texts: What are the criteria to judge if an attack was Istishhadi or a suicide attack?

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There are verses in Quran which promote being violent with non-Muslims and indeed were the sources on which terrorist attacks like 09/11 were based. These verses are used to support Istishhadi Operation or suicide bombing.

Consider Surah 9:5:

But when these months, prohibited (for fighting), are over, slay the idolaters wheresoever you find them, and take them captive or besiege them, and lie in wait for them at every likely place. But if they repent and fulfill their devotional obligations and pay the zakat, then let them go their way, for God is forgiving and kind.

Based on Sharia laws, i.e. Quran/Hadith, what are the criteria to judge if an attack was Istishhadi or a suicide attack?


texts: Is it okay to repeat parts in prayers if I catch myself losing focus?

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I'm trying to pray while being in full focus of the meaning and emotions of my words. Sometimes my mind gets clouded with thoughts of doubt, anxiety, self deprecation, and fear that I am being selfish by praying to save my soul and be in god's favor for this life and the after life. If I catch myself, I tend to repeat the part I lost focus in right then and there. For example, if I'm supplicating and reciting "Subhan Rabuna al a'la" without focusing and catch myself during the supplication, I say it 3 more times with focus. Is that okay?

P.S. Can anyone please post their opinion on the final reason I lose focus (the fear of selfishness). I tend to sometimes think that my relationship with Allah should be different from how it is now. I feel now that my relationship is one of support and guidance from Allah. As though Allah gave us Islam as a guide to improve ourselves and feed our soul in order to become what Allah expected of us to become when he created the dunya. And that when asked (prayed to), Allah will help us on our road through the dunya. So when I pray for things that only pertain to my life like for less anxiety and better health, I feel selfish since the prayer is purely for my own betterment and to improve my life in the dunya. I also feel like being a muslim to try feed my soul and being a better person and eventually going to heaven inshallah is also selfish and wrong. I feel like it's all "me" in my being a muslim.


texts: How do you do wudhu when praying in a car?

texts: Sometimes I find myself on the road at prayer time and would love nothing more to be able to pray on time and therefore not wanting to delay the prayer. However If you are praying in the car how would you go about doing wudhu


texts: How to interpret the ahadith about joining two prayers due to rain?

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One day (in winter) an imam came from the next close city (about 20-25kms away) and held the Friday Khotba in the mosque I was at. Afterwards he said we will inchallah pray the 'Asr now as it is raining and as I'm travelling you'll need to go ahead and complete the 4 raka's.
I was asking myself first he is not travelling -but that's his matter- as he comes from a close city and secondly how could he say it was raining while the rain actually stopped and was not even heavy?

Does this mean we can join prayers just because it was raining at that day even if it was no more raining?

So my question is how careful or how extensively can one construe or interpret the ahadith (See for example the hadith displayed below) allowing joining two prayers due to rain?

  Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) combined the noon prayer with the afternoon prayer and the sunset prayer with the 'Isha' prayer in Medina without being in a state of danger or rainfall. And in the hadith transmitted by Waki' (the words are):
  " I said to Ibn 'Abbas: What prompted him to do that? He said: So that his (Prophet's) Ummah should not be put to (unnecessary) hardship." And in the hadith transmitted by Mu'awiya (the words are):" It was said to Ibn 'Abbas: What did he intend thereby? He said he wanted that his Ummah should not be put to unnecessary hardship."
  (Sahih Muslim)

What are the positions of scholars on this matter?


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As an outsider, I don't fully understand the notion of idolatry and the extent of its prohibition in various religions, but I do understand and respect that it is an important concept in, for instance, Islam.

I know very little about it, but as far as I know, in Islam, aniconism entails mostly that one may not produce images ('icons') of 1) Islam's singular divine entity, and/or 2) living, sentient beings. (The only reason I know about this is because one of my undergraduate courses in mathematics referred to the geometric/calligraphic art found in mosques.)

But when I thought of it, there are quite a few company logos and application icons that are incompatible with this prohibition. For instance, while the logos of Google and Chrome are purely typographical and geometric, the logos of Mozilla and Firefox are based around animals (fictional resp. non-fictional).

My question is: what are the laws and guidelines regarding aniconism in Islam, and how would they apply to UX design? I pose this question assuming that making guidelines for user experience (UX) design (specifically, rules on designing logos, fonts, wallpapers, website backgrounds, etc.) compatible with these laws and guidelines would, in general, make muslims feel more respected, included and welcomed to use a product or service. If I'm fundamentally wrong in this assumption, please excuse my ignorance.


texts: If a woman claims that her husband divorced her many times, does she need a witness to prove divorce (Talaq) or her saying would b enough as testimony? What if she don't have witness to prove her divorce? And will that divorce will be applicable? What is Islam's saying about this subject.


texts: If you have the urge to laugh and try to stop yourself but make a slightly sneaky noise with your throat for a second, without smiling, does that break your prayer?


texts: What justifies having children if there is a possibility that they will suffer eternally in the afterlife?

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One of the subjects which I have been perplexed about is the conflict between procreation and antinatalism. Islam places great emphasis on the family unit and raising children. Of course, this is in opposition to the arguments raised by antinatalism.

Although the arguments of most anti-natalists focus on materialistic suffering and materialistic pleasure, for the sake of the upcoming question let's entertain the idea of eternal suffering and eternal pleasure in the afterlife instead.

Since people who would not exist:
1. cannot truly be deprived of the pleasure that they would have possibly experienced if they had lived, but
2. are "excused" from suffering that they would have possibly experienced if they had lived:

From an Islamic perspective, what justifies having children if there is a possibility, no matter how small, that they will suffer eternally in the afterlife?


texts: Who can be a chaperone when talking to a potential woman?

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I would like to know who can be a chaperone when you want to get to know a potential woman? For the purposes of marriage of course.

Can a friend of the woman be a sufficient chaperone?

Please offer citations/sources in the answers.


texts: What are the things we have to perform while reading Quran?

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While reading Quran, I know that there are ayahs (verses) for sujood (prostration). How is this performed? I'm a lady, so if I was reading the Quran without wearing hijab (scarf) and then reached a ayah where I had to perform sujood, what should I do? Do I put the quran to the side and then put hijab and perform? And what do you say while in sujood?

Also are there other instructions or performance (sorry I don't know what to call it) in the Quran that I need to do? I know that there is a symbol for sujood, what are they? And are there any other symbols in the quran?

Thank you for your help.


texts: Why is Surah Fatiha in the first person?

texts: I want to understand that why did Allah, may he be glorified and exalted, reveal Surah Fatiha in the first person. I had this doubt since some time but it developed more today when I read this as a so called -"mistake" in the Noble Quran by an anti-Islamic site. Astagfirullah but I am sure that I will get my answer In sha Allah.


texts: Why, in Qur'an verse 4:34, the feminine singular of kuthhiba used instead of the masculine singular or plural?

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Surah Al-An'aam, verse 34, begins with:

  وَلَقَدْ كُذِّبَتْ رُسُلٌ

If you ignore the first two particles (waw + laqad), it begins a verbal sentence with "kuthhibat rusulun." The verb (kutthibat) is feminine and singular, while the word rusul is masculine plural (broken plural).

I know that in Arabic grammar, plurals of inanimate objects can be referred to grammatically as feminine singular; but to apply this concept to human beings would be to degrade them.

Why, in this case, is the feminine singular of kuthhiba used instead of the masculine singular or plural?


texts: How do i know when my menses has fully ended?

texts: So i know that i should wait for complete dryness or the white discharge before i can pray again. But what if there's a period of dryness with sudden yellow discharges for a day or two? When can i start praying?


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If i don`t manage to wake up for Fajr, can i pray once i wake up after sunrise or would it be Haram as the sun rises between the horns of the devil according to the following hadeeth:

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The time for Subh (Fajr) prayer lasts from the beginning of the pre-dawn so long as the sun has not yet started to rise. When the sun starts to rise then stop praying, for it rises between the two horns of the Shaytaan.”

Jazakum allah kher brothers and sisters


texts: Is a Christian allowed to perform Hajj according to Sharia law?

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Yes, I know that non-muslims can't enter Mecca and Medina (in theory). But it is on the current state law of Saudi Arabia.

What says the Sharia about this?

Could a Christian enter these cities, and pray with the Muslims together, on the Sharia law, while he still remains a Christian?


texts: Does the father have to be present during the nikah or is his consent enough?

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I want to know whether the father has to be present or is his consent enough? Along with two witnesses of course.

A girl and boy would like to get married, the boys side has sent a proposal. The father of the girl and auntie asked the girl if she accepted to marry the boy she said yes. Both families have been aware that the girl and boy would like to get married. So the girls auntie (girls fathers sister) accepted the proposal on the girls behalf and told the girls father he said ok.

Issue 1 is the girl and boy live in separate countries and the father has responsibilities of younger children upon him and he is not allowed to remove the children from the country due to restrictions of the court therefore he would not be able to attend the nikha.
The girls fathers family are causing problems and are delaying the marriage by adding stupid customs and want a grand wedding something the girl and boy don't want they just want a simple nikha. They keep on avoiding the marriage by not fixing the date and making excuses. The girls uncle (fathers brother) has said it will be like we are sending the girls dead body away when she gets married from our house. Implying that he is not happy with the wedding over inislamic issues. The grandfather of the girl said if the girl doesn't come to our house and do such customs then we will not sit in the nikha.
If all of these keep on persisting like this would it just be better to make the qadi a wali? They are just making it so difficult the father has given permission he said it to the aunties and also told his daughter I give you permission. However he will side with his parents in all these customs. The fathers side are very cunning and all the girl and boy want it to get there nikha done validly.


texts: Allah says in the Quran (24:30,31) to man and woman to cast down their looks ,then how is it permissible for a man to make video on YouTube? Because when a man makes video on YouTube many woman are looking at the man.and when a woman makes video on YouTube people say it is not permissible for you to make video on YouTube even you are in hijab because many man are looking at you when you are making a video on YouTube.so,I say that the command is for both men and women.so my question is,how is it permissible for a man to make video on YouTube?


