texts: Are supernatural encounters with Allah common in Islam?

texts: In Islam, are theophanies possible? Can Allah visit a Muslim (or even a non-Muslim) to share a direct one-on-one message? Are testimonies of encounters with Allah common in Islam?


texts: Why does the Quran only states 8 livestocks?

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Selamun aleikum,
Why does the Quran only states eight livestock animals, are there not more?
„ ...and He produced for you from the grazing livestock eight mates...“ (Az Zumar, Verse 6, Saheeh International)
„[They are] eight mates – of the sheep, two and of the goats, two. ...“;
„ ... And of the camels, two and of the cattle, two...“ (An-Anam, Verse 143-144, Saheeh International)
Thanks for responses, May Allah bless you.


texts: Why Jannah promises young handsome boys to serve and fulfill desires?

texts: During the Sodoma and Gomorrah story, we know that the angels went to Lut house as young handsome boys and not in their natural form. That's why we suppose homosexuality is a sin. But why in Qur'an it's written that in Jannah we will find young handsome boys and beautiful girls that will serve you and will fulfill your desires? Isn't that a bit contradictory? How can handsome boys be a promise if homosexuality is a sin? Don’t try to answer by saying that boys are promised to girls because it's kinda clear that Qur'an almost always addresses to men.


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Salamun aleikum,
I know that there were a meeting with God, before we were on this earth, testifying that only Allah is our God. My question is on this verse.

„They will say, "Our Lord, You made us lifeless twice and gave us life twice, and we have confessed our sins. So is there to an exit any way?"“ (Ghafir, Verse 11, Saheeh International)

This verse says we died twice and were given life twice. So we died after this meeting, which I mentioned above, then our mother gave birth, so we are living, but we will die one day and at the end on the Day of Resseruction, we are raised again to life. It would be two and two.
But before that meeting, were we not also raised to life, making it three „lifes“ and two „deaths“. Or is there no death between the meeting and our birth, but then it would be one „death“.
It would be great, if someone clarifies.
Thanks for answers.


texts: Is there any text to support the view that a woman's place is in the home?

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I know traditionally in most Muslim societies, the majority of women have been confined to the job of housewife and domestic duties. And some conservative Muslims to this day believe that because of the importance which Islam seems to put on the modesty of women, this is still where Allah (swt) would prefer her to be.

But are there any specific text to confirm this viewpoint? Any verses of the Quran or hadith?


texts: Hadith regarding a donkey that came to the prophet S.A.W

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As-salaamu alaikum

Is the hadith of a donkey reporting its' owner to prophet authentic? and was this donkey truly baried by seyyiidat Fatima R.A ?


texts: How can Islamic scholars lawfully edit the intended meaning of the Quran for non-Arabic speakers?

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From my reading of the Quran, I've noticed that some translations aren't consistently the same as one another, giving me the impression that edits are being made in some, but not others. Take for example Surah 10:5 concerning the light given off by the moon and sun:
وَجَعَلَ الْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا
alim.org gives two translations from two sources:

Asad  :   and has set up within them the moon as a light [reflected], and set up the sun as a [radiant] lamp?
Malik  :   placing in them the moon as a light and the sun as a glorious lamp?

while quran.com translates it as:

And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?

They're different. So this raises my question on how Islamic scholars can edit original translations of the Quran lawfully, with added text by the translator in square brackets being a possible example, or maybe not.


texts: Is there any ruling about not paying off your debt and spending on yourself?

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I leant my friend £400 no questions asked as he was my best friend. He had previosly paid me back straightaway when he borrowed money so I didn't doubt him. We have known each other for over 20 years.

He ended up using the money for 2 holidays and since he cane back from these holidays he hasnt spoke to me. I confronted him and he said he was sorry and will pay me back when he has the money. He then went on another trip to Cyprus.  He went on this trip knowing he wont have a job after as he was refused authorised leave so now hasnt got a job to even get money.

He has since not spoken to me, avoided me when before we were like brothers. He is the most religious and empathetic, most thoughtful person I know so I dont understand why he would do this to me. I could never do anything for myself until I have paid off any debt.

I need to know if theres any ruling on not paying off your debt and spending on yourself.


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Assalamu Alaikum brothers in Islam,

I understand that black magic is considered as Major Kufr.
However I don't understand why it is considered as shirk.

What aspect of black magic makes it Shirk exactly?


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Pseudoscience is a term used to describe a claim, belief, or practice presented as scientific, but which does not adhere to the scientific method. -- Wikipedia

There's a host of pseudosciences (Wikipedia has a list of topics characterized as pseudoscience).  Some topics are considered defunct, e.g., phrenology, whereas others are borderline science, e.g. chiropractic.  Most are seemingly harmless, but some are dangerous, e.g. ear candling resulting in ear injuries.  There's also a risk that a patient may abstain from evidence-based medical treatments opting for alternative treatments instead.

Question: Is pseudoscience generally forbidden or discouraged?

I presume the answer would vary from topic to topic:  Some pseudosciences involve fortune telling and astrology which are haram (jointly listed as major sin #46 in Major Sins by Imam Shamsu ed-Deen Dhahabi), e.g., palm reading.

I wish to ask about the topic in general: maybe it's best just to stay away from pseudoscience as a whole (perhaps engaging in pseudoscience would lead to fortune telling, etc.).  It may be that pseudoscience as a whole is forbidden.

Googling pseudoscience haram was not helpful, mostly returning Islam-critical webpages.


texts: May a married woman let her Ex boyfriend visit her while her husband is not around

texts: Is it right to let my ex boyfriend to visit me while my husband is not aware of it? .then i later told him


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Asalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu.
There is an authentic hadith that the repentance of one is blocked until he stops his innnovation. So if a person has repented from previous sins whilst doing his innovation, then realises he is doing an innovation and stops it immediately will his previous repentance be accepted or does he have to repent again?


texts: Is the hadith of Ibn Abbas about six haram things authentic?

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I came across the hadith below today. I am curious as to whether this hadith is sahih or hasan or daif because I have never seen it before used in debates.
Arabic:

2193 - قال مسدد: حدثنا أبو عوانة عن أبي هاشم، عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنه قال: "الكوبة (1) حرام، والدف (2) حرام، والمعازف (3) حرام، والمزامير (4) حرام (5) ـ
 Possible source: stream - pdf (page 230)

There is also this version:

عن ابن عباس أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم حرم ستة الخمر والميسر والمعازف والمزامير والدف والكوبة
(المعجم الاوسط ، رقم ۷۳۸۸)

I found this thread (https://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=28650) where I believe this hadith is being addressed; however, unfortunately I do not understand Arabic and am unable to understand what is being written. Can someone kindly let me know?
JazakAllah


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I'm talking about the story where Muhammad (s.a.w.) was reciting surah Najm and shaytaan whispered some ayahs and Muhammad (s.a.w.) ended up reciting these ayahs because he thought it was Jibreel reciting these ayahs.

If this is true, this means Muhammad (s.a.w.) could not tell the difference between Jibreel and shaytaan. How can I possibly argue against this? Please give me proof that this story is false.


texts: If Quran offers equal opportunity for Muslims, Christians, Jews and Sabians, why do we need Islam?

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The verse 62 of sura Bakarah say that,

  Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or
  Sabeans  [before Prophet Muhammad] - those [among them] who believed
  in Allah and the  Last Day and did righteousness - will have their
  reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor
  will they grieve.[sahih international]

Then, why do people need to embrace Islam?

Edited - Correct Translation

Added correct translation. Notice that Sihih International translation uses past tense. This question needs to be answered in light of correct translation below.

  Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians,
  and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last day and does
  good, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there is no
  fear for them, nor shall they grieve. [Shakir]


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So I was reading this article, and I read these 2 ahadith in it.
and it goes like this,

Allah created some people for hell and some people for paradise.

My initial understanding of this hadith was that, as people live out their lives. The people who do good will goto heaven and people who do bad will goto hell, both groups of people are given free will.
So it is very fair and I dont have any issue with it.
but then this next hadith confuses me,

Each one of you will find it easy to do what he was created for.

This above hadith makes it sound very unfair to me, for example lets say I was created for hell that means God created a tendency in me to commit sins and made it harder for me to do good deeds.
While the people God chose for heaven, he made a tendency in them to do good deeds and made it hard for them to commit sins.
So this kind of negates the whole free will thing. It basically means that God has chosen favourites and the system is rigged as the chances of person created for Hell commiting sins by design is higher than the chances for person created for Heaven to commit sins.
Also can be intrepreted as not all humans were created equal, as it is unfair towards the person created for Hell, as God literally made it easier for him to commit sins at no fault of his.
I am a Muslim and I believe in Allah and his Prophet (PBUH) and this hadith could be weak or I am misinterpreting it, so please if anybody knows, can you please clarify for me.
Thank you


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Are video games permissible?
You act out a story, listen to music, and sometimes worship false gods within them.


texts: How to line up a few followers in family congregational Salah?

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How should a few family members line up in congregational Salah in following cases?

A husband and a wife (or a son and a mother, or a brother and a sister, or a father and a daughter - a male and a female).
A father and a son (or two brothers - two males).
A husband and a wife and a son (or any other combination of two males and a female).
A husband and a wife and a daughter (or any other combination of a male and two females).
A husband and a wife and two sons (or any other combination of three males and a female).
A husband and a wife and a son and a daughter (or any other combination of two males and two females).


texts: Is it permissible to give Zakat in Islamic TV?

texts: A well known Islamic TV is saying that it is fully OK and encouraging everybody to give Zakat in this TV channel. Is giving Zakat to Islamic channel should be the first choice?


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"Jabir (Allah be pleased with him) reported: There came a slave and pledg- ed allegiance to Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) on migration; he (the Holy Prophet) did not know that he was a slave. Then there came his master and demanded him back, whereupon Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: Sell him to me. And he bought him for two black slaves, and he did not afterwards take allegiance from anyone until he had asked him whether he was a slave (or a free man)" - Book 010, Number 3901

I found the above verse/hadith somewhere and whenever I search to find its source, the top pages (except perhaps the first) are from Islamophobic websites that I don't trust, but I can't find it in Quran.com hence I want to know the validity of it.

Which chapter in the Quran is it from? If it's not from the Quran, where is it from?


texts: can girls study in co-education systems?

texts: Can girls study with boys in co-education systems?  as now every school or college is co-education and it is a necessity to have proper education so does it make us a bad Muslim?


