texts: Can a person get Jannahtul Firdaws by just reciting this after wudu, even if he doesn't do much good deeds?

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It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him)
said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) said:  “Paradise is surrounded with difficulties and Hell is
surrounded with desires.” Agreed upon.
If Paradise is surrounded with difficulties and different kinds of
hardships, then how about the highest of its degrees and the most
sublime of its statuses?
This indicates that the matter is not something easy.

Source: Islamqa.info
So we know that Jannahtul Firdaws is the highest level of paradise. and it's not easy to get. people  who do less efforts can't get it.
but however
It was narrated that 'Umar bin Al-Khattab said:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever performs Wudu' and does it
well, then says: "Ashhadu an la ilaha ill-Allah was ashhadu anna
Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh (I bear witness that there is none
worthy of worship except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is
his slave and Messenger)," eight gates of Paradise will be opened for
him, and he may enter through whichever one he wishes.'"

Sunan an-Nasa'i
English : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 148
in this hadith it says if you just do wudu and recite "Ashhadu an la ilaha ill-Allah was ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh" then you will get all the gets of paradise. so if a person do less deeds or doesn't do other optional good deeds like sunnah prayer etc, and just recite that after wudu will he still get Jannahtul Firdaws? doesn't that makes it easy to get?


texts: Are Muslims allowed to work for Clinical Trial organizations?

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My question is not based on discussions, want i want here is to completely understand the picture of Clinical Trials in Islam. My question is can a Muslim work in Research department or back end IT department for such organisations, would it be a Halal income?

Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.


texts: What is the correct way to wash the feets when performing wudu?

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I'm out of the house for most of the day either for school or work. When I need to make wudu there are times when I get to the part of washing my feet I just spray water over my shoes three times each.

I know it's not a proper wudu but I was told that sometimes we do what we can and leave the rest for God.

Even if it's a public bathroom (I know some people here (in this country) won't understand what I'm doing) do I still do the cleansing the proper way or is what I do sufficient?


texts: Obligations and recommendations of sacrificial slaughter?

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What are the obligatory conditions for sacrificial slaughter of animals to be valid? Also what are the Sunnah recommendations to follow?

I am asking about the details relevant to the actual act of slaughter and not for example the requirements regarding the animal such as its type, age and health etc.

Please provide Quran, Hadith or Fiqh references. I keep hearing of stuff like 'can't use a serrated knife', 'offer the animal water' and 'cut the four vessels of the throat', but I am unsure about the references for these or how these are derived.


texts: Not observing Ramadan for medical / weight reasons

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What's the status for this case ?

A person was ill. Because of his illness he lost lot of weight. He've been hospitalized and then he started a new treatement !

The treatement helped him gaining weight, but it was difficult for him, a fight for every pound.

Before the beginning of Ramadhan, the doctor told him that he was under the weight standards of a healthy person (he's under by about 22 pounds) and that he had to gain more weight, to maintain his health and also because his medication's dosage depends on that : if he loose weight, he have to decrease his medication.

For that the doctor advised him not to do the sawm during the Ramadhan.

So he decided to follow the doctor advocation (of course, he gives the Sadaqa for each day), but he feels bad about it even if he knows that loosing weight is not preconized for him, not only because it would be a step back physically but also psychologically (regarding the difficulty he had to gain those pounds)

So, what's your opinion on this case ?


texts: Is it shirk to call someone lord/god/goddess as a show of respect?

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For example, let's say I had a friend who is really good at fighting (or any sort of combat). If I say that he is "a god of war" as a show of respect, is that shirk? I'm not actually saying that he's God, I'm just emphasizing how good he is at fighting.

Another example, if a muslim man was trying to appreciate the beauty of his wife so he calls her a "goddess of beauty", is he committing shirk? Or if he said something like "She is my goddess" just to emphasize how much he respects her, is that shirk?

Also, in medieval England, some high ranking people used to be called "Lord". Is that shirk?


texts: How halal banks give private consumption loans that don't earn profits?

texts: While searching for "How did Muslims operate Halal banks if there is no interest". I came to know that banks take some portions/share of profit. My question is that, how do they manage the share or the money if loan is taken for home, vehicles, etc...


texts: Is it haram to have sex outdoor with one's spouse if no one can see them?

texts: Is it haram to have sex outdoor without anyone looking?  For example a car with closed windows or in a hotel.  (Only between you and your spouse.)


texts: Is this true that the behaviours of moon effects us? Is this believed in in islam?

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My mother says when it's full moon or new moon, our body pain increases. Like the behaviour of moon affects us. She says that it is also believed in islam

So can anyone please tell me if it's true in islam and give me the source (hadith) from where this information comes from?


texts: Is it permissible to perform funeral prayers for someone who committed suicide?

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Assalamu Alaikum,

Is there any sahih hadith related to performing Namaz-e-Janaza for one who committed suicide?


texts: What should a Muslim do if the company he works for uses pirated software?

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AoA, I have read the posts on this page, Is using pirated software allowed?.

My question is, if you work for a company which uses pirated software, what do you do? I've seen many situations where the company gives you pirated software to get the job done & at times tells you to download it yourself. Now, I know the answer is to say no & walk away. We Should face the consequences of our decision to say no to piracy.

However, is there something i'm missing? Is there a way around this? In a third world country, it's a different set of rules.

The piracy at work is just the beginning. We watch movies at home which are pirated, listen to songs (pirated), etc. This seems like a big life style change.


texts: The correct procedure for dealing with the evil eye

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I have read this with regards to the evil eye here however it seems to explain how to protect yourself from the evil eye. However how does one cure the evil eye once one believes he or she has been affected by it?
Is it the same procedure? Secondly from what I vaguely understand a bath is required, can this be any bath or is ghusl with specific intention of purifying ones self from the evil eye required? Does one have to go into the bath with intention of purification or can one take a regular bath and then practise those instructions in the above link (if they are for curing)?


texts: Does halal meat become haram when prepared by a non-Muslim?

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I was reading The Issue of Halal Meat, which is linked to in an answer to this question.  Towards the end, it claims

  The law concerning meat is so strict that even if the meat leaves the sight of a Muslim into the care of a Kaafir at any time after slaughtering till the time of consumption, then such meat cannot be eaten and is said to be Haram.

Does anyone know what verses support this?  Does this mean that if I buy Halal meat, which is then cooked for me by a non-Muslim, that the meat becomes Haram?

As I am the only Muslim in my family, this would imply that I must do all of the family's cooking (of meat) myself.  Have I understood this correctly?


texts: What are the rights of converts on muslim ummah?

texts: As converter have a great importance in Islam  Prophet Muhammad (SAW) advised to  financially help them with zakat so that they may not backup from there faith due to financial issues. What other rights they have? explain according to Islam?


texts: I swore accidentally without thinking in something else other than Allah

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I accidentally didn t think it and swore on something else other than Allah.3 seconds later I got terrified cause I understand I did a major sin.
I swore in form of order for exampe Swearing to something else to do something It is considered as a sin. Sorry for my bad english.


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As we know there is a certain rule when Zakat becomes Farz. But I suppose in case of Hajj, it cannot be that strict because the cost to travel to the Holy Makka differs from place to place.

So what is the rule regarding Hajj becoming obligatory?


texts: Is the word مخلوق in the Quran? If yes, which verse?

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Is the word مخلوق makhloq (creature/created) present in Quran?
If yes, then in which verse it is present?
I need exact word not like خلق.

Update 1

I am Urdu speaking person. We use the words like Khaliq and Makhlooq. For example, we say say, Allah is Khaliq and we are Makhlooq. But I never saw the word Makhlooq in Quran. I know, this word originated from Arabic into Urdu but I want to know, if Makhlooq word itself is present in Arabic and do Arabic people use it like Urdu people say, we are Makhlooq of Khaliq. Thank you.


texts: As stated in the title the question is about the difference between accepting riba and accepting rent. according to my understanding riba is when you give loan of some commodity to a person and during payback you accept some extra amount for providing the service. It seems the act of giving rent is also essentially the same. More clearly practicing riba is like renting the particular commodity. Please someone clarify me about this.


texts: If someone dies having stomach cancer will they become a martyr in Jannah and have their sins forgiven? I know its for diarrhea, drowning, wall falling and ofc Jihad but what about Stomach Cancer?


texts: Salam alaikum brothers, lately I have been praying 5 times a day in masjid Alhamdolillah but at the same time I hav been urging/forcing my colleagues for prayer as well sometimes making them feel bad about not praying and I also feel that I am doing a bad thing. I feel I should stop doing this and let them be. Is it right?


texts: Can I talk with my kid's classmates' mums?

texts: At school when I drop and pick up my child am I allowed to say "Hi, how are you?" or introduce myself as the father of my child? I believe some scholars say even saying "Hi" is haraam. These are non Muslim women in a non Muslim country and they would feel this is cold or I don't want to mix with them. They may even feel as they are non Muslim that I want to stay away from them or think they are unclean. I think the possibility of fitna and so having zero interaction with them would do more harm than good. Their children maybe in the same class as mine for the next 13 years! Am I to not even speak to the mums (or acknowledge them) for this length of time? Should mums only speak with mums and dads only with dads?


texts: In Islam we use to word Haram for things that are forbidden, but when we say Majid-e-Haram, why do we use "Haram" word?


texts: How to speak to a non-Muslim in order to invite them to Islam?

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My question is maybe asked many times. I want to have some advices concerning how to speak about Islam (with a progressive way) to a non-Muslim friend, in order to invite this person to be a Muslim.

Things to know: the person is by nature a smart and really nice person, high education, and has many qualities (many qualities a good muslim should have). And this person is a Buddhist but not praticing (more atheist).

The person seems to be open minded enough to know about our religion.

I really want to speak by myself (not show her videos or something like this).


texts: I'm an atheist, just to be clear.  So it makes sense to me that you'd want to see or touch something before you worship it.   We are all in awe if we are so lucky as to see an alien spacecraft. And some even luckier people have said they touched them.  And some claim to have even been aboard the spacecrafts.    So , why not worship these crafts?   But then again, the whole idea of worshipping something seems alien to me.  John Lennon really had it right with, "Imagine no religion."


texts: In jannah could i create my own world? Or enter a world from like a cartoon show? Even go back in time?

texts: I was really curious if i could just enter some of my favorite shows and be one of the characters and live through it and also go back in time? What i mean by going back in time i mean like not actually going to the real world but my own real world?


texts: The Birmingham Quran versus the present-day Quran

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Islam claims that Quran is unchanged from the time of the prophet Mohammad, and it will remain so until the last day.