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One AboutIslam.com article (I'm not sure if this is a fatwa) describes someone as having converted to Islam before saying the shahada.  The article begins with a submitted question:

  I am still a Christian who really wants to become a Muslim. Islam has become the only true religion for me ... I really want to live as the holy Quran tells me and I am even learning how to pray. But I have problems ... and I am afraid of doing the shahada ...

And the response contains:

  Please know that even though you have not said the shahadah in an official way, you are already a Muslim because you have accepted the message of Islam. And this is between you and God.
   About Islam Counselor, Can I Convert If My Parents Are Against It?, 2017

I'm not sure what to make of this.  Logically, it makes sense: a genuine belief in the contents of the shahada is what's important, not verbalizing it.  However, I have never seen this claim before, and it might be a "rogue" opinion.

Question: Can one convert to Islam without saying the shahada?


texts: Marriage Alliance- Whether I can see and talk to the girl before marriage in personal?

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I got an alliance from Muslim family. I am engineer working in IT. As I got an alliance proposal whether I can see the Girl in-Personal in her house and talk to her. So, that I can understand her character before marriage. whether this is Halal way? or is there any Islamic way of seeing a girl before for marriage acceptance ?

Please help on this.


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How far is it permissible or impermissible in Islam to claim costs for damages to a vehicle through insurance?

Actually there are a few governments that make vehicle insurance mandatory, in which case it is something unavoidable, but how much is it in Taqwa to claim for that after one is forced to have insurance.

Jazakallah Khair.


texts: Are we allowed to wear shoes with our name on?

texts: Are we allowed to wear shoes with my name Zakariya (زکریا) on them as my shoes are personalised is that haram?


texts: Does a disabled person have to pay Zakat or can he/she be exempt?

texts: What is the criteria for Zakat for a disabled person who is in terminal illness. The person lives from her/his savings, which are used for medicine and caretaker but his/her savings (which is used day by day for treatment) are above Nisab. Someone please put the light on this situation.


texts: Fasting after miscarriage while bleeding

texts: I got early stage miscarriage (6weeks) without fetus. So far it's happened more than 20 days. I am still got spotting blood daily. I would like to know am I allowed to do fasting & prayers? If the answer is yes, may in know what's the different between menstrual bleeding and miscarriage bleeding? And why during menstruation is not able to fasting but miscarriage is no problems. Thank you for your time.


texts: Can a homosexual practicing Muslim still enter paradise?

texts: I know for a fact that every Muslim whomsoever has the Shahada on their tongue will enter paradise. Would that also mean that a Muslim who is in a haram gay relationship/marriage and continues to remain practicing Islam by praying, fasting, repenting, etc. still end up in heaven despite disobeying Allah as they indulge in homosexuality?


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In discussing the distinction between Fiqh and Sharia, IslamicLearningMaterials.com highlights the example of smoking:

...initially, Muslim scholars ruled that smoking was disliked because of the smell and it was imitating non-Muslims.  But it wasn’t forbidden.  ...  However, when it was discovered that smoking cigarettes can be deadly, Muslim scholars ruled that cigarettes are forbidden in Islam.
...Shariah cannot be changed. But Fiqh can change based on new information.

In this example, we see that the fiqh ruling changed based on scientific discoveries.
(The related question about smoking here is: Is smoking allowed in Islam?, which doesn't go as far as to declare smoking forbidden, so it's possible that IslamicLearningMaterials.com is not fully accurate, but this should be irrelevant to the question.)
Question: Are there things which were considered halal at the time of the Prophet, but are now considered haram due to scientific discoveries?


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I stole some money from my parents. They don't give me any pocket money or at least a dime . They ask me to go to the the shop and buy stuff. I used to buy the stuff and keep the balance if they forget to take it from me.
Is this a sin  ? I didnt realize its magnitude then . Should I cut of my hands  ?
I must have stolen about 10 dollars. I read a  Hadees somewhere that says that the Hands shouldn't be cut off for theft worth less than 10 Dirhams or Dinars or summat.
Should I cut my hands off  ?


texts: Is it permissible for a married women to have friendship with a married man?

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I am a married woman and I have a male friend who is just like a brother to me. My husband knows and has no issue. We have never met, we just talk on facebook. we have planned a meeting along with our spouses to strengthen this friendship. His wife is a good friend of mine too and has no issue.

Is it allowed for us to carry on with this friendship? We feel like we are more like a brother and a sister to each other. Will Allah be pleased with me?


texts: Does Islam allowed the rape of female slaves?

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I recently argued with a fellow peer on why Islam is a religion of peace.

However, he brought up the fact that Muslims are allowed to rape female slaves, and how the Prophet (peace be upon him) allowed this.  Everytime I bring up a new point, he sticks to this point and justifies it as the reason for why Islam is not peaceful.

Can someone provide an argument against this?


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Is there any perspective that, we can say/call Shia Muslim or Sunni Muslim? Is not it sin/bidah ?
Quran Verse

Indeed, those who have divided their religion and become sects - you, [O Muhammad], are not [associated] with them in anything. Their affair is only [left] to Allah; then He will inform them about what they used to do. Surah Al-An'am Verse 159

And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided. And remember the favor of Allah upon you - when you were enemies and He brought your hearts together and you became, by His favor, brothers. And you were on the edge of a pit of the Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be guided.
[Ali Imran : 103]( https://qurano.com/en/3-ali-imran/verse-103/

Say, [O believers], "We have believed in Allah and what has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants and what was given to Moses and Jesus and what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him."
Surah Al-Baqara Verse 136


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A student of knowledge (طالب العلم) describes someone who studies Islam (or, more specifically, sacred knowledge).  However, it's hard for me to tell if someone is genuinely a student of knowledge, or perhaps a hobbyist.

An article The Difference between a student of Knowledge and a student of the Internet gives a list of traits that a student of knowledge would have (compared to a "student of the Internet"), but it doesn't give a precise definition.

Question: What are the minimum requirements for someone to be a "student of knowledge"?

The title "student of knowledge" seems to convey some kind of distinction: that this person may go on to be a scholar.  My impression, therefore, is that it's more than seeking Islamic knowledge for one's own benefit (to become a better Muslim).

A related notion is a "seeker of knowledge", which seems a preliminary form of a "student of knowledge".  SeekersHub have a course which includes "the religious knowledge that every Muslim must learn" describing it as "the essential first-step for any seeker of knowledge".  This implies minimal requirements on a "seeker of knowledge" (if any at all).


texts: Is there any evidence in the Qur'an or Hadith which permits delaying Adhan?

texts: In our state in India, some of scholars in the mosques are trying to keep the accuracy of the Azan timing by calling the Azan 5 minutes earlier for Subh and 5 minutes later for Magrib. They are keeping some minutes delay for other Azan also. At the time of Ramadan, they will trying to keep more accuracy by delaying to start the  Azan up to 7 minutes. Is there any evidence in the Hadith to make the delay on the account of accuracy?


texts: Can I ask Allah in Salat in Sujood of Dua in my own language? I don't know how to make Duas in Arabic. And one more thing: like this sujood, as you all may have heard of Salat Tawba. Can I perform the prayer every night as to ask Allah for forgiveness, even when I know I haven't done anything, just to repent to him, and to ask Allah for blessings through duas after in hope to make my duniya and aakhira successful?


texts: If I have urine on my clothes but do not know it?

texts: Now suppose I have some urine or some drops of urine on my cloth. But I do not know it and am not aware of it. Now, I go and perform my salat. Now, will my salah be ok? Or does it become qada?


texts: Did scholars define a limitation of concubines a man could have?

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While verse (4:3):

  And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one or those your right hand possesses. That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice].

gives a limitation on the amount of wives a man can be simultaneously married to.

Just out of curiosity I'd like to know whether  this applies/applied● also to concubines (slave girls) or if there is any ruling or a consensus about a ruling giving a limitation of concubines a man could have?

● IMO slavery is no more legal even as all Muslim states have officially declared it as such


texts: Hadith about the prophet and his daughter fatimah tongue suckling

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Musnad of Ibn Hanbal: "Muhammad would not sleep until he sucked the tongue of his daughter Fatima and nuzzled his face in her bosom."
I want to know if this hadith is authentic or not(fabrication) and if it is authentic I want to know the purpose/reason to why the prophet muhammed(peace and blessings be upon him) did this


texts: Is it halal to work for a software company for operating systems?

texts: Is it halal to work for a software company which provides operating systems to laptops, smartphones (Microsoft)?  As a software engineer or as a software developer?


texts: Is using voice effect like vibrator on TikTok permissible or haram


texts: Why Muhammed is the last prophet and God doesn't send anyone else?

texts: Looking at the fact that we always need guidance from god, I wonder why God decided not to ever send any prophet again??  just think how good it would be when we could ask anything from a prophet and be sure that answer is 100% correct and will of God and act upon it, or where he could lead the all believers instead of misguided sects killing others.


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Reading about Islam I found this in Wikipedia

  Leaving Islam is a sin and a religious crime. Once any man or woman is
  officially classified as Muslim, because of birth or religious
  conversion, he or she will be subject to the death penalty if he or
  she becomes an apostate, that is, abandons his or her faith in Islam
  in order to become an atheist, agnostic or to convert to another
  religion. Before executing the death penalty, sharia demands that the
  individual be offered one chance to return to Islam.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia

is it true that if you join Islam you can't leave it anymore or you face death penalty?


texts: Shias believe the successors to Muhammad must be from the Ahl-ul-Bayt. Aren't the four Rashidun caliphs related to the Prophet?

texts: Shias believe the successor of Muhammad has to be from the Ahl-ul-Bayt( Family of the Prophet). Abu Bakr as-saddiq and Umar ibn al-Khattab were father in laws of the Prophet. Othman ibn Affan is also related and Ali was the Prophet's cousin and son in law. Can this be used to argue with their opinion that the successors of Muhammad have to be from Ahl-ul-Bayt?


texts: What is the authenticity and true meaning of this hadith: My Companions are like the stars…?

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Is the following hadith authentic?

