texts: What is the authenticity of the following narrative in which Aisha RA had a girl remove the bells from her anklets?

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I am asking for this specific hadith:

یحدث ھشام بن عروۃ قال دخلت جاریة علی عائشة وفی رجلھا جلاجل فی الخلخال فقالت عائشة اخرجوا عنی مفرقة الملائکة.
(عبدالرزاق، رقم۱۹۶۹۹)


texts: Someone said that there were solely four (4) Arab prophets between those 124000 prophets (Nabis). So it was not rational for me as an actual statistics, because seemingly majority of prophets were in Arab countries… . So, I’d like to know if there is any authentic statistics to demonstrate how many of 124.000 prophets were Arab?


texts: If I don't perform ghusl according to sunnah, would my ghusl be valid?

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The information I got while searching for Ghusl on internet. There is Farā'id and Sunnah in Ghusl where Farā'id are important steps and Sunnah are optional.

By the information I got,
Farā'id are source

Rinsing the inner mouth.
Sniffing water and blowing it out.
To wash the entire body in a rigorous manner.

& Sunnah are source

Washing both the hands up to the wrists.
Wash the private parts and remove dirt or filth from the body.
Perform Wudu.
Water should be poured over the head three times so that it flows all over the body.
Pour water on the right shoulder three times.
Pour water on the left shoulder three times.

My question, what if I don't perform Sunnah "as these are optional" then is my Ghusl right?


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Related to this question.

Now look at a slightly different case.

  Take the example of my grandma in China. She was from the era where people wholehearted support the communist regime. Throughout her life, what she had access to was Marxist ideology about materialism, to which she adhere to. Religion has always been mis-portrayed and shined negative lights on.

Now according to some, she did not receive a just representation of Islam, less so 'clear evidence'. But now suppose I tell her about Islam, and be as just as I can, it is almost certain she will not believe. Because she has this 80 years mindset, and it is as impossible as if you want to convert a pious old age Muslim to atheism!

Therefore, according to some she will be responsible for her denying the sign.

But my question is

  Take an arbitrary pious Muslim born in a Muslim family in a Muslim country. Suppose he instead lived a life of my grandma of 80 years of atheism propaganda, after which we tell him about Islam. It is very unlikely that he changes his mind. Doesn't this show a strong disadvantage toward those who were born in such a society (like my family and I)? If you really think about how a Chinese is brought up, there is great chance that he/she will not submit to God due to his family, childhood, education, propaganda from the government and the atheist society. How do I understand it in contrast to the fact that Allah is the Just?

Addendum
There is Muslim minority in China, but they only dwell in a (few) specific province(s). Except for those born in a Muslim family, there are hadly any people out of 1.3 billion who adopt/convert to Islam.


texts: How to ask forgiveness for wishing someone's death?

texts: I am a girl in my twenties. I wish to get married. But i don’t want to live with my in laws. I am not married. But i wished my in laws to die already. I am extremely regretful for wishing something like that. If my future in laws are dead will i be responsible for that? Please response


texts: How is the Tahiyatul Masjid salah performed and what is the additional rakka some people perform?

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I am new to the Muslim world and I am still learning how to perform Salah correctly. So I have a few questions:

When entering the mosque, I should do Tahiyatul Masjid. 2 rakkats, finished with "assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah". Correct?
I should do as many rakkats as needed in salah behind imam. This is clear.
I saw some people after the salah still praying again, I think one rakka. What is that? Is that the regular "rakka text"?


texts: Is it preferable for someone to ask God To take revenge on a specific person for him rather than doing by himself?

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The reason I’m asking this because, we were oppressed by another 2 Muslim children. Allow me to tell you a little story.

STORY TIME

Long ago, when me and my sister we’re Christians, we were small. My she was at age of 9 and me at age of 13 in one of Kuwait's school, and there was 2 Muslim kids that they humiliated us badly for no reason, and I used to know much about them without they to know about me that I know, I used to know there names, and street address and there home, so that I can take revenge on them but, few years later at age of 15, I have become a Muslim and she didn't. But then, I forgot completely there names, street address and how there home look like.

THE END OF STORY

At the age of 16, when we came back home in Bucharest, I completely forgot about that incident as if never occured, and the feelings too disappeared as if I never been oppressed. But another years later, my sister brought the subject about our past, and I didn’t believed in what she said and I felt as if she telling the truth. But the, I got extremely angry. My Christian mother advised me not to take revenge on them, because it is huge sin, because God hates those who take revenge. And then, I got even more angry because I got stuck, that I can’t do anything.

And I was wondering if I can ask God To Send an angel and to appear to them in a form of a man, and to announce them by saying: “Your Lord has grounded you severely”, and to ask God also to allow them, only those two to see jinns and devils and where ever they go only they can see, and not even there parents cannot see what they see, and to ask God also to order some jinns and spirits and devils to scare them just like never been scared, and to have also very bad dreams as a severe punishment like never seen or heard before, and To scare them also when they are in bathroom and nothing shall work as a protection and to make them be the biggest failures and losers in the His creation and in there school and to make them be more humiliated more than they did to us and there punishment shall continue for 2 or 3 years or more as long as God wants and after there punishment ends then everything will get back to normal and also to punish them badly just like He punish a evil and stubborn disbeliever in Hereafter. Am I allowed to ask this from God to take revenge on them? “Because”, even now at age of 18 I still feel very angry at them. Can I make tthis dua to God Almighty?

NOTE: Can anyone tell me if there is any grammatical mistake out there? And, can you tell me if there is something to edit? Oh and, I’m aching for revenge, I’m only looking to do right things, because I’ve been oppressed badly. And please, tell me if everything I wrote is 100% crystal clear, readable text.


texts: What is the source of the story of Ayyub (AS)'s promise to punish his wife?

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Allah says in the Quran (to Ayyub A.S.):

  ‘Take a small bunch of grass in your hand, and strike [her] with that so as not to break your oath.’ We found him patient in adversity; an excellent servant! He, too, always turned to God. (38:44)

According to what I have read of Ibn Kathir and other tafasir, they say that the Prophet Ayyub (AS) made a promise with Allah that he would punish his wife with 100 lashes because she did something wrong.

However, I couldn't find what the source of this story was. Is it a hadith? If so, from where?


texts: Should I pray before opening my fast or after it?

texts: Someone told me that it is not good to pray with an empty stomach. He told me I should open my fast and then pray. Is that right? Should I eat before doing my maghrib prayer? What order did rasulAllah follow?


texts: Salam to all. What I want to ask is a question about answering questions on this site. Due to the characteristics of stack exchange sites, the Islam stack exchange also has some characters i.e. reputations, badges etc. When we answer questions on this site we fell in greed of reputations (that's natural for a human. Isn't it?). Indeed, we want to help people in need of Islamic knowledge but the greed of reputation also mixes with this thought! So my question is that will we get sawwab for answering questions? You may be offended with the word "greed" so you may use "competition for reputation".


texts: Verification of a Hadith Qudsi: "It is I who aids in proving and finding, there is no proof leading to me."

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In the book Dialogue with an Atheist, the author states that:

  God says in a Divine Utterance (Hadith Qudsi): "It is I who aids in
  proving and finding, there is no proof leading to me."

I couldn't verify this hadith. Is it real?


texts: Can my muslim husband have a friendship with an older woman, because she is like his mother?

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What relationships are lawful in Islam with husband and wife? Can my husband be in friendship with another women and give the excuse, that she is just like his mother? Is this permissible in Islam?

I mean friendship, helping her with her personal problems, visiting her alone in her apartment, she is 19 years older than him. What I understand: it is completely haraam, but my husband says she is like his mother.


texts: is Rohingya Genocide related to their religion?

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I am sure that you've heard these shocking news about Rohingya Crisis. And we know that they are our Muslim brothers and sisters.

My question is that what branch of Islam do they belong to? And is it right to help and defend them without regarding of what branch they are?

We know that defending the rights of oppressed people is one of the main characteristics of Muslims.

Thanks


texts: Is my future husband fixed since I was born?

texts: According to Islam, has my future husband already been fixed from the day I born? Or will it change according to my decisions?


texts: what is the rule for seperating words in Quran Arabic?

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What is the universal criteria to separate words in Arabic of Quran?

My computer program uses "empty space character" to separate words and count them. Is that "always" correct rule for this?

For example is this "va huva" one word or two words in 9:129?

وَهُوَ


texts: Is it permissible to say that specific individuals are among the dwellers of hell?

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Is it permissible to say that a specific non-Muslim individual is in
hell fire?  Or say a specific individual Muslim is in jannah?

And is it possible for there to exist different views between Allah's judgement and shari'a judgement about someone?  E.g. someone could be non-Muslim in shari'a but a Muslim by Allah's judgement.


texts: Punishment for faker/cheater husband in Islam

texts: If a man, who is married from 19 years and he has 5 children but still he cheats his wife. Once he wants to marry a woman without the permission of first wife. He continuously cheats his wife from previous 10 years. Then he leave that woman because his wife caught them but from sometime He again make a relation with some another woman and again cheats his wife. He beats her and not fulfilled her demands but he gives time, money, love , care etc for another woman instead to give this all to his wife. His wife caught him again but he still do same work.He also have sexual relationship with that woman which is non-mehram to him. In this condition, What is a punishment in Islam for this type of man who continuously cheats his wife ? What Wife should do in this condition?


texts: Why are apostates executed and how is this compatible with freedom of belief?

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I know this question has been asked before, but I have to search for the proof.

In Islam, why are those who apostate from Islam executed, while Islam is based on the free will and freedom in choosing religion? What about those who are born Muslims yet are not convinced? And even Qur'an doesn't say to kill them, and Allah guides whoever he wants.

And I am not even sure about the hadiths from the prophet (PBUH) as he never killed an apostate in his life nor he ordered any one to kill them? Any idea if it's right to execute the apostates? And if it is right, why?


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I make Dhikr (Subhanallahi, al adheem, wa bihamdihi) 112 times morning and evening everyday.
I am a non-native speaker who does not understand Arabic. I do understand what the above dhikr means, "Glorified is Allah, The Supreme, Praised is he" but as I say it, it is not clear what I am saying. Thus, I use English translation and Arabic in rounds. The English one has deeper impact on me as I understand what I am saying while the Arabic ones are more or less a mechanical process, with my full heart still.