Now, there was a discovery of a manuscript in the University of Birmingham which is claimed to be the manuscript of Quran and claimed to have little similarity with the modern day Quran.

Is there any explanation available in the community of Muslim scholars?


texts: I would like to know if raf ah alyadayn is authentic

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Assalamu alaikum,I live in Bangladesh. In our area, most of the imaams follow imaam Abu Hanifa's madhab. They don't perform "rafah alyadayn" (raising hands) in salah.

I just wanted to know if it is authentic or not.


texts: What does Islam say about judging others?

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In Christianity, not judging others is major topic I remember from growing up reading the Bible and listening to the Sunday preachers.

What does the Quran tell us about not judging other people?
What does the Hadith tell us about not judging other people?
What about Imans, what do they say?

I searched but didnt see anything so maybe this is a duplicate.

Thanks


texts: Is amazon affiliate marketing haram for the marketer?

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Assalamualikum,

I want to know about affiliate marketing specifically amazon affiliate marketing.

Amazon Commission System:

Amazon gives a tracking ID to the marketer. If any visitor will come at amazon site with any tracking ID amazon saves that ID for 24 hours. In these 24 hours that person whatever buy marketer will get the commission.

I have confusion about amazon affiliation, suppose:

There are lots of products at amazon. Someone suppose Jubair is promoting halal product such as bicycle from his website. A visitor called Talha goes to amazon site from that bicycle site. He buys something from amazon site.

What is the fatwa to the marketer Jubair for following questions:

If Talha buys halal product (s)?
If Talha buys haram product(s)?
If Talha buys both halal and haram products?


texts: Is cheating in gambling also considered as gambling?

texts: I found an exploit to hack an online casino mobile app which of course I never played before because it is haram. If not then why do I bother asking here ? But if I use the exploit, it will plots me a table of all incoming pseudo-random values so I know when is the right time to bet. If I'm not mistaken I think it's not anymore qualified to be called a gambling. It's more suitable to call it cheating and the one I cheat is the gambling operator company who was cheating peoples' money. My question is it permissible for me to take the prize money ?


texts: Can I use perfume that contain alcohol and will it affect my prayer?

texts: I want to know is it haram to use perfume that contain alcohol and if I use it will my Salat and prayers will be accepted?


texts: How can I show that Jesus (pbuh) is not a god to Christian friend using Quran as guidance?

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I am a Muslim, and I have a Christian friend. He usually argue that Jesus (pbuh) is the God and the son of God. I know that Jesus is the son of Maryam and the messenger of Allah.

Please guide me with all the relevant ayath from Qur'an to show that Jesus is a messenger of Allah. I have promised him that I will show some proof in next meeting.


texts: I was on the internet and I saw a article and a video that it's made of bull semen and I know that semen is haram to consume please answer


texts: What is the Difference between Salat and other ibadah from another religion? Regarding find peace

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My Question is Regarding find peace when you're praying,
If a Muslim offer shalah and find peace, is there any difference between shalah and ohter praying from another religion.

Hindu, Budha, Crhistian and other religion, they say : they are finding peace when they are praying.

i'm wondering is there any Difference peace in Islam when praying and peace in another religion?


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Assalamu alaikum,

At the starting of the Qur'an is it was said that all praise be to Allah, so is there anything said about it in more detail? We praises people without knowing or without that knowledge. Is all good praises and names are only for Allah? If so, then what should we call other people when appreciating them about their good deeds and potentials?

JazakAllah khair


texts: What are the names of gates of Paradise?

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I have heard the there are more than one gate to paradise or if I am not mistaken, there are 7.

If so, then what are their names?


texts: What is the proper Islamic way to conduct the function of marriage (e.g. Nikkah, and Walima)?

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I lived in Pakistan, there the people do different functions for the celebrations of marriage (e.g. Hina Rasam, Barat, and Walima). In my knowledge, only Walima is acceptable in Islam (I've read some hadiths). So, my question is

Is it right to exhibit the bride and groom in the event of Walima, where people taking pictures and giving them greetings?

Or isn't it enough that we should only give them food (food of Walima) and meet with them (celebrate) and say goodbye to the guests?


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Reading this hadith:

  ... قَالَ " إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ اللَّيْلَ أَقْبَلَ مِنْ هَا هُنَا فَقَدْ أَفْطَرَ الصَّائِمُ "

It seems one could understand the hadith in two different ways; (1) as it is interpreted and translated in sunnah.com:

  The Prophet (ﷺ) then said, "When you see night falling from this side, the fasting person should break his fast,"

or (2):

  The Prophet (ﷺ) then said, "When you see night falling from this side, the fasting person has (automatically) broken his fast,"

I am aware that the first interpretation is the most common.

In Sharh Sahih Bukhari, Ibn Hajr Al-Asqalani mentions the following about that phrase:

  قوله : ( فقد أفطر الصائم ) أي : دخل في وقت الفطر

  It means: The time of breaking the fast has arrived.

Then he continues:

  ويحتمل أن يكون معناه : فقد صار مفطرا في الحكم لكون الليل ليس طرفا للصيام الشرعي

  It is possible that the meaning of it is: The fast has been broken because night is not a part of fasting in sharia...
  (edit an translate better if you wish)

While doing this, he then explains that the first interpretation is the most valid.

Which scholars say that the fast automatically is broken on sunset (maghreb)?

Some might say; how can the fast be broken without eating or drinking? That is not so relevant to the direct question itself, but a fast answer would be the same way the fast automatically is broken for a woman who starts menstruating, same way it is broken for a man that for instances leaves islam or have sexual intercourse.

It seems some hanafi fiqh books contains an inclination of that:

  { إذا أقبل الليل من هنا فقد أفطر الصائم } أي إذا وجدت الظلمة حسا في جهة المشرق فقد ظهر وقت الفطر أو صار مفطرا في الحكم ; لأن الليل ظرفا للصوم

  رد المحتار على الدر المختار

  { : إذا أقبل الليل من ههنا وأدبر النهار من ههنا فقد أفطر الصائم أكل ، أو لم يأكل }

  بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع


texts: Talking and Mentioning Allah in Public Bathrooms

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Al Salam Alaykum, I have read/heard before that one should not talk in bathrooms and especially not mention Allah.

Can anyone let me know if talking and mentioning Allah at the sinks area in public bathrooms is halal, haram, or makruh? Also, if silence is the right thing, how should I handle situations when I'm approached, or if I have to talk and the conversations calls for "inshaAllah" or the person infornt of me says Allah in one way or another.

The reason I'm unsure is that toilet cubicles are "enclosed". But there are urinals in the same space as the sinks, so it's up in the air to me.


texts: What happens if you don't realize sajdah ayah?

texts: According to Abu Hanafi sajdah tilavah is obligatory. What is the ruling about the one who doesn't realized he just heard sajdah ayat? Can one make lots of tilavah sajdah in one go in order to compensate the ones he might missed and what happens if one makes sajdah more times than he should?


texts: Listening to the Qur'an and studying- permissible or disrespectful?

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I am new to the practice of Islam and i have a lot of questions but among them is the fallowing: I spend a lot of time reading for my school and though I try to make time for reading the QUR'AN it isn't enough. So, I was wondering, is it ok to play the Qur'an while I am studying? Will I benefit from it? or is it disrespectful and I should not do so?

Looking forward to getting a response.

May Allah reward you !


texts: Is this hadith is authentic? "All the sins of my followers will be forgiven except those of the mujahirin..."

texts:
I read this hadith from a website. Please tell me a place where I can search for this hadith's classification.

  Narrated Abu Huraira:  "I heard Allah's Apostle saying. "All the sins
  of my followers will be forgiven except those of the Mujahirin (those
  who commit a sin openly or disclose their sins to the people). An
  example of such disclosure is that a person commits a sin at night and
  though Allah screens it from the public, then he comes in the morning,
  and says, 'O so-and-so, I did such-and-such (evil) deed yesterday,'
  though he spent his night screened by his Lord (none knowing about his
  sin) and in the morning he removes Allah's screen from himself."
  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab), Volume
  8, Book 73, Number 95)"


texts: Is my prayer valid given that I wore pants which were dirtied by water splashed onto them by a passing car?

texts: It was raining. and I was walking on a road when a car and splashed dirty water on my pants.  The part over which water split is from my toe up to knee.  My pants were fully wet as a result.  The water on the road may contain urine and other najasat.  Besides, someone may have urinated beside the road.  But I didn't change my pants. I performed my salat with that pant.  Will my salat be valid?


texts: If a non-Muslim performs salah (prayers), does he become a Muslim?

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Suppose a person, who believes in one god, starts doing salah (prayers) as he loves Allah and his messenger and trusts them, but he does not accept Islam because of family and social problems. He does salah, pays zakkah, and does not break the rules which Allah has given to his messengers.

Question: When he prays 5 times a day, he reads the shahadah after wudu and in tashahud as we all do. Has he become a Muslim by reading shahadah even though he does not want to accept Islam?


texts: What is dajjals donkey and its actual meaning

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As mentioned in different hadiths description of Dajjal's donkey I don't have all the references but one of them is as follows from Kanzul-Ummal,vol. Vll, p. 267

  The Dadjjal`s donkey will travel on water as on land. Traveling on
  land it will have clouds both in front and behind

Also mentioned in other places that the dajjal's donkey will be so big that it will have a large gap between his ears and have opening on sides and people will sit in it. And it will eat fire and it won't burn people sitting in it. It will have comfortable places inside and lighted from within, and people will travel in it. And the donkey will belong to dajjal. And the donkey will be so tall that his head will be beyond the cloud lines. And also mentioned that it will stop at different stages and make announcements.

By travel on water can this be associated to ships.

According to above description can one take the meaning of donkey as an aeroplane. As Plane has jet engine which emit fires and people sit inside it and there are announcements made before it takes off and it travels above the cloud lines.
It makes more sense when taken metaphorically and if taken literally it doesn't seem possible for such a huge donkey to exist and doesn't even make any sense. Seems more like a fiction story.

Is this concept valid and if not then what are the obstacles behind it.