  مثل أصحابی مثل النجوم یهتدی بها فبأیّهم أخذتم بقوله اهتدتم

  My Companions are like the stars; whoever among them you use for
  guidance, you will be rightly guided.

If it is authentic what exactly does it mean. I know that all actions and speeches of the prophet must be followed not his companion and with different actions and beliefs that the prophet's companions had what should we do?


texts: Will my pure clothes become impure by washing them in a washing machine with impure clothes?

texts: I wash all my clothes and bedsheets together, whether pure or impure, in a washing machine.  Will all pure clothes become impure?


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I read that Jews believe that when the Messiah comes he will allow pig and other food which is forbidden to them. Jesus the Messiah has already come and he confirmed the Law of Moses (Qur'an and Matthew 5:17-20) not abolished / relaxed it. Further, when he returns as a follower of Islam (and not in the capacity of a Prophet) he will "kill the pig" (hadith) meaning he will correct the Christian misunderstanding of them eating the pig and non-kosher food and confirm that pig and non-kosher food was never allowed. So Jews must have a wrong idea then that the Messiah (in his first coming) will relax these food laws? See:
https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/55141/is-it-possible-that-judaism-would-one-day-allow-eating-pork


texts: Does buying a phone in installments involve riba, given that the total cost is more?

texts: I am planning to purchase a phone for £25 upfront payment and £25.52 and over 24 months it is £637.48 for the iPhone 7, however, the Buy It Now price is £539, I am aware this includes interest but is this considered as riba as I am simply just trying to purchase an item


texts: Can I marry a Muslim man after civil marriage with another Muslim man got split-up (not divorced)?

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I got married to a Muslim man in a civil marriage only and got split-up around 3 years ago but still haven't had divorced.

I have now met another Muslim man who I love and we both want to get married under Islam. So can we do this even though I'm not divorced from my civil Muslim husband?


texts: What if you consume haram without knowing

texts: I think I have consumed haram jelly and I am worried of what did I do, not sure if it's halal or haram. What if someone consume and didn't know. How do we know if something is halal without a tag on it?


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What is the authenticity of the following narration:-

Abu Umamah narrated:
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) supplicated with many supplications of
which we did not preserve a thing. We said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, you
supplicated with many supplications of which we did not preserve a
thing.’ He (ﷺ) said: ‘Should I not direct you to what will include all
of that? That you say: O Allah, we ask You from the good of what Your
Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) asked You for, and we seek refuge in You from the
evil of that which Your Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) sought refuge in You
from, and You are the one from Whom aid is sought, and it is for You
to fulfill, and there is no might or power except by Allah." (Jami`
at-Tirmidhi 3521)

I found this narration in book of Adhkar I have, but when I checked it on Sunnah.com, I saw that it was marked as "Daif".


texts: I know its haram to watch porn and I don't watch it but is it haram to think about people having sex or me having sex with someone? I tried to not think about it but I keep thinking about it so just an simple question is it haram to think about sex?


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In some Muslim countries, including mine, we force foreign women to wear hijab, and we say "it's the rule."

Now when a Muslim woman in a non Islamic country wants to wear hijab and the government forces them to remove their hijab as "it's the rule", we get offended that "this is a human right you should let us wear hijab." how do we explain this?


texts: Are you allowed to collect bank intrest in a video game?

texts: If it is Haram or Halal whats the reasoning?


texts: Is it okay to say Alhamdulillah on someone's death?

texts: One of my teachers died on a road accident. He was a really strict teacher. I said Alhamdulillah. I feel remorseful for saying that. I am really sorry for that. I want to ask forgiveness from Allah. Please guide me how to ask forgiveness?


texts: It is not my question, But some one asked me about this issue.What are the differences of wife's submission/deference (Tamkin Khas) in Islamic law and marital rape in western law? In western law there is an idea which the husband can not force his wife to have sex (sexual intercourse), but in Islam we see some orders which show that Tamkin is the only duty of wife in her marriage.


texts: Etiquette of eating according to prophet?

texts: Do we need to eat with 2 finger and 1 thumb or 3 finger with 1 thumb can anyone mention any hadith related to this.


texts: Using anime character image as wallpaper with intention of motivation

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Assalamu alikum.
I have a doubt regarding using images. I would like to know if using an anime character's image as wallpaper with intention to get Motivated with my workout.
I kind of feel i should work hard when i see a specific anime character.
Will it be haram or is it allowed?
Thanks in advance


texts: Is it haram to design tshirt and sell it online?

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I am a Graphics Designer. I want to design t-shirt and then upload it to some online marketplace, where I can sell it.
So, the problem is, I want to use Anime (Japanese Animation based on manga/comics) related stuff like logo, magical-sign (indeed it's fake, just for fantasy), sign, quotes.
I know, we can't use the picture, that's are prohibited. But, I am not using images tho. I want to use Anime kind of reference and sell it to those anime fans.
Anime is haram some point. It depends on what type of anime you're watching. There is good anime and bad anime too. I am not gonna drag those stuff. I just want to use some particular things that fans would like to buy.
Simply put: Its like I want to use the Marvel Avenger movie logo and quotes on t-shirts. And sell it to fans.
So, would it be a promotion of anime/movies, if I use those mentionable things? it would be haram?
Last thing I want to ask. Anime is non-living, non-existing characters. I heard that, if we create drawings of living creatures, then it would be haram. But anime is non-existing. So, it would be permissible to use them on T-shirts. Even it would be troublesome while praying with those shirts. By the way, these shirts are not for me, I just want to sell them to a particular country like the USA.
Please, let me know the answer. This kind of thing bothers me too much. I am getting confused between haram and halal.


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I'm not Muslim, and I know almost nothing about Islam, but in a few days, I'll have to give a talk on my scientific activities in a tunisian school. I am a biologist and I specialize in understanding the first steps of life on earth.

I'm a little bit nervous since I imagine that some of the knowledge and facts I'll be speaking about could be incompatible with the Quran.

My question is what should I answer if a kid or a little girl begins to ask me about these incompatibilities. Is an answer of the type "Quran was written before these discoveries and thus had to be approximtive on this part of the story" acceptable ?

By the way, if someone could provide a brief sketch on how this point is described in the Quran, I'd be happy to learn about it.

Thanks !


texts: Is there any passage in the Qur'an that is incompatible with US law?

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My friend is saying that Islam is not compatible with Western society, but every single example he gives me is not true!

For example, in US law it is perfectly fine for me to avoid pork.
In terms of gender equality for inheritance: "The male shall have the equal of the portion of two females" seems to violate gender discrimination laws. But actually, if I have 2 daughters and 1 son, it is perfectly fine for me to write in my will that 50% of my estate goes to my son and 50% to the 2 daughters.

Is there an instruction in the Qur'an that would be illegal to follow in USA?


texts: What to do when there are doubts about wuzu?

texts: I face a lot of doubts about wuzu that my wuzu is broken. I am really frustrated with these doubts. What can I do to save myself from these doubts ?


texts: If the current market has extortionate prices, what is the correct response?

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If there is a product you need but cannot afford, OR could afford at an extortionate price that would leave you in indebted, what is the appropriate way to respond? By extortionate let's say it costs 50-100x what it should, by your or an experts determination.

Save up, and put yourself through hardship to attain this item.
Forgo this item, if possible,  if not find a less good alternative?
Steal or otherwise procure the item in a less than savoury method,  e.g piracy,  black market, a fence (some one who steals items and resells them). I only mention this so that proofs that state why stealing us forbidden can be brought up.
Relocate, even if temporarily, to purchase the item at an affordable price.

Please consider these possible Scenarios:

Something critical to your well-being, be it food, shelter, medicine etc. You might survive without it for a while or you might not.
Something useful,  but not essential to your well-being. You will survive without it indefinitely but may still suffer.  Like a car you rely on to get to work (you have an old unreliable version,  or public transport/walking is slow and arduous), or medicine that makes life easier lime mild painkillers. Good food that is nutritious, when unhealthy food is available.
Something entirely unneeded,  that is extra to your life.  A game,  a toy,  unneeded designer clothing.

Is there an Islamic ruling on these situations?


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Someone is threatening to say something about me at school that can cause me a lot of trouble(not physical harm) from other students.
I told him I would give him $20 if he didn't say anything.I have given him $9 and will give him the rest tomorrow. Is this haram since it's somewhat bribery or is it okay because I'm hiding a sin? If it's haram should I not give him the money and try to get the rest back(he will tell everyone if I do this) or should I show him a passage about bribery in Islam(he isn't a very religious person) or should I give him the rest of the money?(I am not baligh yet)


texts: Should non-violent Apostates be killed in Islam?

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Verse [4:89] in the Quran states Apostates are to be killed:

“They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the cause of Allah. But if they turn away, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them and take not from among them any ally or helper.” [4:89]

The very next verse seems to exempt non-violent Apostates from being killed:

“Except for those who take refuge with a people between yourselves and whom is a treaty or those who come to you, their hearts strained at [the prospect of] fighting you or fighting their own people. And if Allah had willed, He could have given them power over you, and they would have fought you. So if they remove themselves from you and do not fight you and offer you peace, then Allah has not made for you a cause [for fighting] against them.” [4:90]

As I understand it, these verses in context mean only violent Apostates (traitors) are to be killed.
Is this interpretation accurate? If not, how should verse [4:90] be interpreted?


texts: How to distinguish between strong and weak ahadith?

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One of my friends asked me about a hadith collected in Abu Dawud. The hadith is located here:

  Narrated Abu Hurayrah: I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon
  him) say: What is evil in a man are alarming niggardliness and
  unrestrained cowardice.

Abu Dawud, unlike Saheeh Bukhari and Saheeh Muslim, contain a mix of saheeh/hassan (authentic/good) and da'eef (weak) ahadith. How on earth can I distinguish if any given hadith in Abu Dawud is weak or not?

I recall one of my teachers saying that there are collections (in Arabic) like "The Da'eef in Abu Dawud" or "The Saheeh in Abu Dawud." Obviously, you can cross-reference if any given hadith you want is in the da'eef, and if it's not, it's authentic.