Can dhikr be  offered in English? Are they accepted? Apparently any form of dhikr should be accepted, nonetheless I would like to be enlightened.


texts: I am a Sheikh and I need to answer someone's question

texts: A man came to me after salat Al Juma, and asked me a question. He said, " when I was a teenager, I saw a naked lady during her shower ( on purpose )without her knowing." He said that he "loved" that lady. He then said that he asked God for forgiveness, and never committed any other major sin till now. He said, "will Allah forgive me?" I didn't know what to tell him, so is there anyone that can help me answer his question?


texts: Will my prayer mat become impure by washing it together with clothes that have sperm on them?

texts: I washed my prayer mat (janemaz) with an article of clothing having sperm on it. Will the prayer mat become impure?


texts: Why Knowledge is often related with religion?

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Why scholars tend to translate or interpret the word علم 'ilm Knowledge in (interpretation) tafsir of the Qur'an or sharh (explanation) of ahadith/Hadith as knowledge of fiqh, sunna etc.

Why knowledge seems only related with the religion, as if sciences like Maths, Physics, Medicine don't seem to come to mind.

I know Muslims should have at least basic knowledge of their religion (worshiping like prayer/fasting...), but is this the only reason?


texts: How do some people know that a certain person/group will go to hell?

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I often encounter Muslim people here or there who claim that atheists, Christians, Jews, tribal pagans, [insert a group of people], etc. and people who do this and that will go to hell.

Now, I want you to consider the following cases:

You're born into atheists parents in Scandinavia. You've heard Islam by name. You died at the day after you hit the puberty (so, technically you're not a child at the time you die).
You're born into a Christian family in the USA. You've always been told that Islam is devil's work and Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) was a pseudoprophet. Thus, you have always had that prejudice towards Islam during your life and this kept you from research Islam deeper.
You're born into a Muslim family somewhere in the Africa. You've been a victim of female genital mutilation. Parents told you that they did this to you in the name of Allah and it was a part of the faith. Then you're forced to marry with an old creep who used to beat you and rape you often. Later, you're saved by Christian missionaries who brought you to somewhere in the Europe. You converted into Christianity and started to publicly speak against Islam. You never looked back into your old religion due to the traumas you experienced during the childhood.

My question(s) is as follows:

Can anyone but Allah know who will go to Hell or Heaven ?
If yes, what is the basis for it? What can be said about the people I mentioned ?
If not, then doesn't people who easily pass judgement upon others like they have the knowledge of the Allah commit a major sin ? They claim that they are knowledgable on a subject of which only Allah is knowledgable. Moreover, if their judgement turns out to be wrong on the Judgment Day, then they are liars. They might also discourage people who are interested in Islam and thus possibly hinder their conversion.

Please do not take some special cases like Abu Lahab, Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) and some companions etc. into account when answering. We know the decision about them only because it was revealed by Allah.


texts: Is it possible to temporarily marry for the sole intention of having sex (or committing rape)?

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A person before doing sexual intercourse with a woman mutters few words, gives her Mehr, his friends act as witness who are unaware of his intentions, due to which she becomes his wife and is unaware of his intentions. After sex he divorces her and she is wants to be divorced willingly for some reasons. He does the same again and again and so on. What’s wrong with it since he does it with her wife?

Also it’s mentioned in a hadith that a person who does sex with her wife is rewarded by Him. Whatever the intentions, the marriage shall not be null and void. So it’s actually a virtuous deed because at the time of act, she was his wife.

Abu Dhar al-Ghafari reported: The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: there is a reward for you [even] in sex with your wife. The companions asked: O Messenger of Allah (saws) is there a reward if one satisfies his passion? He (saws) said: Do you know that if he satisfies it unlawfully he has taken a sin upon himself? Likewise, if he satisfies it lawfully, he is rewarded.

Is there a Quranic verse or Hadith or an incident occurred in the time of the Prophet that closely relates with this case to do "Islamic reasoning or Ijtihad", in a clear cut way, to prove that he is actually a rapist?

My sole question is, just by muttering a few words saves him the gravity of rape or not?


texts: I've read &I heard on programmes that all the prophets & messengers of ALLAH(swt) are in Heaven/Janaah & also the Martyrs. So how comes the prophet Muhammad(saw) is the first human to be ressurected on judgement day when he asks the Angel waking him from death....., 'What day is it today'? To which the Angel replies it is judgement day the day promised by your Lord & mine.


texts: How do we know Friday is the Friday of the Prophet's ﷺ time?

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How do we know the current Friday is the Friday that the Prophet ﷺ observed? For example, could this have happened:

Muslims are observing Friday on a particular day since the Prophet's ﷺ time
Western colonizers find that the day they call Friday is actually Tuesday for the Muslims
Muslims are forced to adjust their calendar to have their Fridays align with the colonizers

I find it unlikely Europe was observing Friday on the same day as Muslims at the time of the Prophet ﷺ.
To clarify further, the world is following the Gregorian calendar. We use this for designating what the name of a day of the week is. How do we know we are following the same Friday as that of the Prophet's ﷺ?
More importantly, if we are not observing the correct Friday, will our Friday prayer be accepted?


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If this question seems silly i apologise but i don't have anyone to teach me really. What dhikrs can I do in free time?
Is like la illah ila allah x100 or more allowed? astagfirullah x100 or more etc or is this bidah? i don't want to be doing not allowed.
also can i pray nafls for no specific reason other than having free time? and as many as i like? i asked this yesterday but couldn't get an answer. i don't follow any particular madhab but i have been taught to pray hanafi when i was younger but say 'rabigfirli x2 in between 2 prostrations'


texts: Will my adha salat be in order if I skip 3 qaza salat and pray it later?

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Suppose I have missed 2 fajr and an asr salat and now they are qaza. Now I perform my magrib salat but do not  pray any qaza salat. Then I pray 2 fajr qaza salat before starting isha salat. And I perform the asr qaza salat after finishing my Fajr salat the next day.

Now will my magrib,isha and fajr salat be accepted?


texts: How am I supposed to pray when I'm having terrible headaches?

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From the Verse (4:103) and some ahadith -like

  (Sahih al-Bukhari 1117) Narrated `Imran bin Husain:

  I had piles, so I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about the prayer. He said, "Pray while standing and if you can't, pray while sitting and if you cannot do even that, then pray Lying on your side."

scholars have deduced that it is allowed to pray while standing, sitting, or [lying] on our sides under some circumstances! With differences between farz and sunnah/nafl prayers!

But some scholars say that it is only allowed to pray in an other position than the "normal" (while standing) if one cannot stay, if one for example prays while sitting but is physically absolutely able to stand his prayer is considered void (See for example this fatwa in Arabic).

Now I'd like to know how could I pray for example when I'm having strong headaches once I perform sujud or ruku' due to a sinusitis? This means I'm able to stand but once my head goes down I get terrible headaches or feel dizzy.

Should I start the prayer standing and continue sitting without performing the sujud and ruku', or should i start it sitting?

I assume that I'm allowed not to perform sujud and ruku' due to the headaches!

As I'd like to have a practical answer telling me what should I do, here are some possible scenarios, how a raka' could look like:

Recite the Surah and Fatiha (while standing) then sit down for ruku' performing a minor movement (head down instead of ruku') and stand up for saying Sami' Allah liman hamidah etc. than again sit down for sujud (sujud: head down -slightly- instead of a real sujud) and sitting between the sajdas and 2nd sujud. And so on...
Recite Surah and Fatiha (while standing) then sit down perform ruku' as described in 1. but don't stand up again until the raka' ends. Sujud etc. as described in 1.
Never stand up again after the first standing for Surah and Fatiha in the first raka'.

Which of these scenarios may be the closest to how it should be?


texts: Is Zalvin an Arabic word, and an appropriate Muslim girl name?

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Today I heard the name of the girl as Aysha Zalvin. I had never heard of this name before. I searched about it on the net, but I did not find a reliable source.  Is it an Arabic word, and what is the meaning of it?

Edit:Aysha zalvin was the name of an Arab princess(It was stated by the family of that girl).


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In the following passage, what's a "dweller of hell"? A dead human, or some non-human being?

  Abu Umama narrated: “The Messenger of God said, ‘Everyone that God
  admits into paradise will be married to 72 wives; two of them are
  houris and seventy of his inheritance of the [female] dwellers of
  hell. All of them will have libidinous sex organs and he will have an
  ever-erect penis.’ ”

  Sunan Ibn Majah, Zuhd (Book of Abstinence) 39


texts: How do I reconcile these three ayat on the foods available in hell?

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According to Surah Al Haqq, the only food in Hell is the washing of wounds:

"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds," (69:36)

According to Surah Gashiya, it is dari:

"No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari" (88:6)

And Surah Waqia mentions the fruit of Zaqqum:

"Ye will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum." (56:52)

Insofar as the Qur'an is considered perfect and without error, how are these three ayat reconciled with each other?


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Converting to Islam is a simple process: say the shahada (testimony of faith) and mean it.  (There's a bit of a debate about witnesses: Do I need to convert in front of witnesses to become a Muslim?)  However, my experience is that there are a lot of requirements for staying within the "folds of Islam", such as not flatly contradicting an Article of Faith.

Question: Can someone end up leaving Islam through neglect?

I'm envisioning a hypothetical Muslim, who accepts Allah as the unique God and Muhammad as His Prophet, but simply does nothing regarding their religion, simply never thinking about Islam.  Their day-to-day decisions are unaffected by their religion.

If I understand correctly, one can still be a Muslim, yet only uphold the first Pillar of Islam (i.e., faith), which doesn't require any particular action, just belief.  I.e., one is still a Muslim even if one does not pray, pay zakat, fast during Ramadan, and perform hajj.


texts: I heard its okay to have bisexual thoughts but never ever persue it. What is considered "acting on it"?

texts: No one knows I'm attracted to the same gender  I'm a teen, so I'm obviously very attached to my phone. I have read lesbian stories on Wattpad (ebook app) and watch some lesbian youtubers on youtube. But I will never persue a relationship because my faith in Allah makes me confident I will never marry a girl. But is what I have done (the reading) considered as "acting on it"?


texts: Is there anything I can do to make up for missing fasting?

