texts: What did the prophet say about whom the first caliph should be?

texts: As I know, there is an ongoing discussion on who the first caliph should have been, but what did the holy prophet Muhammed s.a.s. said about this matter? What was his commandment? Is there a safe source for this information?


texts: Why are there no historical records of Islamic practices before Muhammad?

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I apologize in advance if any of the assumptions in my question are incorrect, as I am not extremely familiar with Muslim history or practice.

My understanding is that Muslims believe that Islam was the original faith from which Judaism and Christianity branched off, the latter two becoming somewhat corrupted over time. If this is true, why are there no records (AFAIK) of distinctively Muslim practices before the revelations of Muhammad in the seventh century?


texts: Where is this hadith attested "He who knows himself knows his Lord"?

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I've read that the following:

  He who knows himself knows his Lord

is a hadith. Where is it attested?


texts: Will Allah forgive me for misbehaving with parents?

texts: This incident is around a year ago. Me and my mom had a heated argument. At that moment i got extremely angry and pulled her hair. I am regretful for what i did. But it doesn’t mean she was not at fault.She always screams at us if we do mistakes.  I don’t mind if she beat me or yell at me. The problem is she uses cuss word. She even used it many times in front of other person. I know i committed a big sin. But it was not only my fault. I want to ask forgiveness. How can i do that?


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I'm new to stackexchange and got this question for you.

When I was younger - 19 y.o., aproximately - I went to a mosque for a few months, made friends with some muslims including our Imam and I reverted to Islam. I was catholic before.

The point is that I've never got so much support of my family and weeks later I needed to move to another city where there wasn't any mosque or muslims community.

So basically, all I did was saying the words:

  لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله

And that was all.

I did not have enough time to learn arabic, to learn more about their culture, to learn how to pray, to get attached to their rules and I also did not followed any of the mandatory rules of islam.
I mean, I eat pork, I hang out with woman, and so forth.

So... Now, I'm about to graduate in college, I feel kind of old and also I feel like I need some guidance, some spiritual strength and I don't even know what to believe, to be honest.
I know that I believe in God. But... What else?

What do you guys think? What should I do?


texts: Is it wrong to want to live in a peaceful place with few Muslims?

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I'm currently living in Australia as it is generally a great place. Not much religious discrimination, very diverse community, I can freely go to a mosque and pray and such.

I also am studying at Melbourne high school, a great place with a friendly community and highly intellectual students.  I came here with my parents when I was only 6 (I became 14 a month and a half ago) for e.g. giving me a better education and letting me grow up in a safe environment.

I originally Uighur, from China, and there is ongoing persecution in China, partly due to the infamous Daesh, and also radicalism around the world including a few Uighur individuals.

We still go back once per a year for a month or two to visit our relatives and such. My mother wants to go back to live with them and my grandparents, but she values my education and environment so she isn't.

I will most likely spend my life here and I don't exactly dislike it as it is very safe and open for me and the other Muslims who are here.  However, I recently read that a person shouldn't live between non Muslims for his life, which I find pretty worrying.

Question: Is it wrong for me to want to live in Australia, despite Muslims being in the minority?

I have a friends here who are Christians, but they respect my religion and don't try to convert me or anything.  I just want to be able live in a peaceful place where I can freely practice my religion and not be oppressed or be in constant danger, and Australia fits this description very well.


texts: Can we write Allah's Name, Without "Al" before that Name? Example is writing "Qayyoom" instead of "Al-Qayyoom" This question arise because somebody has written only "Qayyoom" and mention that it is a Name of Allah.


texts: Why we don't have revelations in any/most languages on earth?

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This Question made me recall a Question of a non-Muslim during the discussion after a lecture about Geothe and the Islam, which i will ask here from a Muslim POV!

Well we can read in the Qur'an, that

On one hand Allah has sent warners/Messengers to each nation (see for example (in Surat ar-Ra'ad 13:7 or in Surat Fatir 35:24).
On the other hand we are told that Messengers have been sent to their folks speaking to them in their language, in order that they might make clear for them (see Surat Ibrahim 14:4)

Assuming that after the revelation of the Qur'an many languages have come later and they were only derivatives of already existing languages:

Why we have revelations only in a handful of (those "original") languages, and not most or all of them?
How can we consolidate between those Verses or how should they be interpreted or understood?


texts: What people recite having their right-hand on their forehead after every fajr salat?

