start crossing the boundaries set by Allah by thinking Allah will forgive). Then, how to keep balance between love of Allah and fear of Allah ?


texts: Is it ok to add a typical secular western (non-christian) first name to my name to reduce discrimination?

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I have a very common Muslim name like Muhammad Öztürk. I live in Western Europe.

I think about adding a secular (non-Christian) second given name like Louis/Loic (French version) or Ludwig (German version). My new name would be like "Muhammad Louis Öztürk" or maybe "Louis Muhammad Öztürk".

Is there any religious reason not to do this? I know it's unusual and doesn't fit the local traditions. But is there actually anything about this in The Quran, Hadiths, or the rest of Fiqh? If so, where exactly?

Some clarifications and explanations:

I do practice my religion overtly and I will continue to do it. I do not want to deny who I am. I talk and will talk about my religion. I also do want to keep my first given name.
I don't want to hide my given name (Muhammad) by abbreviating it. So I would never call myself "Louis M. Öztürk".
I want to do this to mitigate some discrimination. I just want to counter the power of stereotypes and the first impression. Upon just reading or hearing my name some non-Muslim people who haven't met me yet have weird ideas of what I think or how I will behave or just have a strange feeling about me. I guess this is a disadvantage for me in applications, customer acquisitions, etc. I'm sure every muslin has experienced this. There's also a ton of scientific sociological and psychological literature about this topic, see e.g. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/11/22/fake-cvs-reveal-discrimination-against-muslims-in-french-job-market/ . With such an unusual name I guess I wouldn't fall in the usual categories which might help sometimes. Some people might want to talk about my name etc. Then I'm in personal contact. If people then dislike me I'm okay with it. Let's take the case of an application: Perhaps 50 people apply for the same position. Let's say I am among the top group of 10 equally well suited individuals. But the manager responsible for the recruiting is supposed to do just five job interviews. So she'll throw out some names. She'll probably think she does it randomly. But probably she is influenced by subtle clues from the peoples' photos looks, her surrounding, her mood etc. I'm afraid my minority name might be factor in this process.
My idea is based on a simple cost-benefit analysis. The process of thinking about changing my name and doing it just costs me a couple of hours and euros. My friends and family wouldn't suffer from it. So the cost is very low. The upside might be an additional job interview. The chance to get this soley through an additional first name is quite low. But the payout might be huge. So there is a notable expected value. And maybe I'll get a couple of additional customers during my lifetime. So it seems to me that the benefits outweigh the cost. The picture would change if my plan violated my faith. Then I surely wouldn't do it. As my knowledge in Islamic law is very limited I'm reaching out to you.
I'm talking about forms of discrimination which partly take place unconsciously. So antidiscrimination law does not help. So don't tell me to talk to lawyers, human right organizations etc.
Certainly it would be better if there were no wrong stereotypes among non-Muslims. But until we get there I will probably be dead. So don't tell me to go into politics... I just want to see some improvements for me now.


texts: Is receiving donations over the web halal?

texts:
I am providing web services to many users, and develop a web portal where users can use my web products and web app free of cost for personal and commercial use.

Now I want to add a donate button to my web page so that user can donate a nominal amount to me for my work.

NOTE I just want to know that amount is halal for me?
If some one tries to help me to do more free work and donate me is this halal or not?
OR Should I change the name of button donate to GIFT or something like?

I also read this Question but I need an explanation can some one help me out to understand these type of donation?


texts: What types of ahadith do scholars derive fiqh from?

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There are many ways to classify ahadith. One method is by authenticity: is it saheeh (authentic beyond question), hassan (good), da'eef (weak), or mawdoo' (fabricated?)

In my answer on another question, I mentioned a hadith that's recorded in At-Tirmidhi, which is Hassan (according to my source). Although that example did not have a hadith which scholars derived a ruling from, it raised this question:

What kinds of ahadith do scholars derive fiqh from, in terms of authenticity?

I'm not interested in that discussion about tawaatur, so please don't mention that in your answer.


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As much as I researched, I found some texts (such as: www.afkarnews.ir) which indicates that apparently the Meher (dowry) of Hadhrat Fatimah-al-Zahra (as the wife of Imam Ali (a.s.) was a military armor.

I was wandering if it is considered as a true matter? If so, would you please present some related sources? Moreover was it all of her Meher or there were other things as well?

(Note: please submit your references based on authentic hadiths)


texts: What are the credit card services that are not haram? and how is it built to make it not haram?

texts:
Basically my question is in the title field, my question stems from this comment:

  It deserves mention that not all credit card services are haram, it depends.
  – Tamer Shlash, Jul 29 '12 at 20:30


texts: Is extra money out of love or fine over a loan regarded as Riba?

texts:
I am trying to find the answer for the below two scenarios.

Let's assume someone has given a loan of $10000 for a period of 2 months.

Scenario 1:
The lender and borrower decide that for every extra month, the borrower will pay a fine of $100. Is this fine counted as usury even if both parties had agreed in advance?

Scenario 2:
The lender and borrower had decided the original term to be 2 months. Due to unforseen circumstances, the borrower was unable to return the money in time. Since the lender trusted the borrower, he gave him extra time without any fine.

Later when the situation improved, the borrower not only was able to return the money but also wanted to give the lender a bonus as a mark of gratitude. Is this gift counted as usury?


texts: Which oil did Prophet Muhammad PBUH use?

texts: I've read in various ahadith that Prophet Muhammad PBUH used oil in his head. Does anyone know which oil he used? By "which", I mean like coconut oil, argan oil, macadamia oil, almond oil etc.


texts: Is it permissible for a son-in-law to stay at his wife's parental home if invited by her parents?

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Recently I was invovled in a conversation where people debated if it is a good idea for a man to stay with his wife over the weekend when she goes to visit them.

Some argued for and some against. I was unable to find anything "religious" which would prohibit the stay except if there was an issue of mixing of genders (esp with sis in law).

So is this act dislikd more because of culture or is there any thing in Islam that would disallow staying at the parent in law house whether they live in same city or not.


texts: It is allowed to play and make video games?

texts:
I want to know if it's allowed to play and develop video games. I wanted to make one but after, I realize that the game must contains characters, music so I decided to make a Qur'an app. I told myself that I'm sure with that to do the things halal and Allah will help me, but now I've posted it on the store and the app didn't succeed.

I've put months and months of effort day and night but now i'm desperate. I'm thinking to come back to games now. I just need to know if it's halal or haram first?


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Since foster relations are treated as blood relations in marital matters and buying breastmilk from a store to feed your infant doesn't tell you who the foster mother is, is it regarded as forbidden?

It is allowed to nurse your child by paying someone in Islam

  ...And if you wish to have your children nursed by a substitute, there
  is no blame upon you as long as you give payment according to what is
  acceptable... (Surah Al Baqarah:233)

Although in this way one cannot guarantee to know the foster brothers/sisters(because she may also feed some other child in return for payment), Allah has made it halal. So, the question is not very different from this scenario except the foster mother is not known. What do scholars say on this matter?


texts: Is there a Maf'ool مفعول in Ayah 20 of Suratul Insan?

texts:
وَإِذَا رَأَيۡتَ ثَمَّ رَأَيۡتَ نَعِيمً۬ا وَمُلۡكً۬ا كَبِيرًا (٢٠)

Is there a Maf'ool for رأيت ?  If so than where is it?

Please your sources if possible.


texts: Assalamualaikum. Things are inevitably linked with causers. If you throw a glass it will inevitably brake. In this context my question is: Is it allowed to use the term if to describe things in the future or present that would not have happened if certain mistakes were not made? Example: If the hadn't been thrown the computer it wouldn't have broken. If today is March then three months from now it will be July. If I had carried an umbrella I wouldn't be wet when I meet him two hours from now. If I had learned arabic then I would have read the Arabic Quran from the first day I began practicing Quran.  My biggest concern and problem is distinguishing when it is shirk or sinfull and when it is permissible?


texts: What lessons we learn from the Surah Kahaf?

texts: Can somebody give a summary of the story as haab-e- kahaf, and most importantly what is the lesson being taught here ?


texts: Can zikat money (notes) be exchanged with other notes?

texts:
I was asked to donate for a madrasa. I wanted to donate 200 Rs., so I gave a 1000 Rs. note and asked for change. I was told, however, that though he had 800 Rs., he couldn't give it to me as change because the notes were from zikat.

Is it true that notes given for zikat cannot be exchanged with others?


texts: What does mean "may your hand be besmeared with dust"?

texts:
" تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكَ " has different translations here:

Sahih al-Bukahri:

  "(otherwise) you will be a losers"

then where is "otherwise" in original (arabic) text?

Sunan ibn Majah :

  "may your hands be rubbed with dust (i.e., may you prosper)"

so this has contrariwise meaning i.e. like if dusting of hand is something good. ( also Sunan an-Nasaa-i : "may your hands be rubbed with dust (may you prosper)" ).

if really dusting of hand means good, what logic is here? maybe working much and such getting dust?