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I live in the UK and this year the times for fasting Ramadan are too long for me to do. I am unable to fast the prescribed times as I will not be able to carry out my duties at work, I am also on my probation period so if I make any mistakes I'm in trouble.

Is there anything I can do that can make up for my lack of fasting this year?


texts: Is swearing an oath saying "if I do such and such, I will become a kafir" valid?

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I was alone and then I got a thought that if I do this sin (masturbation) then that means I don't believe in Allah and then I don't know why I just gave in to the temptation and started masturbating.

Does that make me kaffir?

I still pray and do dikr and worship Allah but I get these kind of thoughts that if I didn't do this and that, then I'm a kaffir and I don't know what to do.


texts: Are abrogated verses in the Lawh-al-Mahfuz (Stone Tablets)?

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The Quran is preserved in the stone tablets near Allah:

  Rather it is a glorious Qurʾān, in a preserved tablet.(85:21-22)

Abrogation is considered a way in which Allah changes or replaces some of the verses of the Quran:

  For any verse that We abrogate or remove from memories, We bring another which is better than it, or similar to it. Do you not know that Allah has power over all things? (2:106)

So, the question from this is whether abrogation applies to the stone tablets as well or not. I see three possibilities:

Abrogation was done to the stone tablets as well. (I think this is unlikely because it says "preserved")
Or the abrogated verses are in the stone tablets and were not removed.
Or the abrogated verses were never in the stone tablets in the first place. (this might imply that those verses were somehow less "Quranic" even when they were not abrogated)

In this question, I am specifically referring to the verses that were abrogated from recitation, meaning they are not in the current Quran anymore.

So, did any of the scholars discuss this topic, and what were their conclusions regarding this?


texts: Is masturbating occasionally, like once a month, due to its health benefits like better immune system, better sleep, etc.halal? Islam says we should keep ourselves healthy. Please reply soon.


texts: Why Taasuaa (تاسوعا) is important for Shia?

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There are two days that are so significant for Shiite as "Taasuaa/تاسوعا And عاشورا/Ashura" ... Actually usually they use and name these two days successive. (I am aware that Imam Hussein martyred at the tenth day of Moharam as Ashura), but I wonder what the importance of Taasuaa or تاسوعا is?

References:

www.ahmadinejad.ir

www.pasokhgoo.ir


texts: Must one perform the sunnah/nawafil prayers as well as the fard?

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As we all know almost all prayers consist of Sunnahs, Nawafils and Fard. For example, the the Dhuhar prayer consists of,

4 rakat Sunnah,
4 rakat Fard,
2 rakat Sunnah,
2 rakat Nawafils.

Now my question here is, is it OK if I only pray the four Fard as these are an obligation (as the name suggests), or is it equally important to perform the Sunnahs and Nawafils as well? I have seen many people just performing Fard rakats of each prayer so i'm a little confused about that.

Will my prayer get accepted if i only perform the obligatory Fard Rakats? (I.e. 2 Fajr, 4 Dhuhar, 4 Asr, 3 Maghrib, 4 Isha with 3 Vitr)?


texts: I'm not suppose to draw, but I really want to; what do I do?

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People have told me that I'm not allowed to draw humans or animals, so I have stopped, but I desperately want to draw; it's what I love to do.  I tried to stay away from it, but it's just too hard.  So I read more answers to this problem and someone said that ''You're allowed to draw anything without a soul.''

Does that mean I can draw robots, as an example, that look like humans? I just need a way to draw humans. Can I draw a made up thing that looks like a human?


texts: What is the sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in cutting nails of hand and foot toes?


texts: Are women permitted to go near the graves or graveyards to perform Jiarat (Dua) for the dead?

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In my country women are not allowed to go near graves and perform Jiarat (Dua).
But men are allowed to do that.

What is the Islamic position on this? Are there any references regarding this?


texts: will obligatory prayers be compensated with sunnah prayers

texts: I heard that on the day of judgement if someone has lack in obligatory prayer it will be compensated with sunnah and nafl prayers. Can someone give me the reference and is it authentic?


texts: How did Bukhari verify the birth/death dates of narrators

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One aspect of authenticating a hadith is to make sure that there is a continuous chain of narrators. So this means looking at biographies of the narrators to find out when they were born and when they died. e.g was narrator A alive at the same time as narrator B.
My question is though, how were these dates verified either by the authors of those biographies or Bukhari himself?


texts: Islamic legal principle "certitude cannot be removed by doubt", and the slander of Aisha

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It was narrated that ‘Abdullah ibn Zayd (may Allah be pleased with
  him) said: A man complained to the Prophet (blessings and peace of
  Allah be upon him) that he felt something whilst praying. Should he
  stop his prayer? He said: “No, not unless you hear a sound or notice a
  smell.”

  —Narrated by al-Bukhari, 2056; Muslim, 361

Islam scholars assert that the above text issues a fundamental principle: certainty cannot be dispelled by doubt, and things remain as they are. Say, you have a strong relationship with someone for a very long time, and know him/her to be a really good person based on evident patterns. You then hear a rumor from someone saying that he did something bad, which would tarnish his/her reputation. According to above principle, one should change behavior just because someone said something about someone we know, we trust.

How do we reconcile this with the incident of the Slander of Aisha?

  What upset her when she was ill was that she observed the Prophet’s
  behavior to have changed toward her. On inquiry, when she finally came
  to know about the slander from another lady, she sought the Prophet’s
  permission and went to her parents’ home. She said: “Rumours about
  this slander went on spreading in the city for about a month, which
  caused a great distress and anguish to the Holy Prophet. I cried due
  to helplessness and my parents were sick with mental agony.”

  The Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) remained in great anxiety
  with regard to Aisha (RA) for one whole month. At last one day he
  (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) visited her and her parents. He sat near
  her (which she says he had not done since the slander had started).
  Feeling that something decisive was going to happen that day, Abu Bakr
  and Umm Ruman (Ayesha (RA)’s parents) also sat near them. The Holy
  Prophet gently said: “Ayesha, I have heard this about you. If you are
  innocent, I expect that Allah will declare your innocence. But if you
  have committed the sin, you should offer repentance, and ask for
  Allah’s forgiveness; when a servant (of Allah) confesses his guilt and
  repents, Allah forgives him.”

The mentioned principle and the above incident does not fit. Have the Islam scholars discussed this point? Had the above incident not occurred at all, and, say, I experienced a similar event, and not spoken to my wife, I am hundred percent certain that the Islam  scholars would all point out the above principle, and say that I was wrong for being suspicious because of a mere rumor.


texts: What is the reasoning behind argument that saying I give you divorce 3 times doesn't count as at all?

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I am not asking for that whether this causes a saying I divorce you three times causes divorce or not. I know there are three opinions.

Saying three times at one point does cause complete divorce.
...it counts as only one.
...it doesn't count at all.

The reason I read is that I have forgotten. It was roughly something like the following but it didn't make sense completely.

..Giving three divorces at once is forbidden in Islam and therefore...something... it doesn't count.


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I don't know what a good beginning is this for this kind of situation. So I'll just start right off the bat. My father always hit me against my head since I was a little boy around 2 till 3 years as far as I remembered. And every year it seems that it creates some sort of normal behaviour to him. I'm now 20 years old and I'm sick of it. Today it happened again. He always hit me against my head this time because I argued with my stepmom about not washing your hands which causes the stairs to be filthy. I don't argue much with my stepmom but when I do I just correct every major flaw in her reasoning. My father had enough of the debate and approached me to shut up and I didn't. So he hit me and every time he assaults me I just don't want to hit him back because I want to have respect for my only living parent.

  Now my question is "Can I sue him in court go against some laws in quran because I can't find anything in the soerat baqara about this situation? Will it" because I can perfectly live now by myself. The only thing that holds me back are my sisters, my older brother and my younger brother.

But I can't find a solution to this matter especially when my father makes it worse by saying "Drown in your misery" in tmazight. I never tried reasoning with him because I think he will most likely just get more mad. It seems that after all that he has done for my siblings and me he can do whatever he wants with us when it comes to hitting us.

Can I hit him back in self-defense? I also know that a lot children face the same problem because it is almost tradition in our culture to hit children when they don't listen to their parents. But I'm strongly against this way of educating your own child.

Please help me before I really go to court and sue him.

  I'd appreciate citations to dig into the theory.


texts: Where in Quran it's specified that a person can will one-third of their assets for charity?

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I read that a person can not ask for more than one-third of their assets to be spent on charity in their will, and the remaining two-third should be divided according to Quran's laws.
But I can't find the verse saying this.
Can you please tell me if this has been specified in Quran or not?


texts: What is the punishment for a pregnancy out of marriage?

texts: What is the punishment if a woman gets pregnant with haram sexual intercourse and there are no 4 eye witnesses?


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I often come across mentions of Al-Kindi, Al-Farabi, Ibn Sina (Avicenna), and Ibn Rushd (Averroes). At least with regard to Ibn Sina, I'm certain I have seen numerous fatawa by authoritative sunni scholars that they consider him a kafir (for example, al-Ghazali reports that Ibn Sina claimed to be allowed to drink alcohol regularly for its medical benefits without medical indication that he needs to drink it; I'm not sure al-Ghazali declared Ibn Sina a kafir, though).

What is the status of the other three in this regard?


texts: What does "السلام عليكم أيها النبي" actually mean?

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When I first learnt how to pray salat, I was taught as part of the tashahud to recite the phrase "السلام عليكم أيها النبي."

I am hardly fluent in Arabic, but my translation of the above is basically "Peace be upon you, oh prophet."  As a native English speaker this has always felt wrong to me, as using the second-person pronoun "you" suggests that I am speaking (and thus praying) directly to the prophet, rather than to God Almighty; this brings to me concerns of shirk.

My question here isn't about whether reciting the tashahud itself is required, or exactly what form it should take; I am more concerned about the actual Arabic construction of the sentence itself.  Does the use of "كم" (or, as I have also seen used, "ك") in this case have the same connotations in Arabic?  Or can it be reasonably used to refer to a third-party in a manner not seen in English?


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Is it halaal to eat birthday cake?

When I ask this question, I do know that celebrating birthdays is a practice of non-Muslims and so we aren't allowed to celebrate it. However, that is not the aspect of this matter that I am talking about. Also, the cake itself is of halaal ingredients, so that too is not the question.