I can navigate Arabic with great difficulty, understanding is not so good. If there's an easy way to do this, great; if not, I would like an English resource (ideally).


texts: Does putting a Muslim body in the pig's body prevent his soul from going to paradise?

texts: I have heard that while a Muslim body is in a pig's body, his soul is prevented from reaching paradise.  Is this true or false?


texts: What is the criteria for classifying ahadith of Al-Albani and Darusalam

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I often read Ahadith from sunnah.com. On the website, the ahadith in the Sihah Sitta, except Bukhari and Muslim, are classified as Sahih, Hasan or Da'if with either Al-Albani or Dar-us-Salam in the parentheses.

Can you please give me a brief idea of the criteria of these two for classifying ahadith. I am someone who trusts Bukhari and Muslim, and I generally trust the opinions of scholars when they classify a hadith in the remaining Sihah Sitta as Da'if. But since a lot of ahadith in the remaining four are classified as Da'if on sunnah.com, I am beginning to wonder what their criteria is.
In short, should I accept what they classify as Da'if to be Da'if? I do not have any problem with their classification as Sahih or Hasan.

Thank you.


texts: Is beheading non Muslim prisoners-of-war allowed in Islam?

texts: Is it allowable for an Islamic nation to behead prisoners it captures in a war (like how ISIS has captured and beheaded an American)? Is there any Quranic or hadith justification for this?


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Do Salafis disapprove of Nowruz?

I know that Salafis disapprove of some festivals. For example, Saudi Arabia's religious police ban Valentine's Day. Is Nowruz a festival they disapprove of?


texts: What is the status of the narration "How can Prophet (ﷺ) die since he is a witness"?

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This narration is found in Tabaqat Al-Kubra

أخبرنا محمد بن عمر حدثني مسلمة بن عبد الله بن عروة عن زيد بن أبي عتاب عن أبي سلمة بن عبد الرحمن قال اقتحم الناس على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في بيت عائشة ينظرون إليه فقالوا كيف يموت وهو شهيد علينا ونحن شهداء على الناس فيموت ولم يظهر على الناس لا والله ما مات ولكنه رفع كما رفع عيسى بن مريم صلى الله عليه وسلم وليرجعن وتوعدوا من قال إنه مات
Narrated Abu Salamah bin ‘Abd al-Rahman: The people rushed to the Prophet, may Allah bless him, in the apartment of ‘Aisha to look at him. They said: “How can he die since he is a witness to us and we are witnesses to other people? … No! by Allah! He has not died; but he has been raised as ‘Eisa ibn Maryam was made to ascend and he will return, and they warned those who said that he had died ... ”
Tabaqat al-Kubra 2/271

Is this authentic?


texts: What's after the adhaan in this video of it from Al Aqsa masjid

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbmcjErkTUM
The link is of the adhaan from Masjid Al Aqsa and ends at 4:03 but at 4:12 other words are said - what are these and these aren't part of the adhaan are they?


texts: Is making accounting software for handling e.g. interest haram?

texts: If I make software that deals with credit, debit, assets, liabilities, equity, and stuff like that, and also for recording monthly payments, will that be haram?  I ask this because people can choose to put in interest as monthly payments so is that going to indirectly help them record interest?


texts: Can I avoid wearing Ihram when going for umrah if it's too inconvenient for me, and wear it in Masjid Ayesha after staying in hotel in Makkah?

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I want to travel from Germany to Jeddah and my wife and baby daughter of 16 months will also be traveling with me. I want to perform Umrah with my wife and daughter, but If I wear Ihram from Germany or on flight then it will be difficult for me to handle the luggage and my baby daughter.

Will it be okay for me if I stay in a hotel in Makkah and then go to Masjad Ayesha and wear Ihram from there?


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Note: the approximate meaning of "Sayidat Nisaa' al aalamin" can be considered as the following English translation:

The lady (the best lady) of the ladies of the worlds.

My question is that:

  من هي سيدة نساء العالمين: العذراء مريم او فاطمة الزهراء؟
   / Who is Sayidat Nisaa' al aalamin? Al-Ozra' Maryam or Fatimah a-Zahra?

I was in a place where they were arguing about that.

I guess it's a verse in Quran:

  قال تعالى: واذ قالت الملائكة يا مريم ان الله اصطفاك وطهرك واصطفاك على نساء العالمين يا مريم اقنتي لربك واسجدي واركعي مع الراكعين ذلك من انباء الغيب نوحيه  اليك وما كنت لديهم اذ يلقون اقلامهم ايهم يكفل مريم وما كنت لديهم اذ يختصمون.
   /
  3:42

So, who is her (Sayidat Nisaa al aalamin)?


texts: I was wondering if I could lighten my eyes using honey and then get them to be from brown to a blue then change them back to brown using surgery when I'm older.Is that possible?


texts: Is it permitted to lie if you love some one and want to get married to them?

texts: If a Muslim woman committed a sin with a man, and on confession to her boyfriend expects he would no longer want to marry her, is it permissible to lie to him and say it was all untrue? She would like to marry him.


texts: Islam and the enslavement of children: Punishing the sons for the sins of the fathers

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This questions is not a duplicate of this one or this one.

For those who don't know the story of Banu Qurayza, I can point to the wikipedia article which, while not being my primary source, is sufficiently well documented to serve as a first source about this subject to someone who wants to get acquainted with it.

To summarize for those who don't know, in the siege of the Trench, the Muslims came closer to complete defeat and anihilation than ever before because, in part, of the treacherie of one of the Jewish tribes of Medine called Banu Qurayza. The Muslims ultimately won when the Meccians retreated (due to a storm) and Banu Qurayza were punished by killing all the adult males, dividing their posessions and enslaving their women and children. This is usually explained by the immense danger that the Muslims faced and the need for an exemplary retribution.

Some accounts say that the "men" were distinguished from the "boys" by checking pubic hairs. Some accounts say 600 men were slain, some talk about as high a number as 900. I am willing to concede that it was only 2 men and that they were all 30 years old. I have a habit of avoiding debates on shaky basis: If there is more than one source or account, I simply do not debate it.

As such, I am not concerned with the number of men that were killed, or their age. As the title suggests, this is a question about the enslavement of the rest.

I am also willing to say that all the women were grown women and, without exception, may have deserved to be enslaved (I am, of course, not of such a mind, but I am trying to limit the scope of the question so as to avoid useless or off-topic answers).

But the children? In light of this question, it seems clear that, in the afterlife, children will not be punished for the sins of their parents, but what of this life?

Let us be clear, while there are multiple contradictory sources on the number of deaths, or the identity of the executioners, there is not a single source that does not agree with the general and unavoidable consensus that the children were enslaved. I have been studying religion for well over 15 years now, and was troubled by this story (and others similar to this one) for a long time.

There are some historians that say that it was common practice in the Arab peninsula, and some others who say that it was not. Some other historians say that it was Jewish law, but taking the loser's women and children was also carried out for non-Jewish by Muslim armies on other occasions. But regardless of whether it was custom, or Jewish law, the fact that it was carried out and accepted by the prophet is a validation of that practice, making it Islamic.

My questions are these:

How can the punishing of the children for the sins of their parents be considered just.
Is there any account about these children ? Meaning, when reaching an adult age, were they offered freedom ?
Is there any later hadiths forbidding enslaving children in the context of war ?

A side note: Please avoid comparing "Islamic slavery" to "real slavery" (it was better, the slaves had rights, they were treated well, there are a lot of ways they can be freed, it was a lot worse in the Americas, etc., I have had these debates before, this is not the place for it, and it was vastly addressed in this question and in this one). Whether or not the enslaved children were fed honey and grapes and slept on feathers is of no relevance to the question.


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Dear anyone who can help me,
I want to know if certain outdoor practices are allowed with my wife

sex in car but in empty location (eg-parking lot...) and fully covered
sex in the backyard or beside the swimming pool area in a private villa or own house as walls are high and private
creating a tent on an empty beach,land or desert with privacy and performing
(indoor) having intimacy (at least like kiss and cuddle) whenever staying at (my or her) grand(family) house
whenever family is staying but done behind locked doors.

thats all for now as i got a doubt about this topic, sorry for asking such question.
(BTW i do not need any narration and inverse answers, only direct with reasonable definition)
and can she wear frock in home or in my outdoor house premises?
jazakallah


texts: If someone uttered words of disbelief or mocked Islam or disbelieved in pillers of faith or disbelieved in Allah and his attributes and powers can I call him a Kafir/disbeliever/atheist?


texts: Is it Sunnah of Islam to always make dua?

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Does Muhammad S always make alot of dua or little?

My uncle discouraged me to stop nagging Allah.

But, is Scholar Bilal Assad said Allah loves naggers.

Is that also true?


texts: If I make dua to be married in jannah to a man I love but who is not my husband, would it be valid?

texts: Suppose I love someone so much, but cannot marry him. Now I've decided to marry another person, as per my parents wish, and I'm loyal to my husband fulfilling all his demands and obedient.  But I'm still in love with the previous person in my heart.  So can I ask him in my dua that I get his name in life after death?  I want to be with him in jannah.  Is this dua valid?


texts: Signing Divorce agreement in presence of two witnesses without verbally saying it? Is this divorce valid?

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Almost 6 months ago I asked for Khullah. Three months ago my husband signed the divorce papers without reading it through in presence of two witnesses.  One witness was present in the room and the other male witness was present via face-time (video call) clearly seeing and listening to the process. Upon my request my husband signed those papers which was prepared by me. It was one page agreement with title of “separation agreement” and stating that “we are both agreeing to enter in to divorce from this date”.

Before signing these papers my husband was well aware what the contact of this divorce agreement is even though the title says “separation agreement” but the body of agreement talks about divorce clearly.  My Husband now claim that he did not read it through before signing it and that he was forced by me to sign it.   However, I would like to mention in those three months before signing this paper him and I had a lot of discussion on this matter in which he clearly knew my intentions and he also wanted to go with this divorce without any force but he always wanted me to take this initiation in front of everyone else. Even before signing this agreement, my husband start telling his friends and family that we are divorced.  Day before signing of this agreement he said he won’t say it verbally because it’s not necessary to say it when you know what you are signing.