What does it mean here? :

  "He (the Holy Prophet) said: Let your hand be covered with dust, in what way does her child resemble her?"

and here :

  "(and it seemed) as if Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did not like it (his sitting with the children) and said to him: May your nose he besmeared with dust, ..."

in these 2 cases i see it is/means scolding. and also general meaning of dust is not positive, but it is something bad. so how can it mean "to prosper" as it is translated in some hadiths?


texts: What is the origin of the concept of four ways to follow Islam?

texts:
Many times I hear people say (there are four ways to follow Islam) and many similar things, and that the four madhahib (Al Malikiyah, Al Hanafiyah, Al Shafi'iyah, and Al Hanabilah) are these four ways the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon Him) showed for different practices.  Now, the practices found in these Madhahib (not all) come from weak or fabricated ahadeeth, for example the wiping the neck in wudu' according to the Hanafiyah, and putting the hands to the side in salat, which most maliki's today do, and is not in accordance to the Muwatta' which says that:

The Prophet placed His hands right over left in salat
Muwatta' Malik

and there are many other examples from the other madhahib.  The fact is, is that there is one God, One Humanity, One religion, and one way to follow that religion.  Now I am not saying that that one way doesn't have diverse ways, and more then one way to do things.  It just isn't four for all the practices.  An example of a practice that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon Him) did in two different ways is the takbiratu-l-ihram, He raised His hand either to the length of His ears or His shoulders.
So my question is What is the origin of the concept of there being four ways to do things?


texts: What evidences are there for considering leather of pig najis?

texts:
I recall when taking matn abi Shuja' متن أبي شجاع (also called matn al-Ghaya wa-taqreeb متن الغاية والتقريب) in Shafi'i fiqh that the Shafi'i (and apparently the Hanbalis too) consider swine or pig leather as najis and that it can't become tahir even by tanning.

I want to ask what are the evidences for this view, as one could "easily" oppose them with the sahih hadith saying:

  I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: When the skin is tanned it becomes purified.
  (sahih Muslim, al-Muwatta', Jami' at-Tirmdihi, sunan ibn Majah, sunan abi Dawod and sunan an-Nasa'i)


texts: Is the phrase “my body is a temple” major/minor shirk?

texts:
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
I’ve recently seen people using this phrase and it strikes me as strange. A temple is a religious place of worship for other religions so how can someone, Muslim especially, call their body a temple? What is the ruling on this


texts: Does crying because of a sin break the wudu or invalidate prayer?

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If one cries in prayer out of remorse and guilt for a sin that he committed invalidate the prayer or the wudu?

I know crying due to worldly affairs invalidates the prayer but what if you cry out of fear of having committed a sin?


texts: I heard of a hadith or athar where a companion or someone supplicated to Allah SWT to make his cry for help reach the Prophet SAW. I don't have any additional detail on this. Does it or does something close to it exist? Can someone find out?


texts: Are small deeds enough to go into jannah?

texts:
As we know there are hadith like, if you recite ayatul kursi after every prayer you will go to jannah.
And also there is another hadith, that there is a dua if you recite that after wudu then you will get 8 gates of paradise.
But the problem is my friend is saying, if doing only these will lead us to jannah then we don't need to do other deeds or we only need to do very few deeds.
So please answer this.


texts: How did 1500 Sahaba perform ablution from one container?

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Assalamu Alaikum Brothers in Islam,

I just have this one question regarding this Miracle that Allah permitted our beloved Prophet (Saw) to perform.

How is it possible for 1500 sahaba to perform wudu from one small container of water and still find time to pray asr? Wouldn't it take many hours for all the sahaba to complete performing wudu from one small container of water and pray asr?

How exactly can one understand the context of this? Did the sahaba stand in a que? because if they did it would take approximately 1500 minutes for all to perform wudu. Or was it done some other way?

Im talking about the following hadith from Imam Bukhari (ra)

  Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:

  I was with the Prophet and the time for the 'Asr prayer became due. We
  had no water with us except a little which was put in a vessel and was
  brought to the Prophet . He put his hand into it and spread out his
  fingers and then said, "Come along! Hurry up! All those who want to
  perform ablution. The blessing is from Allah.'' I saw the water
  gushing out from his fingers. So the people performed the ablution and
  drank, and I tried to drink more of that water (beyond my thirst and
  capacity), for I knew that it was a blessing. The sub-narrator said: I
  asked Jabir, "How many persons were you then?" He replied, "We were
  one-thousand four hundred men." Salim said: Jabir said, 1500.

Sahih Bukhari : Hadith 543 (Volume 7)


texts: In what cases (if any) is it allowed to pray during a congregation in front of an Imam?

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If we pray in the masjid al-Haram, we may face the situation that we could face the Imam during the congregation prayer or even pray in front of him (the Imam prays behind us). This might be a single and special case. (See also my other somewhat relevant question: Where did the Imam stand for leading congregation prayer in the masjid al-Haram (in the early days of Islam)?)

But I recall that for example Eid prayer scholars discuss the issue on taslim for those who pray in front of the Imam or beside him (when the prayer is done properly in a Mosalla), so there might be some backup for such cases in books of fiqh.

I'd like to know about those cases and the views of the different maddhabs and their evidence for allowing or prohibiting this!


texts: Is it possible for the Qu'ran to have mistakes in it?

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We, the Mulims, believe in Quran having no mistake; but as science improves our understanding of the whole universe, there comes to eyes verses in Quran which makes us think curiously if Quran is really free from errors; maybe it has been revealed up to the knowledge of Arabs of 1400 years ago?
For example:
(Note: the following are mere examples came to my mind, a few among many, the question is focused on what was stated above)
In the qu'ran it's written that God made creatures in pairs.
But that's not true since there are many creatures that live alone, reproduce alone etc. and actually refuse pairing, while there are many that don't actually need a pair.
That God created Mountains so that they can prevent earth from shaking.
It's proven that earthquakes can happen everywhere, from the top of a mountain to the deepest part of the sea, and as a matter of fact earthquakes and mountains are made from the same phenomenon.
That God has given us Daily Day and Night.
But there are some places on earth where it's always night or day. and if we go out of earth then there is not even that.
Cit.  He created the heavens without any pillars that you can see; He set on the earth's mountains standing firm, let it shake with you; and He scattered through it beasts of all kinds. We send down rain from the sky, and produce on the earth every kind of noble creature, in pairs
And it is He who has made the night for you as clothing and sleep [a means for] rest and has made the day a resurrection.
Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are signs for those of understanding.


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I have chanced upon this blog (link below) and found the Nur Buat prayer.

http://magicseaopen.blogspot.sg/2012/05/gift-from-god-nur-buat-prayer.html

I been searching for the past hour to find out which verse of the Quran is this from but I couldn't find the source. Can someone please point me to the right direction? Thank you!


texts: What is the status of Jesus within the Qur'an?


texts: Is working in central bank haram which does not provide loans nor keep deposits based on interest?

texts: So far I know that working in riba-based bank is not allowed. But for central bank, which does not provide loans nor keep deposits based on interest, will it be permissible to work on the central bank (Central Bank of BD -Bangladesh Bank)?.


texts:
I have heard this hadith but regretfully, forgot to take note of the details. Here are the details I can recall:

  The Messenger (piece and blessings be upon him) learned that someone
  he loved bought a few things to be paid in monthly payments in six
  months (I think he got married). He addressed to him, "How do you know you
  will live for six months?"


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Assalam O Alaikum my Brothers and Sisters!

I'm a little bit confused about who bring the Throne of Sheba a human or a jinn?

I have read the Quran verse 27:39 and came to know that a Jinn offered Phophet Suleman to bring the throne of Sheba but in the next verse 27:40

Said one who had knowledge from the Scripture

Who is he who had the knowledge of the Scripture... Jinn or Human?

In this Youtube Video the guy saying that Jinn bring that throne but some of my friends are saying that the one who brought the throne was a human being not a jinn. (Although in the video he doesnt explicitly refer to verse 40 of surah naml, and doesnt say it was a jinn the teleported it but only could’ve)

So can anyone help me getting out from this confusion?


texts: There is a Sahih hadith that Allah, the Most Merciful, has 100 parts of mercy out of which He has given 1 part to the creatures and kept 99 with Him. Now 100 is not infinite. But in some places I've seen people saying that Allah, The Most Merciful, has unlimited or infinite Mercy. Confused. Please help.


texts: Can I go to the mosque to pray if I miss the designated time?

texts:
Asalamualykum

Sometimes I'm at work so I can't get to the mosque at the designated time. Can I still go and pray outside of these times?


texts: Friday (Jummah) Prayers on a vacation trip

texts:
Assalamu alaikkum everyone!

I just wanted to clarify the doubt that I have as what the title says. Not that I eagerly wanted to join the trip, but I've some official work to complete too.

To make it more clear, our office colleagues are tripping out to one of our island which is under renovation. On the same island, I've some works to be completed by me. Also there is a mosque in the island, but I'm not sure the minimum number of people needed to pray friday prayers with jama'ath. So, I requested another day to visit for the work and said that I will not be joining.

What is the best advise when such instant occurs. Please help me to understand on this more with proofs/reference (if available).


texts: If someone is poor, can he/she use pirated software?

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I'm poor and I don't have a way to actually use credit cards to buy software. However I really need those software for my education. Also there are books which are too expensive so I download them through torrent. Is this haram?

I guess not because I heard one time of Omar (radiya allah 3alayh) that he has stolen some goods to feed someone who was poor and then some asked him: "do you want to see your hand cut?" But I can't remember in detail the story


texts: Is a marketing activity that involves contributing one's participation for a chance to win a prize gambling?

texts:
I know about purchasing something for a prize (Are products which offer a chance for free gifts permissible?), but what about you instead actually engage in promotion with the business?