The link from where I have taken the concept from is below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZqqm-M7HBA


texts: Would an adulterer(الزاني) or an adulteress(الزانية) be Stoned or Lashed, according to the Qur'an?

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Some sources suggest that stoning is an Islamic prescription for adultery, but other sources suggest that it is not, and that only lashes are mentioned in the Qur'an.

Due to the Ayah [24:2]:

  The [unmarried] woman or [unmarried] man found guilty of sexual
  intercourse - lash each one of them with a hundred lashes, and do not
  be taken by pity for them in the religion of Allah , if you should
  believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a group of the believers
  witness their punishment.

Is this source a prescription for adultery or fornication? If fornication, then what are the consequences for adultery?


texts: Are gay people in this life still gay in the afterlife?

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Today I was talking to a homosexual friend of mine and I'm a devoted Muslim, but I could not answer their question because I, myself, do not know the answer! I was really confused so I told them I'd ask around and get back to their question.

Questions are,

Are gay/lesbian men and women gay/lesbian in the next life?

Does this mean lesbian women can get any woman they want in the next and gay men can as well?

Allah says people can have whatever they want in heaven, so does this mean it is okay?

If they abstained from their homosexual urges and desires in this life, would Allah SWT grant them free choice over their desires in the Akhira?

I'm not saying it's wrong, but now even I am genuinely curious because I've never actually researched this topic.


texts: Khutba (Friday Sermons) - Where exactly is text?

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I need to know about the Khutba (Friday sermon) recited by Imam on Friday, Are those a verses' of Quran? Are those quoted from some Hadith? I find it partly different for some Fridays.

Can some explain this? Where exactly can we look for it and the meaning/translation of each sermon?

I heard the last sermon is the biggest one covering many aspects of socio-economin-spiritual life of man.


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Selamun aleikum,
How do we understand the Quranic description of mountains?
In which way this would be compatible with modern science?

„He created the heavens without pillars that you see and has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, ... „ (Luqman, Verse 10, Saheeh International)

„And the mountains as stakes?“ (An-Naba, Verse 7, Saheeh International)

Allah knows best.


texts: How to ask for forgiveness of Past Qaza Salaat

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As-Salam-o-Alaikum,

How do someone ask for forgiveness of his/her past qaza salaat (prayers that were not offered) when she/she doesn't know how many (hundreds) of prayers has been missed.

JazakAllah khair


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Is there any basis to gift or present giving on specifically on Eid ul Fitr?

Please provide references from the Quran and Sunnah if any.

Jazak Allah


texts: Can these two verses mean the same thing in a context?

texts: how can we explain this difference in this verse?


texts: Copyrighted paid software that is not available to buy anymore

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Assalamu Alaikum
I need a copyrighted software that is not available in the marketplace to buy anymore. The developer company of the software had entirely closed. Some copy of that paid software are available in few websites for free. There is no way to contact with the owner to paid the price. I tried all the way to contact with them but no luck.
I need the software very much, it is only for my personal use, is there any permissible way I can use it?
Thank you.
Sorry if my English is bad


texts: Are the statues of Bangabandhu being built in Bangladesh permitted in Islam?

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Here in Bangladesh, govt. is building big statues of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (leader of out freedom war). But it is a matter of surprise that, majority of our people 83% are against it. Even Mujib even was against him.
But, now as we can see, most of the media is trying to show us Scholars (I don't know whether they are fake munfique scholars with bribe given to them) talking that statues are permitted in Islam.
In Bangla language, we use the word "Murti" for statues. But there is also a less commonly used word "Vaskarya". They both refer to the same thing. Govt. is trying to tell us that Vaskarya is not Murti. And the govt. is building these statues in every district in our country beside road.
So TV Channels and medias are bought by govt.
My question is, are building these statues actually permitted in Islam?


texts: Is it permissible for a husband to seek another spouse during a breakdown in his marriage?

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Imagine the following scenario:

Husband and wife get married. Things do not work out no matter what methods are used for resolution.
Before seeking Talaq and divorce in the country, is the husband allowed to perform a search to finding another potential spouse for him (and then doing a Talaq on the existing wife)?

Morally/ethically to me it would be better to have a clean break and then start the search however there could be some "time" involved where the husband searches for another spouse but cannot find anyone therefore still "goes back" to the existing wife to try and work things out again even though they may have tried before but did not succeed.

Where does Islam stand on this matter?


texts: When and why did the tradition of woman not entering the mosque come into being?

texts: Though according to the shariyah, women have equal rights of entering the mosque as the men. Even at the time of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) women used to enter the mosque with hijab and used to pray freely. Then when and why did the women start the tradition of staying away from mosque?


texts: Why Allah choose to create some human physically different?

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I've met people who had "different physical" from me, I have a perfect hand, body, eyes, and everything that I need.

But I've found people who doesn't have hands, and feet, and other lack of physical need.

Some people got accident so they got injured, some people born in "Different physical".

If Allah is All Just, where is the justice in the case when people born in "Different Physical"? If people can choose when they will be born, I'm sure they don't want to be born like that.


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في شرب النبيذ وتخمير الإناء الأشربة صحيح مسلم

حدثنا  أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة  وأبو كريب  واللفظ  لأبي كريب
قالا حدثنا  أبو معاوية  عن  الأعمش  عن  أبي صالح  عن
جابر بن عبد الله  قال  كنا مع رسول الله  صلى الله عليه وسلم
فاستسقى فقال رجل يا رسول الله ألا  نسقيك  نبيذا  فقال بلى قال
فخرج الرجل  يسعى فجاء  بقدح  فيه  نبيذ  فقال رسول الله
صلى الله عليه وسلم  ألا  خمرته  ولو  تعرض عليه عودا  قال
فشرب

Sahih Muslim: "Drinks, Drinking wine and fermentation"

Narrated by Gaber bin Abdullah:  We were with the messenger of Allah,
PBUH and he asked for a drink. One of his men said: "Oh Messenger of
Allah, Can we offer you wine to drink?" He said Yes. He (Gaber) went
out looking for the drink and came back with a cup of wine. The
messenger (Peace Be Upon him) asked, “Have you covered it with a twig
in a transverse manner” He (Gaber) said, “Yes” and he (Muhammad)
drank.

I was informed this hadith was omitted from sunnah.com and is only available on Arabic sites. Can someone verify if this is true or perhaps what a more accurate translation would be.


texts: Compilation of Prerequisites (Signs) before Last Hour

texts: Our Prophet (saw) often mention prerequisites (signs) before the establishment of last hour in hadiths, what is the book that compiles all those prerequisites from all authentic hadiths and has a good commentary/interpretation?


texts: Why isn't it cow meat prohibited when it is said to cause sickness?

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I've come across to the following hadith:

  عليكم بألبان البقر و سمنانها ، و إياكم و لحومها ، فإن ألبانها و سمنانها دواء و شفاء ، و لحومها داء
  ... The milk of the cow contains healing, its fat is a medicine, and beware (iyyakum) of its meat, which causes sickness..

Which may be found in this video quoted by Hamza Yusuf, in Suyutis book Aljami' As-saghir, by Tabarani as well as Al-Bayhaqi and it also was declared as sahih by Albani.

While this hadith often is used as a default understanding that everything that causes harm is forbidden:

  There should be neither harming (darar) nor reciprocating harm (dirar).
  Link

This hadith or this understanding is for instance prohibiting smoking and other things that may or do cause harm. If the case is that everything that do cause harm is prohibited, and this hadith about cow meat causing sickness, wouldn't the same conclusion be drawn, that eating cow meat is prohibited?


texts: Can you do prostituion if you are starving and have no way to support yourself?

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As far as i'm aware certain haram things become halal in certain circumstances e.g. if you are dying of hunger and there is no food, you can eat pork or snakes.  If you are dying of hunger with no way to help yourself you can take an interest based loan which is otherwise haram.

In poor countries some muslim women get into prostituion as no one marries them while they have no way to support themselves and their children and they may die of hunger.  since the hunger could lead to death, is it permissable for them to do prostitution as there is no alternative?  If its still haram does it mean it is better to die of starvation with their children?

References or a link to a fatwa on this question would be appreciated.


texts: In a hypothetical conversation, a friend of mine that is atheist asked how a Muslim can find qibla if the salat is performed out from Earth (in the Moon or Mars, by example). Is praying in direction to the Earth is enough?


texts: Is it possible for a Muslim to not identify himself/herself belonging to any sects? If so, how does s/he chose what to believe on the controversial (different sects have different opinions) topics.


texts: Is there an Arabic website where can find the all the variants of a hadith. Such as the early hadith collections like Musnad al Tayalisi, or Musannaf of Abd al-Razzaq and later ones like -Ṭabarānī. Thank you


texts: Does memorizing the Qur'an, but parts of it in different rewayat still make you a Hafiz?

texts: If someone memorized half of the Qur'an (from Surah Al-Fatiha to Surah Al-Kahf) in Hafs 'an 'Assim, and then memorized the other half (from Surah Maryam to Surah An-Nas) in Warsh 'an Naafi'. Does he still count as a Hafiz or does he have to repeat memorizing the first half in Warsh?


texts: Will it possible to have in Jannah your own galaxy or universe?

texts: It came my mind and I want ask that it is possible to wish or have your own galaxy or even your own universe in Jannah? as it possible that Jannah is located one multiverse or parallel universe? As Allah have promised that anything will be given.. So I want to ask that is it possible? Thanks!


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There is a hadith that says:
"If a person commits shirk and dies in the state of that will go in hell". Does this mean if a person commits shirk but reads shahada and becomes a muslim again, but do not repent to the shirk sin, will he be forgiven?


texts: Is it unholy to represent the moon sideways like the horns of a cow?

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In all the history of Islam, where is the moon represented with upwards points?

When we see the clock above the tomb of Mohammad, we think:  It looks like the horns of a bull! We do not understand why there are horns on top of the clock.

Muslims do not like the Saud tower clock, because Mohammad and Moses both said: Do not worship the cow. The moon is holy in Islam, and all islamic flags have an upright moon, never looking like horns.