Rather, a friend once told me that when we sing "Happy birthday to Ahmed" (assuming it's Ahmed's birthday), it is as if Ahmed's name has been invoked upon the birthday cake as it is being cut. This thing itself makes the cake haraam since a name other than Allah has supposedly been invoked upon it.

This question is very relevant to my situation because, though my wife and I never celebrate birthdays (we are reminded by phone calls from family and friends that it's our or our kids' birthday), in many of the companies that I work in birthdays are celebrated with much gusto. After the cake-cutting the entire staff is given a piece of the cake (including myself). I avoid eating the cake owing to this issue, though I do not mind eating any of the other food on the plate other than the cake. However, I would like to have more accurate information on this.

I would be grateful for any information about this matter. Jazakaalhu khairan!


texts: I'm a woman, I want to know that it is compulsory to say rabbana lakal hamd after ruku in women's' namaz, somebody said to me it is important when you perform prayer with ja'mat, if you are praying alone, it is not important. and one more thing if you do not say 'rabbana lakal hamd' in prayer, will namaz valid?


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I was thinking that it could be seen as a regeneration place, perhaps something like recharger for rechargable batteries, but only if you are rechargabe battery, otherwise you would go to hell, of course.

And after the period of time when you are recharged you go back to life in some form.

Is it somthing like that, I mean not exactly of course, but in principle?


texts: Is it permissible to maintain a personal diary or journal?

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I was recently informed that it is frowned upon to keep a personal journal because:

1) There is a possibility of your sins being exposed to others
2) There is a possibility of unintentionally revealing the sins of others
3) There is a possibility that your thoughts being misinterpreted

Basically, what they say is that incase you put details of your day to day life in a journal, and if someone happens to read it, it can lead to fitna.

Hence, unless you are only you using your diary to jot down the good points, it is makruh.

Please advise.


texts: Is it appropriate to question a girl about her virginity before marriage?

texts: Is it right to question a girl about her virginity if someone is determined to get married to her. Or is it haram from an Islamic point of view?


texts: What is the dua when approaching someone powerful?

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A while back, I encountered this dua that you’d read when approaching someone powerful and they will give you what you ask without you having to fear because Allah will convince them. This is just a rough summary, I don’t remember the whole idea of the dua but it revolves something like this.
Years later, I can’t find it anywhere.
I was hoping if anyone knew what I was talking about and could share the dua? And the English with Arabic transliteration? Jazakhallah


texts: Is it possible to send a satellite to Jannah?

texts: Now, I understand that Jannah and Jahanum are not part of this world but are created as a reward or punishment after the day of judgement. However there are Hadiths which state that Jinns used to travel from this dunya to the heavens to listen to what was happening or being said in the Heavens so they could trick people via magic. So my question is, since the jinns were able to travel to Jannah as they have to power to fly, then is it possibele to send a rocket or satellite to or near Jannah?


texts: Rules and regulations of property distribution in case of religious changing

texts: If someone changed his/her religious what will be the criteria of distribution of inheritance property?? Is it will be changed according to previous religious or current religious??


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Va As-salamu alaykum brothers

I am here because I am very confused about Dhikr/Zikir in Islam.
Today I was at a friend and I saw a video that he watched.
It was a few of our brothers that was doing Dhikr/Zikir.

The first video was => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWEuj7gt5bk

And the second (Turkish) => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mING20gzds

The only issue here is, that I never, EVER-EVER... saw something like this before. i have no problems in the beginning but after a while they will do wild things, like running and clapping also, they make weird movement!
and that is what is confusing me!

I asked him what this is and he told me "it’s Zikir it’s something that we (Sunni Muslims) often do."

I said to him "there is no way we can do such movement while saying” la illah ila Allah “I highly believe this is haram."
Then he said "Noooo, this is common thing everybody does, even we do that."
But I just could not believe him...

I asked my other friend, and he said "this is pure Shia, there is no way this is Sunni"

And we argued a lot about this and I am very confused...

Please brothers, can someone please explain me what is going on here?
Why are they doing this?
Are they Sunni? Or Shia?


texts: What is the difference between ambiguous (shub'hat) and doubting?

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As we all know there is a gray area between halal and haram which one should avoid.

What is lawful is evident and what is unlawful is evident, and in
between them are the things doubtful which many people do not know. So
he who guards against doubtful things keeps his religion and honour
blameless, and he who indulges in doubtful things indulges in fact in
unlawful things, just as a shepherd who pastures his animals round a
preserve will soon pasture them in it. Beware, every king has a
preserve, and the things God his declared unlawful are His preserves.
Beware, in the body there is a piece of flesh; if it is sound, the
whole body is sound and if it is corrupt the whole body is corrupt,
and hearken it is the heart. (Muslim, 1599)

But on the other hand Islam also teaches not to doubt unnecessarily for instance when during prayer when you doubt if your wudu is broken or doubting if water is clean without any color or smell. If someone keeps doubting, the doubt keeps on increasing and might become a disease (OCD).
So how can someone differentiate between that gray area and the doubt? For example, having doubt if the meat that wasn't slaughtered in front of your eyes have chances of being Haram.
This is just an example but how can someone differentiate these doubts from what hadith actually means by "الشُّبُهَاتِ"?


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I am 4 months pregnant. I'm still a student and have to go out almost everyday. I even feel like going on an outing or a small picnic. But my in-laws don't allow me and my husband to do so. What does islam say on this. Is there any prohibition on a pregnant women moving out of house?

Also, is there any such thing that makes it compulsory for a pregnant lady to wear an iron bangle in order to protect herself. I haven't heard of any such thing but my in-laws force me to follow such this. Is this just superstition or is there any truth in all this?

I'll be thankful.


texts: Status of narrations that come from Al-A'mash through Minhal ibn Amr

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Salam Guys,
I would request my readers to not to mark this question as duplicate. This question is a bit different from the previous question I asked about narrator Minhal Ibn Amr.
My question is about particular narrations that come from Al-A'mash through Minhal Ibn Amr.
According to THIS source it has been stated that both Yahya ibn Ma'īn and Adh-Dhahabi had reasons to weaken narrations that came from Al-A'mash through Al-Minhāl ibn 'Amr.
The problem here is that the user III-AK-III who posted his answer did not cite any reference in order to prove that Yahya bin Ma'in and Ad-Dhahabi actually weakened the narrations that come from Al-A'mash through Minhal Ibn Amr.
Al-A'mash and Minhal were Kufi and met each other. Both of them have also narrated narrations in Bukhari.
The main question is: where is the evidence that suggests that Yahyah bin Ma'in and Ad-Dhahabi weakened the narration that come from Al-A'mash through Minhal Ibn Amr?


texts: Can a Muslim man marry a non-Muslim (and non-Ahl-al-Kitab) woman?

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I know from other questions on this site that Muslim men can marry Jewish or Christian women, that Muslim women can't marry non-Muslims, and why there's a difference in marriage law for Muslim men and women. I've also learned a good deal about temporary marriages, but this question is not about that.

My question is, can Muslim men marry women who are not Ahl-al-Kitab? That is, can a Muslim man marry a woman who is either atheist, deist, polytheist, pantheist, Zoroastrian, or anything else I haven't thought of?

Since Hanafi is the school of Fiqh with the greatest number of adherents, I'd specifically like an answer from that perspective. But if you could give a quick note about how widely-accepted your answer is from the perspective of the other schools, that would bring your answer from good to great.


texts: Is there any backup for this statement about the virtue of Ramadan?

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Often at the end of the month sha'aban or during Ramadan in speeches the Imams use this statement to show the importance or virtue of the month of Ramadan saying:

  هو شهر أولـــــه رحمـــــة وأوسطـه مغفـرة وآخـــــره عتـــق مــــــن النار

one may translate it:

  It is a month whose beginning is mercy, its middle is forgiveness and its end is ransom from the Fire

does this statement has any backup in the sunnah? If so with which qualification?


texts: Must a man be the one to make the marriage proposal?

texts: In Islam, must a man be the one to make the marriage proposal? If so, why?


texts: Why did Ayesha battle with Ali (a.s) in the Battle of the Camel (Jamal)?

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Many Sunni references point to the fact that Ayesha, along with some of the companions of the Prophet (saws) such as Talha and Zubair engaged into a battle with Ali (a.s).

References :

History (Tarikh) of al-Tabari, Events of year 36 AH
History of Ibn al-Athir, v3, page 120
Usdul Ghabah, v2, page 252
Al-Mustadrak by Al-Hakim, v3, page 169 and page 371

What was the reason behind it?


texts: Is it haraam to take medicine that contains alcohol?

texts: Just like the title states, is it haraam to take medicine that contains alcohol?


texts: What does one need besides the approval of fellow scholars, to be called a scholar?

texts: I don't currently intend to become one  (I don't really have the time right now). I was wondering this in order to know the kind of background people called scholars have. One can always look their individual background in biographies  (if one is available). Is there a condition common to all schools and countries ?


texts: If I marry a convert without my parents' permission, but with my brother's permission, is it valid?

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I am a 25-year old Muslim woman 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 explained the situation to my brother, that I don’t want to get married to anyone else. He said if he converts, I have permission to marry him.

If I go ahead with this Nikah when my parents do not agree and my older brother gives me his permission, will the Nikah be valid?
I have 2 older brothers that will be there with me.

I asked the first part of my question here:  Can a girl tell her parents that she doesn’t want to get married at all?


texts: Assalamualakum, I was born as a Muslimah and still am one. Recently I have wanted to get closer to Allah and increase my imaan. Over the years I have not been a good Muslim, in my past I used to skip my prayers (I’m embarrassed of that) and I lied a lot. Though I have repented I still want to be a better Muslim. Should I say my shahadah again?


texts: Does Allah accept a mother's bad dua' for her children?

texts: Does Allah accept a mother's bad dua' for her children, even if she is so angry that she doesn't actually mean it?


texts: Is there a hadeeth which states that homosexuality is adultery?

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I seem to remember coming across a hadeeth which states that homosexuality is adultery.