For example, we sign up to their websites, like them on Facebook, and so on. You gambled your effort and time for that prize which seems likely in this case. I wonder if there is any Islamic interpretation on it.


texts: Can we offer Qadha of a prayer after Fard of Fajr and Asr?

texts: Voluntary prayers are forbidden after the Fard of Fajr and Asr till the time for the respective prayers are over. But can we offer qadha of a prayer at that time?


texts: Can I pray for a non muslim to convert to Islam?

texts: There is a good person about whom I heard of. As a Muslim, I'd love it if he converts to Islam. However, is it permissible for me to pray to Allah to set him on straight path even though I don't personally know him? Is this selfish as I am only praying for him?


texts:
I'm a 14 year old boy and I've been trying to get on the path of Allah for the past months.
I've been sinful, masturbating and watching pornography, which I know was haram but I still kept doing it, but I'm trying to get away from it these days by praying everyday, it's very hard for me and I feel like I've been addicted to masturbation, but I'm making progress because this issue was occurring to me every day, now it occurs every 3-4 days and I know it's very sinful to do anything like this but please I need guidance, I want to try to stray off of this najasa permanently, I've tried to get my mind off of it by praying and honestly, I don't know if I should let my parents know about any of this.
I'm in need of guidance, and I need something that can work guaranteed, thank you.


texts:
ربا is undoubtedly haram as per the Qur'an, which says, "وأحل الله البيع وحرم الربا".  This is almost universally translated as "interest" or "usury" in English.

As per the Qur'anic Arabic Corpus, the word ربا is listed with a root of (ر ب و), indicating "to grow".  This root is corroborated by Lane's Lexicon, which indicates that it's at least the common (if not the only) root.

Additionally, in the hadith literature, it is well-established that the prophet forbade such transactions that involved "growth," such as from trading goods in unequal amounts, or from loaning out money while expecting more in return; these such transactions are classically referred to as different forms of ربا.

However, according to this answer, the root may in fact be (ر ي ب), indicating "to doubt".  Going back to the hadith literature, it is also known that the prophet forbade a number of business transactions in which "doubt" was involved, and is even quoted as having said "So give up riba (ربا) and doubtful things (ريبة)," which at least suggests a relation between the two terms.

Even if the ر ب و root is most prevalent, was (or is) this a known difference of opinion among Islamic scholars?  What evidence is there on the actual root of the word ربا, and how can we be sure (one way or the other) which one is correct?


texts: Is it halal to crash or go into a wedding without invitation in Islam?

texts: I want to ask that is it Halal or Haram to go into a unknown wedding without invitation?


texts:
Assalammu allikum,

I would like to know the procedure for performing Ghusal/Ghusl (bathing).

Jazak Allah Khair


texts:
Can anyone confirm the authenticity of these Hadiths with references.

“Consuming one dirham of Interest is like doing Zina 36 times”

and

“Riba equals to 70 Sins. Lowest of them is having Intercourse with ones own mother”

If it is Sahih kindly tell the reference please.


texts: Should I wear hijab in my house If I take care of a male orphan

texts:
When the orphan become a teen
does the mother and all the puber girl in house should wear hijab inside their own  house ?
since the orphan isnt a mahram


texts:
I need a link to a webpage or book that lists Ayaat (verses) and the earliest manuscripts available that contain those Ayaat.

For example, the first literary evidence we have of Surah Fatihah is the Sana'a manuscript in Yemen (dated to the early first century).

Is there anything like this in existence?


texts: Why can't Muslim women shake hands with strange men?

texts: I received a copy of the Qur'an from a Muslim girl at a booth while I was at University, I said thank you and offered my hand for a handshake, but she refused it, which made me feel really awkward. She told me that girls don't shake hands with men. Why is this?


texts: Why more than 4 marriages are not allowed for men

texts: Four marriages of men are permissible in islam.Holy Prophet attempted 11 marriages, than why it is not allowed for men to get 11 marriages?


texts: Why aren't all commands of the Prophet treated as obligatory?

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Muslims are commanded by Allah(SWT) to obey Him and His Messenger without exception:

  O you who believe, obey Allah, the Messenger, and those in command
  among you. If you disagree about something, refer it back to Allah and
  the Messenger, if you believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is the
  best thing to do and gives the best result.

  Surat an-Nisa`: 59

But I find differences in opinion among scholars on some issues whether it is
obligatory or sunnah. Like in the case of shaving the beard:

  Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
  "Trim the moustaches and let the beard grow."

  Al-Bukhari and Muslim.

Here the Prophet() is commanding as it seems from the text, but still there is a difference in opinion.

Similarly, the below hadith also seems like a command, but most scholars interpret it as makrooh:

  Narrated by Jabir bin `Abdullah:

  The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever has eaten garlic or onion should keep
  away from us (or should keep away from our mosque).'

  Sahih al-Bukhari 5452

So, the verdicts on whether a command by the Prophet is obligatory vary. How is this methodology of usool-ul-fiqh compatible with the Ayat above and other similar ayats in the Qur'an?


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is karma really works in our life? my background is hindu, i like to get to know all the religion. normally hindu people believes "karma". i am also really scared for "karma". Do you believes "karma" and how will it effect to our life?
Thank you.


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I keep hearing claims along the following lines:

If you don't perform [some action] in [some specific manner] during [wudu/prayer], your prayer is invalid and not accepted.

It seems, as per these claims, Allah is up-tight about how wudu/prayer is performed.  Given how precise these claims are, I'm fairly sure I have yet to pray correctly even once, and thus I can conclude that my prayers thus far have always been invalid and not accepted.

Question: What does it mean for a prayer to be invalid or not accepted?

When I pray, I try not to be too selfish:  I thank Allah about the good things that happened that day, I pray my friends don't get blown up by terrorists, I pray my family members are safe, I pray that Allah keeps me strong in my faith, etc.  The usual stuff, really.  What would happen if Allah rejects these prayers?


texts: The Prophet Muhammad's Response to Aisha

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Sahih al-Bukhari 3821:

  Once Hala bint Khuwailid, Khadija's sister, asked the permission of
  the Prophet to enter. On that, the Prophet remembered the way Khadija
  used to ask permission, and that upset him. He said, "O Allah! Hala!"
  So I became jealous and said, "What makes you remember an old woman
  amongst the old women of Quraish an old woman (with a teethless mouth)
  of red gums who died long ago, and in whose place Allah has given you
  somebody better than her?"

This website has the response of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him):

  "Allah did not give me someone in her place. She believed in me when
  people denied me, she believed me, when people did not, she supported
  me with her money, when people deprived me, Allah has blessed me with
  her children and deprived me of the children of people."

The website quotes that:  Musnad Imam Ahmad 41/356 No. 24864, the verfiers of Hadith graded it as authentic.

Is it the case that Bukhari or Muslim do not have the response of the Prophet Muhammad, or that I cannot find it?

(Several website has given the further comment of Aisha, that with respect to Khadija, she kept quite after that incident.)


texts: Are there any copyright restrictions on reproducing English translations of the Quran?

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I am planning to build a simple mobile app that provide the user with extracts from the Holy Koran, collection of the Ahadith and the Sunnah.

I will be providing the Arabic text as well as the English translation and transliteration.

Are there any copyright restrictions on reproducing these English translations & transliterations?

I am intending to use the late Yusuf Ali's widely respected English translation of the Holy Koran.

Regards the ahadith and Sunnah, I have not confirmed a source yet.

I realised that a similar copyright question was asked here previously:

Can we license translation software for the Quran and Hadits?

I'm just hoping for a little more information.


texts: Does having evil thoughts about Allah and Islam amount to shirk?

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I have been having disgusting thoughts about Islam and Allah. It makes me sad and I want to cry. I don't enjoy having the thoughts. Some of these thoughts are shirk and other disgusting things.

Question: By thinking shirk, have I committed shirk?

I'm very scared that I may have fallen out of the fold of Islam, and be in hell fire forever.


texts: Did God promise Jews the Canaan Region (modern Israel and Palestine) according to Islam?

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In the Torah, we read that God makes a covenant with Abraham, and promises his descendants the Canaan region which includes the modern territories of Israel and Palestine.
Given Quran considers Abraham as a prophet, and acknowledges Torah, does Islam also acknowledge that God indeed promised Canaan region to Jews? Or does Islam see this as a false innovation made by Jews given that Quran says the original Torah has been corrupted?


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I have observed in the last few months that during the Jumu'ah salah, I hear the imam recite surah al-ala quite frequently, nearly all of the time. The previous imam also did this. I wondered why this is, and I presume that this is based on ahadith?

Question: Is there a hadith about the recitation of surah al-ala in Jumu'ah salah?

If there is, please could you include details regarding the authenticity and chain of narration.


texts: Will Allah accept my prayers during the fasting days to make up for masturbating?

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I am 15 year old boy, and I have an addiction that is very hard for me to stop.  The addiction I have is one of many people, and it is masturbation.

I understand that there is a toll of feeding people every day for 60 days or fasting 60 days straight. I come from a family that needs social assistance with money.  I have no job and right now no money.  I have done this sin about 10 times causing me to break my fast.  In this month, I want to know if Allah will accept my prayer and duas during the days I having fasted and if I am not able to pay my toll, will my fast be accepted next year?  Will I go to hell for this?


texts: Where to stand in jamaat when we came late

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Some one came late to jamaat ,Imam and only one maamoom are performing the last rakaat of pray(in atahiyyath).maumoom stand at the very right side,then where should the second maumoom stand?(left side or right side?or Back side?)

please explain in detail.


texts: A question poped up in Christian SE asking if God in other religion was compared to a rock. I wonder if in Quran Allah is compared to a rock?


texts: If I broke 38 fasts by masturbating, do I need to make up for 60 times this number of days?