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I read the Qur'an for my grandmother but then I heard that she does not get the benefits from it. Is this true?

If it is right that you can't read the Qur'an for ithers does it mean then neither me nor my grandmother did gain any benefit? Or does it mean only I did get benefit or obly my grandmother.


texts: Is it haram to cut family ties temporarily with a father who non-practicing?

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My father is a Muslim however, he is no longer practicing. He also denounces key beliefs of Islam like fasting, salah, hijab and Islam as a way of life. He, in essence, hates Islam. He drinks and goes to clubs but still claims to be Muslim. Me and my 15 year old brother have not spoken to him in 4 years due to the fact he has admitted he wants to bring us down with him off the straight path of Islam. He is a very manipulative man and has already brought his cousin and sister down with him. He was also not good with my mother and cheated on her while they were married.

Is cutting him off the right decision for a vulnerable 15 year old boy. Or should the my brother remain in contact with him.


texts: In the the verses 30:2-3 , Where were the Romans defeated by the Persians? Is this verse a miracle or not?

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In the verse 30:2-3 , Allah says,

  The Byzantines have been defeated in the nearest land. But they after
  their defeat will overcome

According to a lot of Muslims including the person in this video , this battle took place in the shoreline of the dead sea, which is the lowest point of dry earth.

But according to Wikipedia and WikiIslam this battle took place elsewhere.

So which one of the information is true? Please provide your answer with accurate references.

I'm really in need of an answer as this is troubling my faith a lot!

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


texts: losing faith, hating life, want to die, and angery at Allah, don't know what to do

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first time posting anything like this so here goes.

I'm sick and tired of everything in my life, I don't see anything as worth pursuing, nothing seems worth it.  the only thing I want to do now is die.  growing up wasn't easy for me and maybe that's why i am what i am now.

growing up, from grade 1 to my first year in college, I was always bullied, by almost everyone, most of my classmates, my parents, even some of my teachers.  they always made fun of me because i was fat, Muslim, middle eastern, or had epilepsy. I rarely had friends, and most of my friends even the one I have now, most of them have either disconnected from me for stabbed me in the back one way or another, I just don't trust anyone anymore.

growing up with my family, both my parents have narcissistic personalty disorder as i discovered later on in life.  My dad, use to hit me, and put me down all the time, and my mom who not only hates Islam is also a feminist extreme told me all the time that all men are evil, all men should be killed off, men are this and that.  I can't remember one day when she wasn't yelling or complaining or playing the born victim card, or trying to always make me feel guilty for everything.

I also had epilepsy a lot in my life, from when I was 10 to 18, I was always on medication, that heavily sedated me, I never got to know what it was like to be a child or a teenager, and when I got my brain surgery it left me with even more problem, I now have borderline personality disorder.

I believed in Allah from a very early age, from around 9 or 10 (I'm 25 now), living this life I asked for God's help, over and over again, and nothing.  I pray and pray, and nothing, I ask for just some happiness in my life and I revive nothing.  I look at others like my mom who insult Islam and ruin everyone lives, what does she get in return, she got marred to a rich husband, abandoned all her children (meaning my 2 siblings) and travels to a different part of the world for a short vacation like every other month.  Other who have made my life a hell, and people who don't even believe in Allah, who openly mock, and insult Allah, get everything they want handed to them on a silver plate.

i gave up praying for the things that I want because I know now that even that won't make me happy, what I ask for from Allah now is death, to just let me die, so I don't have to deal with this world anymore.  It just seems that Allah gives the wrong doers, the sinful, and wicked everything they want, and I don't get any happiness.  I'm starting to lose faith, I'm starting to not care anymore, I just want to get drunk every night now and hope a die a painless death somehow.

what do I do, what can I do, I've read about peoples dua's not being accepted, and theirs the 3 ways that Allah answers, but honestly, I'm starting to lose faith that the help and mercy of Allah will ever come.


texts: How to positively and politely avoid eye contact with the opposite sex in non-Muslim societies?

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I live in Jordan (Arabic and Muslim country) and I'm traveling to USA. There's one issue to me that people there expects eye contact during conversation, which is something I don't do - as part of lowering my gaze Fatwah - with non-Maharim females, ehlhamduLillah.
Most of the females I worked with them find it - unfortunately - weird and offending to do so, especially at the first time. However this is not an issue to me since they are Muslim and they're aware of Allah's orders and their benefits to our current and Akhrah life.
I'm going to a business conference, and the team I'm going to meet is a mixed. Since I'm totally new to purely non-Muslim cultures I'm not sure how to handle this situation. Should I just continue what I do (by not looking at them at all)? Do I have to inform them by email, so they at least know why I'm doing this?
I know at least two things 1) Allah said that non-Muslims won't be pleased about Islam:

Chapter Name:Al-Baqra Verse No:120
وَلَن تَرْضَى عَنكَ الْيَهُودُ وَلاَ النَّصَارَى حَتَّى تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمْ قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى اللّهِ هُوَ الْهُدَى وَلَئِنِ اتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَاءهُم بَعْدَ الَّذِي جَاءكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ مَا لَكَ مِنَ اللّهِ مِن وَلِيٍّ وَلاَ نَصِيرٍ
2:120 Khan:
Never will the Jews nor the Christians be pleased with you (O Muhammad Peace be upon him ) till you follow their religion. Say: "Verily, the Guidance of Allah (i.e. Islamic Monotheism) that is the (only) Guidance. And if you (O Muhammad Peace be upon him ) were to follow their (Jews and Christians) desires after what you have received of Knowledge (i.e. the Qur'an), then you would have against Allah neither any Wali (protector or guardian) nor any helper.

And 2) Islam is getting stranger and stranger:

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
Islam initiated as something strange, and it would revert to its (old position) of being strange. so good tidings for the stranger.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ مَرْوَانَ الْفَزَارِيِّ، قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّادٍ حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ كَيْسَانَ - عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم  " بَدَأَ الإِسْلاَمُ غَرِيبًا وَسَيَعُودُ كَمَا بَدَأَ غَرِيبًا فَطُوبَى لِلْغُرَبَاءِ "

I would like to hear from your real life experience and may Allah bless you :),
I'm adding some context to my case: I'm 24 years old and I'm married.


texts: Is Allah's name complete without diacritics?

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Can i write Allah's name simple without diactritics ? -

What are diacritics(Zer zabar pesh) called in Arabic/urdu?

Can any one name the one's used in Allah's name?


texts: I pass air from my butt so much that sometime I can't even do a single salat properly. What should I do?

texts: It's ridiculous but I cannot help but to say that I have a disease which is called Irritating Bowel Syndrome. This why I pass air more than the average . This is so severe that in a bad day I can't even finish a single rakat! What should I do?


texts: Can a Muslim girl make accounts on social media?

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We all know that Islam teaches a woman to reveal herself only to her family & other females.
If I make account on Instagram and upload my photos, then is it correct?
Because here I am revealing myself to everybody but only by photos & not physically. So, By doing would it be against Islamic Laws. I mean it wouldn't be something like losing my 'pardah'.


texts: Is everyone alive today a descendant of Prophet Adam (AS)?

texts: There are people alive today with Neanderthal DNA and other humanoid DNA. Are they considered as fully descendants of Prophet Adam?


texts: What is the ruling on giving orphans inheritance after our death?

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I am aware that Islam encourages looking after the orphans. It also prohibits giving your own lineage in place of their original lineage (through a change in surname).

But what is the ruling related to giving them inheritance after our death?


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Assalamu alaikum brother, I see on YouTube people criticising or roasting others work or art .
Is this fine ? Because to consider it as back biting they don't talk behind their backs . They openly criticise them . And roasting is common nowadays. Is it fine to watch those videos???


texts: Using interest money to make up for capital loss

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Assalamoualaikum,

If we have a capital deposited with interest in a savings bank account for necessity purposes, and now an amount of the capital is lost, can we take an equal amount from the interest to make up for the capital loss, and count the lost money as being part of the interest to be given to charity?

JazakAllah khairan


texts: Female doctor- no handshake, but ok with medical touch during examination

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I (obviously male body, though I actually identify as genderqueer) recently visited my doctor for the first time. She declined to shake hands during intros "for religious reasons", and even dodged around my instinctively outstretched hand so as not to accidentally touch it. During the examination itself though, she repeatedly touched the bare skin all over my body during the skin cancer screening, while examining various moles and such.

She's educated at one of the best medical schools in the world, and is a highly effective doctor.

I would like to be polite to her by understanding her preferences a bit better, and not putting her in a position where she needs to tell a patient "no, for religious reasons". I'm not asking for whether her behavior is "correct" or not. I'm merely trying to understand the likely motivations behind her behavior, and how I might be able to avoid putting her in a potentially uncomfortable position in the future. If it matters, I live in California.


texts: Why Allah didn't tell Adam the rules which has been mentioned in Quraan instead of leaving people do sins for thousands of years?

texts: There are rules in the Quraan which aren't said before Quraan so why people left without knowing something is wrong for thousands of years.


texts: Is praying with a child enough for Jumu'ah (congregational) prayer?

texts: If I perform the prayer with my son, or a brother or any child (5-10 years), is my salat considered Jumu'ah or Salah al jama'ah or not?


texts: Should a non-Muslim write PBUH after the names of prophets and messengers?

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I am a non-Muslim, atheist who writes on religion often.  I would like to be respectful towards Islam and Muslims.
I know that when Muslims write (in English) they put 'peace be upon him', 'PBUH', 'Allah's peace and blessings be upon him' or the Arabic for the same after the names of prophets.
As I am an atheist and not a Muslim, I do not believe in life after death or in Allah, and thus I do not think it is possible to wish for the wellbeing of the dead.  Thus, if I write 'PBUH', it is technically a lie (because I do not believe what I am saying).
I do not care about telling such a minor 'untruth'; I am very happy to add 'PBUH' after the Prophet's name.  It does not hurt me and I always want to be respectful.
However, I want to know: does Islam object to me making a 'false' wish (invoking Allah and the Prophet when I do not believe that either exist)?  Would it be better not to add 'PBUH' unless I truly believe in the 'PBUH'?  I just want to do whatever is most respectful towards Muslims and Islam!


texts: What is the Islamic view on organ donation, While alive as well as after death? Is it permissible? I have heard from an unreliable source it is not permitted?


texts: Can i play with friends who have pirated games?