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After every salat in masjid, I often see that some people recite something putting their right-hands on their head or forehead and counts in another hand.

What is that dua and where they have found it?

If it really exists, then what is the benefit of reciting it and how many times should it be recite?

Jajakallah.


texts: Sometimes i subconsciously ask for bad things in my Dua'a that i don't want. Because i know that i'm not supposed to ask it, it just happens. e.g. i will make a Dua'a that my children will be happy and healthy and will outlive me. But then subconsciously i will think i hope they don't even though it's not what i want to happen. It just repeats in my head because i know i shouldn't think it. So does Allah accept Dua's we do not mean?


texts: At what age should girls be covered with Hijab?

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There has been some debate between some friends and myself about at what age should parents start covering their daughters with hijab or niqab? Should it be from birth? when she starts school (mixing with boys)? At an age when potential husbands are being searched? when she starts puberty.... or should we simply speak with her at young age and explain that Allah desires females cover themselves and let her decide whether she would like to fulfill Allah's wishes or go against his will?

Thank you all for your responses.


texts: Will Allah punish those who die while on their way to converting to Islam?

texts: Will Allah punish those who died while they were on their way to converting to Islam? Would he punish those who were studying Islam and trying to find the truth among all the religions that exist but died before they could officially convert? (shahada)


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According to the Islamic viewpoint Is the government entitled to force women to observe Hijab in the society?
knowing that "there is no compulsion in religion" why Hijab is being enforced in some Islamic countries?


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Assalamu alaikum brother,
I've heard that prophet Mohammed s.w.a.w. has said that lying is forbidden while doing business. Is it about the quality, nature and quantity etc of goods. Because the place I come from here saree business is mean occupation for most of the people. we buy sarees from local manufacturers and export it to other states. To export the sarees to other states you have to say that you have produced those sarees yourself. If you say I have bought it from somewhere else and selling it to you they won't purchase. Because they would consider it to be costlier to purchase from us. it is obligatory to lie  there. So is it fine to say that we have manufactured products ourself?


texts: Will your income be haram if you didn't do the work properly?

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My father is a government employee.His job is to look after a big water pump for a certain period of time.Such as 8 hours daily.sometimes he put one of my family memebers in his post tok look after the pump instead of him and comes home.
Is my father's income halal?As the pump is being taken care of even when he is not there.


texts: I have done my brows many times but i have only realised it’s haraam

texts: I have cleaned my eyebrows using a small razor but i have only recently realised it is haram. What shall i do and how shall i repent and ask for forgiveness? I don’t really know what to do? Also, are muslims ever allowed to pluck or razor or clean their eyebrows ever?


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I stumbled upon these teachings of the Prophet Muhammad:

In a hadith narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (R.A) in which our beloved Prophet said "Teach your children swimming, archery and horse riding". In Sahih Muslim, the Prophet (s) said, "Practice archery and horseback riding." The Prophet (s) said "Any action without the remembrance of Allah is either a diversion or heedlessness except four acts: walking from target to target (during archery practice), training a horse and learning to swim." (Reported by al Tabarani on good authority) -- Sunnah Sports
Horse riding is an almost forgotten sunnah of our Prophet. -- A Productive Hobby: Horses and Horse Riding, The Brunei Times (pdf)

(I presume this is a sahih hadith; it's mentioned frequently online.)
Question: What is the modern-day applicability of "teach your children... horse riding"?
Essentially, should parents be putting in more effort to teach their children horse riding?  It's quite an expensive hobby and I'm unsure of the benefits of it in the modern world.
There's a hadith

...when I command you about a thing out of my personal opinion, keep it in mind that I am a human being... (sunnah.com)

so horse riding could simply be a hobby of Prophet Muhammad, and we needn't worry about teaching it to our children.

(Image source: Nevit Dilmen, Wikimedia Commons)


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“Do not tell lies about me, for whoever tells lies about me will enter Hell.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 106.

Sunni Muslims have the above narration which tells about consequences of deliberate lying about the Prophet.