After divorced  signed, he left to live another state same day and after few days he realized he doesn't want to go with this divorce anymore so now he is insisting that he signed that divorce agreement without reading it and divorce is not valid because he did not say it verbally.  I also want to mention that in past 5 years ago he said “I divorce you” twice out of fear and anger but I stopped him before he could say it third time.  We stayed apart for a week and discussed and move back together since then he never said verbally these same words. Now after this agreement signed by him he is reasoning that one of the witness was not present in person but via face-time (Video chat) and that he didn't verbally say that “I divorce you”.

My question is that it has been three and half months since we lived apart, in light of all this, is this divorce valid? Or does he has to say it verbally?  Please advise in light of Islamic law.


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Asalamualaikum,
I would like to buy  a maserati but am not sure regarding the symbol which is a Trident. Maserati is made in Modena, Italy today, but they were founded in Bologna. One of Bologna's most famous symbols is the fountain that depicts Neptune, a god of the seas, complete with his signature trident. The Maserati logo is inspired by this powerful icon, which symbolizes mastery over the water's raw power. That is what it said on google. With this being said would I be allowed to buy it if I don't believe in the stuff it means  as a muslim? Jazakallah


texts: What is the correct manner to join Eid prayer when arriving late?

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Often and we see it each time people come late to join the Eid prayer, some come late enough and pray in a new congregation, others come or arrive after the Imam has started the prayer.

My question is due to the fact that each raka'a of the Eid prayer starts with an extra amount of takbirat, is there any difference for a late comer to join the congregation (which is covered in What is the exact manner to join the Salat Jamat after arriving late?)?

Should he/she add additional takbirs when starting?
What if one catches the 2nd raka'a ...
Assuming one should add takbirs, what if he/she did only the correct amount for 1st raka'a because he was no aware of being that late (in some madhhabs this amount is different see in the answers of  Why did we do takbir three times during Eid ul-Fitr prayer?), what are the fiqh rulings of that?

I'd be glad to know the fiqh views on how one should correctly join the Eid prayer when arriving late, if possible with an overview on the different opinions of the fiqh schools.


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As I'm reading Quran, I once tried to locate Thamud and 'Ad and Noah and I realized that they were all in the same geographical area that we might call MENA today.
Then out of curiosity I googled "prophets map" and saw a couple of images that somehow approved this location.
This creates a HUGE question in my head that:
what about the rest of the humanity?
What about people who were in:

North America
South America
Southern and western Africa
Western Europe
Eastern Asia
Oceanea

Who have guided them for thousands of years?


texts: Is it true that the Prophet (SAWW) said no one hates Ali (a.s.) unless hypocrite?

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Is it authentic that the Prophet (SAWW) said no one loves Ali (a.s.) unless believer and no one hates him unless hypocrite?

If yes then what is the reason of this? And is this said about any other Sahaba or only about Ali (a.s.)?


texts: Salam, my question is that. What if you accidentally exposed your sin to a friend not knowing & later regret what you have done and repented. Would u have to do something to make up for it, or Allah would forgive you right away?


texts: Is eating red meat every day prohibited?

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In my recent question on why cow meat isn't prohibited when there is a hadith saying "beware of cow meat, because it is a cause of sickness", the answer was that it is only forbidden when it harms you.

According to most scholars, eating too much meat is bad for the health (and harms). See for instance this article:

  Last month the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) concluded red meat consumption was strongly linked to the development of colorectal cancer – the fourth most common cancer in the UK - and that by eating no more than 500 grams a week of cooked beef, lamb or pork we could considerably lower our risk.

Also relevant: "A poor diet is 'worse than smoking' for fatal illnesses".

  Research found poor diet accounts for 10.8 per cent of death and illness
  Experts say tobacco is responsible for 10.7 per cent of total illness

Having this in mind, would it be prohibited to eat meat every day? To make this less broad, by meat I mean red meat
(Considering the amount is higher than 500g per week)

Arguing that it for instance might differ from person to person how much he could eat without getting harmed, same argument could be used for smoking, but still no one wouldn't say smoking isn't prohibited.
I explain this because if one answers saying it's prohibited only if it harms you it will often be too late. Because when you actually notice that it has harmed you, then it's of course too late and would had been prohibited, but you wasn't aware of that.

Maybe relevant:
It's known that the prophet didn't eat much meat at all, he is classed to have been a semi-vegetarian. There is the famous saying of Umar Ibn Al-Khattab; "beware of meat because it is addictive as wine".


texts: Is it Haram to have a golden iPhone or halal

texts: I have a golden iPhone 8 and I am worried then I am sinning because I am putting it in my pocket is this halal or haram?


texts: How can a non-Muslim who believes in Allah and the prophet Mohammed visit Mecca and Madina?

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I am a non Muslim but believe that there is only one God and I also believe that prophet Mohammed is a messenger of God.

I heard in a lecture of Dr Zakir Nair that any body who believes in one God and that prophet Mohammed is his messenger can visit Mecca and Madina.

On giving written undertaking on his faith in Oneness of God.
Can anyone guide me how to visit Mecca and Madina under such circumstances?


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Assalam 3laykum ikhwa;
Firstly, I hope you forgive my poor English, but in'sha2 Allah you may understand me.
I have doubts about which hadith we should follow:

لا وُضُوءَ إِلاَّ مِنْ صَوْتٍ أَوْ رِيحٍ
There no Wudu except for a sound or a smell.

Found at Jami` at-Tirmidhi 74, according to sunnah.com; which would make wudu only necessary if someone hears or smells the fart.
But there also others ahadeeth that establish the following:

لاَ يَنْصَرِفْ حَتَّى يَسْمَعَ صَوْتًا أَوْ يَجِدَ رِيحًا
"The Prophet was asked about doubts (concerning ablution) during prayer. He said: 'he should not leave until he hears a sound or detects an odor.'"

Found at Sahih al-Bukhari 177 according to sunnah.com; making this hadith only in the case of praying and in the case of doubts.
And then we have a hadith that establishes:

إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَوَجَدَ رِيحًا بَيْنَ أَلْيَتَيْهِ فَلاَ يَخْرُجْ حَتَّى يَسْمَعَ صَوْتًا أَوْ يَجِدَ  رِيحًا
Allah's Messenger said: "When one of you is in the Masjid, and he senses wind between his buttocks then he should not exit until he hears a sound or smells an odor."

Which can be found at Jami` at-Tirmidhi 75 according to sunnah.com, and this case the hadith applies to the masjid only.
In thes differences among ahadeeth, I need your guide to behave properly and increase my imaam.
Fi amanillah wa ramadan mubarak


texts: Why is al Fatiha numbered differently (but always counting 7 verses)?

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I was reading the original (first edition, 1930) English Quran translation by Marmaduke Pickthall on the Quran Explorer and noticed that he 1) don't number the basmalah ("In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful") as verse number one in chapter one, but instead 2) splits the last verse in two (compared to other translators and the Arabic Text), to make up for the total count of seven verses.
Why is that and do we have any original Arabic Quranic Text(s) that supports such a numbering?


texts: Tashahud right after sujud, and what we say after it:

texts: What is it that we say after we do the tashahud and raise our finger? Could someone provide an image or write it? Please provide evidence.


texts: My istakhara prayer for marriage has left me feeling uncertain; is this just nerves?

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I have preformed istakhara several times for my marriage and I get this feeling that it might not work out and I might get a divorce.

My mom says that I am just scared and nervous about leaving my family behind and starting a new life.

Is she right?  Am I just scared or is my marriage not going to work out?


texts: Is the muslim allowed to "waste" his time?

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Is the believer allowed to use his time sometimes in activities that don't have many benefits or any benefits for him, such as videogames, watching movies, and the like,

Question: what is the ruling on "wasting" your time?


texts: How is the marriage contract katb al-kitāb carried out?

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The only information I know about the contract (katb al-kitab) is that the prophet(SAWS) practiced it with Aisha (RA) and it differs from a real marriage in the sense that consummation takes place later, meetings between the couple can be allowed without intercourse according to conditions set during the contract, Kissing is allowed.[some fatwas on this site]
I am interested to know more about this contract(katb al-kitab) and have the following questions:

Which schools of thought allow/disallow it?(from the 4 major ones)
Is there a time limit from the point of contract start till the consummation?
For the consummation, does the couple have to stipulate a timeframe (for example: I will consummate after 2 years)? or does the couple have to stipulate a condition (for example: I will consummate once I get a job and can take care of her) or either is allowed?
Do all the intimate acts that will be carried before the consummation need to be specified during the time of contract? (example of such acts are: "the couple is allowed to kiss only and hold hands and nothing else" or "the couple is allowed to perform any physical intimacy just without intercourse")


texts: What is 'a' and 'b'? As in how do I interpret the various quotes that I see around?


texts: Kissing Thumbs On Hearing Name Of Prophet Mohammad

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I have been seeing this since my birth; people use to kiss their thumbs and put them over their eyes when they hear the name of our prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him).

Is it allowed in Islam or Shirk or Haram?


texts: Can you read sura Fatihah after the Fatihah in Salaah?

texts: After reciting Al Fatihah you can recite another sura in rak'ats 1 and 2. Can that sura be sura Fatihah?


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If you read the question carefully I ask Intolerance in "Muslims" and not Islam. Islam is one of the most tolerant religions of all, but one thing that's oxymoron is intolerance in Muslim fanatics.

I have had a hard time dealing with Muslim clergies and orthodoxy big time. There is aggression and intolerance in them which is hard to counter. I believe this can be one of the seeds of all the ills of Muslim brotherhood that we witness at various places.

What is the reason it exists? Why are some of us so intolerant? Is their any historical or contemporary event/events responsible for it?


texts: Is the Quran eternal or spoken at a specific time?

texts: The Quran is considered eternal, but in which way? I read online, that only the Attribute of Allah is eternal, not one of the spoken words or the Quran. Did the Quran was spoken at a time, but is also eternal through the attribute or was it always something spoken as something eternal in the nature of Allah? (Sunni view)


texts: ASC brothers and sisters I am a 15 year old boy from Somalia if I am a good Muslim and my imaan is very strong inshallah if I live until the time of Imam Mahdi A.S will I be able to fight in the war with Imam Mahdi and Prophet Isa A.S against the dajjal and the disbelievers and does it matter what race I am from or if I am black. And how would you join Imam Mahdi’s army.Sorry if that was a long question and ASC


texts: Safeguards in place to prevent Imam Mahdi from drone attack?