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Assalamualaikum,
I've been playing a videogame with my friends recently, and I'm the only one who has actually bought the game, they still use the pirated version. So, am I sinful for playing with them or not?
Please respond jazakallah khair...


texts: I wanted to know if there is anything in the Quran that speaks about grieving the death of a beloved pet. my cat just died and i am overwhelmed with sadness and sorrow. i am looking for some kind of prayer to help me through this rough moment, or what Allah says you should do when this happens. thank you


texts: How should be interactions with non-mehram be like in a coed institution?

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How should young muslim brothers ad sisters interact in a coed high school?
What are the things we must be aware of to protect ourselves from any evils in such an atmosphere?


texts:
What exactly defines a sect in Islam? There are many supposed sects in Islam, but how do you define this label?

I know the two 'major' sects in Islam are the Shia and Sunni, but why are these considered sects?


texts: A List of all the prayers a Muslim can pray?

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I want to be a better Muslim by praying more than I should. So I searched on the internet to see what ALL the Islam prayers are. Now I am confused. Can someone please tell me what these prayers are and how to pray them:

fard
wajib
sunnat
nafil
nafilah
witr
tahajjud
eid adha
eid fitr
taraweeh
namaz
jumuah
salat al-layl
Salat istikhara
Funeral salat
Salatul Shaf’a
Salat of Ja’far e Tayyar (as)
Salaat -e-Gufaila
Namaz/Salaat of Masoomeen(Ahlulbayt -as)
Salat Tawaf of the Ka‘bah
Salat-i-Hajjat
a Thanksgiving Prayer

Are there any more prayers that I should be aware of?

Thank you.

Source1

Source2

Source3


texts: Where is self-denial mentioned in the Quran?

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I studied several religions and they all have "self-denial" as a main aspect mentioned in their texts.

Such as:

"If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it."

Christians' Bible - Matthew 10:39

"Therefore the sages: They place themselves last, but end up in front."

Taoists' Tao Te Ching - Chapter 7

I friend of mine told me, that this is also the case with the Quran. But he couldn't tell me where it is written.

Can you please tell me (cite with the exact source and line numbers) where this can be found in the Quran? Thank you.


texts: Non-Muslims and hijab: Is it a problem for them to dress modestly in Islamic ways?

texts: I have seen some discussion lately from non-Muslims who have argued that a non-Muslim wearing hijab is inappropriate, as an example of cultural appropriation. But I am now wondering what are some of opinions in this question from those who are Muslim? If someone is trying to be modest or live properly, is it a problem for them to dress modestly in Islamic ways?


texts: Is marriage between divorcees both with kids permissible? How to raise the kids if they are of opposite gender?

texts: Is it allowed for a divorced man with a 10-year old son who's living permanently with him to marry a divorced woman with a 3-year old daughter who also lives permanently with her? Can both kids be raised together in one house after the marriage?


texts: Is it a sin for a woman to look at her private parts, etc., for arousal?

texts: This is a question of my friend. If she's arousing herself sexually by looking at her private parts, by looking in the mirror of her naked self and by adding things to her private parts, would it be considered a sin? She's not reaching her climax. She's just arousing herself.


texts: What does "neither is Eid compulsory on her" imply?

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I've seen this hadith e.g. at IslamQA.org:

  A woman should not raise her hands till her shoulders.  ... [snip] ... Jumu’ah is not obligatory for her, but if she attends it, she will be absolved of responsibility. Neither is Eid compulsory on her nor the takbir of tashriq. It is not mustahab for her to perform Fajr when it brightens up. In the loud salahs she will not raise her voice.  (Allaamah Muhammad Amin Ibn Abidin as-Shami rahimahullah)

Question: What does "neither is Eid compulsory on her" imply in the above hadith?

Firstly, there are two Eids: Eid al-Fitr, at the end of Ramadan, and Eid al-Adha, the sacrifice feast.  But, in addition to this, I haven't before seen anyone claim that feasting or attending mosque on either Eid and and sacrificing for Eid al-Adha was not obligatory.  Perhaps there's more nuance to this that I'm unaware of.


texts: Why did Islam allow Muslim men to have sex with their female slaves?

texts: I don't understand why did prophet, being a mercy to all (not just to Muslims), allow his followers to have sex with their female slaves? They could be used just as servants. They could be all released (for money or no money). They could be given options: be free, stay with me and/or be my wife/concubine, or return to your kith and kins. But hadiths and Islamic history doesn't seem to indicate that they were given options or they had any say about their fates. Rather they were viewed as properties captured from enemy and were often sold to others (e.g. prophet sold women and children of banu Quraida) or distributed among the Muslim armies as sex-slaves.


texts: Did the companions of Prophet Isa (P.B.U.H) stay truthful to the original message?

texts: Did the companions of Prophet Isa (P.B.U.H) stay devoted and truthful to the original message or did they corrupt it? (During and after the life of Prophet Isa (P.B.U.H))


texts: In Islam, is sexual intercourse compulsory on the wedding night and does the nikah become void if it does not happen?

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In islam if two individuals are getting married by choice but live in different countries and are very shy by personality and both decide that they just want to spend time with each other and get more comfortable before such an intimate thing takes place would this mean nikah is void? Also what if both the man and women decide to consumate the marriage months or even a year after the nikah? Would this break the nikah? As both individuals are very shy and are kind of comfortable with each other but hardly speak for each other and so would just want to spend time with each other before anything this intimate happens.

EDIT: I asked two questions not one.

If sex does not happen on the first night, is the nikah void?
If the couple both the man and woman decide to allow it to happen naturally meaning in a couple of months or even a year would this make the nikah valid?


texts: Are Islamic Laws applicable across the entire Universe?

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In the Quran it is claimed that Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him is Rehmat-al-alamin (that is kindness to all the worlds). Does that mean he was the only prophet for the Entire Universe. Does it mean Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) laws are applicable only to this world?

So if we meet an alien race ever from the outer space, should we expect them to be Muslims or we should leave them alone assuming Islamic laws do not apply to them?


texts: What is the mainstream Islamic view of Tasis (incorporation)?

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Major Islamic scholar, Ibn Taymiyyah, wrote the book

"Naqd at-Ta'sis  (Criticism of incorporation)"

I have searched for this work but have found nothing freely available on the Internet.  I am trying to understand the framework for a practical Islamic economic system.  I am debating the pros and cons of corporate entities in this framework.  Without Islamic references, I am just speculating.


texts: Does doubting the religious commitment of the Sahabah amount to kufr?

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We know that Allah has said that some of the companions of the Prophet had gone astray. Based on this, if a person were to doubt the religious commitment of a Sahabah, such as if he were to doubt if that if a specific member of the Sahabah were Muslim or not would that person be called a kaafir?

  Narrated ‘Abdullah: The Prophet said, “I am your predecessor at the Lake-Fount”. ‘Abdullah added: The Prophet said, “I am your predecessor at the Lake-Fount, and some of you will be brought in front of me till I will see them and then they will be taken away from me and I will say, ‘O Lord, my companions!’ It will be said, ‘you do not know what they did after you had left.’


texts: I have been trying to put my daughter to sleep so I can get up to pray but every time I go to leave her she wakes up and even when she is awake she is clingy and cries so I can't concentrate because her loudness increases and I feel she needs my comfort. I am alone all day and when my husband comes home he is tired and cannot sit with her. What do i do


texts: Can we perform hajj or umrah with loan money?

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I am not having money to perform my ummrah I have taken some money from my elder sister as a loan and I know that i could return her later.
So is this allowed in Islam or should we have our own money?


texts: Pure cloths become impure if comes contact with one another?

texts: If i keep a pure cloth with a impure cloth in my wardrobe. .then the pure cloth becomes impure?


texts: What is the punishment for someone who pirates digital files?

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It is agreed upon that piracy is theft according to the question What is the Islamic stance on Internet Piracy?

However, cutting the hand of someone for downloading a bad pop song seems a little… excessive as it would leave most of my friends without hands. Is there a law suited for those who commit very minor theft or if they commit theft but aren't prosecuted?


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Is there a limit for how much older or younger a bride an groom can be? There some very old men who get married to very young girls, Is this haram?

Also is there any recomondation of the age difference between a bride and groom?


texts: i’m unsure wether maniy or madhiy came out while fasting

texts: i took a nap and wook up and had some desire i tried to get out of my head but it stayed for a while then i went to use the bathroom and forced some pee out and i think i saw some sticky liquid come out (not 100 percent sure) i checked again and couldn’t find anything and left the bathroom and found a wet spot which disapeered after 15 minutes i’m unsure wether i released madhiy or maniy or if i didn’t release anything at all is my fast void or should i continue my fast?


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According to the sunnah, what is the maximum time allowed between acceptance of a proposal and the actual nikah.

I understand that engagement ceremony isn't part of Islam. But I have seen people keep gaps of a few months and even upto a year (if not more) between acceptance of a proposal and the actual marriage.

This may lead to fitnah at times. What did the Prophet do and recommend us to do?


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Would the act of prostrating (making sajda) be worship in of itself?

I have been thinking about this issue and I would say it does not because Prophet Yaqoub did it to his son Prophet Yousef.

However, I'm curious to see if anyone holds a different view and WHY do you hold that view?  Evidences are the main issue.

Please don't say it was a different Shari'ah, as this itself has no evidence.


texts: How should one finish his prayer if he joins the jamaat in the third or the fourth rakat?

texts: If a man comes to the masjid and sees that the congregation has already started and they are at the third or the fourth rakat, should he join them or wait for another congregation?


texts: In Shiism, what is the source of Imams' supreme knowledge?

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Shiites believe that their [Twelve Imams] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Imams), the rightful successors of the prophet, have complete knowledge of everything.

The question is: what are the origins of their knowledge? In other words, where do they get their knowledge from?


texts: How is blood viewed from an Islamic perspective?

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Peace, Love, and Divine Blessings beloveds.  In Torah/TaNaK/Christian-Old-Testament blood plays a huge and important role in the way of life and culture of the Israelite people. In Bereshith/Genesis 9:4-6 Noah and his household are given instructions on blood as it pertains to food and life (part of the Noahide Laws):

4 You must not, however, eat flesh with its life-blood in it. 5 But
for your own life-blood I will require a reckoning: I will require it
of every beast; of man, too, will I require a reckoning for human
life, of every man for that of his fellow man! 6 Whoever sheds the
blood of man, By man shall his blood be shed; For in His image Did God
make man.