Does Shia Islam have any narration where attributing a lie to the Prophet is a grave sin and leads to hell?


texts: What is meant by "striking one another's necks" in the hadith

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What is meant by "striking one another's necks" in the  following hadith:

  It was narrated that Salamah bin Nufail al-Kindi said: "I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (SAW) when a man said: 'O Messenger of Allah! The people have lost interest in horses and put down their weapons, and they say there is no Jihad, and that war has ended.' The Messenger of Allah (SAW) turned to face him and said: 'They are lying, now the fighting is to come. There will always be a group among my Ummah who will fight for the truth, for whom Allah will cause some people to deviate, and grant them provision from them, until the Hour begins and until the promise of Allah comes. Goodness is tied to the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection. It has been revealed to me that I am going to die and will not stay long, and you will follow me group after striking one another's necks. And the place of safety for the believers is Ash-Sham.'" [Sunan al-Nasa'i (6/214) No. 3561]صحيح، رواه الامام احمد والنسائى وحسنه الالباني في الصحيحة 4/603


texts: We know that it is major sin to look at pictures of beautiful top model women on the internet and beautiful songs. No matter how beautiful they are it is major sin. But someone might skip this by imagining the song or the beautiful women in his mind. Playing a song or a picture in your imagination produces almost the same pleasure and sometimes even more than the real world. Is this a major sin???


texts: How many Quran Book can We Keep at home?

texts: Is it a sin to keep more than one mushaf at home.I read from only one mushaf and the other three are locked in my cupboard.Should I keep them as it is or should I donate them to people ???


texts: Since I am a videographer I have a question

texts: would it be haram for me to film events such as weddings or places where alcohol is consumed and music played if I don't take part?


texts: Will a woman become kaffir if she doesn't like the fact of her husband taking another wife?

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Assalamualaikum
I find that whoever doesn't like the law of Allah is a disbeliever.
We all know that polygamy is allowed by Allah. But most of the married Muslim women don't want or like their husband to take another woman. Does it make her out of Islam or disbeliever?


texts: Musnad Ahmad Hadith Collection in English

texts: Is there a sunnah.com-like web site where we can search (in English) hadith collection of Imam Ahmad? (Or, for that matter, any document in English in searchable form.)


texts: What is the closest translation for the word "biākharīna" in Quran 4:133?

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In Yusuf Ali's English translation, the word "biākharīna" is interpreted as meaning "race" as indicated below.
004.133 If it were His will, He could destroy you, o mankind, and create another race; for He hath power this to do.    إِ‌ن‌ْ يَشَأْ يُذْهِ‍بْ‍كُمْ أَيُّهَا ال‍نّ‍َاسُ وَيَأْتِ بِآ‍خَ‍ر‍ِ‍ي‍نَ ۚ وَك‍َانَ اللَّ‍هُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ قَ‍دِي‍ر‌اً
However, in the Quranic Corpus, it is interpreted as "others".
Does it mean "race" or does it mean "others" or something else?  What is the closest translation/interpretation?  Does the word have similar meanings elsewhere in the Quran?


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I need help regarding a supposed historical “error”. It is claimed that chain mail armor was produced and utilised by Prophet Dawud AS. The Prophet AS is said to have lived in the 10th century BCE while chain-mail armor was not invented until the 5th century BCE by the Celts. You can read the tafsir of the verse by ibn Kathir along with others here.
The word in question is ٱلسَّرْدِ (al-sard) which commentators including ibn Abbas RA had interpreted to mean coats made of rings. It is here where the confusion arises. Is this interpretation attributed to the Prophet SAW? If that's the case would it prove the critics' point?


texts: If a child killed someone accidentally before puberty do they have to do unintentional murder expiation

texts: If a child who did not reach puberty and accidentally kills someone do they have to do the unintentional murder expiation.


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Assalamualaykum,

Is it allowed to do sizdah (Sajdah) without salat? Is there any practice of it?

JazakAllah Khair.


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What was the qibla for prayer in the Meccan period, before migration?

I remember stories from sirah that the Prophet used to pray at the Kaaba during his stay in Mecca and I've always assumed that it meant that he faced the Kaaba.

However I also know that the qiblah was changed around an year after the migration to Medinah, from Bait-ul-Muqadas to Kaaba?