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I am a 24 year old unmarried male. I do not come from an Islamic Background. 90% of my knowledge comes from online classes and books. Like many young men, I am seriously addicted to masturbation. I did not know know it was a sin until a few years ago. I try my best to control my urges. But I fail many times. It is an ongoing battle. I have understood that many of my fasts  in Ramdan have gone invalid, because of this action. Over the last few years, I have made a note of the fasts I broke. I broke 38 fasts in total so far. Initially I thought I would make up for them, later in life. Now I know that I have to make up for them at the earliest. I have been doing some research and found that, I have 3 options to make expiation (Kuffarah) for each invalid fast:

Free a slave
Fast for 60 days consecutively
Feed 60 poor people with one 'mud' (approx 700-750 grams) food.

Source of Info: https://archive.org/details/RulingsOfRamadanInShafiMadhhab

I have started earning now. I am planning to give 700-750 grams of wheat flour everyday to one poor person over the course of 60 days. Since I have lost 38 fasts, for 38*60 = 2280 days (nearly 6 and half years) I will have to keep this up. This is a huge task. I am ashamed to ask a scholar face to face about this issue. Could you please tell me, if I am doing the right thing as per Shafi Madhab?


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In the Bible, Haman is said to be the helper of the Babylonian king who lived 1,100 years after Moses and persecuted the Jews.

In Quran, Haman is said to be the minister of the pharaoh and associated with him in his court at the time of Moses.

Bible came first so I think Quran is wrong. What is right?


texts: What does Qur'an 75:4 mean by using an example of fingertips?

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I was going through the translation of Surah Al Qiyamah and I came across the expression in verses 3-4 which reads,

  Does man (a disbeliever) think that We shall not assemble his bones?
  Yes, We are Able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers.

This made me wonder, why is the expression of putting together fingertips used? There could be other expressions too, so what is unique about this?

Please reply with your views and tafseer so that we get an entire view of this verse.


texts: Investment in business where bribe is given to take work

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Asalam O Alikum
By grace of Allah i have a good business of my own. Many years ago one good friend of my who now lives in a different city wanted to start a construction business but he didn’t had enough money to do business. I had agreement with him that i will become sleeping partner in his business and invest money in his business.
He gives me profit return according to our agreed terms. He also does work of good quality of customers but recently i came to know from some people that he takes construction contracts by giving commission. But there is no confirmation of this since we both are in different cities and i never interfered in business since I’m already busy in my own work.
Currently I’m confused is the profit which im getting Halal or not? And also have no idea how to talk about this with him because this can also break our friendship.


texts: ًWhat are the sins that was stated in Duaa Kumail?

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In Duaa Kumail ben Ziad you can read this:

اَللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتي تَهْتِكُ الْعِصَمَ،
اَللّـهُمَّ اغْفِـرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتي تُنْزِلُ النِّقَمَ،
اَللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتي تُغَيِّـرُ النِّعَمَ،
اَللّـهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتي تَحْبِسُ الدُّعاءَ،
اَللّـهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتي تُنْزِلُ الْبَلاءَ،
اَللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لي كُلَّ ذَنْب اَذْنَبْتُهُ، وَ كُلَّ خَطيئَة
اَخْطَأتُها
O Allah, forgive me such sins that affront my continency;
O Allah, forgive me such sins that bring down calamity; O Allah,
forgive me such sins that change divine favours into disfavours; O
Allah, forgive me such sins as would hinder my supplication; O Allah,
forgive me such sins that bring down afflictions; O Allah, forgive me
such sins that suppress hope; O Allah, forgive every sin that I have
committed and every error that I have erred.

My question could be divided to multiple points:

What are the sins that affront my continency?
What are the sins that bring down calamity?
What are the sins that change divine favours into disfavours?
What are the sins that would hinder my supplication?
What are the sins that bring down afflictions?
What are the sins that suppress hope?


texts: Is there any authentically reported Hadith or Quran ayat for Supplication to enhance memory?


texts: I wanted to ask if God will forgive me for masturbating in Ramadan, I am a teen and I am unfortunately addicted to masturbation, so I promised myself that This Ramadan I won't masturbate which was the case for the majority of this holy month but I started feeling really uncomfortable when I'm having a boner to the point where i cannot focus on anything and i have unfortunately masturbated 3 times this month and was asking if God would forgive me if i started praying more, I Feel like i cannot stop completely and i don't know what to do, I Felt huge guilt the first time, then did it a second time a couple days later and felt a lot of guilt and today i also did it and I am feeling guilt and feeling like i have to ask if i could be forgiven or if I have to do something specific during this month to repent.


texts: Is it haram to break a company's terms of service?

texts: If a company has certain conditions for use of their web services or even physical services but you break them while not committing haram, is the act of breaking the terms of service haram itself?


texts: Can I ask for repayment of service charges along with repayment of a loan?

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I have a (non-interest bearing) account with a local bank.  Typically this account charges a monthly service fee, which is waived as long as a minimum balance is maintained.

If I were to agree to provide a loan to someone, but the only cash I had available would dip into this minimum balance, is it permissible to ask the debtor to repay the loan as well as the incurred service charges?

As an example, I lay out the following scenario:

  I have a bank account which typically charges me $5 a month unless I maintain a minimum balance of $1000, at which point the bank charges me nothing.
  I regularly maintain exactly this minimum balance.
  I agree to loan someone $100.
  This leaves $900 in my account, which is below the minimum balance.  As such, the bank charges me $5 in monthly fees.
  I am re-paid the $100 after a period of four months.

As a condition of the loan, is it permissible for me to also demand repayment of these service charges (i.e. $5 * 4 = $20) which were incurred as a direct result, or would that be considered riba?


texts: Sometimes I accidentally make duas in my mind which I do not want. IF I want something, my mind says something opposite and I start smacking my head because I do not want that dua in my mind to be accepted. what do i do? It happens all the time whenever I try to make dua my mind just says something else and it makes me worry


texts: How to recite the word "تَأۡمَ۬نَّا" in Surah Yusuf Verse 11 (12:11)?

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I have heard that there are two Tareeqs in Hafs 'an Aasim to pronouncing this word. What are those Tareeqs, and how exactly to pronounce it?
Also, what is Ishmam, should it be done at the beginning, middle, or end of the noon in تَأۡمَ۬نَّا, and how long should it be done in the letter (i.e. briefly or throughout the letter)?
Also, is it incorrect to recite the word plainly تَأۡمَنَّا with no special pronounciation?
I couldn't find much clear English information on this online, so I am asking it here in hopes it can be clarified and there is a reference for people.


texts: I heard of a Hadith that said if one was to miss one fard salat intentionally then he would spend one huqb in hell even if he made up for it. Is this true and if so can can we repent from it?


texts: Is it necessary for someone to obey his parents ( stepfather and stepmother)?


texts: How was it possible for satan to lead Adam and Eve astray when they were in heaven?

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A heaven is suppose to be a place where evil cannot exist and devil/satan is not allowed to enter. So how was it possible for the satan to lead Adam and Eve go astray and disobey Allah's command. I need a clear explanation of verse 35 of surah al baqarah. Following is something that Allah gave me taufeeq to search:

http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=396

Also: Was the "forbidden tree" inside the heaven or outside the heaven? And if outside then what exactly made Adam and Eve to approach it?


texts: Can one offer salah on behalf of someone else?

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Inspired from this question.

I know there is a difference of opinion on what kind of salah one can make up, but suppose one adopts the opinion that intentionally un-offered salah can be made up later. In this case, is it permissible to do it on behalf of another person? I.e. do the deed, and ask for the reward to be given to another person?


texts: I was on Youtube recently and a video came on my homepage. the title was "what does your husband look like later" i clicked on it and i had to choose a card. And then she started to tell things. but I didn't notice until later I thought I may have committed shirk. plss reply if i committed shirk because i'm really scared and i've already asked for forgiveness but i'm afraid i'm punished. But i dont believ in anything else exept Allah. Did i still commit shirk?


texts: Can you combine the white days and shawwal?

texts: I was fasting shawwal and then realized that it was also the white days. Does my fast count?


texts: In Islam, are there limits on sex between a married couple?

texts: I know that in Islam people who are not married to each other do not have the right to have sex, but what about married people? Are there any limitations on sexual acts that can be performed between a married couple?


texts: Where can I find the complete sanad for this Hadith that the Milky Way is a doorway to the heavens?

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While going through the below Hadith within this question:

Ibn 'Abbas said, "The rainbow is security for the people of the earth
that they will not be drowned. The Milky Way is the door of the
heavens and forms a furrow through it."
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 767

I was unable to understand the second part (highlighted above).
Afaik, a furrow is like a dug out or trench in ground (farms). Does this imply that when the entire universe is taken into consideration,out of the billions upon billions of galaxies, the galaxy of Milky Way is special and has a direct entry somewhere within itself to the heavens? ?
Where can I find the complete sanad for this Hadith?


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Peace
I want to know what the rightest way to slaughter an animal is. There are different methodologies of slaughtering an animal, but what is the most authentic way to slaughter any animal they way Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to slaughter an animal.
Want to ask in more specific what the rightest way to slaughter the following animals is

Goat
Cow
Camel

If authentic references are added that would be more thank full
Thank you


texts: What happens if someone fails to not sleep for three days as punshment for a sin after making an oath?

texts: Suppose someone makes a promise to Allah (swt) not to sleep for 3 days as a punishment for a sin and ask Allah (swt) not to forgive him if he break it.  While he tried not to sleep, he could not control it, what is the penalty, or can Allah (swt) still forgive the person?


texts: What should be the behaviour of a Muslim towards a non-Muslim?

texts: In Islam, are Muslims commanded to hate non-Muslim or hate their acts (such as shirk) or both?  Please enlighten me on this topic & provide references for your answer from authentic books only.