Can someone please confirm this and if possible provide the hadeeth in its wording and source and strength?

jazakhalakhairan


texts: Is it permissible to open the mosque for the foreigner tourists?

texts: Mosque's main purposes is the place to offer our prayers and preaching of Islam. During my visit to Istanbul recently, I saw the mosques were closed at the prayer times but after that the mosque was open for the foreigners to visit and see. Kindly let me know if it is permissible or not?


texts: I know that in the Ottoman Caliphet, the janissaries were castrated, so was castration permitted according to Sharia Law


texts: Can the sum of already-contracted future debt be deducted from zakat due now?

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I have paid a deposit to buy a home and an agreement of sales and purchase has been signed. But the full amount is to be paid next month and I'm calculating my zakat this month.

Question: Can a future debt that is already contracted to be in effect as of next month be deducted from the zakat money that is due this months?


texts: can you make dua inside of salat in any language if you are not a native?

texts: Is it okay to make dua inside of salat like while prostrating or in tahsahhud in any language that you speak if you do not know Arabic?


texts: I finally stopped masturbation and watching porn, but I sometimes get really really aroused. I don't want to do anything haram. Is anal masturbation haram?


texts: Is virginity defined by an intact hymen?

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Islamic school principal banned running so girls would not 'lose virginity': reports mentions allegations that a Principal banned girls from running because it could cause them to lose their virginity.

I assume that he thinks that vigorous exercise could cause a girl's hymen to be damaged (I don't know whether it's true or not, but it's a common belief), and that means that the girl isn't a virgin any more.

Is virginity defined in terms of an intact hymen in Islam?

(Side question: is virginity only defined as a concept for women, or is it also a concept for men?)


texts: Is it haram to eat/drink from someone who’s unrelated to you?

texts: I know eating/sharing food isn’t haram, but I was wondering if it was haram if say someone who isn’t related to me were to drink from a bottle. Would It become haram for me to drink from that bottle because someone who isn’t related to me drank from there?


texts: What Salats/prayers are Bid'ahs/innovations?

texts: As is fact, there is a lot of Bid'ahs (بدع)/innovations today.  And there are Salawats/prayers that are also innovations, and it is important to know which salat is innovation so you do not fall into an innovation. An example of a Salat that is an innovation in the religion, is Salatul Tasbeeh, it is an Innovation because the Hadith in which it is found in is Fabricated.  So my question is what other Salawat are innovations? and what is the reason they are an innovation?


texts: Will my earnings halal if I use a computer that ever used to do something haram?

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Assalamu alaikum

I want to make money online with my computer that I used to watch porn, play online gambling, and other haram things. So, will my earnings halal?


texts: What is the difference between حَرَّمَ and نَهَى?

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In the Qur'an, and throughout the hadith literature, there are numerous references to what is forbidden.  However, I have noticed that what is often translated as the English word "forbade" seems to be two distinct words in Arabic:

حَرَّمَ, from the root (ح ر م)
نَهَى, from the root (ن ه ي)

What exactly is the difference between these words?  Is something that is forbidden (ن ه ي
) somehow different from something that is forbidden (ح ر م)?


texts: Why is Laylatul Qadr interpreted to hazrat Fatima?

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There are some hadiths which interpreted Laylatul Qadr to hazrat Fatima like the following.
Why is it interpreted to hazrat Fatima?

  قال الصادق (علیه السلام):’’ انا انزلناه في لـيلة القـدر’’، الليلة
  فاطـمه و القـدر الله فمن عرف    فاطمه حق معرفتها فقد ادرک ليلة القدر و
  أنما سميت فاطمه لأن الخلق فطموا عن معرفتها…. بحار الانوار جلد43

  Imam Jafar Sadiq said in interpretation of this verse  ’’ Indeed, We sent the Qur'an down during the Night of Decree’’ the night means
  Fatima  and the decree means Allah….


texts: What to do if the cause of Sawm break is occured but unknown

texts: I fasted many years doing masturbation which causes breaking of sawm since I did not know its rullings.What is the rulling now for that,please give me answers according to hanafi majhab.


texts: Should Muslim women observe the hijab if it is safer for them not to?

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Quran 33:59

  “ O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.”

The ‘hijab’ should be to protect Muslim women but according to studies over 25% of women wearing hijabs on trains in America have been abused and there are countless stories of how women wearing hijab have been catcalled or sexually abused. My question is the hijab is supposed to protect women from any form of abuse but it doesn’t seem to so what is the difference between not wearing the hijab and wearing it if the hijab isn’t protecting women from abuse and that not wearing the hijab may actually reduce chances of getting abused like so and makes the environment more safe for a women?


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There are some hadith listing Mubah actions that involve khayr. These are; flirting with the spouse, horse racing and marksmanship. I would like to know if marksmanship encompasses javelin throwing or not. Maybe someone can find and check the Arabic original of the hadith and share here the meaning(s) of the word used.

This might not look so important, but I believe if we could shift our Mubah activities to the ones mentioned in the hadith, we would kill two birds with one stone.

  It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Amir who said: I heard
  the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) say-and he was
  delivering a sermon from the pulpit: Prepare to meet them with as much
  strength as you can afford. Beware, strength consists in archery.
  Beware, strength consists in archery. Beware, strength consists in
  archery. (Muslim, Book #020, Hadith #4711)

  Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa: The Prophet passed by some people of the
  tribe of Bani Aslam who were practicing archery. The Prophet said, "O
  Bani Ismail ! Practice archery as your father Isma'il was a great
  archer. Keep on throwing arrows and I am with Bani so-and-so." So one
  of the parties ceased throwing. Allah's Apostle said, "Why do you not
  throw?" They replied, "How should we throw while you are with them
  (i.e. on their side)?" On that the Prophet said, "Throw, and I am with
  all of you." (Bukhari, Book #52, Hadith #148)

  Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa: The Prophet passed by some persons of the
  tribe of Aslam practicing archery (i.e. the throwing of arrows)
  Allah's Apostle said, "O offspring of Ishmael! Practice archery (i.e.
  arrow throwing) as your father was a great archer (i.e.
  arrow-thrower). I am with (on the side of) the son of so-and-so-."
  Hearing that, one of the two teams stopped throwing. Allah's Apostle
  asked them, ' Why are you not throwing?" They replied, "O Allah's
  Apostle! How shall we throw when you are with the opposite team?" He
  said, "Throw, for I am with you all."  (Bukhari, Book #55, Hadith #592)

  Narrated Salama: Allah's Apostle passed by some people from the tribe
  of Aslam practicing archery. He said, "O children of Ishmael! Throw
  (arrows), for your father was an archer. I am on the side of Bani
  so-and-so," meaning one of the two teams. The other team stopped
  throwing, whereupon the Prophet said, "What has happened to them?"
  They replied, "How shall we throw while you are with Bani so-and-so?"
  He said, "Throw for I am with all of you." (Bukhari, Book #56, Hadith #710)

Edit: The word "throwing" is used, so I am not sure what exactly it means.


texts: Does a woman of the people of the book have to wear the Islamic headscarf during her marriage with a Muslim man?

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Salam brothers and sisters.

I hope someone can answer this question: If a woman of the book is getting married to a Muslim man and the Nikah is going to be performed in the mosque with an Imam and 2 witnesses provided by the Imam, does the woman have to wear a headscarf given that she is not a Muslim?

What if she is struggling to wear a headscarf? (i.e unable to get it right without it falling off etc..)

Is it a requirement/obligation for her to wear the headscarf?

Thank you.


texts: Is Qur'an the finest piece of literature in Arabic?

texts:
It is often claimed that Qur'an is the finest piece of literature in Arabic.

Is this supported by scholarly views ? Essentially, what is superior about the language of Qur'an when compared to the Arabic poems and other Arabic literature ?


texts: Are there restrctions on the number of mosques in a given area?

texts: Are there restrictions on the number of mosques in a given area? For example, is it permissible to build 3 mosques in a small village? Can Friday prayers take place at all 3 mosques at the same time?


texts:
i tried to find this text on fath al bari but couldn't so please anyone if can verify if this text really exist in fath al bari?
2.2 Sayyidah Āishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said, “A woman would lower her jilbāb over
her head onto her face.”
(Fatḥ al-Bārī 3:406)
The main article : https://bukhari2013.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/niqab-8-2.pdf


texts: salat in jamat and how to complete in tahaya

texts: when we join late in jamat and w sit with imam till he ends prayer, and we have to get up for completion of salat ,during tahaya o we read Darood and dua aftr darood also or w keep silent after tashad .


texts: What to do if I said two takbeers while standing up after my two sajda

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I was praying my four rakat Sunnah prayer after two farz rakat of Jummah
When I was in my third rakat after I finished my two sajda
I said takbeer and sat
And then I remembered I am in my third rakat
So I didn’t say Tashahud
And stood up saying takbeer again
Do I have to do sahu sijda or is my prayer valid?


texts: What is the ruling of long-mustache (without beard)?

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What is the reason that some people (specifically AFAIK some of Arabs and Kurds) keep their Mustache long, but cut their beard?

My question is that whether it is considered as an Islamic custom?
I also want to know regarding the permissible size of Mustache. (Minimum and maximum size)


texts:
I have some Riba money in my account.  With what intention do I get rid of this money from the list below?

Lillah
Sadaqah
Zakat
Sadaqah Wajibah
Fidya (Kaffarah)

I have been presented with these options on an islamic donation site, and don't know which option to chose to donate Riba money.

Hanafi view please.


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I have heard that jinns can make you see things that are not there and scare you. Then I heard someone say that one of their friends keep getting scared and there is jinn that wont let them perform Salah. And then they said its probably one of the Kaafir or Non-Muslim jinns.

This confused me because Shaytan/Iblees is not a Muslim and that is why he is now known as a Jinn and not an Angel. Therefore a jinn cannot be Muslim.

I just wanted to check if I am right.

If a jinn can be Muslim, does this mean there are good and bad jinns?


texts: Allah names that correspond to Omniscient, Omnipresent, Omnipotent, Omnibenevolent

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Western philosophers use terms Omniscient, Omnipresent, Omnipotent, Omnibenevolent while discussing about God.

I would say that Omniscient corresponds to al-Alim (All-Knowing), and I would guess that al-Wadud would correspond to Omnibenevolent (All-Loving). And I would guess that al-Qaadir corresponds to Omnipotent (All-Powerful). Which Quranic name of Allah corresponds to Omnipresent (All-Present---that Allah is everywhere.)?