Did the Saudi architects make a mistake to put the moon sideways? Is it an unholy sign, to put horns on top of a minaret? Was there condemnation from Imams?


texts: What is the minimum requirement of pool/pond for doing wudu?

texts:
I can do wudu by pool water
but what is the minimum size require? Or are any more essential requirements?
I have found this source like 2 Kolah


texts: Does swallowing our own mucus breaks the fast

texts: Aslamoalaikum to all of my brothers and sisters .. does swallowing our own mucus breaks the fast if yes then it’s impossible for me to not to swallow it while praying salah coz I can’t spit out . I know mostly people spit out but sometimes i swallow it coz i have to much of mucus in my mouth .. Thanks


texts: What is the source of the narration of Uthman ibn Affan letting his slave tweak his ear in retaliation, and is it authentic?

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روى أن عثمان بن عفان رضي الله عنه دَعَك أُذُن عَبْدٍ له على ذنب فعله ، ثم قال له بعد ذلك : تقدم واقرص أذني ، فامتنع العبد فألح عليه ، فبدأ يقرص بخفة ، فقال له : اقرص جيداً ، فإني لا أتحمل عذاب يوم القيامة ، فقال العبد : وكذلك يا سيدي : اليوم الذي تخشاه أنا أخشاه أيضاً

  It was narrated that ‘Uthmaan ibn ‘Affaan tweaked the ear of a slave of his when he did something wrong, then he said to him after that: Come and tweak my ear in retaliation. The slave refused but he insisted, so he started to tweak it slightly, and he said to him: Do it strongly, for I cannot bear the punishment on the Day of Resurrection. The slave said: Like that, O my master? The Day that you fear I fear also. (Islam Q&A)

Can you tell me this source of this story and if it is authentic narration?


texts: Is taking a bath equivalent to performing ghsul or wudhu?

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We can perform salah after performing wudhu or ghusl. But if I just take a regular bath without performing wudhu then can I pray salah?

Question: What are the obligatory acts of purification required to be able to perform salah?


texts: What is the ruling if a woman finds that she is pregnant during her iddah period? Does the iddah continue on with the 3 months rule or does it continue until the pregnancy is complete?


texts: Can any building be converted into a mosque?

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I've heard that some Christian churches were converted into mosques after Islam spread to those areas and took hold as the dominant religion of the area. For example, the Hagia Sophia was the main Cathedral of the Greek Orthodox Church for 1000 years before the Ottomans conquered Constantinople and converted it into a Mosque.

I'm wondering if it's possible for any old building to be converted into a mosque? Could my garage or bedroom or a school hall be converted into a mosque?


texts: Are the orders of Rasul only valid in his own era, or are they universal and independent of time?

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When rasul orders something, does it becomes a law which is valid until the end of world?

To be specific, I see three possiblities:

Orders of a rasul are absolute. They are independent of time and place. They must be applied as is no matter what.
Orders of a rasul are independent of time and place. But they should be adapted to fit into today's era.
Orders of a rasul have deadline. They automatically become invalid after the conditions change.

Which of these is true?

Example #1

Rasul of Allah Muhammad (pbuh) ordered us to clean our teeth with miswak. After centuries, scientist invented toothbrush and toothpaste. Must we still insist on using miswak, or must we adapt to toothbrush and toothpaste?

Example #2

Zakat is the order of Allah without any doubt. But Allah didn't give us the details of this ibadat. Muhammad (pbuh) made it clear and ordered us to give 2.5% of our wealth as zakat. Was this percentage chosen according to the economic conditions of his time? Must we still use the same ratio, or must we recalculate it?


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I have recently come across an article which mentions that  it is not permissible to have ‘Rahman’ as a family name. This seems like an interesting topic which I do not have much knowledge about, my query regarding ‘Rahman’ as a surname (which seems very common) are as follows:

Sample child’s name: Mohd Mushfiqur Rahman

Sample father’s name: Mohd Mahbubur Rahman

1) In this example, what does the Arabic word ‘Mushfiq’ mean in context of ‘Mushfiqur Rahman’? Would it be a disliked name that praises oneself?

2) Is it must/preferred  that all or part of such child’s name is changed?

Reason against keeping the name:

Mushfiq is a derived a word from SFQ and Rahman is one of Allah's name, as both are attributes of Allah and we can't have attributes of Allah as our name (only unless we add Abd to it).
‘Mushfiq’, if it means kind/compassionate, may fall under disliked names: "Do not claim piety for yourselves for He knows best who is God-fearing." (An-Najm 53:32)

Reason for keeping the name:

Alif-Laam which makes it a unique attribute of Allah (e.g. ar-Rahman) is missing from the surname (it’s in Mushfiqur instead) thus it would be permissible to have Rahman as a person’s surname.
Since the child has his father’s first and last name they should be kept. Allah's Messenger (SAW) never changed the names of people's fathers, no matter how un-Islamic they may have been (Ref: http://www.zawaj.com/articles/naming.html).

3) Which format is grammatically correct: Mushfiqur Rahman and/or Mushfiq ar-Rahman, Abdur Rahman and/or Abd ar-Rahman?

I have seen so many variations this kind of name (e.g. Bilalur, Ataur, Mahfuzur etc.) with Rahman as a surname so it would be great to hear opinions on whether such names should be kept (except Abdur-Rahman).

Jazakallahu Khairan.


texts: Is it okay to backbite someone by talking to yourself?

texts: Is it okay to backbite someone with one's self? For example, if I become very angry with someone, then I go to my room and talk to myself things like "Why is he so stupid?". Backbiting normally happens when you slander someone in their absence with others. In this case, I don't slander the person in question with others but only with myself.


texts: is tarot cards haram if my friend did it

texts: My friend did tarot cards on me i did not buy it and i did not know it was haram. I dont belive that The things that was said in it is true. I only belive Allah knows my feature. I am only 13 years old and my friends said this was no harm or anything. As i said i do NOT belive and my friend did it on me behind the screen i was not with my friend when i was there. But did i sin? And how can i be forgiven? I did not pay any money or anything:(.


texts: What is the source of this Hadith from Imam Sadeq (a.s.) ? "looking at non-Mahram is a poison arrow from Satan's arrows"

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previously, I had heard a tradition from Imam Sadeq(Sadiq) (a.s.) regarding looking at non-mahrams that:

  «النّظرة سهمٌ من سهام إبلیس مسمومٌ من ترکها للّه لا لغیره أعقبه
  اللّه إیماناً یجد طعمه»

  Looking (at non-mahrams) is a poison arrow from Satan's arrows,
  whoever leaves it for the sake of Allah not for the sake of others
  (except him), Allah will give him a faith (Iman) that he tastes its
  flavor.

I wonder what is its reference?


texts: What is the meaning of 'Ina-lilahi-wa-ina-rajiun'?

texts: In the Bangladeshi community when one hears of some tragedy they recite 'Ina-lilahi-wa-ina-rajiun' (I'm not sure that I've transcribed that correctly.)  Where does this phrase come from, and what does it mean, and how is it written in Arabic?


texts: Is graphology and handwriting analysis permitted?

texts:
I want to ask, is graphology or handwriting analysis is permitted in Islam?
Here's the definition from Wikipedia:

  Graphology is the pseudoscientific study and analysis of handwriting,
  especially in relation to human psychology. In the medical field, the
  word can be used to refer to the study of handwriting as an aid in
  diagnosis and tracking of diseases of the brain and nervous system.
  The term is sometimes incorrectly used to refer to forensic document
  examination.

  Graphology has been controversial for more than a century. Although
  supporters point to the anecdotal evidence of thousands of positive
  testimonials as a reason to use it for personality evaluation, most
  empirical studies fail to show the validity claimed by its supporters.

A local syekh says it's okay, but there's some limitation. I know what's the detail of limitation. Some trace can identified using logic, ex: if your handwriting size is small, you are more focus than persons who have bigger handwriting size.

Previously I already search how the inventor of graphology exactly get the result (e.g. "if your t crossbar is low, your motivation and self-esteem is low", and most important, how can graphologist come to conclusion like this? Using research / "research" / just guessing ?), but i don't know where to startand i don't get reference about it.


texts: Are parents responsible for their daughter not wearing hijab?

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At the age of around 20, I was forced to wear hijab by my father.  I don't want to wear the hijab just yet, so I've worn it on and off since then.

My dad once lectured me, forcing me to wear hijab or else my parents will get punished in hell.

I just want to know if there is any proofs (hadiths, anything) that says parents will be punished and responsible for their daughter's sins if she doesn't wear hijab.


texts:
The question Are the "half your deen" hadiths authentic? talks about the hadiths regarding a man's marriage being half his deen.  For example, Daily Hadith write:

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever Allah provides with a righteous wife, then Allah has assisted him in half of his religion. Let him fear Allah regarding the second half.”
Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ 992
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to As-Suyuti

In Islam, a man is permitted to have N ∈ {0,1,2,3,4} wives.  We know:

If a man has 0 wives, 0% of his deen is fulfilled by virtue of having a wife.
If a man has 1 wife, 50% of his deen is fulfilled by virtue of having a wife.

But what about N ∈ {2,3,4}?
Question: If a man's marriage fulfils "half his deen", what happens with multiple wives?
If we assume the level of fulfilment scales linearly with N, then a man fulfils N/2 of his deen by virtue of being married, which gives a contradiction when N ∈ {3,4} because N/2>1.  Therefore, the level of fulfilment cannot scale linearly with N.  In other words, e.g. having three wives cannot be three times as virtuous as having one wife.


texts: If, for example, I say that I would repeat Subhanallah 10000 times, and Hz. Muhammad (pbuh) didn't advice such thing, is it considered bidah, or should I claim that this ibadah is part of religion in order for it to be bidah?


texts: is it okay to not wrap anything for Urine incontinence issue?

texts:
I have Urine incontinence issue, and i have heard that if i wash my private part as with as the area of my underwear that may have effected with urine drops. And if the urine drop still leaks, my prayer is still valid. My Question is, Do i have wrap my private part with tissue? because some people say that i have to do it. But I find it very annoying and disturbing. Also many a times i don't have access to tissues. And sometimes the urine drops still leak through the tissue. So Do i have to wrap it up with tissue or is it just okay to wash my private part and the parts of my underwear?
Please Answer this!


texts: Is it haram for a man to shave their arms or legs?

texts: I am a young male and my parents say that men aren’t supposed to  shave their arms and/or legs. I don’t see the problem with it, is it haram? My older sisters do it, why can’t I? I think of the same for makeup. Makeup seems fun, but they wouldn’t approve. Are they telling me this because it is haram, or is it because of toxic masculinity?