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In Islam, Ahlul al-Kitaab have a special, protected status. For example, a Muslim man may marry a Jewish or Christian woman. Because of this, it is relevant to determine who is a Jew or a Christian.

It is easy to determine who is a Christian because anyone who professes a belief that Jesus is the divine son of God is accepted as a Christian. The same is not true, however, for Jews. It takes more to convert to Judaism (according to Jews) than simply professing a belief in Judaism. There is a whole long process, and the question of who is considered a Jew is controversial even among Jews themselves. For example, a Reform conversion would not be accepted as valid by Orthodox Jews. So according to the Orthodox Jews, someone who had a Reform Jewish conversion is not Jewish at all!

So, for the purposes of the special protections granted to Jews and Christians, who is considered to be Jewish by Muslim doctrine? Is it anybody who professes belief in Judaism? Anyone who has had an Orthodox conversion? Maybe Reform conversions are ok? Perhaps only someone who is a descendent of the Jews who escaped Egypt and who has no conversions in his family is Jewish?


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I've been reading on Gnostisicism and I found it similar to Sufism to some extend. To me,
it's very probable that early Sufis were  influenced by Gnosticism to some degree. Given that, did any Sufi scholars wrote on the subject of Gnosticism, compared/contrasted it with Sufism ?


texts:
Here's a very famous line "Go to hell".
While hell means hell, but here hell does not mean hell. So is it okay to say this line to anyone?


texts: Modelling with out covering your neck, hair, or even chest

texts: Is it halal and will the money gotten from this considered halal


texts: What is the period of iddah after Khula?

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What would be the period of Iddah for a women who took Khula after 4 years of separation from her husband in her 7 years of married life.

Within these 7 years she lived 3 years with her husband and 4 years with her parents, as her husband and in-laws were causing mental harassment to her.

She has a child and the husband after Khula, has clearly rejected to give maintenance for her and for the child.


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Are 'rahman' and 'ghafoor' synonymous or different according to Islamic literature?
I searched online and found similar meanings for these two ('Gracious' & 'Forgiving' respectively).
What do the Islamic scriptures say in this regard?


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I purchased a prawn linguine from Iceland.  It contains White Wine (Sulphites) 6%, what is this and is it halal?

Attached Ingredients.

I searched online but couldn't find anything about it.  I have avoided eating the food to be safe, but would like to know what it is.


texts: Prophet Abraham asking Allah to accept their repentance upon completing the House of Allah

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Our Lord, and make us Muslims [in submission] to You and from our
descendants a Muslim nation [in submission] to You. And show us our
rites and accept our repentance. Indeed, You are the Accepting of
repentance, the Merciful. —Baqarah 2:128

Do we know exactly why Prophet Abraham is asking Allah to accept their repentance? (Obviously, one can repent anytime, on any occasion, but Allah must have a reason to narrate us this specific occasion; and it is not that Prophet Abraham and and his son Ishmael did something bad; on the contrary, they have just completed the House of Allah.)


texts: What to do when I have agreed to marry a girl, but I'm unable to get consent from relatives?

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I am 28 years old and doing a job in a multinational company. By the grace of Allah I'm now in a suitable position to think of marriage, and I have committed myself to a girl to marry.

Due to my father's illness, our guardian is our elder brother.

My father has been paralysed for 20 years, and is living outside the country with his family. Last time he visited us, I told him about the girl whom I committed to. He met the girl and said he liked her.

My mother is unable to give any decision without my brother's permission.  But my vabi (brother's wife) did not agree on this matter. She thinks after 1 year when I'll be better prepared.

On the other side the girl's family is unable to wait longer, because they have waited long enough for my family's decision. In that case her father looking for another man to marry her, but she refused. She also tried to negotiate with my family, but my elder brother disagrees with this.

In this case what can I do?  I have few days left to take decision.


texts: What are the accurate English translation of degrees of good/bad deeds?

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In Islam any action can be classified in on of the following categories:

Haram حرام
Makrooh مكروه
Mubah مباح
Mostahab مستحب
Wajeb واجب

What are the accurate English translation of each category?


texts: Is the brother in law (sister's husband) a mahram in Islam?

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I recently came upon mahrams in Islam. I know that some of the mahrams are clearly mentioned in the Quran as Allah says in Surat al-Noor (24:31):

Sahih International
And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their head-covers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.

I also found that the brother of your husband is not your mahram. As it's mentioned in a Hadith:

‘Uqba b. Amir reported Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: “Beware of getting, into the houses and meeting women (in seclusion).” A person from the Ansar said: “Allah’s Messenger, what about the husband’s brother?” Whereupon he said: “The husband’s brother is like death.” [Muslim 26/5400]

However, I couldn't find any authentic reference neither in the Quran nor in Hadith that talks about brother in law from the sister side (sister's husband). So, is a sister's husband mahram in Islam? I am looking for answers with authentic references.


texts: I used to watch an anime in which they used lord before a name, is it haram?

texts: I used to watch an anime in which they used to call lord before the name of the king of the village or a really powerful person, is it haram?


texts: Are we permitted to attribute things to Allah's will?

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Does we simple people sin when we attribute things with Allah’s will?

Some examples are:

A man dies right after his wife confessed that she had an abortion because they did not want to have any more children.
I pass that exam because I helped my grandmother arranging woods for heating.
I broke my arm because I was too hard (violent) with my horse.

I know that there is some general goodness about Allah’s payment on this word. And there is connection between interest and war. A long and good life in associated with maintaining family ties.


texts: Does God allow a person to stay a bachelor throughout his life in Islam if he cannot manage the responsibility of marriage?

texts: In Islam, there is a lot of importance to marriage. If a person cannot manage the responsibility of marriage as he has some problem in his life that he cannot get married at all, is it the will of Allah that the person shouldn't get married if he has some problem in his life that stops the person from getting married but still practice Islam? I want some clarification on this.


texts: what are the 4 holy books mentioned in the Quran?

texts: I have heard talk of 4 books mentioned in the quran. Ca anyone explain what these books are and who they are directed at?


texts: How can a muslim girl maintain good smell?

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I'm a Muslim girl studying for dental surgeon in india. All through my childhood and teenage, i studied in qatar, we had air conditioning everywhere so it was easy to stick to the rule of forbidding perfume.. But when i came to india, it started becoming hard... Electricity goes off often in my college and,there are times when fans are switched off and we work near fire..n by the time college is over.. I'll be drenched in sweat..
I read that for a muslim cleanliness is a very major rule ...to be clean and smell clean....
while , sticking to the "forbid perfume " rule makes me very uncomfortable now... Is there any mild perfumes i can use?
Or will it still be haraam under all circumstances?


texts: Could عالمين actually mean, since it is pluralized using masculine sound plural "just inhabitants of the world", not the usual translation 'the whole universe'? Otherwise, why is it used?


texts: My mother is forcing me not to fast during my exams

texts: My mother thinks I'll mess up my exams if I fast. If i do fast on exam day, she might get extremely angry at me and also worried. Yesterday she explained it might affect her health if I do fast because of how worried she will be. Should I obey her or fast on that day?


texts: Assalam u alaikum brothers and sisters... I need your help regarding the sunni shia marriage. Can a sunni girl marry shia? Because no matter what we are, we are all Muslims, so please guide me whether a sunni can marry a shia person?


texts: If a girl and a boy decided to stop being in a relationship and wait until allah brings them together ..is it permissible?

texts: I've had a crush on a boy when I was small cause of his character,personality and everything.but I never told anyone about it and prayed to allah daily for his goodness,health and everything.i didnt see him after he changed school.but I had hope and never stopped praying to allah for his success both in world and akhirah.i had no idea where he was still didn't give up. While scrolling through social media I found him and even though I didn't want any relationship at that moment I wanted to tell how much he meant to me.that moment I came to know he had loved me too but he didn't know how to say and he thought that I was a good girl and won't take it in a nice way.but we started talking casually. But later on decided to stop for the sake of allah and wait until our marriage. And let him bring the proposal and let it be a proper halal arranged marriage and no one needs to know about the past except him,me and Allah..is this the right decision?


texts: What to check from the owner whether a cheese is halal or not?

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Assalamu walaikum

I saw this cheese product made by kraft and I wanted to know whether it is halal or not.

So I sent an email to Kraft company asking about whether this is halal or made from any animal enzymes or not? They responded back with this:

  "Thanks for your interest in KRAFT Mozzarella cheese. None of our
  mozzarella products contain animal-based enzymes. I hope you continue
  to enjoy our products."

So should I ask any follow up question? If yes, then what should I ask them because I don't know what else I should check with them before I decide to eat this cheese?

And if not then is this halal to eat?


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I came across this hadith rated hasan by Al Albani:

  Thawban said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, told me, 'Do not live the suburbs. The person who lives in the suburbs is like someone who lives in the graves.'" (Al-Adab al-Mufrad)

What does this mean?


texts: Thana (Dua Isteftah) is necessary on missing Rakah or not?

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Asalamualikum sir,
I want to ask you that if I say missing Rakah then SANA is necessary or not for 1st RAKAH, please give me a satisfactory answer.
Thanks.


texts: Authenticity Of A Narration About Hazrat Khadijah (Radhi'allahu'anha) In A Book Called "Tarikh"?

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They also say that Khadijah sent a message to the Messenger of God
[Muhammad] inviting him to take her, meaning that they should marry.
She was a highly respected woman, and the whole of Quraysh [tribe]
would have been eager to marry her and would have spent much money to
that end had they aspired to it. She called her father to her house,
plied him with wine until he was drunk, slaughtered a cow, anointed
him with perfume and clothed him in a striped robe; then she sent for
the Messenger of God and his uncles and, when they came in, her father
married him to her. When her father recovered from his intoxication,
he said, “What is this meat, this perfume, and this garment?” She
replied, “You have married me to Muhammad b. ‘Abdallah.” “I have not
done so,” he said. “Would I do this, when the greatest men of Mecca
have asked for you and I have not agreed?”