In Wayiqra/Leviticus 17:11:

For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have assigned it to
you for making expiation for your lives upon the altar; it is the
blood, as life, that effects expiation.

Including (but not limited to), used in the confirmation of a covenant, as part of the dedication of the Israelite Priests/any, as part of the priestly service on Yom Kippur, and as part of the purification of lepors.
How is blood viewed and treated in the Islamic Faith? Does it have a spiritual significance?  Was it used ritualistically/ceremoniously in any shape, way, or form? References from the Holy Quran, Hadith, Articles, commentary, and/or personal insight are welcomed.
Thank you


texts: Will Allah create again after the Day of Judgement and what did he create before mankind?

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In Surah Ankabut (29:19), it is said

See they not how Allah originates the creation, the repeats it. Verily, that is easy for Allah.

At first, I wondered if this means that he will create the like of mankind again after the Day of Judgement, but I doubted this personal interpretation after reading then next verse which says

... originated the creation and then Allah will bring forth the creation of the Hereafter.

So I'm guessing that the "repeats" part is in reference to resurrection, not new beings.
In any case, I am wondering if there is any evidence in the Qur'an or Hadith for Allah creating once again after the Day of Judgement. Similarly, do we know whether there there creations (other than angels) before humans?


texts: The Role of Du'as in religion and Qurb e Elahi?

texts: According to Shia, there are many du'as refering to ahl al=bait narrated in many books as Sahifa Sajjadiah, Mafatih al-Janan, Iqbal and Mesbah.... that are considarable.What is the role and postion of dua in religion and qurb e elahi? Is there any thing else with du'a, except qurb e elahi?


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Is saying that something which is haram is halal kufr?

The motivation for this question arose when I was speaking with my uncle who was talking to me about birthdays. He was telling me that I should go to birthdays and pray for the person who has a birthday because it is the intention that Allah (Glory be to Him, the most High) sees. I knew that celebrating birthdays is haram but I was trying to avoid arguing with him. So I said yes to him to avoid any further arguments. Have I become one of those who consider the haram halal?


texts: How does praying towards Kaabah not amount to Shirk?

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Assalamu alaikum. I am following Islam and very proud to be Muslim. I have few question to clarify my doubts.

Islam is against of idol worship and all the activities in Islam is different than the other religions. why we circle the kabba during the hajj or anytime. Hinduism does the same circle the temples.
Why we pray facing the kabba which is build of stone.

Note: The reason of asking this question is to clarify my doubts.


texts: I hope this question does not offend anyone but is it really true that the Sunni's and the Shi'a have different qurans?


texts: Is there an agreement on the Prophet's birth date?

texts: Is there a disagreement on the popular date of 12 Rabi' Al-Awwal among scholars or among pro-Mawlid Muslims? Are the Fatimids the origin of the date of 12 Rabi' Al-Awwal?


texts: What is the meaning of "by authority" in Surah Ar-Rahman ayat 33?

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What exactly is the meaning of the word bisultan بسلطان in Surah Ar-Rahman ayat 33:

Sahih International:

  O company of jinn and mankind, if you are able to pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You will not pass except by authority (bisultan) [from Allah ].

According to this ayah/verse, we cannot pass the galaxy or heavens except from the authority of Allah.  However, nowadays NASA has the technology to go even to Mars; in the future humans may well have technology that can go to another galaxy.

Does "You will not pass except by authority" mean that humans cannot pass and go to another galaxy without the permission of Allah?  Could someone please explain the meaning of this phrase to me?


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Assalamu Alaikum.
I am a 16 years old girl.
I like a boy band named BTS. I used to enjoy their music and performance. But now that I am aware that it's haram to listen to music i am trying to stay away from music. But there are some things I am confused about. I like enjoying their variety show and other fun activities. Which mostly doesn't contain music or any haram activities. It's mostly fun games and stuff. Is it okay if I still watch those shows and clips? I am not excessively obsessed. It's just something I like to watch.
I would like to know if it's acceptable or not.
Thank you.


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Some people say that Tawees are Haram. But I have also heard the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) gave a Hasan and Husain Taweez to protect them.

Taweez is a piece of paper with Quranic verses and Duas people keep them for protection. Sometimes people recite verses of the Quran and then blow around themselves and others for protection.


texts: Can I Ask forgiveness from Allah if I commit kufr unknowingly or I should be sure that I committed kufr for example O Allah forgive me I if I commit kufr unknowingly


texts: How do Muslims respond to C.S. Lewis's "Lord, Liar or Lunatic" argument?

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Christian author and apologist C.S. Lewis, is famous, among other things, for posing the Lord, Liar, or Lunatic argument, in favor of the divinity of Christ.

The cliff-notes version is:

Jesus said he was God (see here for a summary of verses to this effect).  This leaves three logical possibilities:

Jesus was a lunatic, on par with someone who believes they are a slice of cheddar cheese.
Jesus was a liar, knowing full well he was not God, but trying to convince people that he was.
Jesus really was who he said he was, and he was God.

Given that Islam holds both Jewish and Christian religious texts in high esteem, and Islam believes Jesus was a prophet of Allah, how does Islam reconcile its concept of Jesus with these three possibilities?  Would Allah send a prophet who was a pathological liar, or a lunatic?

I see also a fourth logical possibility, and that is that the scripture record is wildly inaccurate, and Jesus never actually claimed to be God. This possibility, of course, raises other issues, beyond the scope of this particular question.


texts: is it permissible to make 3d character for a game?

texts: i want to make 3d character but i will just make the clothes such as shoes, helmet, shirt, jeans, and gloves. No human body or anything i will be making in the character creation and i will be also animating it.So, is this permissible ?


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Prompted from this discussion, there are various opinions as to who we are allowed to add the suffix sallah Allahu allehe wa salam.

  Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect. 33:56

From this ayah we can infer that we must use it for prophet Muhammad (SAAWS) but what about the other prophets?

We say in our prayers that Allah send his blessings to prophet Muhammad and Abraham, and his Aal (family), if that's the case, then we can use the suffix to more people other than Prophet Muhammad.

So who do we use this suffix for, Prophet Muhammad, Prophet Abraham, or all the prophets?


texts: Parents apologising to their own children?

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What does Islam say about parents apologising to children.

I posted a thread previously about differences in cultures.  Again, I am part of 2 cultures, and based on 1 of them, parents apologising to children is a very good thing, it is considered setting a good example and it teaches the child manners and also respecting them at the same time if the parent does something wrong and apologies to the child.

The other culture I am part of considers this to be almost sin like, i.e. a parent never ever apologies to a child, no matter what, even in an accident situation or even if the parent wrongs the child and realises later that s/he wronged the child.

Does Islam have any rules about this?  i.e. in Islam, are parents allowed (or encouraged) to apologies to their children if the parent wrongs the child somehow.  Or is it considered almost sin like for parents to apologies to children if the parent wrongs the child in some form.

For example, the parent is going from 1 room in the house to another, and accidentally bumps into a child because the parent was not looking where s/he was going.  Does Islam say that the parent should apologies, or does Islam that the parent should never apologies to his/her child?

By saying something like "ohhh, sorry, are you OK"?  1 culture I am part of recommends this, the other culture considers this almost sin like.  What does islam encourage?  That parents are too high in their position as a parent to apologies to children, or parents should teach their children by apologising to them if needed to set an example?

Prefer sunni view with evidence from quran/hadith and/or fatwa.


texts: Can I marry my mother's elder sister's daughter's daughter?

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Assalamoalaikum,

Can I marry my mother's elder sister's daughter's daughter. Is it acceptable in Islam, please guide me.


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There are plenty of fossils that shows the existence pre historic animals like Dinosaurs. However they have never been mentioned either in the Holy Quran or in Hadis. They fact that they lived for millions of years before anyone of us were here and not being mentioned in Quran is hard to accept for me. Is it OK to believe in Dinosaurs as a Muslim or we should condemn it as there is no evidence from Quran and hadis, therefore we should not believe in it.

In other words, does Islam accepts Dinosaurs as valid creatures who existed millions of years ago. It does not hurt my dogma as Muslim?


texts: What if someone curses me, like someone uses an F word on me? What should be my response to that person according to the teachings of Islam? Should I stay quiet or curse him/her back?


texts: Which surahs have been explicitly highlighted as recommended to memorize to obtain knowledge about Allah's rulings?

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Certainly memorizing the Qur'an is a good deed and highly recommended. I remember having read some statements of the sahaba (in the book hayat as-Sahaba: the life of the companions) saying that one should learn/memorize certain surahs, for example surat an-Nisa' because it covers the topic of heritage and so on.

So which surahs have been recommended to memorize for fiqh (knowledge about the halal and haram and about the rules of Allah) reasons in first place and by whom?

Please consider adding evidences: who said one should learn the surah's x,y,z and where is it covered!


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I was sitting watching a movie with some of my friends and when the kissing scene came up I kind of looked away and didn't pay attention to it because I was raised that way. In my family we wouldn't watch movies with stuff like that, but descriptions aren't very accurate anymore and don't tell you everything. So if there was something happening that was unexpected we would cover our eyes.

I was sitting with some colleague friends from work, we are all Muslim, and a kissing scene was coming up and so I looked away and they made fun of me. I told them that it's haram to watch stuff like that, and on the day of judgement the eyes will say what they saw. They said that was stupid and told me to grow up. So I decided to ask.

Can someone please clarify?


texts: I had an argument with wife and she left the house. I spoke to her after few days and asked her to come back within 5 days els she should stay there. She said she will come back in few more days because shes angry. Would that constitute a divorce?


texts: Can I pray farz/fard prayer skipping its preceding sunnah prayer (when needed)?

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السلام و علیکم
As an example consider Zuhr/Duhr prayer in which we have
4 Confirmed Sunnah
4 Farz/Farz
2 Confirmed Sunnah
2 Nafil

Suppose that when I enter Masjid/Mosque I see that the Jama'at is in progress.
Should i join the Jama'at or offer confirmed Sunnah first?
Or can I offer Sunnah AFTER Farz?
Same question for non-confirmed Sunnahs (for example, the Asr prayer).


texts: Should a mortgage be treated as loan and hence be deducted from net worth when calculating zakat?