So was the qiblah in Mecca also Bait-ul-Muqadas, or was it changed twice or is there something else?


texts: I want to buy a product but they only accept credit cards so can I apply for one and buy the product?

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Iam a student from india.I want to use adobe products and using pirated version is is haram so i want to buy genuine products.Adobe provide their products for 1 year subscription monthly(annual plan-paid monthly)
The only payment they accept is through credit card as they do not accept debitcard.

so if i apply for a credit card and purchase the product with it also repaying the money within the due date(mostly within 2 days i will repay the money) and not causing or leading to a interest.
does it will be haraam
also i know that by getting a credit card iam agreeing to their agreement thatif i didnt repayed within due date i have to pay interest
and also these credit card banks charge the retailer some money when i purchase from them
there is no otherway for me and the only way to purchase these things is through credit card
CAN I?


texts: Is making an "equivalent value" loan in accord with Islam?

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In much of the modern world, currency is defined according to a "floating exchange rate."  To the best of my knowledge, such an innovation was unknown during the time of the prophet, where the economy directly revolved around gold and silver.

Whereas before, while under the gold standard, "a dollar" was defined by a particular weight of gold.  Regardless of how the currency changed through time, or how the value of gold fluctuated in the economy at large, such a fixed currency maintained a solid value of exchange.  That dollar would always be worth such-and-such amount of gold, period.

A floating currency, on the other hand, does not have such a guarantee.  "A dollar" under a floating exchange is effectively only ever worth a dollar, whatever that may mean.  Combined with the effects of inflation, this typically results in the dollar having less and less buying power with every passing year.

In other words, a dollar's worth of gold in 2012 would NOT be the same as a dollar's worth of gold in 2002.

This is very relevant when providing a loan; if the value of a dollar goes down as time goes on, the debtor has a strong motivation to not pay back an interest-free loan immediately, especially if the period of the loan is lengthy or undefined.  The longer one waits to return the money, the cheaper it effectively becomes to pay back.

This is not good for the lender, who typically gets less value (despite the same dollar amount) in return than he had originally loaned out.  In the non-Muslim world, this risk is often handled by charging interest on any loan; this not only offsets the effects of inflation (as well as providing a profit), but provides debtors with a motivation to pay back a loan as soon as possible so as not to accrue additional debt.  Such an option is, of course, not appropriate in Islam as God has explicitly "permitted trade and has forbidden interest."

It occurs to me that, with an interest-free loan, one could effectively mitigate this problem by providing a loan of "effective value" rather than of a particular dollar amount.  For example, instead of loaning somebody $50, one could loan them "the cash equivalent of .915g of gold" (which as of the time of this post works out to roughly $50).  That way, when the loan is repaid, the exact dollar amount returned would be based on whatever the price of gold is at that time, rather than a straight dollar-for-dollar return.

I realize that this transaction could be performed without stepping on any Islamic laws by simply loaning out the gold directly; arguably even by loaning out the gold and immediately buying it back for market price (and reversing the transaction when the debt is repaid), which would functionally be the same as the above proposal.  Of course, most people typically don't deal with gold directly anymore (at least not in Canada), which makes this sort of transaction awkward at best.

So the question lies thus: Would performing such an "equivalent value" transaction be valid according to Islamic law?  As Islamic finance in general has received significant study, especially in the wake of the interest-based economic system so favored by the modern world, I would be particularly interested in any scholarly opinions on the matter.


texts: Is my wudu valid if I saw something nasty?

texts: I was praying isha, after which and going for tahajjud (night prayer) while I checked my mobile for my mother messaged but instagram was open after unlocking my mobile and there was something nasty (nude) photo came to the feed. Is my wudu broken?