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Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu,

I’m really sorry, I’ve been posting mostly about Kaffarahs only because I’m really stuck and I’m not sure. Please let me know if this action requires one or more than one Kaffarahs. Someone made an oath and told that he wouldn’t mention a certain thing, but later mentioned it to an entire class. How many expiations does this person have to do? One or does it depend on the number of students? Also later the person mentions it to another group of people. Is this another Kaffarah to do?

I know that if you break an oath regarding one certain thing, it’s just one Kaffarah. But what if it’s regarding one certain thing, but you mentioned it to different people at different times.

So sorry. But Jazakallah khair.


texts: My muslim husband divorced me saying 3 times 'i divorce you' Can he take me back?

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I am not a Muslim, but Christian. I married a man in Gulf [Ibadi sekt] - there was wedding and nikkah without any paper contract. I did leave him few weeks after that marriage despite loving him. I had really valid reason to run away. Since 4 months I am back to Europe and we didn't meet, and last days in [minor] anger he wrote to me 'I divorce you' 3 times. Then he said we are not divorced, that he will fix it etc. As for me, this divorce is valid, I read about it online. I assumed that this is my destiny and that's better for me and decided to avoid contacting him.
Is there any way for him to take me back? Some say till the iddah ends, he can take me back. Some, that after pronouncing this 3 times, there is no such possibilities. Take into account his sekt and culture [gulf ibadi]. Honestly speaking I don't want it anymore, but I respect the rules of the marriage, since I did it out of my heart and consciously. I fear that he will come after some months and say 'I am taking you back'. Please, explain me, since all I've read online seems confusing.


texts: Is Prophet Muhammad a perfect and infallible role model?

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Can Prophet Muhammad be considered a role model in every aspect for a modern Muslim? If prophet practised X, is it safe to assume every Muslim should imitate him in that regard? If a certain action or habit was permitted to Muhammad, can we say that it should be allowed or encouraged to every Muslim?

In short, is Prophet Muhammad an absolute role model? Can a Muslim do everything Prophet Muhammad did?


texts: If (in the far future) humans travel to other Star systems, how will Muslims be expected to pray?

texts: This is just a hypothetical question I had. Let’s say in the future, humans build ships that can reasonably and quickly travel to other Star systems, across the galaxy. How would Muslims be expected to pray, since they’d be unable to see Earth at all?


texts: Will zakat paid in excess be carried forward to the following year?

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I lost my job two years back and am relying on my gratuity funds to maintain myself and family.Last year I paid zakat three times more than required to do so.

Am I liable to pay this year or can it be carried forward?


texts:
Among Muslims, controlling the djinn or the shayatin for worldly gain is considered a form of magic, and practicing magic is clearly condemned by God in the Qur'an (i.e., Qur'an 2:102).  As such, one could easily derive that a devout Muslim should have nothing to do with fortune-tellers who claim, by communing with (evil) spirits or accessing the "spirit world," to know the future or possess secret knowledge.

There are, however, fortune-tellers who claim their knowledge comes from other sources.  Astrologers, for example, base their information on observation of the stars and the celestial bodies, and not from communing with the spirit world.

As such, would practicing astrology be considered acceptable in Islam, even if spirit-based forms of fortune-telling are not?


texts: Cabin crew (Air Hostess) job is Good for Muslims

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The reason is I like to go that field which Air Hostess.
But there some passenger ask us to give wine or something  which prohibited in Islam while flight travelling. So if a Muslim can I give that to them. If not what is other way


texts: Am I allowed to vote a woman into power?

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I have read that it is not permissible, but I have also seen many good examples of Female Political Leaders. Is there a final word on this? Perhaps an explanation of the first article that removes all doubt from me?

Is there a difference between a muslim, and a non-muslim country?


texts: Can a man who had only one wife and is now divorced remarry? Does the rule vary if they do or don't have children? If yes, how? If it's allowed, is it compulsory or optional?


texts: Why are there birth defects when Allah says human creation is perfect?

texts: We all know that Allah says human creation is perfect but why there is chromosomal or birth defects happen for example congenital heart disease, Down syndrome etc. Is it just a simple anomalies or Allah create them in purpose?


texts: I know that there are only four Sunni schools of Fiqh. Namely Shafiite, Hanbali, Maliki & Hanafi. And all followers do their Islamic duties according to only four schools. Is it possible to do ijtihad not according to these four schools?


texts: If the Quran is such a miracle, then why do so many Arabs still reject Islam today?

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We know that even during the Prophet's (pbuh) days, many Arabs did not believe that he was a prophet. And even today, there are many christian arabs who don't believe that the Quran is a miracle. There are even some christian arabs who believe that the Quran is a miracle, yet they don't believe in Islam. Why is that?

If the Quran was such a linguistic miracle, wouldn't all Arabs be muslims right now? I mean, who would be able to comprehend the miracle of the Quran better than the Arabs?

In Surah Bayyinah, Allah describes Muhammad (pbuh) and the Quran as "Bayyinah", which means "the clear evidence". If Muhammad (pbuh) and the Quran are such a clear evidence, why do so many Arabs still reject it? (I might start another topic about the meaning of Bayyinah)


texts: Is this hadith about not killing a kafir under protection authentic?

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The Messenger Of Allah (p) said: “Whoever gives a man a promise of security and kills him, I am innocent of the killer, EVEN IF THE ONE WHO WAS KILLED WAS A DISBELIEVER.” (Al-Mu’jam Al-Awsat Lil Tabarani, #4264)

(As at discover-the-truth.com.)

Is this hadith authentic?


texts: Selam. I need you to reply this question as if it doesn't contain a single mistake or unclarity in its description. If someone makes the intention of imagining the sentence < The almighty has a child> and he imagines that sentence as if he is seeing it in a book or letter. He imagines that sentence word by word. He doesn't imagine sounds or voices. He simply imagines that sentence. Level of sin? The only intention he has is imagining that sentence. < Yzeir is the son of God>  Idols are intermediatery to God >  In other words imagining those blasphemous sayings in the manner I described above.


texts: Asalaamualaikum. I know there is a lot of debate about art and islam. When I heard art is haram I stopped drawing but it's made me really sad. I don't know what I can and cannot draw and it is very confusing. Is it ok to draw on my computer if I do not post it online and do not show it to anyone? Will Allah punish me on the Day of Judgement for my past drawings? What objects do and do not have a soul? Is it okay to colour in a colouring book?


texts: Speaking truth or doing good? What is the more important in Islam?

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I remember, I read that once a person came to Muslims in either Macca or Madina and they had to make arrangements for his stay so they decided to give the honor to one of the men. When they both went home and there was very less food at his home which could only be sufficient for one person, he did a trick that he sat with the guest and started to eat and then closed the light and pretended that there was something wrong with the light. He stopped eating in real after that but acted if he was eating with the other guy.

Next day, the Holy Prophet told him that God has liked his hospitality.
There might be a lot of citations needed in the above as I wrote it from my memory and did not copied it. Please improve the above mentioned story if you find the exact one.

Now my question is that what is that our religion teaches? Doing good with the people or always speaking truth? I know speaking truth is a good thing but in cases where you are getting more good benefit for other people and for humanity, can a person lie too?

I understand that the person could have said to the guest that sorry we do not have enough food. But he did not eat it himself nor his wife but did a very good hospitality with a trick.

Please help me understand the moral of the story. Thanks


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I want to know if spying on my mother with a maybe legitimate reason haram?
I want to check her phone so that I can look what kind of things she is reading or watching so that I could may help her.
I have the impression that she is a Christian


texts: Is following a specific school of thought obligatory?

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Is it important in Islam to categorize yourself as Hanfi, Shafi, Shia etc. or we can stay as Muslims only and can follow anyone at anytime. I asking this because I usually believe that we can follow any fiqh at any time. And what about the hadith in which He (peace be upon him) has talked about 73 sects i.e.
Holy Prophet ﷺ said:
"Indeed the Children of Israa'eel split up into seventy-two sects (72 sects) and my Ummah will split up into seventy-three (73 sects), all of them are in Fire except one."It was asked, "what is the one?' He said, "That which I and my Companions are upon."

Tirmidhi 2641, Al-Haakim, 1/128-129, Imam Ibn Hajr in Takhreej Ahaadeeth al Kashaf.


texts: How to pray if Friday prayers are cancelled?

texts: Assalam walaikum Due to spread of recent panademic the authorities have closed mosques in Kuwait. Everyone is asked to pray at home. My question is how many Rakats do I pray for Jummah? Or we have to continue praying only dhuhar as there is no Khutbah.


texts: How to balance between general stereotypes and the Quran?

texts:
Generally islam religion is thought of being violent, because of the terrorists attacks for example and the general stereotypes in the world. I have met 4 muslims so far in my life, all 4 of them better then my both neighbors and I mean far better and kinder.

Thus, my questions, excuse me that they are again more then one.

Is Quran saying that other non-islamic religions should be destroyed/punished/, even killed may be?
When is it ok (if ever) for a muslim to fight back or act violent open another human being?
For example Jesus is quoted (see below) saying that once you have been hit on the left cheek, turn the right one too. Meaning be humble and really tolerant. Does a rule like this exist in Quran?

Point #3 is found here:

Matthew 5:38-40 NIV

  You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for
  tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone
  slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.
  And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your
  coat as well.

Thank You for your time,

Eugene.


texts: Are non Muslims allowed to pray Congregational Salat in Mosques

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Non Muslims have asked me to pray salat in Mosques , for the purpose of Dawah I really took the person to Mosque and showed him how to pray and he joined the congregational prayer, Is this correct to do for dawah purpose ? or how to deal if the non muslim wants to get an experience of Salat in congregation ? Also doing so, does it affect the salat of other members in the prayer?

(The non Muslim did like the experience though)


texts: Is drawing non living things permissible in Islam?

texts: A.A Is it drawing non living things permissible in Islam like tree,chair door or any other non living thing halal if we make money or having source of income from that.just like I do logo design and business card design without putting or making any human or animal pictures in it is this permissible and earnings halal or haram?


texts: What is the difference between ear and hearing, and eye and sight?