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A mortgage loan, or simply mortgage, is used either by purchasers of real property to raise funds to buy real estate, or alternatively by existing property owners to raise funds for any purpose, while putting a lien on the property being mortgaged.
  Mortgage Loan, Wikipedia

I've read somewhere it is better to consider the amount for Zakah which is going to be paid immediately. Whereby the people I have talked to in general say that all Zakat is deferred until you are free of loans.

Question:

Should all of the amount be treated as loan and hence reduce from net worth, or only calculate zakat on what you need to pay in a year?


texts: Difference of waqf in Qiraat Hafs between waqf الوقف in usual Moshaf and turkish recitation

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When listening to Turkish qur'an reciters I often realize that they don't do waqf (stoping/pausing recitation) in typical places in Qur'an Verses according the Qiraa' of Hafs 'an 'Assim (in the most spread Saudi-Arabian print)!

Maybe in other countries who use the same Moshaf they have the same waqf positions and symbols (see also: What are the different punctuation in Quran?)! As I saw these (different) positions in a Turkish copy of Mushaf!

So what kind of waqf are they following, or more exactly to whom it refer's?

I know that in northern Africa especially in the Maghreb countries they used to follow the woqof al-Hibtiya الوقوف الهبطية according to Imam al-Hibti al-Fassy (850-930 a.H.) in Qiraat Warch 'an Nafi' (bi taryq al-Azraq) and even Qalun 'an Nafi'. So it may sound a bit strange or different if a reciter from the middle east used some other waqf!

For example in this recitation on youtube of (2:285-286) the Qari' made  a (slight) waqf after the first rusulih (there is no waqf here!) and didn't consider doing it after doing it after 'irhamna (which is only waqf jaiz, so this is totally acceptable) but did it on each of the words before wa'fu 'anaa, wa-ghfir lanaa where again there's no waqf prescribed according the mushaf of medina (Hafs 'an 'Assim). Unfortunately I couldn't so far find better examples, as my question is based of what I've heard in mosques here in Germany myself!


texts: If a man masturbate just to stimulate his sex drive and to get pleasure (e.g by touching his nipples), will it be considered haraam?

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Salam,
Masturbation is haraam, I know. But scholars says it haraam by judging only the ejaculation of sperm. But is it haraam if a man do it without ejuculating  sperm by touching his nipples and daydreaming only because he can't control himself? Thank you.


texts: Is it haram to download paid courses in free?

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So there are many websites which uploads video courses in their websites in free of costs that are downloaded from other paid websites like Udemy, Skillshare, Lynda etc. Though this courses are given free of cost actually they are paid courses.

Is it permissible or haram for me to download courses from the free websites and learn from them??
Is it permissible or haram for me to share those courses with other peoples so that thay can have those courses??


texts: Was Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) best of all prophets (A.S)?

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I was wondering about if Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was best of all prophets (A.S)?

I hear it from almost every scholar that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was best of all prophets (A.S); But I want to confirm it so please provide a Quranic Verse or Sahih Hadith to support this view.

Thanks.


texts: Is it haram to invest on a bank's stock that has interest as a source of income?

texts: I want to invest in a bank's share, but I know the bank earns interest as a source of income. But it does have other sources of income too. Will it be haram for me to invest in it knowing that it earns interest?


texts: Is one sacrifice sufficient for the entire family living under one roof?

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I was recently sent the below video of Sheikh Assim Al Hakeem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqZnoGt6WYo
I am unable to find any Hadith either validating or rejecting the notion in the video.
I also saw this answer but it pertains to the Imams and not directly from the Prophet or the Sahaba
https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/49417/3259
Hence, can someone clarify if one sacrifice is sufficient for the entire family living under one roof?


texts: Is it permissible to underline translations of Qur'an in the mushaf?

texts: I want to know if it is allowed to underline with pen translations / explanations or tafseer of Holy Quran?


texts: As far as I know, psychologists emphasize kissing children and likewise believe that is has a very positive effect on kids. I wonder what the viewpoint of Islam is regarding this issue? Is there any hadith concerning this matter?


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"Although he had such a faith, which was too great to suffice all the inhabitants of the earth, he was afraid that his heart might go astray. So, he used to utter, while weeping: ?Would that I have been a bitten tree!' Whenever he was reminded of his position in Allah's sight, he would say: ?By Allah! I would not rest assured and feel safe from THE DECEPTION OF ALLAH (la amanu limakr Allah), even if I had one foot in paradise.'" (Khalid Muhammad Khalid, Successors of the Messenger, translated by Muhammad Mahdi al-Sharif [Dar al-Kotob al-Ilmiyah, Beirut Lebanon, 2005], Book One: Abu Bakr Has Come, p. 99; bold and capital emphasis mine)

Can someone determine the authenticity of this statement? I found it in an anti-islamic website. If by chance that it is authentic, what is the correct translation and how can it be interpreted?


texts: What is the source of this fitwa: "Whoever kills one Rafezi (7 or 10 Shia), He'll go to the Jannah"

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Fatwa:

من قتل رافضيّاً واحداً(سبعة او عشرة شیعه) وجبت له الجنّة
Whoever kills one Rafezi (7 or 10 Shi'a), He'll definitely go to the Jannah

I see this fatwa in the internet and there are a lot of pages, clips, or videos about it. But as far as I searched through different websites, I could not find any sources establishing the authenticity of this fatwa. Is there any Quranic or Hadith source from which this fatwa has been deduced or it's just a political propaganda?


texts: I question is to develop a app like YouTube... It may contain haram as well as halal content... My primary goal is to not develop app like Amazon prime...where only entertainment and haram contents are available... But my goal is to develop a YouTube client that's it... It contains Islam contents; education contents, many useful things too... But it has entertainment too... Will I get punished when someone sees entertainment content from that client app.....


texts: Are there sahih hadith giving instructions on how to pray or whether to raise or fold your hands when praying?

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I am from a sect of madheheb called Ibadhi from Oman.  I am curious to know if there are any teachings of the Prophet on how to pray, or instructions from the Prophet when you pray to raise your hands or when you pray fold your hands?  (As opposed to hadith which claim I saw the Prophet doing this and that.)

Keep in mind a lot of hadiths are fabricated, so I want a sahih hadith only please.


texts: How to overcome missed prayers of a year?

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What if a person who had been missing namaz (prayer) for years (like some of us do), and eventually start praying everyday. What he/she wants to overcome the missed prayers of all the years he/she had missed. How can one ask for forgiveness, how do one know how he is forgiven.
The biggest question is, how do we know how our prayers are being accepted?

Also, is it possible to read qaza, if so till what time? Some people make it a habit, is it permissible to make fajar namaz, qaza?


texts: Refrence of hadith of epidemic handshake?

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I already tried to Google but couldn't find out
What is the refrence of hadith which prohibits hand shaking with patients of epidemic disease?


texts: Is the time of death fixed from the day one is born and is this the only thing predestined?

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How can one isolate the fixed time of death from other events surrounding it?

So let us see now. The argument often given is that if a given person had not died because of abc cause they would have died of xyz cause. Fair enough this argument seems to work for individual cases. Especially when these incidences are distributed over different geographical areas and time-lines in a normalized pattern. But it doesn't work for large numbers in a very small geographical area in a given instant of time.

And that is a huge problem.


texts: Source and meaning of the hadith “At the beginning of every century Allah will send to this ummah someone who will renew its religious understanding”?

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What is the source of  the following the hadith?

  “At the beginning of every century Allah will send to this ummah someone who will renew its religious understanding”

What does it mean? Is it pointing about Wali-ul-Allah?


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“And there is none like unto Him.”
  Quran Al-Ikhlas, 112: 4

  And We have already created man and know what his nafs whispers to
  him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein

  Quran : Qaf 50 16

When it Says "closer to him than [his] jugular vein " i don't think physically. This is something beyond our comprehension.

But according to some hadiths Allah is bounded by time and space

  Sahih Bukhari:Volume 9, Book 93, Number 586:
    Narrated Abu Huraira:
  **Allah's Apostle sa**id, "Every night when it is the last third of the
  night, our Lord, the Superior, the Blessed, descends to the nearest
  heaven and says: Is there anyone to invoke Me that I may respond to
  his invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me so that I may grant him his
  request? Is there anyone asking My forgiveness so that I may forgive
  him?. "

what is the need for descending to nearest(space) heavan every night(time) if he is closer to us then our jugular vein?


texts: Is forced slavery (cause of rapes) allowed in Islam?

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Inspired by this question Can slave woman show herself to her master? and although freeing a slave is better(Qur'an 90:13), we all know that slavery is allowed in Islam. And this could be one of the reasons of so many rapes going on by Muslims(I feel). And from Is a woman required to have sex with her husband whenever he requests it?, we get an answer "Yes that's true. But men shouldn't take it literally. There must be kindness and understanding. Islam ordered the husband to be nice and gentle and understanding."
So, here are my questions,
1. Is forced slavery allowed in Islam?
2. Is forced sex with slaves allowed in Islam?
In the first question, I believe that, we should enslave women only from wars and not just go cherry pick a woman(non Muslim) you like from your region and enslave her, what if the woman/girl(after war) being enslaved refuses to be enslaved? and hence the question Is forced slavery allowed in Islam?
Next, now if the woman/girl agrees to be enslaved but what if she refuses to have sex with the master at all and hence the question Is forced sex with slaves allowed in Islam?.
Answers expected from all views supporting claims with authentic Hadith and verses of Qur'an.
Instead of asking in two separate questions, I asked very closely related questions at one place which had closely related small answers


texts: What Is The Status Of Narrator Minhal Ibn Amr? Did Scholars Really Rejected His Narrations?