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إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا صلى الله عليه وسلم بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ فَكَانَ مِمَّا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ، فَقَرَأْنَاهَا وَعَقَلْنَاهَا وَوَعَيْنَاهَا،
Allah sent Muhammad with the Truth and revealed the Holy Book to him, and among what Allah revealed, was the Verse of the Rajam (the stoning of married person (male & female) who commits illegal sexual intercourse, and we did recite this Verse and understood and memorized it

See full hadith here:  Sahih al-Bukhari
Is it generally understood by this hadith that verses were removed from the Quran after they were revealed?
I understand that many scholars have argued that verses from the Quran have been "overridden" by other verses. But in theses cases, the verses are not removed from the Quran, so that is not the same as mentioned in this hadith. Therefore my question.


texts: Trouble understanding and applying the hadith of not taking on a trial one cannot bear

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Salam Alaykum, I came across this hadith:

  عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ يَنْبَغِي لِلْمُؤْمِنِ أَنْ يُذِلَّ نَفْسَهُ " . قَالُوا وَكَيْفَ يُذِلُّ نَفْسَهُ . قَالَ " يَتَعَرَّضُ مِنَ الْبَلاَءِ لِمَا لاَ يُطِيقُ "

Translation:

  It was narrated from Hudhaifah, that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said:
  "It is not for the believer to humiliate himself." They said: "How does he humiliate himself?" He said: "By taking on a trial which he can not bear." (Source)

I can't wrap my head around the type of trial that is being discussed and what about if it can be whithstood but with difficulty.

I'm trying to quit watching pornography, and after around a decade of watching it, quitting is very very difficult with a lot of discomfort, mental flashbacks, urges, feeling like almost losing the will power. But this is for my own betterment. Does this count as dhul nafsi that the hadith refers to?


texts: A widow has 1/3rd of the house(owned by her father-in-law (deceased)who was present at the time of nikah and has his signature on the nikahnama and now will be distributed among his children) written in her haq mehar.Now her husband is Dead, so does Sharia and law allows her to take 1/3 of the house written in her haq mehr as well as her husband's share of the house (she has children both girls and boy) since her share written in the haq mehar is from the whole house and not from the husband's share. So will the haq mehar needs to be separated before the division and distribution of the house among the father-in-law's children (father died first and son later)?? What is the ruling of Sharia and law for this??


texts: saying alhamdulilah after sneezing in toilet

texts: I know that you need say alhamdulilah after sneezing even if you are in middle of a prayer. But sometimes I sneeze in toilet. But in toilet what I know you are not allowed to say Allah's name. So I should not say alhamdulilah if I need to sneeze in toilet?


texts: Is it wrong if I broke my fast intentionally because I fainted and was feeling very dizzy?

texts: I broke my fast because I fainted and was feeling very dizzy. Is this wrong? Would this be considered intentionally or unintentionally breaking a fast?


texts: Is a divorce valid if the husband unintentionally says "okay" at his wife's request?

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If husband and wife are fighting and wife ask for divorce but the husband has no intention to give divorce and remains silent, then the wife again says I can't live with you and husband unintentionally says
okay, but has no intention of divorce at all.  Now his wife says to him as you said "okay" to my statement, so the marriage is over.

Is it a valid divorce even if the husband did not utter anything except okay?


texts: Are these silly lies haram according to Islam?

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Though lies are forbidden in Islam, but many of us willingly or unwillingly tell some silly lies often to not to face some situations or to ignore some things. As example, I often can't help to lie to my friends that I'm busy or doing something, or with guests when they ask me to go out, and I don't like to waste time with that.

Or sometimes, we girls have to ignore the opposite gender's invitations to hang out (which is very common, and normal in today's world), ignore them saying that I'm busy these days, or I don't like to hang out that much. (it often happens when we can't tell anything directly.)

In these circumstances, will these silly lies be considered as sin? If so, then what can we do?


texts: Can a woman marry another man after one divorce

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If a man gives only one divorce to woman, can she marry someone else?
Or she has to wait for 3 divorces before marrying someone else?


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If parents and older siblings who are in charge of their smaller siblings do wrong to a child, e.g

cursing the child
injuring the child
making the child drink alcohol
neglecting the child

Are there any rules in Islam giving rights to the children?
How will they be accounted for in the day of judgement?


texts: Is seeking the help of angels permissible in Islam?

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Selam Aleykum,
I have a relative who was born muslim, but does not perform the requirements. Years ago she read a book about communicating with and seeking the aid and advice of angels.  And since then she was involved in weekly meetings with a cult who shares this same interest.

I have explained to her several times that you can only ask help from Allah (subhwtalah), so I think she was committing sin.

Over the years her personality has degraded and she insults and is condescending to those around her.

I think this cult she is involved in is practicing witchcraft, and rather than communicating with angels they are communicating with jinn.