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It believed by all Muslims that the Mahdi will come.  What safeguards will be ensured that it is not bombed down by the US army in a drone attack?

Also in this age of media, a real Mahdi can easily be maligned through toxic propaganda, so how do the Muslims prevent this from happening?


texts: I didn't know that you have to perform ghusl after period

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So I just recently found out that you need to perform ghusl after period, I was so shocked because in our family I've never heard about ghusl before and my mom also didn't know it and we just do ablution after prayer. When I found out about it I told it to my mom and asked her to perform ghusl and she said she will ask her friend about (since she does not know how to perform ghusl and she didin't know that you have to do it after period)
I want to know If our prayer is accepted even if we did not perform ghusl?
Can anyone tell me how to do ghusl after period?
Btw I found out that you have to do ghusl during Ramadhan this year and I really want to know as how to perform it
I'm so sorry for my english and grammar please understand and please someone answer my question, Thank you so much


texts: Muslim male to marry a non Muslim female

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I have been with my partner for quite some time and we have had the conversation of marriage for a while.
We have overcome some big hurdles already but now we are looking at getting married and are not too sure what to expect.

I am looking at converting but do not yet feel ready to do so.

My main question is can we have a Nikah without me converting with the intention of doing so in the near future?

I am generally looking for some advise in what to expect.

Thank you in advance.


texts: I’ve been having these doubts come across my mind lately and it hasn’t been going away so I searched a question online. I was trying to look for answers to get rid of these doubts and strengthen my faith but now I feel guilty, does this make me a kafr?


texts: Is using Arabic when you dont understand it an innovation or a real part of the religion?

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As a convert this was my first serious question. I just convinced myself that Islam is closer to the straight path than Christianity which meant that a lot of people have added to the religion. After telling family I was Muslim I considered myself a Muslim (by definition), but I don't remember calling myself a "Muslim" (by name) at the time. Then to hear later that I must make some statement in Arabic that I don't understand before I become a Muslim seemed to me to be an innovation. The same with prayer in Arabic. Even an Islamic name :) which I never took. I don't think many people who grew up Muslim can appreciate this contrast very much, and most don't understand how important this is. Even many converts.

What logic can allow a convert to faithfully with peace of mind practice a religion in a foreign language that he does not understand?

Doing Salat in Arabic when I didn't understand the words felt more like I was worshiping other people by obeying them instead of worshiping God. Please understand this before answering or commenting or voting. I am not the first nor the last person to ask this, but there is no good answers for this on this site or other sites.


texts: How much knowledge does one need before they can gain the title of being an Alim or Alima? Or do they just need to be interested in Islam and study the deen?


texts: I am a Muslim and the girl I want to marry is a non muslim. She is a Hindu. Can I do nikah with her. If yes , does a person from her family needs to be there during nikah.


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This is probably a very basic question. But I am getting conflicting results from Google regarding the types of Talaq or divorce in Islam. Could someone explain how many types of Talaq are there in Islam and how are they initiated?

EDIT

I am specially bewildered by the following article. The article states that there are three types of Talaq, while the rest of the stuff- including Wikipedia- says that there are two.

Types of Divorce


texts: Can I draw something with a 'soul' if it's for school?

texts: I had read an answer from another post which stated that I may not draw something with a 'soul' like a human. I have many school projects which require drawing a human or living thing. Also, am I allowed to draw human organs or characteristics like a heart or talking?


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There are couple of differences prevailing in Shia ithna ashari and Shia dawoodi bohra sects.

The most important one is regarding imamat after imam Jafar Sadiq a.s.

Ithna ashari sect believes that the true successor to imam Jafar Sadiq a.s. is imam Musa Kazim a.s. while Dawoodi Bohras believe it to be imam Ismail bin Jafar a.s.

I need to understand who is the true successor, so that I can follow the right path.

Even in Quran, it is indicated that the successors of Prophet Musa a.s. would be 12 and in several Ahle Sunnah books like Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Musnad of ibn Hanbal, etc., it is focussed that the true successors of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.w would be 12, then it is clear that 12 imams are on haq,  then why do Dawoodi Bohras follow 21 imams along with Daee after them?
This can be considered as the second part of my question.

I would be grateful if someone may please enlighten me with references.


texts: How does the prophet of Islam respond to 'salat' he receives?

texts: It is said that each time you say peace be upon the prophet of Islam, this message is transmitted to him, he hears it and he respond to your Salam. If potentially, thousands of Muslims are saying this at the same time, how this process would work ?


texts: Did Mushrikeen in Makkah intend to worship the Shaytaan?

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in the Qu'ran 4:117 it says
"They invoke in His stead only females; they pray to none else than Satan, a rebel"
I saw someone quote this
"حدثنا أبي، ثنا محمود بن غيلان، أنبأ الفضل بن موسى، أنبأ الحسين بن واقد، عن الربيع بن انس، عن أبي العالية، عن أبي بن كعب ان يدعون من دونه الا إناثا قال: مع كل صنم جني"
He then said that this says ubayy bin kab said a devil occupies a idol so the muskrikeen intended to worship the devil. is this true?


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I am in the United States (Atlanta, GA) and while all the local Masjid's followed Saudi and did taraweeh tonight, however I was looking for an actual sighting. With no sighting news, I decided to read Witr and not lead taraweeh tonight at home since there were no reports.

However, 50 min later, the moon was sighted in California and was too late to perform taraweeh.

What would I need to do in this case in regards to taraweeh? I will be fasting tomorrow.


texts: Does Islam reference the solar system, with planets revolving around the sun?

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After numerous discoveries by mankind, the world now believes that we are on a planet which is in a solar system revolving around the Sun.

Does Islam have any reference(s) to this? What is the concept of this?


texts: What is the basis for it being called the Tree of Immortality?

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I have been reading through the different religions and noticed that the tree of immortality is consistent among Chinese mythology and Islam.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_life

What is the basis for Islam viewing it as a Tree of Immortality?

Other Abrahamic religions simply call it the Tree of Life.


texts: Credit Sale and Purchase of Law In Islam

texts: There are so many companies which provide us the convenience to have any product by way of crediting. The question is whether the crediting are allowed in islam stuff? If allowed What percentage of gains can they take?


texts: Can صلى الله عليه وآله be used with any other person other than the prophet ?

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In chat with SO user, I came to know that  صلى الله عليه وآله is not really a title of Prophet Muhammad but a prayer. It can be used with any other person. Is that true?

As an example: I can say Jabir صلى الله عليه وآله, Hamza صلى الله عليه وآله. Note that Jabir and Hamza in this case may be Sahabis or just regular people who live among us.


texts: Is my wall pak after being exposed to waste-water?

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I used to have a problem with moisture developing on my bathroom wall.  According to the plumber, this was due to a leak in the waste-water pipe from the commode upstairs; the water would accumulate in the ceiling and eventually flow down the wall.

The plumber has sealed this leak and the wall has since been painted (it is not a plastic paint, it is more like whitewash).  The wall itself has long since dried from the initial leak, and I have noticed no further problems with moisture accumulating on it.  However, given that the wall had been exposed to waste-water for so long, I am concerned about whether or not the wall itself is still najis.

In particular, sometimes water from the shower will splash onto the wall, and then flow down (e.g. onto the knobs of my shower).  I can't even be sure that my wudu and ghusl are still valid in such a situation.

I am looking for answers from a Sunni perspective: How should I consider my wall, and anything that comes in contact with it?  Is it najis, or is it pak?


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Tarawih refers to extra prayers performed by Sunni Muslims at night in the Islamic month of Ramadan. -- Wikipedia

I couldn't find any resources detailing whether Taraweeh must be prayed in the mosque or not.  Is it obligatory to pray Taraweeh in the mosque?

All the resources I found so far give details about the number of rakahs, method of prayer and timing, but not about place of establishment of prayer.

Most hadiths found are compiled here.


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How is the concept of Zuhd understood from Qur'an and Sunnah?
It is normally translated as asceticism, but does that mean living
in poverty, hunger and abstaining from marriage and sleep?
Can someone who possess wealth be a Zahid?
What are the qualities of a true Zahid according to Qur'an and
Sunnah?


texts: parents dont agree for marriage on the basis of caste

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aoa.
i am a practicing muslimah, and I want to marry a practicing muslim boy from a good religious family. i talked to family about him around 2 years ago and they refused to even meet them because they are not from our caste. we are syed and they are malik. he and his family respect us a lot and have tried to meet my parents but my parents refuse. i know i cannot marry him without the permission of my guardian, but when the case is like this that they are refusing on the basis of caste which has no importance in islam, what can I do? in this case can I get someone else to be my wali?


texts: Hell is a place of Punishment or meaningless Torture?

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Basic Definition:

  Punishment is done for correction or as retribution for a wrongdoing.

  Torture is done specifically to cause suffering with no good outcome.

The Issue:

As we know people who do sin will be punished by God in Hell.
However, if you look at the concept, it's not punishment but a meaningless torture because the person will not have a second chance to avoid those sins, his suffering will not help him rectify his mistake in future which makes this act pure torture and not punishment.

Common understanding:

A common response is "People are already told about the future hell fire which makes it justifiable" but burning someone doesn't help them be more resentful to their past experience, specially when no one get's to see that punishment until after death, it's simple human nature & God is the creator of this nature so can't blame humans for it as explained in this picture:


texts: Where to cut the throat for halal slaughter?

texts: Is there some specific location along the neck where a cut must be made for it to be halal slaughter? Or can one cut anywhere along the neck?


texts: I don't believe that God is present in the Kabaa at Mecca, is it appropriate for me to pray the Salat?