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Salam Brothers,
I would like to know what is the status of narrator Minhal Ibn Amr. I have read somewhere that he was a Shia, but still many Sunni scholars accepted his narrations. However, is it true that some scholars like Imam Razi, Yaha bin Ma'in, Shu'bah, etc have rejected his narrations? However here is a Hadith Website that cites narrations from Minhal Ibn Amr:-
https://hadithanswers.com/how-many-days-did-ibrahim-alayhis-salam-spend-in-the-fire/
The Main Question Is: is Minhal Ibn Amr reliable narrator, according to Yahya bin Ma'in, Imam Razi, Shu'bah, etc?
Thanks.


texts: Earning money through Sweatcoin on your phone

texts: There is this app called Sweatcoin where you walk and get paid. The more you walk the more you get paid. You can use that money and use it for a lot of ways on that app (courses, travels etc.). They also have a bunch of charities where you can give that money that you earned. Is something like this halal?


texts: Am I allowed to pray salah and perform other Islamic rituals if I come in contact with my semen

texts: I am a 16 year old muslim. I watched porn and mastrubated for the past 3 years. Now I stopped however I mastrubated in many places within my house (chair, bed and etc). I performed ghusl but I didn't clean the semen on these locations where I mastrubated. I don't want to tell this to my parents as well. It been 3 days since I last mastrubated. If I come in contact with the semen can I pray salah and perform other Islamic rituals


texts: Did Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W) said the sun make sujud

texts: Asalam aleykum Warahma tul Lahi wabarakatu.peace be upon our prophet Muhammad S.A.w, a week ago i was having a conversation with my friend who is educated in islam.On our conversation he mention there was a day prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) Peace be upon him "he was talking with swahabas and he ask them do you know when the sun set where does it go, swahabas says ya rasulllah we don't know then prophet Muhammad(S.A.W) reply and says it go to   make sujud for ALLAH" i would like to know since i have no education in islam is this story true? i use the word swahabas to implies more than one swahaba


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Some translations of Qur'an 6:26 say:

Others they keep away from it, and themselves they keep away; but they only destroy their own souls, and they perceive it not. -- Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

and words to that effect.  This suggests two things:

That people can be kept away from Islam by others.
The others are the only ones punished.

This seems to imply that people kept away from Islam are blameless.  I'm wondering if this is a correct interpretation.
Question: Does Qur'an 6:26 imply that someone kept away from Islam is blameless?
This tafsir gives some more context and history:

(And they) Abu Jahl and his folk (forbid (men) from it) from Muhammad and the Qur'an (and avoid it) prevent people from it and steer away from it; it is also said that this relates to Abu Talib [the Prophet's uncle] who used to warn against harming the Prophet (pbuh) even though he did not accept his message, (and they ruin none save themselves, though they perceive not) they do not realise that they carry the same sins of the men they are warning. -- Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs
... Said Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, al-Suddi and al-Dahhak: “This was revealed about the unbelievers of Mecca. They used to forbid people from following Muhammad, Allah bless him and give him peace, and they themselves stayed away from him”. ... -- Asbab Al-Nuzul by Al-Wahidi

This may mean the context is limited to the time of the Prophet.  However, it's not clear as to what happens to those kept away from Islam.


texts: I want to ask why our Holy Prophet (Peace be Upon Him) gave death order of Asma Bint Marwan?


texts: Is fingering by boyfriend considered Haram or Zina?

texts: One of my friends went out with her boyfriend . They both are going to get married so her boyfriend due to the moment of heat fingered her astagfiruallh she has regret about it . I wanted to know weather it is Haram or Zina . Please answer my question and please tell me how can she overcome through it


texts: If A dog licks a surface and this surface is cleaned with a sponge and this same sponge is used to clean somewhere else is that other place najis

texts: If someone washed a dog in a bath tub and this bath tub was cleaned using bleach and a sponge then this same sponge was used to clean another shower, is this second shower classed as najis?


texts: Can Shirkh be forgiven by if it is done unknowingly?

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Childhood is the place where a person performs many sins knowingly or unknowingly.

A 14 year old kid doesn't know what is Shirkh and that it cannot be forgiven. So in this case will the kid's sins be forgiven as he is totally unaware to concept of Shirkh and is very young? Also can he ask for forgiveness after he is mature and understand what he is doing and that Allah is the only one?


texts: Is it prohibited to send Quranic verses by WhatsApp where people delete it after reading it?


texts: What does Islam say about unintentionally passing a contagious disease that kills someone?

texts: A person is sick but still goes on work.He knows he is somewhat sick,but still goes to work without considering the potential harm he could be doing to the vulnerable ICU patients by going to work with sickness .In an extreme case that someone or some people die from a sickness unintentionally passed on by this worker ,is this worker considered a killer in Islam.


texts: Is it right or wrong - "Assalamualaikum"?

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Some days ago, I came to know that "Inshallah" is wrong and the correct one is "In shaa Allah".

Similarly, Are these right or wrong?

Assalamualaikum.
Jazak Allahu Khairun.
Alhamdulillah.
Subhan Allah.

Could you write the correct answer ?


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If you don't get married in this life, do you have to get married in the next if you enter Jannah?

Allah SWT knows me best, what if I do not want to get married? Here, and the next? What if I don't have the time for marriage in this life, and in the next, I don't want a Husband. I can still choose what I want and don't want, right?


texts: I heard from Nouman Ali Khan that Allah only punishes the people in the world when there is a prophet with them and they abandon the prophet. I am not clear about Allah punishing people in this world, so are earthquakes, tsunamis etc punishment or just trials ?


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I received a house as a gift from my parents.  After a couple of years I decided to sell the house and use it for buying and selling properties.

Would the zakat be payable on one year from the date I start intending to use the house as a source of investment or would it be on the zakat day i have chosen once I actually receive the funds?


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In online Muslim support groups, I often see Muslims talking about personal struggles and others saying they will pray for them.  However, (I presume) these two people only know each other online, and this strikes me as improper:

It seems risky to pray for someone you don't really know.  What you wouldn't have prayed for them if you had known more about the person or their situation?  You could unwittingly be praying for something bad to happen.
It feels cheap to pray for someone known only online, perhaps known to you as UsernameX.  It's as if making this prayer lowers the standard of your prayer, as if they're unsanitized and you would be willing to pray for whatever.

Question: Is it improper to pray for someone you only know online?

Since this is common, it's probably okay to do, in which case, I'd be interested in learning what's wrong with my thought process.

And, since this question could be regarded as subjective, I ask that answers be backed up in some way (e.g., by quoting from Quran, Hadith, a fatwa), and not just "you should think X".


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Unfortunately I have committed sins. Human is weak, we know this.
Recently something had happened which resulted in me turning completely more to my faith (Islam). I am now performing 5x Salah after many years of neglect for one reason or another (and I am very ashamed).

I kept my fast/Ramadan this year, Alhamdulillah, and learning so much more about Islam. I am trying to become a better Muslim and seek forgiveness from Allah in almost every Salah and before I go to bed.

I am worried, tremendously, so much so that I cry hysterically that Allah may not forgive me. When the day comes that I am laid to rest in my grave that I will be tormented because of the sins I have committed.

What can one do to try and make things better for them? How can one better themselves and "wipe" past sins away (if it is possible)? How can one be saved from the torment of the grave? We know that Allah SWT knows best and knows all and knows what we do not know.


texts: Can i sleep in my boxer shirts? Is it haram if my sister see me in my underwear?

texts: I live in Asia. I am a Muslim and it is very hot in our country. I sleep in my boxer shorts everyday. I also roam around like this in the daylight . My mom and my sister are comfortable they don't feel anything. I just want to ask that is it a sin or is it haram that my sister sees me where my private parts are covered, but my legs are revealed above the knees. I am also shirtless. Is this allowed in Islam


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Assalamu alaikum brother,
This question may sound strange to you but I still have to ask because I don't wanna do anything against Islamic teachings.
My problem is I am using an app on my phone which is a paid application. But they give one week of free trial for an email id . I'm using various e mail IDs every week and enjoying free service. Is it halal?


texts: Was hijab in public enforced legally in premodern times?

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I sometimes come across claims that many of the obligations that Muslims have in Islam are a purely personal matter and were not legally enforced, historically. It's not quite clear to me which obligations fall into which category ("purely personal" vs "can/used to be legally enforced"), or whether it's even the case that all behaviors that are fardh can be legally enforced via tazir punishments in case someone does not act on those obligations. I might ask about that in a separate question.

Here I'm specifically wondering about whether the obligation to wear hijab in public can be enforced legally in sharia by the government, perhaps via tazir punishments (or any other way), and when and where it generally was enforced, historically?


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Asaalam-u-Alaikum
Is it halal to use such apps that is similar to some evil logo such as Google play store logo as it is same a sigil of lucifer(iblees)


texts: If a dream tells us about future events, how likely is it for those events to happen?

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I've read a lot of dream interpretations on http://www.myislamicdream.com/. A lot of them tell the dreamer about the events of the future. If a person sees something in a dream and its interpretation tells him something about the future, how likely is it for those events to happen? Is the dreamer bound my fate to suffer from what the dream told him/her? Or can the dreamer avoid those events from happening?

For example, the website explains that "Falling in a blood well means the dreamer will be unfortunately involved in a crime or plagued with illicit money". Now, it is only sensible for the dreamer to try to avoid this outcome at all costs.


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Backbiting is a sin in Islam, and there's even a short surah about it (Al Humazah).  Islam Q&A describe it as:

  Gheebah or backbiting means speaking about a Muslim in his absence and saying things that he would not like to have spread around or mentioned.

However, it may be necessary for a wife to describe another Muslim's advances or misbehavior to her husband.  After all, he is responsible for protecting her, and this information will help him accomplish that.  It may also affect his decision making (e.g., learning about this may result in him forbidding the man from entering his house).

Question: Is it backbiting if woman reports the advances of a non-mahram to her husband?

Reporting this to her husband seems sensible to me, but I don't see how it overrides the prohibition of backbiting.


texts: What is the difference between the east (مشرق) in singular, dual, an plural forms?

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In Surat Al-Baqarah, verse 115, Allah says:

Here, Allah says that he owns Al-Mashriq (literally: the east/sunrise), in the Arabic singular form, المشرق .

In Surah Ar-Rahman, verse 17, Allah says:

Here, Allah says that he is Lord of Al-Mashriqayni (literally: the two easts/sunrises), in the Arabic dual form, المشرقين.

In Surah As-Saffaat, verse 5, Allah says:

Here, Allah says that he is Lord of Al-Mashaariq (literally: the multiple easts/sunrises), in the Arabic plural (3+) form, المشارق.

Since parts of the Qur'an explain other parts, what exactly do the scholars of tafseer (the mufassireen) explain as the interpretation of these three ayat when you look at them together as a set?


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There are no hadiths saying that the call to prayer was made using a microphone. As Azan is considered an act of worship/religious observance, would using a microphone or tape recorder count as bidah?

Bonus question: Is it bidah to use other loud objects such as a bell/gong to call to prayer?


texts: How and when is it allowed to treat najasah on items -without water-?