(Western philosophers also invariably use the term All-Good (especially when discussing the so-called problem of evil). To my limited understanding, there is no such attribute of Allah in Quran, am I correct? Note: I am not attributing anything to Allah; just asking whether Quran involves a name of Allah that simply means All-Good.)


texts: Zakat on wife who's husband doesn't bear expenses of wife and their child

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I'm mother of 1 toddler child. My husband and I live separately (not divorced) and we do not have any communication between us. My husband is not interested to continue this relationship for a long time, forced us to leave his house and do not bear any kind of expenses of us - my child and I since then (almost 1.5 years), he also didn't pay the Mohrana of our wedding. I with my child live with my parents and my retired father bear the expenses of us. I sometimes bear the expenses of my child also.
My question is since I'm taking the responsibility of my child and also not earning, is there any provision of zakat in such condition? Or, I need to pay 2.5% zakat on all my possessions- cash or savings in bank, gold etc.? Thanks.


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Salam. Was reading articles on the internet, found that word "magic" is often used to say when something works, but is not clear how,
for example:

How that program/engine/paste here works?
I do not know, it's "magic".

Could you please suggest good replacement word/expression so as not to use "it's magic".


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On the Marriageable age Wikipedia page

  In Quran, the "age of marriage" coincides with puberty. Classical Islamic law (Sharia) does not have a marriageable age because there is no minimum age at which puberty can occur. However, many schools of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) set marriageable ages for men and women.

And lists the ages

          Male consent    Female consent
Hanafi         12               9

I'd like to fact-check these numbers and identify a reliable reference.  No inline references are given on the Wikipedia page.

Question: Is the minimum marriage age for males 12 and females 9 in the Hanafi fiqh?

The closest reference I found was  As-Sayyid Sabiq, Fiqh us-Sunnah The Book on Acts of Worship (pdf) which says:

  Fiqh 1.69: Menstruation ... Most scholars say that its time begins at the age of nine.

This seems to support part of the claim on Wikipedia.


texts: What happens if you don't pray 5 times a day?

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When I was living on campus at uni there were a lot of Muslim international students who were living there too. They were really proud of their Muslim identity but they didn't seem to follow the rules of Islam all that strictly, e.g. they didn't always eat halal food, they didn't pray 5 times a day, they joked around about having sex with the girls on campus (presumably that's haram unless you marry them first).

Now I'm working at a software development company and there are a couple of Muslims working here too. I've never ever seen them pull out a prayer mat and start praying Salat in all my time at the company, but I would expect to have seen it at least once if they are supposedly praying five times a day.

Now, I'm confused. If Muslims have an obligation to pray five times a day why do none of the Muslims that I know do that? Is there some sort of automatic dispensation from the requirement to pray if you live in a non-Muslim country? Or are these guys just breaking the rules? And if they are breaking the rules, what are the consequences? Will Allah punish them in Hell? Will they only get 71 virgins in heaven instead of 72? (I mean no disrespect in saying that)

In short, what happens if you fail to pray five times a day?


texts: Is it permissible to say a portion of the Serenity prayer

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I came across the following prayer titled the Serenity Prayer:

        God grant me the serenity
        to accept the things I cannot change;
        courage to change the things I can;
        and wisdom to know the difference.

I originally found it in a Campus Bible Talks book to change negative thinking processes; it was written by Reinhold Niebuhr and I believe the original is longer.

As a Muslim is it permissible to use this as a prayer when making a prayer to Allah Kareem, providing 'God' is replaced with 'Allah', I wasn't sure if it was permissible as the original prayer was written by a non-muslim.


texts: Was the marriage of Aisha(RA) to Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) a divine decree?

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Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) married Hazrat Aisha(RA) when she was only 9 years old and he was 53. He in fact proposed her when she was only 6.
This sounds strange that the most genius person in the world would marry a 9 year old girl? For what? This would mean that a divine decree was involved here and that God had special place for Aisha(RA). But even that is doubtful. Hazrat Aisha(RA) has been a main cause of the rift in Islam i.e. Sunni Version and Shia Version. Shia Muslim do not really favor Aisha(RA) in a number of ways

That she propelled her father into caliph-hood when the Prophet died;
She fought against Hazrat Ali in battle of Camel. (Having a sound mind, I think it was wrong on her part to get involved in such war, especially that she was defeated);
The marriage of Aisha(RA) to the Prophet was not the happiest marriage in the world. Even the Quran talked about their divorce 33:28-29;
Her own right as a little girl was violated by having such early marriage;
I have heard her first menses came when she was 14. This falsify the claim that she was really an adult at the time of marriage.

O Prophet, say to your wives, "If you should desire the worldly life
and its adornment, then come, I will provide for you and give you a
gracious release.
But if you should desire Allah and His Messenger and the home of the
Hereafter - then indeed, Allah has prepared for the doers of good
among you a great reward." [33:28-29]

So the question is, why did the Prophet marry a 9 year old girl when potentially it brought no good to Islam. Yes there are huge number of hadiths related to her but they are related in a chain and majority of them are not accepted by Shia Muslim (and hence my question). Why did the Prophet marry a 9 year old girl?
If this was divine decree, wasn't it terribly wrong one?
Disclaimer:I  am Sunni Muslim and this question is I no way intended to defame Aisha(RA). She is Ammul-Momimin. My question is really about God, and how he makes decision, which can be potentially wrong. Also note that I will accept Sunni Islam view answer, although Shia answers are highly encouraged.


texts: How do Muslims defend their belief “everything is written by Allah” if a 7 year old girl is raped and killed?

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I am also a (confused) Muslim.

We say everything that happens is written by Allah.

What about when a minor girl is raped and killed? Was that written by Allah?

Why Allah is so bad that he did so bad to a minor child?


texts: Are there any Shia sources that report this event?

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Are there any Shia sources that report the event mentioned in the following hadith?

  Narrated Anas:

  While the Prophet (ﷺ) was delivering a sermon on a Friday, a man stood
  up and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Invoke Allah to bless us with
  rain." (The Prophet (ﷺ) invoked Allah for rain.) So, the sky became
  overcast and it started raining till one could hardly reach one's
  home. It kept on raining till the next Friday when the same man or
  another man got up and said (to the Prophet), "Invoke Allah to
  withhold the rain from us, for we have been drowned (with heavy rain
  )." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O Allah! Let it rain around us and not on
  us." Then the clouds started dispersing around Medina and rain ceased
  to fall on the people of Medina.


texts: What to do if I forget how to recite an ayah during prayer?

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What should I do when I am reciting a surah after surah Fatiha (Suppose surah Zilzal) and near the middle I unfortunately forget the right ayaht?

If I can't remember the ayaht within a short time what should I do?


texts: According to Quran/Hadith, what points to remember when choosing a bride/wife?

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According to Quran/Hadith, What is the general guideline to choose a woman as bride/wife for a Muslim male?

What points to remember?

What points must be met?


texts: Madinah prophet grave dome earlier colors?

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I read somewhere that the dome was made of wood and not painted, then it was changed to yellow for some years or centuries and then it was painted blue and it was changed again to green.
Searching Google isn't giving color names.
My question is which colors the dome over the Prophets grave has seen?


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Is it haraam to use the youtube 'subliminals' to lighter my eyes? Im not changing it from brown to green or blue...i want to get lighter color eye...is it haraam?am i changing Allah creation cause i just want the color to get lighter
Tq Assalamualaikum


texts: This verse in Quran بَدِيعُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ‌ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمۡرً۬ا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ ۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ Al-Baqarah 2:117 saying "The Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it: "Be!" - and it is".Can we derive Al badi from this? But in a list of names of Allah  Sheikh uthymeen didn't mentioned Al-badi


texts: Are songs without musical instruments haraam?

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I know singing with musical instruments is haraam. Also songs with words in them that go against the teachings of Islam are also haraam. But what about songs without any bad message or any instruments, and those that do not necessarily praise Allah?

I mean, for example, there are songs which reflect the love for one's country, or one's wife. Often times they do not contain any messages that go against Islam, but just contain messages towards something permissible by Islam. Is it allowed to to listen to or sing these songs?

And also, there is a lot of music with instruments and bad words. But what if someone edits the lyrics, cuts out the bad words and sings them without any instruments?


texts: Looking for reference(s) about the Prophet Muhammad's (ﷺ) Dawah

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I came across a fatwa that stated, "the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam (may Allaah exalt his mention) used to visit people in their homes in order to call them to Allaah." I am hoping someone can give me references to this, with how it is graded in authenticity.
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته


texts: Why the women should be covered when praying?

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As far as I know, the women should be covered (متحجبة) when praying, I understand that the women should be covered when meeting other people, but when she is "meeting" God, does that make sense? God can see everything, wherever, whenever.

Can someone explain the purpose of the women being covered when praying, given the fact that :

she is alone in face of God
God can see everything no matter what human being could do

Thanks


texts: Is it haram to accidentally "masturbate"?

texts: So my problem is that sometimes out of nowhere I will hold my penis (not rubbing, just a hold) but then my penis will start ejaculating! I will try to hold it in but lately it fails. It makes me feel miserable sometimes. Is it haram?


texts: I'm interested in buying a Buscemi Sneaker but I am worried if it is halal to wear it since it has a clip covered in gold as its accessory. I normally avoid wearing silk and gold products but I am not sure if this qualifies as haram?


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I had uncertainty till now,

In my memory, (I forget who said it or from which one I read about it), it will be safe to eat first or sleep first when we feel one of them before salaat.

Is sleepy or hungry at salaat will cancel salaat itself??

Thanks,
Ahmad


texts: I am wondering if grapes and grape juice are haram because they are a component in wine. I have talked to a sheikh and he says yes it is haram, but I also talked to some friends who studied Islam in depth and they say it depends how close to the expiry date or how rotten the grape product is. I am confused.


texts: Why ancient people saw miracle to beleive the religion but not me?

texts: Prophets all had some miracles to show people, and that was a good evidence to show they are right. But me must believe only some things we here. Is it fair? What about the people that can not believe?


texts: Is it permissible to conduct research on homosexuality?

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Is it permissible to conduct research on homosexuality, its cause and try to formulate a psychological cure for it?

Conducting research on homosexuality would indirectly means that we actually consider it a disease. And if we consider it to be a disease we are in other words questioning the judgement of Allah who punished the people Lut for their homosexual acts i.e. did Allah punish those who were in essence ill or having some sort of disease?