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As mentioned in another question, I'm thinking of visiting a mosque on Wednesday around 7:50pm. I would like to participate in the Salat, because I believe that it is a beautiful and valid form of prayer directed to the true God (although many Christians would disagree with me on this point).

However I don't believe that there is any special significance in praying towards Mecca and I would feel more comfortable praying towards a tabernacle, a Eucharistic host, liturgical east, or nowhere in particular.

Seeing as I don't believe that God has any special presence in the Kaaba at Mecca, would it be inappropriate for me to participate in the Salat (towards Mecca)? Note, I'm not denying it, I just don't explicitly believe it, I'm unconvinced and leaning towards disbelief, but I don't actually reject the idea outright: it might be true!

I hope it's not an issue, because I've done Salat before and it was great. Such a wonderful way to worship God and I wish that Catholics would do it too. But if it's inappropriate because I don't share belief that God is present in Mecca, I will refrain in future

Edit: I'll note that I do believe God is present in the Kabaa, but only in the sense that God is present everywhere and in everything (omnipresence). So there's nothing particularly special about mecca: God IS there, but he's also everywhere else.


texts: How can poor people afford many children with lack of birth control?

texts: Many prominent Islamic scholars discourage popular birth control methods. But how can poor people afford to raise so many children?  Also some women consider this as their violation of their rights, and would not like to become a children-producing factory. So how can poor people afford many children with lack of such birth control methods?


texts: Is it prohibited in Islam for a man to wear women's clothes and vice versa

texts: Is it found anywhere in the Quran and Hadith that it is prohibited for a man to wear women's clothes and a woman wearing men's clothes, like for example a man wearing a dress or a women wearing pants


texts: Why islam is considered as "only" "one" "true" path, whereas nature provides multiple reasons to believe otherwise?

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I have started studying Islamic texts and thus multiple questions are coming in my mind? I am asking just for clarification and the thought process behind, there is no ill intention.
My observation throughout my life is: In nature for a single species multiple variants are present, even in man made systems for a single problem multiple variant of solutions are present. and even while thinking we choose between multiple options to carry forward our thought process. Then why Islam ( or any abhramic religion) focuses on keywords like " only", "one" and "true"? From where this inspiration comes as in why we blatantly ignore self experiences i.e. our own empirical experiences and focus more on given text i.e. is there a proof based logic in Islamic text where self experience is considered as lower than scriptures? I mean to say even when I am feeling pain in certain condition, do I need to search for a text which "may be" opposite to that feeling.
Take for example in general daily life as per my experience, valid sources of knowledge are from  as below in descending order:

Self experiences /empirical evidence
Inferences ( previous or similar empirical exp  behind it)
Analogy or comparison ( previous or similar empirical exp  behind it)
Words from a "trust-able" source ( previous empirical exp  behind it as trust is based on empirical exp)

Now what I believe all the three sources(2,3,4) of valid knowledge can be negated by empirical experiences like the example of pain I have given. Whereas in Islam, my observation is otherwise i.e. Least form of valid source of knowledge is considered as best , but I believe there must be some evidence based logic ( logic comes in inference which is again dependent on empirical exp) behind it. Requesting you to please clarify.
Please help me with query, I will be really thankful for these as it may help me to understand the Islam better.


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I know there are similar questions here but I couldn't find a satisfactory answer anywhere to this simple question. Please send me a link if there exists a similar question.
Quran is an eternal word of God which is uncreated, that I know but, For example, if a non-Muslim burns a copy of the Quran, he has burnt the Quran itself or a copy of the Quran composed of pages & letters written via pen/ink?
How is the majority opinion that Quran is uncreated even in books according to the answers here ??


texts: Is a mahram allowed to touch a non-mahram in order to rescue them?

texts: If you were a Muslim man who works in the fire and rescue department and there is a burning building with a non-mahram woman trapped in it, can you go and enter it to rescue them but you would probably have to hold them and carry them out?


texts: Will my salat be accepted if I don't understand the meaning of what I am reciting?

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My language is not Arabic. While reciting Sura in Salat I don't understand the meaning of these Sura. I have tried to remember the meanings during Salat and found that I can't pray properly. Since I was trying to translate Arabic to my language, I lost where I was reciting. So, my question is:

  Will my Salat be accepted even if I don't understand the meaning of
  what I am reciting?


texts: Is this something culturally conditioned and left open by the Quran; or is it definitely sanctioned by it?


texts: What is the rule of Gift "ElHiba" in Islam?

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There is no talk about the gift "Elhiba" on koran  and there is a talk in Hadith , but for example a person has two children gives them a gift of money or Houses and gives the first more than the second, is considered injustice in Islam?
 Is it permissible to give?


texts: Is it permissible in to make software application that deal with music, films, TV dramas etc or to make programming assignments for students?

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I am an Android developer and working as a freelancers, normally I receive requests from clients to make them an application which deal with music or convert their music and video website to an android application. And these clients are non Muslims.

Many students from different part of word ask me to make their school or university programming assignments and projects. Some also say that they will promise that they are not going to submit it but just see the code to get help in completing their project.

Shall I entertain these types of clients or simply refuse to work for them in a polite manner?


texts: What are the conditions for Allah's great punishments to be sent down upon nations that rejects prophets?

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As in for Allah to send down his punishment, do the kafirs just have to reject the prophets and disbelieve, or do they have to be known for other evil deeds like hypocrisy, sexual promiscuity, homosexuality?

Even with the nation-destroying punishments, are the innocent men, women and children non-muslims also destroyed from the punishments or are they rescued by the prophets who were rejected by the nation?


texts: Did prophet Muhammad ever claim to be the best man of all time?

texts: Did prophet Muhammad in his narrations ever claim to be the best man of all time?


texts: Someone passes in front of me while i was praying in congregation. Am I responsible for it?

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On Friday I missed one rakat and after imam salam I continued my prayer but someone passes in front of me while i was praying.
Am i responsible for the sin or the person who passes in front of me
If I am responsible what should I do now
Is there any kaffarah for me?
Please Answer


texts: Does Allah know how we feel at any given time?

texts: In the Qur'an it's described how Allah is closer to us than our jugular vein. Does that mean that Allah knows everything about us in a moment such as how we are feeling, our current condition, and all our subtle emotions about something?


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I wanted to know about Musa's (AS) prayers because one of my friend says that Mohammed(SAW) brought namaz and the earlier messengers did not.

But I heard that Musa(AS) used to pray 3 times in a day.I don't have any resources to know about this, that's why I am asking you people, to help me and elaborate about the Salat as prayed by Musa(AS).


texts: Is working in a company which deals with bank loans permissible?

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The main part of my work (non-Muslim company in non-Muslim country) is preparing export documents to buyers and corresponding with them. At the same time, I have to correspond with the local banks regarding their loans and interest. Not solely, but under the request of the boss. I am not a decision maker.  They are the one who instruct me to write letters to banks requesting loans.  As they need a lot of money for these kind of exports, they involve in lot of bank deals.

At the same time, they allow me to pray five times, and to pray Jummah  on Fridays. My work is 7 hours a day. Only 5 days per week.  After suffering two years without a proper job I got this one.  What is the opinion regarding this situation.

Do I have to quit from this job?


texts: Is there a basis for supplicating the dua of Yunus in times of disaster?

texts: Is there anywhere written in hadith that we have to read Dua Younus for 1,25,000 to get rid of stress or major disaster like Corona Virus? My mother follows a book where it's said to read Dua for specific times but didn't give any reference of Hadith.


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Punishment under sharia law for theft is amputation of hands:

  [As for] the thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in recompense for what they committed as a deterrent [punishment] from Allah . And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise. -- Qur'an 5:38

This would be a painful experience without anaesthetic.

Question: Can amputation of hands as sharia punishment for theft be performed under anaesthetic?

My impression from an Arab News article is that it's performed publicly (as a deterrent) and without anaesthetic in Saudi Arabia:

  Sometimes it can be amputation of hands and legs. “I use a special sharp knife, not a sword,” he explains. “When I cut off a hand I cut it from the joint. If it is a leg the authorities specify where it is to be taken off, so I follow that.”

However, from reading Indonesian news, I learned that sharia punishment should be implemented with "love and compassion".

  A. Mustofa Bisri, the spiritual leader of the group, told the New York Times. "According to the Sunni view of Islam, every aspect and expression of religion should be imbued with love and compassion, and foster the perfection of human nature.“ -- Mic

This suggests that amputation for theft could be performed under anaesthetic out of compassion.


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Converting to Islam has certain effects regarding the legal status of the convert in sharia. He is no longer a kafir, burial rites are to be read according to Islamic tradition, inheritance changes, some behaviors become criminalized for him (e.g. regarding apostasy, drinking alcohol, having extramarital sex), some contracts are broken (perhaps most importantly: marriage to a kafir).

One question that is relevant in this regard is "how recent was the conversion", and another may be "are converts permanently different from born Muslims, legally". The second question can probably easily be answered with "no": all Sahaba were converts after all, and once a ruling was established, they were expected to follow it as soon as they learned about it.

My knowledge of these matters is spotty however, so I'm interested in the following:

Which contracts does conversion to Islam break?
How can you identify the point in time at which a convert is expected to follow every ruling he learns about? I.e., how is the transition period from life as a kafir to life as a Muslim demarcated after conversion?
How does the legal position of a kafir who converts to Islam change under sharia, which rights does he/she acquire, and which does he/she lose? This will depend on gender, for example a female convert will need a wali.


texts: Can you talk with a non-Mahram if you are gay (but of course won't do any homosexual acts)?

texts: I am a 14 year old Muslim, and have had same-sex attraction since I was about 9. I know that homosexual acts are not allowed in Islam, and Insha Allah, I'll never do these acts. But what I want to know is that can I talk to non-Mahrams? I feel literally no sexual attraction towards females. So can I?


texts: Is Juma prayer valid if I pray outside of the mosque boundary?

texts: Our mosque is full and when we pray juma we pray it on the roads behind the imam while hearing what he recites. Is Juma prayer valid if prayed outside of the mosque's boundary like on the road or footpath behind the imam ?


texts: When praying in Jamaah, what should I do if I am the only one in the last row?