This is found somewhere in Tarikh, vol. 6, p. 49 but I do not know where.


texts: Can our imam act as wali for our nikkah, when my intended wife's family only allow her to date?

texts: I am a 21 year-old Muslim, reverted 3 years ago to Islam, and now I would like to get married.  I met a 16 year-old girl and she is interested in getting married, but her family are non-practicing Muslims and they only allow her to date. I want to know if we can get our imam has wali to make the nikkah?


texts: Can we ask another person who is more faithful than us to ask our demands from Allah ? is this Tavassol or not?(Sunni view )

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There is a Hadith in Sunni sources which reads:

  Narrated Anas:

  Whenever there was drought, Umar bin Al-Khattab used to ask Allah for
  rain through Al-Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib, saying, "O Allah! We used
  to request our Prophet to ask You for rain, and You would give us. Now
  we request the uncle of our Prophet to ask You for rain, so give us
  rain." And they would be given rain.ref

According to that,

1 . Can we ask our demands from Allah this way? Is this a right way?
2 . Does this amount to Tavassol or not?

ref. Sahih al-Bukhari 3710; In-book reference: Book 62, Hadith 61; USC-MSA web (English) reference   : Vol. 5, Book 57, Hadith 59.


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I was learning about Sa'adyah Gaon's approach to various Biblical stories and came across this statement (footnote 37 here, bolded by me for emphasis):

  S. Stuber, in his article, "מפגשי בראשית – בין אברהם למושלי הארצות", in ספר היובל לרב מרדכי ברויאר (Jeruslaem, 1992): 129-146, identifies these heretics as the surrounding Muslims. They claimed that this story was a forgery inserted into the Torah, for it is inconceivable that a prophet could lie.

A similar statement is repeated here (bolded by me for emphasis):

  Polemical motivations – R. Saadia's full-throated defense of Aharon's actions may be partially motivated by an attempt to counter Muslim claims that passages in the Torah which portray sins of prophets are forged insertions.

Is it true that Muslims believe that a prophet cannot sin, and that any bible passage that says so must be incorrect/a later insertion? Please provide sources if possible, and thanks in advance!


texts: i have more than nisab amount money savings from which im getting profit monthly, but no job currently, do i need to give zakat on that?

texts: i have some savings in islami bank, im getting very low amount money monthly from theirs as profit, currently i dont have any job, so do i need to pay zakat as it is more than nisab amount? but as my savings money is using here as to get some monthly expenses, if i dont have any earnings other than this, how can i pay zakat? my money will be decreased in amount yearly if i pay zakat from this savings and also my monthly income from this will decrease as well. so what do i do now? im getting 7k/10k only. do i need to give zakat?


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I was having lunch and while on my way I took crips pack. While eating I felt tasteless thing and when I looked at wrapped it was "Smoky Bacon" favour.

I threw it away but what happens now. What do I do?


texts: How to calculate zakath on jewellery owned for less than a year and in my possession before marriage?

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If I have gold jewellery owned for less than a year and it is above the nisab value should I pay the zakath?

I got married 8 months ago I was earning before our nikah (marriage) as well, so during that time I had half of my jewellery I currently own. After nikah, I still have that jewellery, so should I pay zakath for that?  I ask because that was my possession for more than a year, or does that come under my father's account before nikah?


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The term taqiya is often flung about in an uninformed manner, suggesting that it is halal to lie to Non-Muslims about all manner of things, in particular about Islamic doctrine, in order to further the interests of the ummah. To my understanding that is not the case, I can't find any scholars saying that that's the case in that breadth. My impression is that taqiya is a pretty niche term with very limited applicability.

What's easy to find are scholars that relate taqiya to being forced to recant Islam under duress, such as torture or threat to life or similar. I can't find any thorough description of the range, conditions, and goals of taqiya though. It's possible there's a big difference between Sunni and Shia fiqh here.

Question: For what purposes, under which conditions, and to what extent do Islamic scholars consider it halal for a Muslim to lie about his beliefs and the doctrines of Islam under the term "taqiya"?

There's a somewhat rudimentary answer regarding Shiism here, but that doesn't really have a lot of info. The different schools of law might have important differences in how they deal with taqiya, so an answer from any school of law will be useful already.


texts: Is it halal or haram to distribute a scanned copy of a copyrighted book?

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I got a book from school library which I wish to scan and distribute among my friends. My intention is to help my friends in my upcoming exam. Would this be considered haram or halal?

Would the same result apply to distributing an ebook (pdf) which someone else scanned/bought?


texts: Can we delay salah when you can neither do wudu nor tayammum?

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Asalam alikum,
We live in a cold place where in winters all the water freezes in the morning until afternoon. So water is available only in the afternoon.
Besides we cannot do tayammum as the earth is srounded with snow. We cannot also heat it to get water out of it as the snow is freezed.
So can we delay the morning prayer to afternoon when the water is available ?


texts: If God is just what is the point of life?

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Before answering let me just lay out my thoughts so it’s easy for you to understand where I got this from. Also I’m not here to make fun of or insult people or anything.
First and foremost, God knows everything and everything has been predestined our futures are set that’s that.
Secondly, and this is mainly just my interpretation, people who are in dire need of something tend to look towards God.  There have been psychological studies to back the belief that people who are punished/suffer think there will be merit/rewards from going through said trials and this ties into religion too. If you look at the countries in the worst states where they need food, shelter etc they turn to God and have hope however as countries have progressed and advanced there is no longer this need and people have become self sufficient so there is no need to turn to God. It’s safe to assume over a period of time that if these countries were given such a privilege the same outcome would occur and of course with a few exceptions. As time is passing on the decline in faith is rising too and understandably, a lot of religious statements seem mythical and legendary at best and obviously this would lead to disbelief countries who now have the power and technology to interpret this and understand it, look into the universe and philosophy of it have seen a decline in faith.
If assuming God exists God will also know that this was bound to happen, people were bound to disbelieve and it’s a reasonable thing to do. As religious as you are it’s hard to deny that this is reasonable when looking at them they seem like straight out a fairy tale and the existence of God is rooted down to a being beyond time, space, has no physical being etc etc which is the same as something non-existent.
God knew this will happen so why create a fate for certain humans that has set them to eternal suffering for something such as this? How is that just? It would’ve been better if they didn’t exist. What’s the point?


texts: If a non-muslim recites the Shahadah with little or no imaan, will his/her Shahadah be accepted?

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The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection, I will intercede and say, 'O my Lord! Admit into Paradise (even) those who have faith equal to a mustard seed in their hearts.'" - Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 9, Hadith 600

"On the Day of Judgment, We shall set up scales of justice so that no one will be dealt with unjustly in any way; even if someone has an act as small as a grain of a mustard seed, We will bring it to account, and sufficient are We to settle the accounts." - The Holy Quran, 21:47

I'm asking this question because according to Quran, Allah knows what's in your heart. So if a man's heart is 90% disbelief and 10% belief and he recites Shahadah based on his 10% of belief, will Allah accept his Shahadah?

For example: Suppose a non-muslim has doubts about Islam and Muhammad's (pbuh) prophethood. He thinks Islam might not be the true religion and Muhammad (pbuh) might not be a prophet. But a small part of him believes that Islam might be the truth. So, he says "I will recite Shahadah just in case Islam is the truth". Will Allah accept his Shahadah?

If the imaan of this non-muslim is equal to a mustard seed, will Allah accept his Shahadah? Will he become a muslim?


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In the book Purification of the Heart by Hamza Yusuf, I came across these two ahadith (or perhaps they are one):

  The Prophet (piece and blessings be upon him) said: “I do not fear
  that you will worship the sun, the stars, and the moon, but I fear
  your worshipping other than God through ostentation.” He said,
  moreover, “What I fear most for my community is doing things for other
  than the sake of God.”

Are these from sahih sources? I could not find them.


texts: Is there any proof for prophet "mohammed nabi(A) is lay down in qaber for 1500 years"?

texts: someone told Me that prophet Mohammed Nabi(A) is lay down in qaber for 1500 years and then the wold ends.Is there any proof for this?up to this how much year after prophets  is dead?


texts: Which surah can help me get out of my depression

texts: Assalamualaikum.A few days ago I came to know my term final result and since then I am in great depression.I just can't get the result and my failure out of my head.This sort of things happened with me a year before but I somehow managed myself not getting into the acuteness of it by communicating with my friends and cousins.But this time it's worsening with every passing day because I am under lockdown since past 2/3 months.i am not even able to catch up on a sound sleep for almost 4 days.Would you please suggest me anything  any surah or Hadith or anything to get rid of my current condition?


texts: Life span of muslim ummah and jews working more than muslims

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The hadith in bukhari

Narrated Ibn `Umar:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Your example and the example of the people of the two Scriptures (i.e. Jews and Christians) is like the example of a man who employed some laborers and asked them, 'Who will work for me from morning till midday for one Qirat?' The Jews accepted and carried out the work. He then asked, Who will work for me from midday up to the Asr prayer for one Qirat?' The Christians accepted and fulfilled the work. He then said, 'Who will work for me from the Asr till sunset for two Qirats?' You, Muslims have accepted the offer. The Jews and the Christians got angry and said, 'Why should we work more and get lesser wages?' (Allah) said, 'Have I withheld part of your right?' They replied in the negative. He said, 'It is My Blessing, I bestow upon whomever I wish .'
Sahih al-Bukhari 2268

The point is about the saying of people of the book that they worked more but got less wages. We know that jews worked for about 1700 years and christians for 600 years and the Muslim ummah is now in 1440s years.
Wouldn't it mean that the muslim ummah can't be more than about 1700 years as jews worked more than that? And hence it that case it will be false for them to say we worked more? But christians saying we worked more doesn't make sense?


texts: Nafs is part our self which tempts us to do evil.Qarin is a type of jinn that Allah has created (to test us ) and lives in our body . NOW, are these the same thing  ?