Words of the Quran about this and the action of Allah on them, seem to, establish a point that homosexuality is actually a voluntary and rebellious choice and which can't be considered as a disease.

Plus, based on the Islamic belief is it incumbent on a Muslim to consider the words of homosexuality apologists and who state that those sexual orientations are just natural and that's how nature made them, as blatant lies? And never agree with the results set forth by researchers that it is a natural disposition or influence taken from the surrounding?

Answers should be well rounded and addressing all the questions.


texts: Are things like lube and food allowed to be used during maritial relations?

texts: To "spice"  up their sex life, can these be used between a married couple? Is it islamically permissible?


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Narrated Aisha:
Once the Prophet (ﷺ) was bewitched so that he began to imagine that he had done a thing which in fact he had not done.
[Sahih al-Bukhari 3175 Book 58, Hadith 17 (in book reference)]

The Prophet (PBUH) had been so bewitched that he was imagining his sexual life too!?

Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet (ﷺ) continued for such-and-such period imagining that he has slept (had sexual relations) with his wives, and in fact he did not. One day he said, to me, "O `Aisha! Allah has instructed me regarding a matter about which I had asked Him. There came to me two men, one of them sat near my feet and the other near my head. The one near my feet, asked the one near my head (pointing at me), 'What is wrong with this man? The latter replied, 'He is under the effect of magic.' The first one asked, 'Who had worked magic on him?' The other replied, 'Lubaid bin Asam.' The first one asked, 'What material (did he use)?' The other replied, 'The skin of the pollen of a male date tree with a comb and the hair stuck to it, kept under a stone in the well of Dharwan."' Then the Prophet (ﷺ) went to that well and said, "This is the same well which was shown to me in the dream. The tops of its date-palm trees look like the heads of the devils, and its water looks like the Henna infusion." Then the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that those things be taken out. I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Won't you disclose (the magic object)?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah has cured me and I hate to circulate the evil among the people." `Aisha added, "(The magician) Lubaid bin Asam was a man from Bani Zuraiq, an ally of the Jews."
[Sahih al-Bukhari 6063 Book 78, Hadith 93 (in book reference)]

This is very strange because how can a Prophet of God the last and most wise Prophet (PBUH) of God the seal of all Prophets be bewitched? Shouldn't he have been Protected by Allah?
And he was bewitched up to the point that his sexual life was no longer in control? Kindly explain.


texts: Is the claim that Zamzam water is poisonous true?

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From Wikiislam:

In October 2005, the British Food Standards Agency issued warnings against "fraudulent" Zamzam water being commercially sold which contained dangerous levels of arsenic (over three times the legal limit recommended by the World Health Organization).
A brand of Zam Zam formally sampled by the London Borough of Westminster has been found to contain almost three times the permitted level of arsenic, which could contribute to increasing people's risk of cancer.
However, in May 2011, a BBC investigation found that, like the "fraudulent" Zamzam water being sold in 2005, genuine Zamzam water taken from the well also contained arsenic levels three times the legal limit.
In addition to the dangerous arsenic levels, the holy water contained high levels of nitrate and potentially harmful bacteria.
[Samples from taps which were linked to the Zam Zam well and bottles on sale in Mecca] showed high levels of nitrate and potentially harmful bacteria, and traces of arsenic at three times the permitted maximum level, just like the illegal water which was purchased in the UK.

Question: Is this true?
Does it mean that we can't have Zamzam water because it will harm us and the Prophet forbade doing actions that would harm ourselves?


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In hadith science, among the branches of weak ahadith are two types classified as "shaadh" (doubtful, shady) and "munkar" (evil).

These two types both refer to a hadith that contradicts a well-known strong body of hadith, such as the 18 narrations of a sahaba praying alone with Rasulullah (salallahu alayhi wa sallam) and being instructed to pray on his right side, and one narration where the sahaba was instructed to pray on his left side (the latter being a munkar hadith).

But what exactly is the shade of difference between these two types of hadith?


texts: Why Quran mentions the story of Yusuf as the best of stories?

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In the second ayah of Surah Yusuf is:

  نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ الْقَصَصِ بِمَا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ

  We relate to you, [O Muhammad], the best of stories in what We have revealed to you of this Qur'an

I want to know what does it mean to be the best of stories? What features does it have that makes it the best? And is it considered to be better than the stories and novels written by humans too? (considering the features that makes it the best from Quran's viewpoint)


texts: Does the marriage of a man who leaves Islam remain valid?

texts: I was a Christian and I became Muslim. I got married to a Muslim girl. If I return to my religion (Christian), is my marriage still valid?


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Assalamu Alaikum!
  I am working in a company other than Purchasing Dept. In short if instead of giving my due increment, my immediate management gives me chance to deal with the suppliers to buy material used in my department, is it halal for me to get some benefit in terms of money from the suppliers by giving them the business or not.
And is it Halal to get any goods or services from someone and give to other and make some money in between?

Thanks and waiting for the reply.


texts: Can a person still be punished for the lie even after telling the truth?

texts: Will allah punish someone Even after telling the truth


texts: How to compensate and give back what I've stolen?

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I am 14 and 1 or 2 years ago I have stolen a book from my friend without her knowledge. She had inquired once about it, and she is my very close friend. I have repented to Allah (S.W.T) to forgive my sins.

However, one of the pages of the book got torn and has been misplaced. I intend to call my friend, say sorry and return the book, however, it has been torn.

Question:

What should I do?


texts: How often should you respond to "Assalamu aleikum"?

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I am a 19 year old Muslim boy, my brother has rather very blessed habit of greeting everyone whenever he goes out and comes back, even if that going out is for 2-3 minutes. I love to respond to him by Waleykum Assala, but sometimes I am working or doing something else and kinda busy, and then he greets me, and I know that I have to respond to him, so I do respond to him, but at the same time I get very annoyed because of the disruption he causes.

I know that it is the best for me to greet him everytime, but if Allah SWT has given us any relief on this right of a Muslim brother, I would like to make use of that. Can anybody please tell me how often I must greet him back, or can I ignore it sometime?

May Allah bless you all :)


texts: When madhiyy touches to clothes can i have to do ghusal

texts: Asslamoalaikuum to all of my brothers and sisters .. Well my question is only that i know when madhiyy comes out then you don’t need to do ghusal but if madhiyy touches to your cloth then we have to do ghusal or just wash our clothes at the point where madhiyy touches ? Plz answer simple that only u have to wash your cloth at the point where madhiyy touches or that you have to do ghusal plzz in simple english iam not good in English plz Answer It’s very necessary for me


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As Salam Aleikhum my brotherers in Islam,
the quran says with proof and truth that 'Isa was sent to the cross for crucifiction not crucified witch is true it was made to appear that the jews killed him but they killled him not is also true.God said to 'Isa in quran I will cause you to die and raise you up to me is true.
Why do the majority of my brothers in Islam think someone took the place of 'Isa instead of him when the quran clearly says no such thing it was only made to appear meaning 'Isa went to the cross and miraculously have become unconscious meaning his soul could have been taken out for a brief moment by God and then he was brought down from the cross remember he gave the sign of Jonah where he would be placed in the tomb for 3 days then be raised by God. This is in the quran what do the scholars say. He is definitely alive as we all know it and he will come now to rule.
Clarify the truth fo me your brother in Islam jazakhum Allahu kairan.


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Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu,

So I go through waswaas quite often and would like to know if this is considered as a major sin or even a sin in Islam.

I get bad thoughts in my mind and then to stop them in my mind I will say 'Stop Shaytaan' or something like that which makes me think like I'm talking to shaytaan. But I do this because I get frustrated with the thoughts I get. please let me know if what I did was wrong.

Jazakallah Khair.


texts: How can God create without determining the outcome?

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If God is the first cause and God really created everything, how can our actions not be caused by him?

But on the other hand, if our actions must have been determined by Him, then how is this compatible with the common interpretations of the Quran which for instance state that we are somehow responsible enough for our decisions and might suffer eternally for them if they are judged as enough bad?

Summary picture of the view that God must have determined the acts.

Summary picture of the view that God both determined the acts and will punish some for them.

Update with clarifications mentioned in discussions:

This might mean that:

From God's perspective, our experience of being able to make decisions is an illusion. God has actually determined our acts because he choose to create everything according to his preferences which are determined by his attributes. This is the best and only possible creation which he could allow himself to create.
From our perspective we make our decisions ourselves with incomplete knowledge, while being aware that ultimately our will's behavior must be caused by God given that he is the first cause.
We can be relatively responsible, just as a stone is the cause breaking a window when thrown at it by someone. But ultimately it needs to be the thrower who is responsible (the ultimate cause for praise or blame).
Some find it absurd that God will eternally punish some people for deeds that God decided for them. It seems sadistic, at least from a limited human perspective. On the other hand it can also be seen as a grace to exist at all, whatever condition. The sufferings in Hell might then only seem unfortunate relative the conditions in Heaven from a human perspective, but might be a necessity for the best possible creation compatible with God's preferences and attributes.


texts: Is it permissible in Islam to not listen to the parents when what they are asking us to do is against the sharia?


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In Is Islam Luring the Christian Church Into Denying Jesus? Converted Imam Answers, Samuel Smith, we have the following:

Dr. Mark Christian, a former prominent Muslim from Egypt whose great uncle was a co-founder of Muslim brotherhood and is now a Christian lecturer with the goal of warning people about the impact of Islam on the world today, conducted a webinar on March 21 titled "Is Islam Luring the American Church Into Denying Jesus?"
...
Christian asserted that Muhammad died before he could formally end the war against Christians and Jews, meaning that, according to Islam, Muslims have a standing war against Christians and Jews.

It sounds like Islamophobic nonsense to me, but there might some treaty or something that he's referring to that I'm unaware of.  Also, it looks like Dr. Christian has some knowledge (maybe a little knowledge) of Islam.
If so, it must be a technicality, as Muslims, Jews, and Christians coexist peacefully in most places throughout the world.  And the places where there's not peace, virtually everyone seems to want peace.
Question: Are Muslims technically at war with Christians and Jews?


texts: Caste in Islam is it wrong or right with hadith as well

texts: Assalamu waalaikum, I would like to know if caste is portrayed in islam because I know it's forbidden in Islam but my parents say it isn't and we should follow our culture. Also could I please have some hadiths with it, to back up if they don't believe me. Jazakallah.


texts: Do I have to fast if I will be staying at a travel destination for 15 days or more?