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Asslamu allikum,

When praying in jamaah (congregation/group), I happened to be the only one in the last row. What do I do? Do I have to usher some one to step back and be with me?

Jazakallahu khayr.


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Brothers and sisters I am a 14 year year old boy who is addicted to masturbation. Here is my story.

Ever since I was seven, I lied to my parents about praying. I hated the Quran and Allah (astaghfurullah) and I just wanted to do everything my way. About one year ago, I was introduced to a thing called masturbating. I used to do it 3-6 times a day. I broke my fast for all of ramadan just from masturbation. So if I want to repent I will have to fast 1800 days. With that I have swore a lie unintentionally maybe 50 times. 150 days extra I need to fast.

My current state: I pray 5 times a day, and remember Allah in almost everything I do. I try to get up for tahajud, but can't (even with multiple alarm clocks). I masturbate 1 time every 2 to 6 days. Its very hard to lower my gaze because I have to work at a gas station, and women really have no respect for themselves anymore in the US. So they're practically half naked. And how am I supposed to lower my gaze if I'm serving this person.

How can I stop masturbating? and what can I do all about those days I have to fast.

Please reply to me with kindness, may Allah be kind to you.


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Ayatul-Kursi (Qur'an 2:255) is generally said to be of great benefits e.g. it's recitation is encouraged in order to come under divine protection among many other.

Sure it speaks of His Throne. But what makes it so important?

Is there a tradition from Muhammad (saww) which speaks of its importance (at such an exalted level)?

Also, traditions speaking of it's protective nature would be appreciated.


texts: If Allah created the universe then why Allah doesn't mention that (how) he created the universe instead of saying the duration of creating it?

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The question is simple: If Allah created the universe, why doesn't he mention how he created it instead of saying the duration of the creation.

The Qur'an states that "Allah created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in six days" (7:54).


texts: How did Muslims in the past wake up for fajr?

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I hope this question is relevant enough for this section of StackExchange, as it's more towards history rather than Islam itself.

Nowadays, people depend on alarm clocks or the loud sound of athan coming in from the window (in which case, the muathin probably also woke up from an alarm clock) in order to wake up for fajr, in which the time may shift between 4am and 6am (in my country at least). If someone were to ask me to wake up at those times without an alarm clock, I would find it completely impossible.

My question is, in the past, before the invention of electricity and alarm clocks, how did Muslims wake up reliably for fajr?


texts: Validity of a Muslim marrying a Christian woman

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My husband and I recently got married. He is a Muslim, I am Catholic Christian.

We had a nikah ceremony in the presence of friends and family, which was officiated by an imam. Three weeks after our wedding, my husband called me and said the American Muslim Society doesn't recognize our marriage and that it's deemed invalid. How can this be?

We performed the nikah correctly. I thought it was permissible for a Muslim man to get married to non-Muslim woman. Is that correct?

He hasn't given me my mehr, as was discussed before the marriage and said we were not going to do, was this right? As far as I have researched it is said to be right as long as we agreed beforehand. He left me and our home after three weeks.


texts: What does Islam say about crossdressing? I know that majority of the crossdressers aren't gay, and usually have normal families. They act feminine usually in privacy, and not in public, for fun. Is it haram if we buy these type of clothing from crossdressing shops online and do it in privacy? And no, I don't want to be one. I'm just asking about it.


texts: Is it permissible for men to watch sports of women via Television? (Shi'a View)

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I was wondering if it is permissible(Halal) for boys to watch the sport matches which their players are young girls.

Note: I’m looking for the viewpoint of Shi'a about it.


texts: Which type(s) of circumcision is/are valid by the Islamic rules?

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There are four main categories of male circumcision. i.e.:

Low and Loose
Low and Tight
High and Loose
High and Tight

Which one(s) of these are valid as-per the Islamic rules? Meaning which one of these fulfill the requirement(s) that Islam mandates in order for the circumcision to be considered valid? Or else it's not.
Are there any mandatory requirement(s) for a Islamic circumcision? If so what are they?
What's ruling on the removal of the frenulum?


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As Wr Wb,
"Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan and then follows it with six days of Shawwaal will be rewarded as the one who fasts the entire year." [Muslim, Ahmad, Abu Daawood and At-Tirmithi].

Which days does one observe these six fasts - we cannot fast during Eid.  Half our family follows the uk masjids following Saudi and the rest of our family follow the other uk masjids which typically do Eid on a different day.

For example my Eid this year 2016 is Wed 6th July, whilst the others may be Wed or Thurs 7th July.  So do I start the six fast on Thurs or Friday, and are the 6 days, consecutive days?


texts: Should I wait forty days after unintentional drinking before getting married?

texts: Alhumdulliah, I'm going to marry within a few days. Unfortunately, I had an event 10 days ago and I drunk wine unintentionally. As far as I know if anyone get drunk, for the next 40 days his/her prayer will not approved to Allah. Can anyone please tell me, will my marriage be approved by Allah or do I need to change my marriage date to after the 40 days?


texts: my husband can't earn. so I earn and also we live in my house which I inherited from my father. I know that a woman can't leave her husband's house without his permission. does the same thing apply when it comes to wife's house ?? Also even if he starts earning can I refuse to stay in his house if he won or buys one?


texts: It is clear that it is haram to eat pork. However, is it permissible to eat wild boars or to use products derived from them (boar bristle brushes)? I ask this because both pigs and boars belong to the biological family Suidae and are closely related.


texts: Does the Quran have the wrong concept of Trinity in 5:116?

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Some Christians argue that, "the Quran 5:116 wrongly defines the Trinity. Trinity is not Allah, Jesus and Mary. Further Catholics do not worship Mary but pray via her to God." How do we respond to this?

And behold! Allah will say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Didst thou say
unto men, worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of Allah'?"
He will say: "Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to
say). Had I said such a thing, thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou
knowest what is in my heart, Thou I know not what is in Thine. For
Thou knowest in full all that is hidden.
-- Quran 5:116


texts: Do we get the same punishment for supporting the murderer?

texts: I basically bought a bottle of Sprite, because of I didn't know what the other options are (e.g. Tastes). Coca Cola supports Israel, as you know. When buying it, I felt like I'm supporting the evil, yet I still continued buying it. Even if with or without that intention, am I still counted as a murderer?


texts: A Hadith That Says That Torah Has Not Been Corrupted?

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The following Hadith has often been cited by many people to prove that the Jewish Torah has not been corrupted:-
He (the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was given the Torah and he took away the pillow from beneath him and then he put the Torah on it and then he said: “I believe in you [Torah] and in the One Who had sent you down.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4449)
Many people believe that since Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu'alayhiwassalam) said, "I believed in thee and in Him Who revealed thee", this proves that the Torah that was in front of him was not corrupted. This is something contrary to the Muslim claim that the Torah in its present form has been corrupted.
Question: What is the truth behind this narration? Is this narration even authentic? It has been cited in Ibn Kathir's Abridged version of commentary.


texts: Can a human be given the name Barr or Al-Barr?

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Salam,
all praise to Allah.

As we have seen that many people have the names that relate to Allah such as Rahman, Qayoom, Ahad and etc.
I have been told until now that you can give someone Allah's name by putting Abd prior to it. Or the name should have the attributes of humans and not the attribute that only Allah only poses.

My main Question is that is naming someone Al Barr/Barr which translates to "The Kindly and Gracious Benefactor,  The Righteous,  The Source of Goodness" is allowed.

Thank you.


texts: Is thinking about having sex with porn stars haram?

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If you know the face and body of a porn star well. But you don't whatch the Video. You close your eyes and think about what you have seen before and imagine you are doing sex with the porn star. But do not masturbate or even touch your body. Is this action haram?

What about this imagination to a girl you see in a park ?


texts: Developing software to add late payment fee and interest

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I am a web developer and I was recently asked by an old client to add interest calculating functionality on a monthly recurring membership app.

Basically he wants me to add functionality which will add interest on late payments as well as add late payment fees on invoices.

I wanted to ask that can I do it? Is it allowed according to the Shariah law?


texts: Does the wife have the right to reject sex?

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The wife has to obey her husband and he has to provide for her and treat her with kindness. However is the wife allowed to reject sex if she was not in the mood or for any other reason?

It is her body and she is the one that will get pregnant and will have to got through the struggles and pain of labour.

Is his pleasure more important than anything else?


texts: What should I do if I accidentally swear to do something bad out of anger?

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For example, my child spends all his/her pocket money for snacks in one day. Then, I swear that I won't give any money to him/her forever.

What should I do after a situation like this?


texts: Can teenage girls see each other in a bra and underwear

texts: Can teenage (14 year olds) muslim girls see each other is a bikini or a bra and underwear as for example a girls pool party and we want to wear a bikini since there are no boys


texts: How many days did it take to create the Earth in the Quran?

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It says the earth was created in two days.
And later on in the next verse it says four days?
Keep in mind the total duration of heavens and earth creation is six days.
So did the earth take up 2 days out of six.
or four days?
Specifically what is the meaning of the verse below about the four days.
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“Say (O Muhammad): Do you verily disbelieve in Him Who created the earth in two Days? And you set up rivals (in worship) with Him? That is the Lord of the ‘Aalameen (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
He placed therein (i.e. the earth) firm mountains from above it, and He blessed it, and measured therein its sustenance (for its dwellers) in four Days equal (i.e. all these four ‘days’ were equal in the length of time) for all those who ask (about its creation).
Then He rose over (Istawa) towards the heaven when it was smoke, and said to it and to the earth: ‘Come both of you willingly or unwillingly.’ They both said: ‘We come willingly.’
Then He completed and finished from their creation (as) seven heavens in two Days and He made in each heaven its affair. And We adorned the nearest (lowest) heaven with lamps (stars) to be an adornment as well as to guard (from the devils by using them as missiles against the devils). Such is the Decree of Him, the All-Mighty, the All-Knower”
[Fussilat 41:9-12]


texts: I want to ask that if husband say "talaq talaq takaq" or say is talaq from my side instead of saying "I divorce you" would that be considered as divorce or not?