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Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu,

Few of my posts are related to Kaffarah yameen. But I’m really stuck and I would like to know if you are 13 and you broke an oath, which option do you do? The fasting for 3 days? Because that’s the only one from the others a 13 year old can do right?

Jazakallah khair.


texts: Is social networking permitted by Islam?

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Social networking is very easy form of making friends, groups, business, etc. The dark side is that you can find people flirting with each other, verbally abusing each other, etc. Some get addicted to it and lose touch with their personal lives.

How does Islam permit and deny the outcomes of social networking?

References from Qur'an and Hadith are appreciated.

Jazaakallah...


texts: What is the authenticity of the hadith "do not make your stomach a graveyard of animals"?

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In my answer to How often should we eat meat?, I quote two ahadith which I'm unsure about their reliability.  The first is

  Hazrat Ali Ibn Abi Talib, the cousin and son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad, the fourth Khalifa as per Sunni belief, has been quoted in Sharh Nahjul Balagha, as saying: “Do not make your stomach a graveyard of animals”.
  dailypioneer.com

A variant of this hadith is found on what seems to be a Hare Krishna website:

  Once the Holy Prophet Muhammad orders Hazrat Ali: “Don’t make your stomach a grave yard of innocent birds and animals.” From that day Hazrat Ali had faithfully followed this instruction.
  harekrsna.de

I didn't find a reliable source for this hadith, nor was I able to determine its level of authenticity.

Question: What is the authenticity of this hadith?

(I asked about the other hadith here: What is the authenticity of the hadith "if you eat meat for 40 days, those qualities will come within you"?)


texts: What are the requirements of a "Sahih" hadith?

texts: Building off of the answers to this question, what are the requirements for a hadith to be considered "sahih"?


texts: Is it halal to smoke herbs? It does not contain any tobacco or marijuana. Thank you in advance.


texts: What is the Islamic verdict on doing a haram thing considering it halal?

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What is Islamic verdict of doing a haram thing considering it halal due to lack of knowledge or due to misguidance by some scholar? To be more specific please guide me in this problem.

Related question: Sex during fast due to lack of knowledge


texts: Married girl again marry without taking divorce

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My wife did nikah with another man without first taking a divorce from me. Prior to this, she hid from me and now she has admitted to me about her mistake. She is now willing to come back to me.

Kindly advise me, is my marriage with her broken or still valid?

She committed a major sin, though now she is ashamed of it and we are looking for an answer. What should we do now? Please for Allah's sake, help us with a solution.


texts: Do I need to follow Islam because my father or forefather followed it?

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The call towards Islam in most of the prophet stories is not to follow what your father or forefathers worshiped blindly. My fathers and forefathers were following Islam and I think they are following it blindly just because their parents did it. Now, it is almost impossible to figure out the true religion because there is so much literature in different religions and most of it is hard to understand including the Quran. Reading the Quran and some of the other religious books confuses me more than making me understand as I cannot completely agree with one or other. Here are some of the choices and there may be more:

I am Muslim and just follow Islam blindly believing it is true religion.
Research all religions and try to figure out true religion. With my own limits, I believe it is almost impossible for me.
Believe in humanity and do not think about any religion. This is an easy thing to do but not sure it is right to do.

I may sound weird with this question but I believe the scholar/people here will provide some good perspective and clear some of my confusion.


texts: What are the activities that are proven in Ahadith to have taken place in mosque other than worshipping?

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I would like to know what are the activities that were proven in Ahadith to have taken place in mosques other than obviously praying, worshipping and Friday sermons.

Note that I am not asking to list, categorically, what are the activities that are allowed or what are not as that is opinion based. But, if there is a text  saying that the Prophet or Sahabah disapproved any of the activity then that information may be included alongside that particular activity.


texts: Who has the authority to assign successor (caliph)? God? The Prophet? People? (Shia view)

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

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

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

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

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

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


texts: Which ayah of Quran states that if it wasn't for Allah we would all have followed Shaytaan except a few?

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A long time ago I was reading Quran translation and I came across an ayah which was translated roughly as below.

  If it wasn't for us shaytan would lead all people astray.

technically it mentions how shaytan influence is so strong if Allah helped people no one would've been guided can someone recall this ayah if so can you tell me where is it.


texts: Are the messengers in this hadith Muslim? What is the authenticity?

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Regarding this narrative:

  According to Tabari, also recorded by Abu Zuhra in his biography of the Prophet (pbuh) “Khaatam al-Nabiyyeen”, when Bazaam (the deputy of Kisraa in Yemen) sent two of his messengers to the Prophet (pbuh) in response to the Prophet (pbuh)’s letter to Kisraa, the Prophet (pbuh) looked at them with disgust, as they had shaved off their beards and had grown big moustaches. Thus, the Prophet (pbuh) asked these messengers what had prompted them to such appearance, to which they responded that it was according to the directives of their Lord (the king). The Prophet (pbuh) in return said that my Lord (God) has ordained growing the beard and trimming the moustaches.


texts: can we wear embroidered animal figures during Namaz?

texts: I heared that embroidery patterns including animal figures (horse, ducks, pandas, etc.) is religiously objectionable .we can't wear these clothes during Namaz. Can I wear those  clothes (t-shirts) during Nmaz...?


texts: How can we offer Fard Namaz with just two people

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Assalamu alaikum brothers and sisters,

We offer namaz in office whenever we get time..and sometimes its like we are only two who offer namaz..so one of the guy act as imam.My question is how can we place janamaz/how we should stand (side by side or like regular way) given the condition that some other guy can come and join the fard namaz.

Please guide me.

Assalamu alaikum


texts: Is it permissible for a Muslim male to make a marriage proposal to a girl?

texts: Is it considered sinful in Islam for a man to ask a woman, prior to proposing to her, if she is willing to consider him for marriage? I know that Islam frowns upon unnecessary interaction between genders, because of the potential of illicit relationships.


texts: What does doing the sunnah have to do with loving the prophet? (Sunni View)

texts: I don't understand what doing the sunnah has to do with loving Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). After all, we do our deeds for Allah's sake and not for Prophet Muhammad's sake (peace be upon him). From my understanding of Islam, a classic example of not loving the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is not following the Sunnah. However, it seems to contradict doing things for Allah's sake and this is confusing me. I just don't understand why I can't love the Prophet (peace be upon him) without doing the sunnah (if that's true).


texts: From the viewpoint of Sunni, Is Masturbation Haram? What if a person is entangled in a tough situation in which he is surrounded by multiple kinds of sexual attraction and not capable of getting married?


texts: Are jizya and zakat/sadqa the only sources for state finances in Islam?

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As far as I know the Islamic state has mostly developed in the time of the caliphs and the later dynasties. But surely there must be some sources that might have guided and inspired what we now may call an Islamic state or government. A state always relies on a taxation system to pay clerks etc. so what other sources for state finance are there in Islam except for jizya (based on 9:29) and zakat (based on 9:60)?
Please provide sources from qur'an and sunnah (if possible) for these legal sources!

Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture - [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled. (9:29)
Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy and for those employed to collect [zakah] and for bringing hearts together [for Islam] and for freeing captives [or slaves] and for those in debt and for the cause of Allah and for the [stranded] traveler - an obligation [imposed] by Allah . And Allah is Knowing and Wise. (9:60)


texts: Can Isa (as) be considered as a son of Adam?

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Assalamu Alaikum Brothers in Islam,

Can Prophet Isa ibn Maryam (as) be considered one amongst the Bani Adam?

What i mean is, is it correct to believe that Isa(as) is also made of Mud/clay just like every other human?


texts: Why do the sabeans have so much in common with Islam?

texts: People are saying that Islam is a copy of sabeans and that prophet Muhammad (saw) copied from them. The sabeans is used to perform hajj, pray 5 times, wash themselves after intercourse just like Muslims. I got confused and I researched a little. I heard they go back to David(as).so do they follow the zabur? Can someone please educate me more about them.


texts: A boy in my neighbors commited suicide yesterday due to continuous torture by his teacher. He was just 16 and was an innocent kid. What does Islam say about kids who suicide?


texts: Can a person raise his hand to make Dua inside salat after reciting tashahud and durood and before taslim?

texts: Can we raise our hand for Dua inside salat after reciting tashahud n durood and before taslim?


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Assalam u Alaikum
My question is that is it halal to use sites such as facebook and google as they are invented by jews and tge real problem is most of them are illuminati, freemasonry members amd joining them is haram so what will be the ruling
Also i dont use these sites myself but my family members and the institute i study in have facebook pages
So what should i do
ALLAH HAFIZ


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Asalam aleikom,
I am married. And actually I am so attracted with short hair (pixie cut). And my wife she doesn’t like short hair (pixie cut) at all. I have asked her so many times she did cut a few time but now she won’t do it any more. And I am not happy when my wife has long hair. We fight everyday about this haircut subject she does not accept cutting her hair short (pixie cut). But there is a rule in Islam I think that a women should obey her husband. And I don’t think expecting short hair  from wife is a sin or a bad thing. I told her so many times that if she don’t want to have short hair anymore I will leave her. Because I am not attracted to long hair women. And also my wife is 5 months pregnant. Can anyone help me what to do ? Should she listen to me that I am her husband or I have no rights on her to ask such a thing?


texts: What are the teachings of Islam about homosexuality?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Islam and homosexuality

Is it okay for a human being to be gay, yet acceptable in the islamic world? Please answer in as much detail as possible with proper references to the sources.


texts: Can four women be witnesses in cases where two male witnesses are necessary?