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As we have many questions about the topic of najasah and doubts on whether it is cleaned or treated well. Like:
How to properly clean carpet from Najasah?
Ritual impurity in pants
Do i have to wash the undergarment?
I DONT REMEMBER WERE THE IMPURITY IS
Will my pure clothes become impure by washing them in a washing machine with impure clothes?
Does the "three times" count still apply if we use "detergent"?
I'd like to ask a more general question on how to treat najasah on items in order to clean it (make it tahir again).
As the question is general I expect an answer for all cases that scholars have discussed.
Usually najasah is treated with water, and this is the major and primary solution to regain taharah. But there are other options,
I'd like to know these options for cleaning najasah without water and when they apply?
Please quote the scholarly view you are referring to in your answer, answers citing differences of opinion would be great.
I'd also regard this question as a kind of compendium to my former question:
What items are considered najis in fiqh?


texts: Islamic notions of human nature: reconciling our 'hanif fitrah' and 'the soul inclining towards evil'

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The Qur'an in ar-Ruum:30-31 says

فَأَقِمۡ وَجۡهَكَ لِلدِّينِ حَنِيفً۬ا‌ۚ فِطۡرَتَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّتِى فَطَرَ ٱلنَّاسَ عَلَيۡہَا‌ۚ لَا تَبۡدِيلَ لِخَلۡقِ ٱللَّهِ‌ۚ ذَٲلِكَ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلۡقَيِّمُ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَڪۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ  لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ (٣٠).
مُنِيبِينَ إِلَيۡهِ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰة وَلَا تَكُونُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِڪِينَ (٣١)

translated as [1]

Set your face to religion as a hanif, in the primordial nature from God upon which he originated mankind...(30). turning unto Him...(31).

This is consistent with other descriptions of Fitrah elsewhere in the Qur'an that refers to this natural tendency to lean towards believing in the one God [2].
On the other hand, the Qur'an in Yusuf:53 says

وَمَآ أُبَرِّئُ نَفۡسِىٓ‌ۚ إِنَّ ٱلنَّفۡسَ لَأَمَّارَةُۢ بِٱلسُّوٓءِ إِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّىٓ‌ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّى غَفُورٌ۬ رَّحِيمٌ۬ (٥٣)

translated as [1]

But I absolve not my own soul. Surely the soul commands to evil...(53).

My question is how are we to understand this seeming difference in the message of 30:30 vs 12:53? In the former, the fitrah, the primordial nature of man, is said to lean towards the one God (and so all that is against ألسوء/evil), and the latter says that the human soul tends to call/urge towards evil.
Can there ever be a soul that urges towards evil, who, at the same time has, a primordial nature  to lean towards tawhid, or vice versa?
Please could you provide evidences based on the Qur'an and hadeeth that can help explain this seeming discrepancy?
I can think of several approaches to this: that one's nature or soul is indeed good, but that it nevertheless urges towards evil (of course, taking into account the remainder of 12:53:

Save whom my Lord may show mercy...)

; that the soul and the human nature (my shortening of the concept of  'the primordial nature, from God, upon which he originated mankind') are not entirely or necessarily the same thing; and others. But I am not familiar with the scholarly thoughts on this and would be grateful for any guidance.
Thank you and جزاك الله خيرا كثيرا.
Notes:
[1] from Nasr et al. The Study Quran. HarperCollins Publishers. 2015
[2] e.g. for Ibrahim: 2:135; and for Muhammad: 10:105


texts: Is it haraam to have non-Muslim friends?

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I have heard conflicting information on what place a Non-Muslim holds in a Muslim's life. Are they brothers/sisters, or are they infidels to be avoided? Is a Muslim allowed to be friends or maintain acquaintance with a non-Muslim? Can a Muslim work for a Non-Muslim? Can a Muslim employ a non-Muslim? i.e. Are there provisions for discrimination against non-Muslims?

I have heard that there is some difference in how you treat people of the book (i.e. Christians, Jews) vs. Idol-worshipers (Hindus, etc.). Is that true, or is that just limited to certain things such as marriage?

Are Muslims allowed to maintain acquaintance with people who have rejected Islam (Kafir)?


texts: Reference of hadith in Musnad Ahmed which states the wearing taweez/amulet is shirk?

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What is the complete reference including volume and hadith number for hadith that states wearing amulet is shirk in Musnad Ahmed?

From Wikipedia: "An amulet is an object whose most important characteristic is the power ascribed to it to protect its owner from danger or harm."


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I’m not completely sure how to phrase the question, what is the importance of self-restraint in Islam? Is self-restraint commonly taught in Islam or an important part of Islam?
So basically recently I’ve been seeing a lot of things about rpe and sexual harassment online and a lot of the responses are that women shouldn’t be revealing and the blame is moved towards women because of what they wear and their attire is blamed for the sexual harassment and potential rpe. I understand how it may be part of the reason why for example their may be some sort of attraction towards people wearing those clothes but even so I feel that being taught self restraint and having some self restraint is even more important. If people had self restraint to begin with it likely wouldn’t have even happened. And if it was mainly due to clothes then people in burqas and hijabs and clothes that are deemed modest wouldn’t face such things but this is also common. I feel that it’s ridiculous to blame women for getting raped because of the clothes they wear and if self restraint was more commonly taught in Muslim households maybe this sort of stuff wouldn’t happen as much.


texts: Is Earning from Graphic Designing Halal?

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My question is that i do freelancing and i make templates for different social media sites like facebook, instagram and pinterest etc. I basically design some templates for the client, like for what niche they need those templates. It includes texts, quotes and different things included in a design. So will my earnings be Halal in the following situations:

I know that drawing or designing pictures is haram in Islam but what if the client provides me with the images and i just have to insert those images in the template or i am using already designed images(free to use) in the template.
The images provided to insert are not drawn or designed they are just photographs.
The images inserted are not of any human being or animal but of trees or any product etc.
The photograph is of a women with a product or of a women to promote a product like beauty products or any other.
I insert image of a human being (animated or real) whole body clothes hands feet fingers ears etc but no facial features likes eyes nose (empty face).
I just make the template without inserting any images and provide the client with the source file so the client himself can insert any images into the template provided i leave spaces for images to be inserted or however the client wants me to design it.
I show the client all my template designs and give him the one he likes or wants without asking what he will be using the template for and afterwards he uses that template for something haram, will i be considered sinful for it? and will my earnings be halal?
I have heard that the image is the head (i don’t know anything about it i am asking) what if the image is of a animal or a human being and the head part is cropped. and what if the same is applied to the image of a women?


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It's well documented in the Hadiths that Mohammad (PBUH) became engaged to Aisha when she was six, and consumated the marriage when she was nine.

Before the Iranian revolution, female marriage was legal at eighteen years of age and above, and this was lowered afterwards to nine years of age to reflect Islamic law as interpreted by Iranian Imams. However, this was then raised to thirteen years of age in 2002 by the Expediency Council. But now recently, Mohammad Ali Asfenani has said Iran has a religious obligation to legally recognise the weddings of girls as young as nine:

  "As some people may not comply with our current Islamic legal system, we must regard nine as being the appropriate age for a girl to have reached puberty and qualified to get married," Mr Asfenani, chairman of the parliamentary legal and judiciary committee, told Khabar Online. "To do otherwise would be to contradict and challenge Islamic Sharia law."

Is it unIslamic to raise female marriageable age above nine years of age?


texts: How does nikha mut'ah end, and can I immediately marry the same girl again or does she have to marry someone else first?

texts: How to end my Nikha Mut'ah term? At the end of my Nikha Mut'ah term, can I directly marry the same girl again or does she have to marry someone else before marrying me?


texts: Will Software/Video Game Piracy be not Haram, If the Successful product's development has been stopped by the publisher?

texts: I want to download a Video Game, which can be downloaded from some websites, which had a Price Tag of $60 US Dollars... But it's development stopped and the publishers made a Good Amount of royalty selling it and now they are focusing on some new project, so they have made the money they wanted by Developing that specific Software/Video Game.. Now, If I Download a pirated copy of that Software/Video Game will it be Haram? Note, the Publisher has the Copyright of that Software/Video Game for a 100 Years! But, I can't stay that long... Now, If I download that software will it be Haram or Maqruh???


texts: Can I exchange notes to coins but for a lower amount?

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There are situations when we are need of coins. At times,some touts like to take advantage of the situation and take a fee to the exchange from us.

For example: For a bill of $10, they return only $9.

Is this allowed? Or is the difference counted as usury?


texts: When I go to weddings (muslim women only weddings) there is usually loud music and a dance floor. The women wear nice dresses (sometimes showing too much skin) and they dance while the loud music is playing. Is this permissible? Should I not dance? Should I not go to these weddings? (even though most or all muslim women only weddings are like this). What about the family hosting the wedding, would they be judged for paying for the singer and the dance floor?


texts: Was Mary the Copt married or a concubine to Prophet Muhammad (saw)?

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I would like know the status of Mary the Copt was she a concubine or did she marry and become one of the wives of Prophet Muhammad (saw)? There seems to be conflicting views about this and I would like a detailed answer.

Here the sources one says she was a concubine and the other argues she was a wife of the Prophet according the hadith about treading Egyptians kindly because of blood ties and marriage and imam Nawawi explanation of the hadith in his sharh says Mary was married to Prophet.

https://islamqa.info/en/47572

https://discover-the-truth.com/2016/07/20/maria-the-copt-wife-of-prophet-muhammed/


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Is hijab an obligation(wajib) in Islam?

And is it obligatory on upon governments to propagate and enforce it?


texts: Why is Qur'an 33:53 (which describes specific behaviors in relation to the Prophet) inside the Qur'an?

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A friend of my whom I try to convert to Islam is reading the Qur'an and read this verse:

  'O you who have believed, do not enter the houses of the Prophet except when you are permitted for a meal, without awaiting its readiness. But when you are invited, then enter; and when you have eaten, disperse without seeking to remain for conversation. Indeed, that [behavior] was troubling the Prophet, and he is shy of [dismissing] you. But Allah is not shy of the truth. And when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition. That is purer for your hearts and their hearts. And it is not [conceivable or lawful] for you to harm the Messenger of Allah or to marry his wives after him, ever. Indeed, that would be in the sight of Allah an enormity.' (33:53)

And asked me the question, why is this inside the Qur'an which is meant to be a gift for the whole mankind? Why is Allah dealing that much with stuff that prophet Mohammed (Peace be upon him) can deal himself also?

Aren't there more important things to say for Allah to the whole mankind?