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Ibn al-Arabi in his Bezels of Wisdom writes:

  God unites the polarity of qualities only in Adam, to confer a distinction on him ... His outer form He composed of the cosmic realities and forms, while his inner form He composed to match His Own form. Thus He says in the Sacred Tradition, "I am his hearing and his sight," and not, "I am his eye and his ear," in order to show the distinction between the two forms [the imperceptible and the perceptible]. Likewise He is [implicit] in every cosmic being according as the essential reality [manifested] in that being requires it, providing it is understood that no other being enjoys the Synthesis [of divine realities] possessed by the Regent. It is only by virtue of this Synthesis that he is superior [to all other beings].

Although, generally we would think of hearing and the ear and the sight and the eye to be more or less synonymous in ordinary, conventional language; why is Ibn al-Arabi drawing a distinction here and how does it link in with his distinction between the perceptible and the imperceptible? After all the ear, is a physical and therefore perceptible object, but what we hear by it, by that very fact, is perceptible.


texts: Is it considered a sin to lie about past sin

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First of all I wanna say I really love reading your articles and appreciate your hard work you really help a ton of Muslims through their lives. May Allah Grant you guys jannah Al firdous, inshallah!
I wanna ask a question...
Let's say there's a 10 years old girl that was on the internet and found a video about sexual and bad stories and watched a couple of videos like that and knew how babies are made. Did she commit a sin by knowing this at such a young age? How does she repent?
If it is a sin: what if the time comes where her mother will explain to her how babies are and asks "Do you know how babies are made?" If she said yes then the mother will say how and she'll have to expose her sin, but if she said no does that mean she committed lying?


texts: Difference between a munkar hadith and a mudtarib hadith?

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i search it form site and read different scenario but am confused whats the actually difference.
explain me the actual difference of munkar and mudtarib hadith.


texts: Why did Ibrahim greet his father with the Salam, if one shouldn't greet disbelievers with salaam?

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It happens that I am told not to greet disbelievers with Salaam, or peace.

However in the Quran Surah Maryam, Ibrahim clearly said peace to his father who at the time was a disbeliever, a polytheist.

I wonder why is this?

I'd appreciate references to Quran and Sunnah.


texts: I am a student in America. When my teacher and I were talking about Islam he asked will people be punished if they do something wrong thinking it is right and die with it. So they don’t ask forgiveness because they think it is right.


texts: Black thread on wrist to ward off evil eye

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My wife had wrapped my son wrist with black thread, according to her that it will keep him away from evil eye, I quoted her one of PBUH hadith from isalmqa but she said it is on amulets, Tawiz and not on a piece of thread that is there with intention of 4 quls so he doesn't get eye evil.
The problem is that every time I tell her something which her mother or anyone else in family is doing, she wanna prove me wrong or his brother try to be a scholar. How can I encounter this?


texts: Question regarding Jinns, angels, and water

texts: Salam everyone. Holy Quran 21.30 says everything is made of water. Holy Quran 15:27 says Jinns were created from fire. Also, it is said that Angels are made of light and cannot eat or drink. I also know that fire has water vapor in it, but I don't think that is 100% water. My question is how does this work. How could everything be made of water if Jinns and Angels aren't? I also read another definition that said everything is dependent on water but Angels can't eat. Can anyone answer me.


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Let's say while the azan was being sounded,  I didn't respond to it - either because of forgetfulness, sleep or being in a place where I couldn't hear the azan but when seeing the time realising that the azan must have been announced.
So can I answrr the azan later ?


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Can we praise other people for their deeds like

"Nice work done", or "Hats off, you did a great job today",

or even like "You're a very good person" or "you're very intelligent"?

Any rulings which prohibit such things? I feel there's something wrong in that because we most often praise others to get some of our work done.


texts: Non muslim food business serving Halal food, DO I NEED A CERTIFICATE?

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I am a Non muslim (Christian) that lives in a very diverse part of london UK. I have always only bought Halal meat from my local Halal butcher, I recently opened a small community cafe, and have choosen to continue to only buy my meat produce from my local Halal butchers, and am very considerate and respectful of other religions and beliefs, and respect all my customers equally. Since opening my cafe I have made sure I have seperated all cooking utensils, halal, vegertarian, and allergen etc.
I would like to know if this method is considered Halal, or if I need a certifcate to confirm that the food served in my cafe is Halal.
Thank you for your advise


texts: Freedom of belief: How do you reconcile these two?

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The issue of freedom of belief has been a recurrent topic of debate in Islam. For example,

Qur'an 10:99 states:

  And had your Lord willed, those on earth would have believed - all of them entirely. Then, [O Muhammad], would you compel the people in order that they become believers?

Which clearly shows the futility of coercing people to believe. Meanwhile a Hadith reported by Bukhari and Muslim (Bukhari 8:387 and Muslim 1:33) provides a very different view:

  I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight against the people until they testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah's Apostle,..., then they save their lives and property from me except for Islamic laws and then their reckoning (accounts) will be done by Allah.

Of course there are other verses, but let's concentrate on these two. Context is important in understanding the Hadith and the verses of the Qur'an of course but both these cases appear to be general, and there appears to be no context attached. How do you reconcile these two seemingly 'contradictory' views?


texts: How many books / kitabs was sent down from Allah SWT

texts: I'm new in studying about islam, How many books / kitabs about religion (whether existing or non existing till today) has been sent down from Allah SWT to the earth according to the quran ? and which are the prophets that receives it?


texts: Who are the companions of the elephant mentioned in Surah Al-Fil?

texts: Who are the companions of the elephant mentioned in Surah Al-Fil (The Elephant), what was their treacherous plan and how did it go astray?


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I am wondering who the people of the Ress that the Qur'an mentions are? unlike other peoples/tribes it does not say what Prophet is sent to them, or who they are.  Who are the People of the Ress? and what Prophet was sent to them?

  كَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٍ۬ وَأَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلرَّسِّ وَثَمُودُ
  (١٢)

  Before them was denied (the Hereafter) by the people of Noah, the
  Companions of the Rass, the Thamud (12)


texts: Something dirt comes out of skin layer which is naturally a deadskin cell or something else does it prevent reaching skin ,my ghusl is still valid or not? and every one may have this dirt at there back of the body


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I'm curious as to WHY we should apparently cut the hand of a thief as a punishment?

  “[As for] the thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in recompense for what they earned [i.e. committed] as a deterrent [punishment] from Allaah. And Allaah is Exalted in Might and Wise.” [Quran 5:38]

Please relate answers specifically to answer the question: 'WHY'

And for bonus points: hypothetically: if I am a shopkeep/homeowner/lawmaker should I cut the hand (or fingers or whatever) of (assuming they are proven guilty and are not poor/have any good reason):

A child that steals from my shop/home
A mother that steals from my shop/home
A man that steals from my shop/home

Related Questions:

Where do we get the idea of beheading, stoning and hand-mutilation in Islam?
From where the hand of the thief should be amputated?


texts: What to do when in a couple, the woman leaves Islam to be non believer?

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Salam,
What if a muslim couple get married, and somehow, the woman leaves Islam to be atheist ?
Knowing that It is not allowed to get married to a non believer woman.
Thank you


texts: What are the boundaries of obeying parents?

texts: If one's parents are sinners, how can that person obey them ? What are the boundaries of obeying parents ?


texts: What does the Quran or hadith say about a woman shouting at her husband?

texts: Is there a Hadith or verse in the Holy Qur'an that says that a woman mustn't shout at her husband? I know this is not polite, but I would like to know if there's anything about this in the Holy Quran or Ahadeeth.


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Which scholars deny possession of humans by jinn?
I guess ibn hazm was one of them. Tareq Al-Suwaidan is also one of those who are against possesision by jinn.

Which more (old and nowday) scholars deny the possession of humans by jinn? How small is the group that holds this view (and how is this number concluded)?

I am not interested about the opinions about which belief is the right one. That is another question that can be found here.


texts: Should I divorce my wife after discovering her past relations with other man?

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If a husband gets to know about his wife's past relations with other man.  Is it permissible to divorce her then?

Though she is sincere and has changed her self and is faithful to her husband.


texts: Is it haram to use a wallet which has a design like a horse and a deer?

texts: I have bought a wallet but discovered that it has a design like a horse and a deer in it. Is it haram to use?


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I came across this Hadith today:

  "Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

  Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Seventy thousand people of my followers
  will enter Paradise without accounts, and they are those who do not
  practice Ar-Ruqya and do not see an evil omen in things, and put their
  trust in their Lord." Sahih al-Bukhari 6472

My earlier understanding was not recommended to explicitly go to some "pir" or "murshad" to seek ruqya. But one was allowed to learn the duas and perform it on oneself or on someone else before they explicitly out of desperation seek for it.

But the above Hadith even includes those "practice" it. Please clarify on the tafsir of this Hadith.


texts: Is there any authority who said that only a person who had the permission not to fast at the beginning of Ramadan is allowed to do so?

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Allah says in (2:185)

  The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful.

The bold sentence in the verse might be interpreted as follows (doesn't sound like ease to me, but who knows):

  So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill (at the time of sighting it) or on a journey (when the new moon was sighted) - then -fasting- an equal number of other days is permissible to him.

Is there any authority held the opinion that only a person who was on a journey when the new moon of Ramadan was sighted has the permission not to fast during that month, while a person who started travelling during the month has not this permission?


texts: Should I say "Ameen" loudly if I'm the only one to do so?

texts: In a congregation where the "Ameen" is said silently after the Fatiha such as the Hanafi, if I'm of the view that the stronger view is it should be say loudly or my particular school of thought believes so, then is it best to say it even though I would be the only one and be the "odd one out"?


texts: Why is Jesus called the son of Mary so many times?

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Reading the Quran, one thing I have noticed is that Jesus is the only person (I have noticed so far) given the title "son of mother's name".
The disciples , the Jews & the angel Gabriel all calling him "son of Mary".

  Quran 5:112 [And remember] when the disciples said, "O Jesus,
  Son of Mary, can your Lord send down to us a table [spread with food] from the heaven? [Jesus] said," Fear Allah, if you should be
  believers."

  Quran 4:157 And [for] their saying, "Indeed, we have killed
  the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah ." And
  they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was
  made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are
  in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following
  of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain.

  Quran 3:45 [And mention] when the angels said, "O Mary,
  indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name
  will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in
  this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to Allah ].

I'm struggling to find out why the disciples would find the need to call him the son of Mary, wouldn't this be very obvious to Jesus?