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Allah the almighty said:

  ... And bring to witness two witnesses from among your men. And if there are not two men [available], then a man and two women from those whom you accept as witnesses - so that if one of the women errs, then the other can remind her. ... (2:282)

So we learn that in case we need two male witnesses, we may replace one male witness with two female witnesses.

Are there any scholarly opinions on whether replacing male witnesses by the double amount of female witnesses is allowed?

Or expressed differently: Can four women be witnesses instead of two men, or must there always be at least one male witness for testimony?


texts: Can I pray tahajjud with only sura Fatiha, and sura Ikhlas?

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I'm confused about the exact  procedure of this prayer. I read in some places that there is no mandatory rules for tahajjud, and found somewhere that in every rakat we can recite sura Fatiha then 3 times sura Ikhlas. and can repeat the same in every rakat. I was doing so always. But now read somewhere that our Prophet read surah from quran (ex: sura Bakara etc), which are very long, and I wasn't able to memorize these.

In this circumstances, can I pray tahajjud with only sura Fariha, and sura Ikhlas? That is easier for me.


texts: What is the meaning of "nikah" and the purpose of marriage?

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I heard that the word "nikah" has a disgusting meaning to it? All this time I thought "nikah" meant marriage, but apparently it means to have sex.

What is the main purpose of marriage in Islam? And what is the purpose of sex?

Does the man have ownership of the women's body? Which is why he pays the mahr?

EDIT: I asked the actual meaning of nikha and the main purpose as well.

(And souls do become one after marriage in Islam and both husband and wife continue being husband and wife in the world after. Their relationship is referred to an eternal bond.)


texts: Is it common for Muslims to pray during Salah?

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On a recent visit to Jemaa el-Fnaa in Marakesh I observed very few people pray during Jumu'ah and Asr, despite being in the proximity of Koutoubia Mosque.

Being rather uneducated about Islam, I thought that it requires prayer during Salah and most (if not all) Sunni Muslims, which constitutes the majority of Morrocan residents, follow this.

Is this not the case?


texts: Why doesn't divorce require witnesses (Sunni View)?

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(I originally asked the same question but it was answered only by Shi'a brothers. Since there were no Sunni answers, I accepted that answer and opened this new question requesting a Sunni view.)
Why Sunni Islam does not require witnesses for divorce? It is such an important turning point in one's life and it must require witnesses. There are cases where couple live together even though the husband has issued verbal divorce. But they still live together because of either shame or the difficulty they have to go through if separated. Shi'a Muslims refer to this verse to justify that witnesses are required in divorce:

62:1-2
Thus when they fulfil their term appointed, either take them back on
equitable terms or part with them on equitable terms; and take for
witness two persons from among you, endued with justice, and establish
the evidence (as) before Allah. Such is the admonition given to him
who believes in Allah and the Last Day. And for those who fear Allah,
He (ever) prepares a way out,


texts: Are there any schools of thought which consider the science of Fiqh to be Bidah?

texts: We see that today an Islamic ruling is derived using a set of guidelines and scientific process. Each of the four schools may have different rules to derive a ruling , so can this intricate  process be a Bidah motivated by the hadith of Hair splitting in religious issues? Are there any sects or schools of thought which consider fiqh to be  Bidah?


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I am living away from my home country since last 4 years. As I live alone from a long time, usually I get anxiety and sometime depression.

And now I am addicted to sexual activities, after each week I can't control myself to go brothel for sexual satisfaction. I tried my best, everything I have tried, watched videos about it that I can get rid from it.

But nothing is working for me. I feel very guilty when  I do such kind of cheap and stupid things, but now I don't have any control. I am no longer to control myself.

I am not here to ask that it is halal or haraam, off course it is one of cheapest habit and Haram in Islam.

A lot of time I did tubah and tried not to go, but failed. I really want to come back myself on Islamic track and get rid from such kind of cheap things.

I am helpless, I can't discuss this with anyone, this is only way I can ask for help.

Kindly suggest me the ways that I can take advantage.

Please, please help.


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There's a number of questions on this site that essentially amount to: My prayer was imperfect, do I need to redo it? or I did [something] wrong in prayer, will it be accepted?  E.g. thinking about stopping, mispronunciation, flatulence, conditional non-obligatory prayer, praying at home (x2), twice performing prostration of forgetfulness, bathroom impurities, doubts, cat hair, and so on.  I've been thinking the same thing about my own prayer...
Question: Does a 90% correct prayer count for nothing?
The Qur'an gives me the impression that a 90% correct prayer should count for something.

So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it, -- Qur'an 99:7

But this hadith indicates the opposite (at least, in regards to purification):

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Allah does not accept any prayer without purification, and He does not accept any charity from ghulul.'"
Sunan Ibn Majah (sunnah.com, listed as sahih)

Basically, the notion of a prayer being accepted/rejected leaves me with the impression that if one does not get it 100% correct, then it's equal in value to not praying at all (which is discouraging).  If I tried, I'm sure I could identify flaws in my prayer and maybe, despite doing my five prayers, I am yet to have a prayer accepted.
In a sense, this is an extension of my earlier question What does it mean for a prayer to be invalid or not accepted?, where it seems prayers can be rejected for failing to meet obligations (direction of prayer and purification primarily; and hair covering in another answer).


texts: I married a non-Muslim, will allah forgive?

texts: I was in a very bad place and when I was 20 i decided to not fully do what the quran wants me to anymore. I married out of love a man who is not a muslim. Now we have been married for 2 years and i am getting back in touch with allah but can he forgive me for marrying that man?? What do i do now?


texts: Does Fidhiya has to be paid for the missing Fasts of a dead person

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salam-o-Alaikum,
Respected Brothers, my mother died a couple of months before, she didn't fast for many years because she was disabled from 20 years & because of negligence. so my question is does fidhiya has to be given for the missing fasts of a dead person, even when how many years she didn't fast is not known.
My second question is what is the amount of fidhiya to be paid for not keeping one fast.
jazak Allah-o-Khair


texts: How many children should you have in islam

texts: How many children should you have in Islam? One two three four or more.


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Great information I got from this page About Islamic naming system.  Further I want to know about my son name.  His name is Rafay.

Please tell me is it right from Islamic point of view to name a child with that name?

I am confused . Hope Allah will help me and forgive me and will not harden my kids life because of my mistakes. Amin!


texts: Can a girl tell her parents that she doesn’t want to get married at all?

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I am a 25-year old Muslim living in the UK with my parents and siblings, and I have been in love with a non-Muslim man for 3 years.  We agree this will not lead anywhere, both out families would not agree.

We thought about him converting, so I asked my mum if I can get married to a convert, but she said no.  I don’t want to go against my parents decision, plus the Nikah wouldn't be valid without my parents consent.

I don’t want to accept anyone else.  So, can a girl tell her parents that she doesn’t want to get married at all?


texts: Is there any reason to not follow only the Quran and reject the sunnah?

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The Quran starts with verse
This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah

In this verse God says that Quran is a guidance,
so this means if follow Quran i should be guided,
even if i reject to follow sunnah

Are there any logical flaws in this argument,
or are there any logical arguments against this argument


texts: What is the status of the divorce if it were given through court stamp paper according to Shia Islamic law?

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My marriage broke up in 2007 after my wife was caught cheating. She was taken away at her own request by her family and I have not seen, heard, talked or have had any other contact with her or her family, whatsoever since that time. My children are all married and independent. I formally sent her a divorce deed in 2010 on a stamp court paper duly witnessed and notarized.

My questions are as follows:

Is this divorce deed valid?
What is the status of this marriage when both partners have had no contact for 6 years?
Do I now have to get a divorce again as per the Shia Islamic law?


texts: What to do if you stop to believe in Allah?

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Should you continue to live your life as false Muslim or you should confront your family and friends and confess your situation?

What does Quran say about that situation? What are the proscribed punishments if any?


texts: Why didn't the Prophet fight his enemies in Mecca during the first 3 years of Islam?

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When the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) became prophet, he did not actively fight the Meccans until he immigrated to Medina after three years.  Afterwards, he had multiple wars with the Meccans (e.g. the Battle of Badr, the battle of Uhud and the Battle of the Trench).

Why did the Prophet wait three years to battle them, while during this time the Meccans were hostile to the Prophet and the Muslims and killed many of them during these three years?


texts: Why is "The Most Merciful, The Most Beneficent" sometimes written "The Merciful, The Beneficent"?

texts: We know that Allah is The Most Merciful, The Most Beneficent. Why, in some translations, is it written The Merciful, The Beneficent? Why is "Most" not written?


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I wonder there is any authentic hadith regarding the religion of the Jinns? Since, as a rule, they ought to have a religion (s) for themselves, as Quran brings the name of Jin beside the name of Ens (human)...

Hence, what can be their religion(s)?


texts: How do I see if Fiqh books are open domain

texts: Sometimes I will see websites citing scholarly opinions, how do I know if their books are open domain, as in I can search up a pdf of their book without it being considered as stealing. Do people like sheikh albani and sheikh ibn uthaymeen open source their books or is it mandatory to buy it from a store?