He asked me this and I have no answer on this because also for me this verse looks like it makes no sense inside the Qur'an. So how do you explain this verse: why is it inside the holy and all-knowing Qur'an?


texts: Are there exceptions to owning dogs as House Pets in Islam?

texts: My 8yr old son would really like a pet and he wants to get a dog, he told me 'it is only a small one and it is quite a clean breed' but  I told him that dogs as house pets in Islam is haram But he still really would like one. My question is if there's any exceptions to having a dog a house pet considering its small, clean and doesn't leave fur everywhere?


texts: What is the Islamic view on intersexual people?

texts: I know Islam is strictly against LGBT people but what about intersex people? Do they classify as men or women in Sharia? There are different laws for men and women so which laws do intersexual people follow? I'm looking for answers to questions like if a intersex person looks like a male but has female anatomy then will he need a mahram to go on Hajj. If someone was intersex and looked like a male but had female body parts, should he/she follow female laws or male? Who can they pray with (males or females)?


texts: Is music allowed if it helps you think of God? (Sunni View)

texts: Based on an answer in another question, it seems that based on the Shia view, music is generally haraam, unless it helps you think of God?  Does the Sunni view have a similar scenario, or is music haraam 'end of story' according to the Sunni view, even if it helps you think of God?


texts: Why non-muslims are not allowed in mecca

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I really didn't find a satisfactory answer to this question.

Isn't the house of god should be open to everyone?


texts: How many wars did the Prophet (SAW) lead?

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During the time of the Prophet (SAW) government in Medina, how many wars did he lead?

I have heard that the Prophet (SAW) was involved in more than 100 wars. Are these statistics correct? What is real number of them?


texts: What is the Sunni justification for breaking the fast after sunset instead of after Maghrib?

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I've noticed a lot of my Sunni friends being very particular about breaking their fast immediately after it is sunset. As far as i know, it is makruh to wait a long time to break the fast, and that it is not wajib to break it immediately.

I'd like to know the Sunni justification for a couple of things:

Why break the fast after sunset instead of after Maghrib?
Why be so stringent about the time the fast is broken?


texts: What is the reason behind why those who reject belief in Allah are going to hell?

texts: I know that non-muslims are going to be denied paradise, but my question is what is the justification behind their disbelief being worthy of eternal torment?


texts: Which school of fiqh recommends this recitation in witr prayer?

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A few years ago i have been told that it is recommended to recite after the fatiha in shaf'a and witr or 3 rak'a witr prayer the following surahs:

1st raka'a of shaf'a: surah al-A'la (87).
2nd raka'a of shaf'a: surah al-Kafiroon (109).
In the only rak'a of witr: surah al-Ikhlass (112), then al-Falaq (113) followed by an-Nass (114).

Lately i checked sunnah.com about a reference for that but couldn't find any while i found hadith like this one in Jami' at-Tirmidhi or sunan an-Nasaai, where surah al-Falaq and an-Nass ar not quoted at all. Even on fatwa sites I couldn't find a backup or recommendation like this.

This is why I'd like to know how this deviation from the sunnah can be explained and what is the source or what madhab/sect is following or recommending the practice described above?


texts: Is there any description of the Creature from earth which will appear at the end times?

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A couple of years ago I've read an article where the author was saying that some scholars of the late 19th or at the beginning of the 20th century when seeing an automobile gave a fatwa saying that the vehicle we freely use nowadays is the creature from earth دابة الأرض which is mentioned in the Qur'an:

  And when the word befalls them, We will bring forth for them a creature from the earth speaking to them, [saying] that the people were, of Our verses, not certain [in faith]. (27:82)

I'd like to know if we have further information about this creature -in the ahadith- which may offer a description of this Creature and may or may not lead to the conclusion given by the fatwa mentioned above! It would be nice if you could provide a qualification of the possible sources.


texts: Is celebrating the birth of the Prophet a form of innovation?

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Is celebrating Mawalid (birth of the Prophet) bidat (innovation)?

Please note this question is different of "if Mawalid is Halal or Haram" because one action can be bidat but still halal. Or it might be not be bidat, but still haram.

Please mention the reasoning for your answer from Quran or authentic hadith and not only a fitwa.


texts: I feel terrible, today when I prayed ( in the final tasshahud) I accidentally insulted the prophet , I ask forgiveness from Allah and then I’ve retaken them prayer , does this count as a sin that Allah won’t forgive?


texts: How much is it necessary for Muslims to learn Arabic?

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It is clear that all of the Muslims of the world are not Arab people. Perhaps approximately a milliard of Muslims across the world are non-Arab (as non-Arabic languages), as a result, probably, majority of them are not familiar with Arabic language.

So, as you probably know, the holy Qur'an and also traditions are in Arabic. Is there any Hadith ( or any verse of Qur'an) that mentioned the significance of learning Arabic for non-Arab Muslims?


texts: Does the Qur'an verse (34:46) mean thinking after starting amal or not?

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What is the meaning of this verse:

قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَعِظُكُم بِوَاحِدَةٍ ۖ أَن تَقُومُوا لِلَّـهِ مَثْنَىٰ وَفُرَادَىٰ ثُمَّ تَتَفَكَّرُوا ۚ مَا بِصَاحِبِكُم مِّن جِنَّةٍ ۚ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ لَّكُم بَيْنَ يَدَيْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ
Say, "I only advise you of one [thing] - that you stand for Allah, [seeking truth] in pairs and individually, and then give thought." There is not in your companion any madness. He is only a warner to you before a severe punishment. [34:46]

Does it mean thinking after starting amal or not?


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Asalamu-alaikum,

When we are travelling, men often find mosques or pray in the public. (This is when shortening the prayer is not an option). But for women, how can they manage?

Many scholars suggest, women to stay at home or plan the journey in such a manner. Practically it is not always possible. And in many mosques there is no place for women to pray. So I read this question in islamqa.
It says women can pray in the ground in any place. Does that mean they can pray in public, where other men can look at them? Is that correct? How did the wives of the Prophet (PBUH) and his companions do their prayers?

Thanks
Aslam


texts: My question: Is it haram to have anal sex by accident? Will God punish me and my husband for that mistake that we did by accident? (We then stopped at that moment).


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Recently l reconsidered the concept of existence and read some work of Ibn Arabi. I think we face a lot of problems establishing a relation between God and universe in terms of existence, given the Islamic belief of Oneness of God. God is transcendental and nothing resembles him. He is above all comparisons. The universe cannot be said to be a part of God as that would constitute Shirk. The other alternative is to regard the universe as being apart from God but that puts a limit on the being of God , which is also contrary to Islamic belief. I think the only concept that can explain relation between God and universe in terms of existence would have to regard the universe as non existent in reality when compared to God and only existent in relation to absolute non existence ,ie square circles, unicorns etc. The universe acquires existence due to being a part of the unlimited knowledge of God. It can also be said to exist in relation to God as a manifestation of his command, " Be " . We can give different names to this relation but the essential aspect remains the same.

Is this concept acceptable and does it go against the mainstream belief of Ahle sunnah wal Jamah ? Further more, l think it could be a philosophical issue and not a matter of creed, or is it not ?


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In Quran , Surat Al-Mā'idah verse 90 ,we read:

  "ا أَيُّهَا الَّذينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَ الْمَيْسِرُ وَ
  الْأَنْصابُ وَ الْأَزْلامُ رِجْسٌ مِنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطانِ
  فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُون"

  "O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing
  on] stone alters [to other than Allah ], and divining arrows are but
  defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be
  successful."

And ,In Surat Muĥammad verse 15,we read:

  "...مَثَلُ الْجَنَّةِ الَّتي وُعِدَ الْمُتَّقُونَ فيها أَنْهارٌ مِنْ
  ماءٍ غَيْرِ آسِنٍ وَ أَنْهارٌ مِنْ لَبَنٍ لَمْ يَتَغَيَّرْ طَعْمُهُ وَ
  أَنْهارٌ مِنْ خَمْرٍ لَذَّةٍ لِلشَّارِبين"

  "Is the description of Paradise, which the righteous are promised,
  wherein are rivers of water unaltered, rivers of milk the taste of
  which never changes, rivers of wine delicious to those who drink..."

Now my question is , while in the Quran intoxicants are defilement from the work of satan , how would rivers of wine exist in heaven?

How would Evil act exist in heaven?


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Salam Brothers and Sisters....
I really don't know how to start off but I feel like my family from my moms side is cursed. No one is happy in there families. Everyone is sick. We suffer one lose after another. All our wealth seems to disappear. Cant get any where in life. We get married into families that seem good but turn out horrible. My husband constantly mentally abuses me. Everywhere we go, anything we touch, anything we do seems to back fire and so on. Were a religious and quite family, not your out going Disco Dancing family. My mother lived a horrible married life, all my 3 sisters and I the same. Along with all my uncles/aunties/ cousins from moms side. Can my family be cursed? Or what can I do?


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Qur'an 23:6 has varying translations (see Islam Awakened):

إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ
except with their wives, and what their right hands possess for then they are free from blame, -- Wahiduddin Khan
except with their spouses and whomever their right hands may control, since then they are free from blame. -- T.B.Irving

In the first case, the ayah seems directed at men since it refers to "wives".  But in the second case, it refers to "spouses".
I put أَزْوَاجِهِمْ into Google Translate, and it says "their husbands", but that's not listed among the Islam Awakened translations.
Question: Does Qur'an 23:6 talk about "wives" or "spouses" in إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ?


texts: I have read that Islam is antitrinitarian as several verses of the Qur'an teach that the doctrine of trinity is blasphemous.  What parts in the Qur'an specifically or directly discuss the trinity?


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From Hidaya Foundation:

  The person should be Muslim, adult, sane, free (not a slave).

  They must posses a certain minimum amount of extra wealth (called nisab), fully owned by them in excess of personal use (such as clothing, food, shelter, household furniture, utensils, cars, etc).

  They should have had this minimum amount in possession for a complete lunar year (hawl).
  The wealth should be of a productive nature, from which they can derive profit or benefit such as merchandise for business, gold, silver, livestock, etc.

  The minimum amount (or Nisab) should not be owed to someone, i.e., it should be free from debt.

The above states that a Muslim has to be an adult to give zakat.

Question: At what age does a person become an adult in Islam?

What specific age in Sharia law does a person become an adult so they are obligated to give zakat?

(Please include evidence from Qu'ran or Ahadith)