According to the information I know about Islam so far, it is the orthodox belief among Muslims that this was 100% genuinely what the disciples said , like a written tape recorder (in their own language).
It is also the orthodox belief that Jesus never said he was anything other than a servant of God, and certainly never claimed to be the son of God. So logically his followers would never had thought of him to be anything other than a servant of God.
It is also the orthodox belief that the Quran is not a product of Muhammad but a product of God.

But the attitude I (and many others) are getting is that the author of the Quran is making a theological point, emphasising him being born of an earthly mother, in order to deny his divinity as the son of God. This obviously being completely against the teaching of the Quran (because Jesus never gave such an impression to the disciples).

The question being again, what was the need of his closest friends, the angel Gabriel & the Jews calling him the son of Mary?


texts: What were the major introductions made by the so called rashidi caliphs in terms of public administration?

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At the time of Muhammad () one could say that the Islamic government had his base in Medina or wherever he actually was. As far as I know there were no state officials nor a treasury etc. these kinds of things have come later due to the extension of the "Empire" and other facts.

To make this question reasonably focused: I'd like to have a list of the major introductions in terms of the public administration that have been created during the time of the four Rashidi caliphs () and the necessity leading to it!

Historical evidences are highly appreciated.


texts: Can we recite a surah more than one times in one rakat, after surah fatiha?

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Is it permissible to recite the same surah more than one time in one rakat, what is its significance according to Quran and hadith?

As I often recite the same surah(like, surah ikhlas or any other surah) more than one times in a rakat, is it a valid prayer or not?


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One practical problem I see about women wearing niqab is that it may be difficult to distinguish one woman from another.  (E.g. "the one with long brown hair..." is not effective.)

Question: Is determining which niqabi is your wife a problem for Muslim men?

I'm curious about the situation of a Muslim man trying to find his wife among a group of women.  If a mistake were made, it could lead to all sorts of drama.  I'm wondering how big a problem this is, and if it is a problem, how it's resolved.


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From Wikipedia:

Buffet restaurants normally offer all-you-can-eat (AYCE) food for a set price.

Allah says in the Qu'ran:

“O children of Adam, take your adornment at every masjid, and eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who commit excess.”
(al-A‘raaf 7:31)

This website used the above verse as evidence that overeating is haram.
Question: Does that mean buffet restaurants are haram?


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New Muslim question...

I hang around with Muslims more nowadays; sometimes we go out for meals or get coffee or something, and I offer to pay.  There's a range of reasons for doing so, partly just to be nice, partly to do a good deed, partly because I'm kind of Chinese now and it's a Chinese custom, and partly because of feminist beliefs.  Sometimes it's because I've invited people out.

However, every time I've offered to buy a Muslim man a coffee or pay for a meal, he's awkwardly refused.  Each time I've been given a strange look as if I've broken some kind of boundary.  Basically, my question is is this a Muslim thing?  Or, more formally:

Question: Is there an Islamic reason non-mahram Muslim men refuse to let me buy them e.g. coffee or a meal?

This has happened three times now.  It's possible I'm reading too much into this, and this may be unproblematic in Islam, and just happened in those particular cases.  It's possible it's impermissible and I'm unaware.  Or maybe it's something along the lines of hayaa (shyness).


texts: Are Jews & Christians Really Ahlul Kitab?

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I've been looking for clear-cut evidence of the claims that Jews and Christians are Ahlul Kitab mentioned in the Quran.

No where in the Quran does Allaah clearly mentions Jews and Christians as being Ahlul Kitab.

So, does anyone know where this idea of Jews and Christians being Ahlul Kitab come from?

Please provide clear-cute evidence and not ambiguous statements.
Keep in mind that Jews didn't exist when the Torah was revealed, and Christians didn't exist when the Injil was revealed.

I would like to discuss this further if possible.


texts: Will Muslims be punished In the hereafter?

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AsSalamOAlaykum to all of you!

I want to ask this question as it was coming in my head again and again. It has been a few months before when I learned about it but I don't really get it. I hope that I will get some useful answers. The question is:

Will all the Muslims (except the non-Muslims who will go to hell) except Prophets and those buried in Jannat-ul-Maula and Jannat-ul-Baqi as they will go to Paradise without any test, go to hell for a short period of time to wash off all their sins to get pure of sins before entering Paradise and then enter Paradise?

Please add some Hadis and Quranic Verses in your answers.

Wa Alaikum As Salam


texts: Did Iranians fight in the Battle of Karabala? (As Imam Hussein's soldiers)?

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As it is considered as a famous Islamic epic event (especially for Shias), in those days of Mohram, Imam Hussein (a.s.) and his soldiers martyred in the battle of Karbala… and the tenth day of Moharam is called Ashura…
see this tadabbor.org article.
I was wondering if there was any Iranian person (s) during that even.  (I mean as a soldier(s) of Imam Hussein)?
Note: please, present your claim by reference.


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And to those who are Jews We prohibited every animal of uncloven hoof; and of the cattle and the sheep We prohibited to them their fat, except what adheres to their backs or the entrails or what is joined with bone. [By] that We repaid them for their injustice. And indeed, We are truthful. -- Qur'an 6:146

I'm wondering how this is compatible with "no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another" (Qur'an 35:18).  It looks like these Jews are bearing the burdens of prior Jews.

Question: How is Qur'an 6:146, where Jews are prohibited from certain foods, compatible with "no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another"?

It's not on the list of abrogated ayat.  I searched tafsir at altafsir.com, but found nothing that helps answer this question.


texts: What is the purpose of our birth and life according to Quran?

texts: I have heard that solution to every problem is present in the Qur'an. I want to ask: What is the purpose of our birth and life according to the Qur'an? If anyone can give me the reference verse(s) from Quran, I shall be very grateful to him/her.


texts: Is using "Lord" in a nickname or the sort haram?

texts: What is the ruling of using the word lord in a nickname or anything of the sort?


texts: what is the punishment for missing 1 prayer

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what should i do if i stayed up until after fajr and when the time came i didn’t make wudu until a hour passed so there was 1 hour left when i made wudu, i was about to pray my mom woke up and i talked to her while i was lying down in my bed so when she went to sleep i’m pretty sure i fell asleep and missed fajr because i can’t remember praying it, what should i do?
(my mom doesn’t pray so don’t say why didn’t you pray with her)


texts: The soul goes to barzakh, how did Muhammad (saw) see people in Jannah and Jahannam?

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We are told that when people die, their body stays in their grave and their soul goes to barzakh where they wait for the day of judgement. After that people enter either Jannah or Jahannam. However during Isra' wal Miraj, the Prophet (saw) traveled to Jannah and Jahannam. I understand that the Prophets are in Jannah already as there may be an exception for them. However Muhammad (saw) also saw people suffering in Jahannam too.

So my question is how or why were there people already in Jahannam when the soul waits in Barzakh after death?


texts: I start to worry am I commiting shirk if I’m worried please help please respond tho I don’t act or speak upon it I try to say to myself it’s fake it’s not real. I also heard a sheikh say that as human beings we can’t help ourselves from having this feeling but Allah cures it through tawakkul. I don’t wanna keep having these thoughts because it may lead to shirk. I have the feeling that this could be waswas am I held accountable.


texts: Hello what is the judgment for people who accept religion of God partially? For example : Declare that there is only one God and Muhammad is his Messenger and than say : No need to pray, or fasting is stupid and things like that .


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The month of Ramadan is near, so naturally the subject of the moon arises.

Based on hadiths, which moon I need to refer to -- the local or international moon -- for sawm and for eid?

For example, if the moon is seen in Dubai but I'm in India, can I celebrate eid with that or I have to wait for the moon to be seen in my own country?


texts: Is mining bitcoins riba? Is it haram for some other reason?

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Bitcoins can be acquired by 'mining' them, where a computer generates codes and if they're valid you going that bitcoin. Is this equivalent to Rica/interest?

Is it haram from some other means?


texts: Are all sufferings because of our own actions?

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According to Quran (Ash-Shūraá-30), any suffering we face is because of our own actions:

  وَمَا أَصَابَكُم مِّن مُّصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ
  وَيَعْفُو عَن كَثِيرٍ

  And whatever strikes you of disaster - it is for what your hands have
  earned; but He pardons much.

So what's the exact meaning of "Mosibat" here? (translated to disaster above). Is this verse suggesting that any kind of suffering that happens to one person, is because of their own actions? E.g. if I broke my hand, would it be because of something bad I have done in my life? What about natural disasters like earthquakes or tsunamis? Do they strike bad people only? If not, and if an earthquake is not what this verse is referring to, what is it exactly about then?


texts: Ruling on being friend with a Muslim who does not pray

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What is the ruling in Islam for being friend with a Muslim who does not pray and/or is habituated in lying and deceiving people.

Which Muslims can we take as friends and whom we can not?

Reference from Quran and Sahih Hadith will be much appreciated.


texts: What caused the decline of the Bani Hashim, what form did the decline take, and why did it happen so quickly?

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Every biography I've read so far says that by the time of Muhammad's (pbuh) birth, the fortunes of his clan, the Bani Hashim, had declined considerably. But I'm confused about the cause of this decline, what exactly decline means in this case, and especially the reasons for it to have happened so rapidly. Some details on why I'm confused:

In his book "Muhammad: His Life Based on The Earliest Sources", Martin Lings goes over some of the history of the Quraysh leading up to Muhammad's birth. Lings reports that Hashim, son of Abd Manaf bin Qusayy, was granted the right of caring for pilgrims and levying the tax, and also that Hashim was held in high honor.

Lings goes on to say that when Hashim's son Abd al-Muttalib (Muhammad's grandfather) rediscovered the well of Zamzam, a share of the treasure buried there went to Abd al-Muttalib, and the other clans of Quraysh ceded the rights over Zamzam to the Bani Hashim.

This seems like an excellent position of wealth -- and especially political power -- for the Bani Hashim. How did the clan fall from such a height by Muhammad's day, even while Abd al-Muttalib was still alive? What does it mean in particular that the Bani Hashim had declined? Had they used up all their money? Had they somehow lost all their political power? What could have caused such a catastrophic decline?

Edit: perhaps the decline occurred because Abd al-Muttalib was extremely generous with charity and hospitality. If that is the case, then I wonder: did the customs in those days prevent generous people from investing some of their wealth to grow it so they could be even more charitable and hospitable to more people? Or another way to ask: would the rules of charity and hospitality require people to bankrupt themselves?


texts: Does this hadith means it is allowed to pray in not mandatory prayers reciting al-fatihah only?