Can some knowledgeable people help me to understand what is going on?  How can I help her?


texts: Will curses by parents on their children when they are angry count in Islam. Are there any Ahadith mentioning this topic?

texts: I know many of us and people we know will have parents who are always angry for many reasons / in general and will , instead of remaining calm , take it out on their children. What does Islam say in regards to cursing your own children or making bad dua against them? I know they are parents , and highly regarded in Islam. But will Allah listen to these bad dua's / curses and allow them to come true? I ask because many of us will be good children - obeying, performing salah - I know nobody is perfect with deen or personal life - but what if you are a good child and try your best to please your parent, but your parent is just very angry and curses at ANYTHING that may happen - even when you dont curse and mindful of Allah SWT? Does making dua to Allah to not accept their bad curses work? Please give me your insight and knowledge on this.and also what the Quran mentions in regard to this. Any help is appreciated .


texts: Is it okay to drink without getting intoxicated?

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I like to drink alcoholic drinks, but I've always limit myself not to drink until I got intoxicated and unable to control myself. Thus I'm still drinking in moderation. A glass of beer or a shot of vodka never made me intoxicated and I always limit my consumption to avoid getting intoxicated.

And of course, after that, I always do shalat 5 times a day as usual, not under any influence because being my prayer wouldn't be accepted when I'm intoxicated.

Is this okay? Because from peer discussions and various listings of ulama's opinions, alcohol is not haram per-se but it's considered makrooh (strongly discouraged) and when you intoxicated that's the moment it became haram. (Same case when I went for the club to socialize but always limit myself not to commit any zinah like adultery, but that's for another question)


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Are elections, to choose your leader, allowed in Islam?

I have been reading some contradictory opinions on this, on the one hand we have the so called fundamentalists who label it as un-islamic and state that only caliph can rule muslims who is chosen by a group of clerics. On the other hand we have others who say that there is no clear rule of succession in Islam and all previous "Islamic" governments have been infact monarchies and that the act of Election is in effect like giving Bayath to the ruler.
Is democracy such that the constitution makes it clear that no law    can be passed against Islam still shirk?

I read the answers given here                      What's the limit of democracy in Islam?

And understood that Democracy in it's most pure form is actually un-islamic.      But what is the verdict regarding many "Islamic" countries which argue that  since the consitution is based on Islam, the law creating bodies can never pass  any law against Islam and is therefore a kind of Islamic democracy.


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Recently, Charlie Hebdo published an edition that had God carrying a kalashnikov on the cover, and a news organisation reportedly decided not to show the cover because it had an image of God (apparently having an image of God was enough, as opposed to him carrying a gun or having blood splattered on him). From After finding out that Charlie Hebdo cover satirizes God, MSNBC censors it (the link has no pictures of the prophet, just an image of God)

  In a reply that merits no further commentary from this blog, the MSNBC
  rep says that the network showed the current Charlie Hebdo cover up
  until it confirmed that the image was of God. “Once we found that out,
  we stopped showing it,” notes the rep.

Is drawing the God of Islam, Christianity and Judaism allowed in Islam?

I tried googling about the topic, but mainly got hits about the drawing of the prophet Mohammed in Islam.

The following are related, but don't seem to answer this question: Are depictions of the prophet PBUH forbidden Islamically? (about the Prophet), and Is it permissible to make and watch TV programs with living creatures in them? (about living creatures).


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Birthdays are not allowed in Islam, likewise I would like to know is it allowed to celebrate death days.

This question may seem little bit strange though, as by celebrate I means, calling people on that particular day giving food to all of those who are present there, even a young imam (it means a young guy studying under an imam) or imam will be present there for praying for the dead.

Honestly the gathering over these kind of places I hardly or you can say 99% of them may not grieve for the dead, and on the other side all are laughing, having food something like a mini wedding party.

Also I find on the 3rd day after death a similar kind of party you can find among few Muslims, then after 14 or 17th day followed after 40 days and to yearly basis.

Is there any Islamic backing for the above mentioned action?


texts: How many conditions of death in which we call a person shaheed or martyr?

texts: I read about this topic but am.confused that in which condition we call died person is shaheed /martyr or not ? I just want to know about which is declear in hadees or islam.


texts: Is using logic and being sceptic allowed in islam?