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I will be traveling to India with my mother for her treatment during this Ramadan. From What I have read, one is no more considered a traveler if he stays in the destination city for 15 days or more.

Now I don't know the exact days I will have to stay there but the doctor has told us that my mother's medical procedure will be completed in 15 days. Will I be considered a resident in the assumption from the doctor?

Being a central Asian I am a little concerned on how I will manage to take care of everything as I am not used to the hot climate in India especially fasting.


texts: Praise, Ibaadat, Worship, is there any difference?

texts: What is the difference between Praise, Ibaadath, Worship?


texts: I'm 5 weeks pregnant from unlawful relationship, should I abort ?!

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I am a revert to Islam. I have sinned as I meet a non practicing muslim man and have been seeing him on and off for the last 2 and a half years. We have spoken about marriage, thou due to his family circumstances he has never mentioned me to them and stated "in time will come." I had not seen not him for over 6 months then I had travelled to see him and had intercourse, 2 days later I had taken the morning after pill..

I have just recently found out that I am 5 weeks pregnant and am very confused of what to do. I have many years ago went through an abortion with my previous  marriage and promised Allah (swt) I would never do it again and to please forgive me. I am now in this situation where I feel I need to keep it and the father of the unborn child is saying I should abort it. I have sinned and I feel I now am being punished with the situation I have been put in. The father has stated if I abort the unborn that will donut the right way and get married, then have children. I need help with the right guidance of what I should do.


texts: How should I perform the missed rakats if joined a group prayers in the third unit/rakat?

texts: If I join a group Salah during the third rakah, how I should perform the missed rakat?  After Surah al Fatihah, I have to recite an additional Surah; because in farz Salah, it is only in the first two rakat that we have to recite an additional Surah after Surah al Fatihah.


texts: What is the authenticity of the hadith about Assufyani?

texts: The hadith is in Al-Hakim, and Mustadrak, by Ali may Allah be pleased with him. It basically says that the sufyani will be descendant of Khalid bin Yazid bin Abi Sfyan, he will emerge in Damascus, and he will kill many and the killing will be so bad that it will get to a point were women will be sliced open  and the infants in them will be killed.  The Hadith goes on, it is long, but I wonder what is the authenticity of it.


texts: The Qur'an talks about powerful miracles like splitting the sea, reviving dead people and so on. Do phenomena on this scale happen anymore? (Referring to clearly supernatural events witnessed by large groups of people). If not, is there a reason these types of events only occurred with the Prophets?


texts: From which collection is this hadith taken?

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"A society given to Zina falls prey to severe famine and a society immersed in transaction of bribes is engulfed with fear and terror "(Musnad Ahmad (allegedly))

--- Okay so I got this hadith from my textbook, but I don't trust it. That's why I ask. Does any authentic hadith of this sort exist? If yes, can someone please give the references?

If there's any problem in my question please inform me. Thanks!


texts: If a person goes against the law, should I report him?

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The holy and noble Qur'an tell us that we should combat injustice, corruption, etc, but we should also be just.

Let's say that there's someone who goes against law to gain more money (even if it's a simple law and the person is kind of nice).  Should I report him to the authorities?  When should I be harsh and when to be forgiving?

What is better: that I forgive him or that I report him?   He will lose his job and he will have to work for 2 years without a salary if I do that.


texts: Hanafi doing sajda and iftirash sitting position and imamat

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1] I have difficulties to do sajda the proper way: first go down on the knees, than place hands and than head with nose and forehead forced to the ground.
When I go down for sajda I use my hands to lean on and than place knees and the rest.
Question: how can I train to do sajda in the proper way?
2] Other situation: Sitting in ifirash position between 2 rakaat and after last rakaat.
I have difficulty bending my left foot and to sit on it (muscles are stiff) and my right foot facing the front.
Question: How can I train to manage this position?
3] With the situation described above, is it allowed to do imamat?


texts: How does a Muslim complete his urination?

texts: I heard that Istibra where one coughs or gets up and walks a little or squeezes the head of the penis to ensure all drops of urine have exited the body is an innovation. Instead he should simply wait a moment or two, not rushing, then wash the head with water and get up. Some light on this matter would be appreciated please.


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If one has difficulties in salah, they can sit down and perform and if sitting down causes difficulties, they can lie down and perform salah.

I know how to perform salah when sitting down as I've seen in the mosque but I don't know how someone performs salah lying down.

Question: How do you pray salah lying down?


texts: Looking for Ayah and Hadith on Mercy/Morality

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For my studies, I am looking ayah or hadith which unambiguously mentions or strongly suggests that conscience/morality/altruism/mercy are God-given values. The one I have is:

  Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Messenger saying, Verily Allah
  created Mercy. The day He created it, He made it into one hundred
  parts. He withheld with Him ninety-nine parts, and sent its one part
  to all His creatures. Had the non-believer known of all the Mercy
  which is in the Hands of Allah, he would not lose hope of entering
  Paradise, and had the believer known of all the punishment which is
  present with Allah, he would not consider himself safe from the
  Hell-Fire. ---Sahih al-Bukhari 6469, Book 81, Hadith 58

From which we learn not only that such values are God-given but also created by God. Are there any other? Especially useful would be if I could find ayah/hadith where it is mentioned that such values are actually Signs of Allah.


texts: Is it Haram / Halal eating supplements / vitamins?

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I'm not sure if this has been asked before here.

My case is that I was planning to buy a certain supplement product through iHerb.com. The problem is that the product is not certified as Halal or even Kosher, but yet it is labeled as vegetarian. My concern is that I wanted to make sure whether the product contains any ingredients that is derived from pig /swine. I know for certain that I myself don't possess any means to verify that by myself. But I don't see any ingredient in the ingredient list that, to the best of my knowledge (though I must admit I really don't have any expertise in this field), that hints to it being derived from pig /swine.

Now if I were to ask to the manufacturer of this product, then they testify and even insist that this product doesn't have anything that is derived from any animal (since they have labeled it as vegetarian). According to Islamic Rules would I be sinning if I were to eat from that supplement? Even if it does actually contains something derived from pig/swine but without me knowing anything about it. Will I still be considered sinning?


texts: What happened to Muslims killed by the non-believers who were defending their land?

texts: In the past, during the Ottoman empire, a lot of Muslims were killed be non-believers who were defending their homes. You know, people from countries like former Yugoslavia, Hungary, Slovakia etc. killed a lot of dedicated Muslims, because they were defending their land from the occupation by Ottoman forces. What did happen to those Muslims? Will they experience Jannah?


texts: What happens to angels after Day of Judgement?

texts: After day of judgement, when jinn and humans have either passed their test or failed their test of this dunya, Allah swt grants either Jannah or jahannam. Given that angels are not tested, what happens to them after qiyamah? Will they all die? Or are given paradise automatically as they have no free will and obeyed Allah swt perfectly?


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Schiff Move Free products include Chondroitin sulfate which mentioned on the pack that it derived from Porcine.
http://www.movefree.com/shop-products/advanced-plus-msm-vitamin-d3/move-free-advanced-plus-msm-vitamin-d-80-count#

Is Schiff Move Free is Halal or not?


texts: Thinking about sex or talking about sex with someone of the opposite sex and after the liquid comes out

texts: Is the perso allowed to perform prayer if there has not been any intercourse or perform ghusl then have prayers ..The fact is thinking about having sex but not in that process.Thanks


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Forcing slaves to prostitution
It is mentioned in this hadith;

Jabir reported that 'Abdullah b. Ubayy b. Salul used to say to his slavegirl:
Go and fetch something for us by committing prostitution.

Then the verse 24:33 was reveled:

... لَا تُكْرِهُوا فَتَيَاتِكُمْ عَلَى الْبِغَاءِ إِنْ أَرَدْنَ تَحَصُّنًا لِّتَبْتَغُوا عَرَضَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ...
And do not compel your slave girls to prostitution, if they desire chastity, to seek [thereby] the temporary interests of worldly life

So, according to this verse, it seems that it says you shouldn't force the slave women if they want to desire chastity. But that opens up the possibility: if they ain't desiring chastity, it is possible to tell your slave girls to do prostitution without force. Or am I misunderstanding it?
Baydawi says in his tafsir:

تعففاً شرط للإِكراه فإنه لا يوجد دونه، وإن جعل شرطاً للنهي لم يلزم من عدمه جواز الإِكراه لجواز أن يكون ارتفاع النهي بامتناع المنهي عنه، وإيثار إن على إذا لأن إرادة التحصن من الإِماء كالشاذ النادر

Was slave prostitution allowed?

P.S:
This question was a bit broad so I removed a lot and created another question with that which I removed.


texts: Is it permitted to cook the calf in the milk of it's mother?

texts: It has been said that Muslim dietary laws are largely based on the Jewish ones. SO does Islam permit the calf to be cooked in his mother's milk or is that also prohibited just like in Judaism?


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There is a Hadith in Abu dawood that says, "If anyone continually asks pardon, Allah will appoint for him a way out of every distress, and a relief from every anxiety, and will provide for him from where he did not reckon.”
My question is, in what way one should ask pardon? By reciting what exactly? Did our prophet (sa) suggested in what way we should seek pardon in this Hadith?


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Normally, you need to perform wudu such as rinsing the mouth mouth and inhaling water into nose. Right now i'm fasting, so what should I be careful of? or how should I perform wudu?

I am asking this because everyday when I perform wudu and complete it. I have no water in my mouth and when I start reciting Qur'an, water comes in my mouth.

What should I do with that water, can I drink it or spit it out. If I spit it out, then I can't do it while offering prayer.


texts: Is there any report that our Prophet (ﷺ) prayed more than one Salah with a single wudu?

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As the title of my question says:

Is there any report that our prophet SAW (PBUH) performed one Wudu' and prayed more than one Salah with it?


texts: Can a nineteen years old girl get divorce?

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I am a 19 years old girl and I want divorce.
Does a girl's parent have any right to stop or force that girl from having divorce even if she wants a divorce from her husband?


texts: What is the star sign in the mushaf called ? What is the  mark that comes between Ayah every 30 or so ayat ?