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In sahih Muslim we find this hadith:

  'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer and he shortened them (to the extent) that I (out of surprise) said:
  Did he recite in them Surah Fatiha (only)? (Source sahih Muslim, sunan abu Dawood)

Can we conclude from it that our Prophet (pbuh) prayed this optional (nafl) prayer reciting only the fatihah in each rak'a?

Could we conclude from this that this would apply for any other optional prayer too?

Or does it just mean it is sunnah to pray it "fast"?


texts: Is it possible to remarry my husband after being divorced years ago?

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My husband divorced me during menses 11 years ago.  He uttered the divorce words three times in one meeting, then I went back to my parents house.  After 2 weeks, a group of ladies from my family went to my in-laws house for patch up, but in front of them my husband again repeated the divorce words three times. Actually when my husband divorced me the first time, I was in menses, but next 4 months I got no menses (may be due to feeding my son or due to tension). Then after 16 months, he sent me the divorce papers (divorce in written form).

Now he wants to do Nikkah with me again. Can you please tell me that is it possible?


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I have been a Muslim since birth, but my real journey in Islam began not so long ago.  So please forgive my question if it is naive.

How is the Sunnah different to the Hadith?

I know that when the Prophet (PBUH) was chosen by ALLAH, he was the perfect Muslim and lived the perfect life of a Muslim.

And when he was alive, he said, responded and did many things - which firm the basis of the Sunnah.

The hadiths/ahadith as I understand it, are observations and recordings of how the Prophet (PBUH) lived, what he said, what he answered and responded to when asked, etc. And that most of the hadiths were recorded after Muhammad's (PBUH) passing.

Then I have read that the hadiths are also based on the Holy Koran, Sunnah and third party (but reputable sources) observations.

Please forgive me. I am confused.

Can anyone tell me:

What is the Sunnah?
What are the Ahadith?
How they differ? How they are similar?
Are there any firm references to the Sunnah? The Ahadith are entrenched in a dozen or so fixed sources (not going into Sunni vs Shiaa differences here). Are there any firm books that act to be references for the Sunnah?

Many thanks brothers and sisters.


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It is famous that angels are the creatures who are always praying (of Allah) ... praising ...     But I have a question about them. Factually I was wondering if angels (Malaekah) are male or female? Or they are consist of both male and female sex?

Present Quranic verses or hadiths (traditions) for your answers, please.


texts: Who are those who can make others forget remembrance of God?

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This verse says there are some slaves of God who can make other people forget remembrance of Allah:

  فَاتَّخَذْتُمُوهُمْ سِخْرِ‌يًّا حَتَّى أَنسَوْكُمْ ذِكْرِ‌ي وَكُنتُم
  مِّنْهُمْ تَضْحَكُونَ

  But you took them in mockery to the point that they made you forget My
  remembrance, and you used to laugh at them.

http://tanzil.net/#23:110 (Sahih International translation)

According to Arabic grammar the word "Ansahum" in this verse means causing/making other one forget something. As we know, ordinary Muslims can not do such thing. So who are them exactly? Is there any hadith interpreting this verse?

This seems a very bad punishment. Such people will never think to God and this cause them go Hell because of forgetting God and being trapped by Satan in different deviated ways and religions and isms and sects and ideologies. Who are those that have such a power? And can we reach such a rank to have such powers?


texts: Will molasses of grape be considered wine (and thus haram) after its expiry date?

texts: It is a long time that I have molasses of grape (as a permissible drink or eatable food). But I kept it for a long time and did not drink it. At the moment, I'm worried it has changed to wine (to some extent or even completely) after this time. Will it have the ruling of wine after its expiry date?


texts: Is there a condition to use only toilet tissue for cleaning?

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The ahadith mention using water or a minimum of 3 stones (stones=toilet tissue today) and the number should be odd. Scholars state both can be used together even though there is no Hadith where both were used in one instance.

My question is you can tell when you wipe how much water will be required (little or lots) but even in cases where the tissue comes back "clean" there is still residue. So what is the context of this Hadith which states that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that 3 stones (3 wipes of tissue?) will be enough? Was water in limited supply? Was it too cold to use water? Was water not available?

I'm referring to these two ahadith:

  Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:
  The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When any of you goes to relieve himself, he should take with him three stones to cleanse himself, for they will be enough for him.
  حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ قُرْطٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ  " إِذَا ذَهَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الْغَائِطِ فَلْيَذْهَبْ مَعَهُ بِثَلاَثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ يَسْتَطِيبُ بِهِنَّ فَإِنَّهَا تُجْزِئُ عَنْهُ " .
  Grade   : Hasan (Al-Albani)   حسن   (الألباني)  حكم

  Narrated Khuzaymah ibn Thabit:
  The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about cleansing (after relieving oneself). He said: (One should cleanse oneself) with three stones which should be free from dung.
  Abu Dawud said: A similar tradition has been narrated by Abu Usamah and Ibn Numair from Hisham.
  حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ، عَنْ خُزَيْمَةَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ الاِسْتِطَابَةِ فَقَالَ  " بِثَلاَثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ لَيْسَ فِيهَا رَجِيعٌ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ كَذَا رَوَاهُ أَبُو أُسَامَةَ وَابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ عَنْ هِشَامٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُرْوَةَ .
  Grade   : Sahih (Al-Albani)   (صحيح   (الألباني


texts: Does Islam believe that Jesus will come back to rule as the king of Israel?

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Shalom Aleikhem my friends I want to know what Islam says about this question:

Does Islam believe that Yahusua (Isha) an important messenger and messiah (servant) of Allah will come again as the king of Israel and glorify the name of Allah (who alone should be worshipped) forever?


texts: As an overworked mother to a newborn baby, is it okay to miss a prayer and pray it later?

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Now that I have given birth, I have to breastfeed and do many things as a mother, so I am not getting the time to finish that prayer.

Is it okay to leave that prayer, or I should finish it? By finish it I mean pray it as a missed prayer.


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I understand that in Islamic school of thought, it is said to be revelation of God's message to His chosen people like Prophets, Messengers (and according to some folks also the pious and righteous slaves of God - Ilham).

But how is it exactly delivered? Do we have any Sahih Hadiths?

From Wikipedia, I read this:

  " Islamic scholars have described three ways in which God's revelation
  can reach His chosen individuals, especially prophets. An inspired
  message – not a word but an idea – can enter the heart of the chosen
  individuals either in the state of consciousness or in dream.[3] The
  second mode, it is said, is the word heard by the person spoken to,
  like, from behind a veil. In the third mode, the revelation is sent
  from God through archangels like Gabriel and is delivered to the
  prophets. It is the highest form of revelation, and Muslims believe
  the whole Quran was revealed in this mode"

and

  "The common mode was that Muhammad would hear sound like "the ringing
  of a bell" after which he found the message committed to his memory.
  Sometimes, the arch angel would come in human shape, most often of
  Dahya al-Kalbi. In two cases, Gabriel appeared in his real form. Once,
  on the night of Miraj, Muhammad is believed to have had a direct
  conversation with God. In the fifth mode, Gabriel would let the
  revelation enter into Muhammad’s heart."


texts: If someone is executed under Sharia Law, are they granted heaven exclusively in the afterlife?

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If a man (or women) is punished to death for some cardinal sin dictated to such punishment under sharia law, upon his death, in his afterlife will the soul be granted heaven exclusively?  I think it should be as such since the person already punished on earth using God's Law. Else, the soul will be punished twice, isn't?

How if another person did the same cardinal sin but didn't get caught and lived all his life before died on natural causes?

How these two souls will be treated in afterlife? How Qur'an or Hadith dictates events for these situations?


texts: Is it haram to have a poster of planets or rockets

texts: I am trying to get a new poster about rockets but someone told me that posters are haram?


texts: Is it permissible to take commission for converting other people's black money to white?

texts: I need to know if it's halal/haram to convert someone's money from bank. If someone has black money, by which I mean he has not paid tax to the government, can we convert it to white money (i.e. money laundering) and take 10 or 20 percentage of the total amount as a commission?


texts: How and when do i pray Salatul Duha (Sunrise Prayer).


texts: In a recent lecture, Shaykh Dr Yasir Qadhi mentioned (slightly paraphrasing) "Our scholars of the past said, if these rich people committing these sins had known the sweetness and the piece we feel, they would be fighting with us, cutting our chests to get that sweetness, but it does not work that way." Would anybody know a concrete source of this?


texts: مَنَازِلَ, What does „manazil“ mean, in this verse?

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Selamun aleikum,
to the Arabic speakers, what exactly does the word مَنَازِلَ mean, especially in the context of this verse:
And the moon – We have determined for it phases (مَنَازِل), until it returns [appearing] like the old date stalk.(Yasin, Verse 39, Sahih International)
I looked up the meaning of this word online. I could only found that it means: house, home, resident, dwelling, domicile etc.. Does it also mean „phases“, „station“ and „stages“, as translated in some translations. There are also some translators, who translates it as „mansions“.
What does it mean in this context?
It would be great, if someone answers.
Allah knows best.


texts: Not sure if fluid on clothes invalidates Ghusl

texts: so i'm a guy addicted to masturbation (extremely regretting it though). i do it once in two weeks. i know it's consequences and am ashamed of it. Anyways, after doing it, i immediately perform Ghusl, but fluids keep exiting. i cannot identify by the look of them on clothes if it is Sperm (Mani) or not so i'm not sure if my ghusl is invalidated and the salah which i performed is nullified or not? as a result, i keep doing ghusl again and again, performing the same salah again and again until the fluids stop exiting. whenever i go into sajdah, it comes out. The cause is obviously my sinful habit.


texts: Doing sehri after 12 AM is acceptable or not?

texts:
Consider Sehri time is before 4.30 AM in the morning. And, I'm doing it at around 1 AM.

Is that acceptable ?

P.S : I'm staying as a paying guest where none of my friends are muslims. And, I dont want to disturb them at early morning. If its for a day or two I can request them to adjust and ofcousre they will do that. But, as it is for whole month I am not able to request them for adjustment.


texts: Is there Quranic evidence that marriages are made in heaven?

texts: I heard that couples are made in heaven. I need quranic evidence for same. Please tell me what is quran ayat regarding that.