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sceptic : a person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions.

So is scepticism allowed in islam. Will a sceptic muslim go to heaven? And also a person who uses logic.
The one who doesn't reject Allah's exists.


texts: What is the evidence that the punishment or rewards for deeds during the sacred months is multiplied compared to other months?

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The ashhur al-Hurum الاشهر الحرم or (four) sacred months (Dhu-l-Qi'adah, Dhu-l-Hijjah, Moharram and Rajab) are well defined in the qur'an and sunnah:

  Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred. That is the correct religion, so do not wrong yourselves during them. And fight against the disbelievers collectively as they fight against you collectively. And know that Allah is with the righteous [who fear Him]. (9:36)

  The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Time has come back to its original state which it had when Allah created the Heavens and the Earth; the year is twelve months, four of which are sacred. Three of them are in succession; Dhul-Qa'da, Dhul-Hijja and Al-Muharram, and (the fourth being) Rajab Mudar (named after the tribe of Mudar as they used to respect this month) which stands between Jumada (ath-thani) and Sha'ban." (Sahih al-Bukhari)

It is said that during these months we should carefully observe our deeds be it good ones or bad ones (due to the verse mentioned above) saying:

  "so do not wrong yourselves during them."

further scholars often said that the rewards for good deeds get multiplied and the retribution of misdeeds too. Is there a concrete evidence for that?


texts: Can parents stop me from doing things that is not haram or obligate me to do something that is not wajib?

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Does it matter if it's harus, makruh or sunnah?

If they can stop me from doing completely halal, then that sounds similar to the sin of making something haram to halal to me. Please clarify.


texts: Is Islam a political or a non-political religion?

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Is Islam a political religion? If so, what elements of it make it political?

Does Islam have a political system in itself for governing people?

Please provide reference to verses of the Quran in your answer.


texts: Did The God (Allah) know how the moon works?

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Many times the Sahabas would ask questions from the prophet about things they did not know or were not sure. One such question was about the moon, how it is thin at one stage then become full moon and then wanes and become thin again. So the God did answer sahaba's question in Al-Bakara 2:189

  They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the new moons. Say, "They are
  measurements of time for the people and for Hajj."

My take on this is, although my knowledge is limited 1. Moon is a weak measurement of time. It depends on seeing the new moon every month. 2. Moon cannot be seen equally in all part of the word that also includes the 10 day Zil-Haj moon.

The question here is, the Sahabas asked a purely scientific question, and the God gave a purely non scientific answer. So my question is, did the God know how the moon works? Note that it was not known at the time how the moon works and therefore they asked this question. This tafseer here exactly says that this was a scientific question. They did not ask about "what is the purpose of moon", but how the moon works.


texts: Is there any dataset having word by word translation of the Quran?

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I am looking for a dataset of all the Quranic words translation in English. In some websites, there seems to have that but they do not provide download option.

For example,

http://corpus.quran.com


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One of my friends is hypnotised and black magic was maybe cast on him. His parents along with the entire society are after him and forcing him to live life as a slave.
He has no way out and he might end up doing crimes.
Is suicide permissible as a last resort as he has no means to live and noone is helping him.He's been kidnapped by a gang many times.
Need Quran and hadith reference's


texts: Do I need to convert in front of witnesses to become a Muslim?

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I have heard from a Muslim brother that I need to convert in front of some other Muslim who then acts as a witness of my adoption of faith on day of judgment.

It says on the Wikipedia page for shahada:

  Recitation of the shahada in front of witnesses is also the first and only formal step in conversion to Islam.

Is it true?


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I have 2 very related questions about the following part of the Quran, which is why I am posting them as 1 quection with 2 parts:

  http://quran.com/2/184 [Fasting for] a limited number of days. So
  whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] - then an equal
  number of days [are to be made up]. And upon those who are able [to
  fast, but with hardship] - a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor
  person [each day]. And whoever volunteers excess - it is better for
  him. But to fast is best for you, if you only knew.

What exactly does that bold part mean interms of the following:

What happens if the person who can't fast doesn't have enough money to feed the poor?
Is there a predefined amount a meal should cost? For example, the country I am in has meals which will fill your stomach which are as cheap as $0.90USD all the way upto $580USD. Where both the $0.90USD meal and the $580USD meals will fill you up.

So if a person is unable to fast for 30 days each year, must he pay the ransom of 0.90USD * 30 days = 27USD.  Or must he pay $580USD * 30 days = 17,400USD?

Sunni view preferred.  If anyone knows the Sunni > Hanafi > Deobandi view specifically, then that would be even better.


texts: Is there any evidence for setting the Islamic calendar through calculations only?

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A few years ago ISNA and FCNA came out with a strange position on how to set the Islamic calendar. Traditionally, the only two opinions have involved actual sighting of the moon to officially declare the start of the new month. From what I understand, the FCNA opinion substitutes the sighting requirement with calculations (as opposed to simply supporting sighting with calculations, which is totally fine).

Is my understanding correct, and if so, what is the evidence they present to support this opinion?


texts: Is this Hadith on Mawlid a Hadith and authentic?

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"I saw the Prophet ﷺ in my sleep, and told him about the practice of holding celebratory feasts on the day of his birth and he replied “If someone rejoices in us, we rejoice in him!"
— Shaykh Abū Mūsā al-Zarhūnī (ra)

This has been suggested as proof of the Mawlid Al Nabi. Is this reliable and can we use what a Shaykh sees in a dream of Rasoolullah as evidence - as if you see him it is him as Shaytaan can't impersonate the Prophet.


texts: Salam. I wanted to ask that i promised Allah that i wont watch porn and since then i have not watched it but there was a video where the person wasnt completely naked but there were sexual acts and i watched it so did i break my promise? I promised Allah about porn but in that video , they were covered so is that considered porn? At that time i did not even imagine that this can be considered as porn because they were covered but when i searched on google they said that if there is sexual act in a video , it is porn. So what shall i do did i break my promise ? I did not do it on purpose. I didnt know that it was considered as porn.


texts: How to continue prayer if one found out he missed or added a rak'a or a part of the rak'a?

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My point is what exactly should a person do in the moment he/she realize that he/she missed or added a part of rak'a to his prayer. Here two exemplary situations:

I stood up after finishing the 4th rak'a (and maybe missed the tashahud) and while reciting Quran realized that I'm in my 5th rak'a should I immediately sit and do the tashahud and the sujud a-sahw or complete the rak'a I began?
I missed the 2nd of the two sajdas and stood up and realized I have missed the sitting between the sajdas and the 2nd sajda should I immediately transfer to the sitting between the sajdas and complete from this point, or complete my prayer from the "position" I was at actually?

I'm looking for a practical answer: What is more correct going back to the point where the mistake has been done or continuing and performing sujud a-sahw?


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I heard that famous scholars like Imam Bhukhari[rah], Imam Muslim[rah] were born after the period of Imams of Maddhabs(Abuhanifa[rah],Shafi[rah]).

So,they should heard about Fiqh(Maddhab) and they should mention something about that in their books or to their students.

What did they(Imam Bhukhari[rah], Imam Muslim[rah]) say about the Madhhabs?


texts: Can I believe in Allah without being muslim?

texts: I believe in Allah, the prophet Muhammad and the five pillars but, I don't think I'm ready to covert just yet. I'm confused and I don't know what to do.


texts: What criteria do Rawis ('narrators') of sahih hadith have to fulfil?

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What criteria do Rawis (Arabic for 'narrators') of sahih hadith have to fulfil?

As far as I know, there are six or seven requirements, starting with being adult and mentally fit.


texts: Do we know if Allah prohibited all forms of riba with the children of Israel?

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Salaam,

In the Old Testament, we have the following verses that talk about riba:

  "You shall not charge interest on loans to your brother, interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that is lent for interest. You may charge a foreigner interest, but you may not charge your brother interest, that the Lord your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land that you are entering to take possession of it." [Deuteronomy 23:19-20]

  "If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be like a moneylender to him, and you shall not exact interest from him." [Exodus 22:25]

  "If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you. Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God, that your brother may live beside you. You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit." [Leviticus 25"35-37]

From the above, the majority of Rabbinical scholars conclude that Jews can lend to Gentiles at interest, but they cannot do some amongst fellow Jews (hence the term "brothers" or "fellow man").

In the Qur'an, we have this verse:

  "Because of the wrongdoing of the Jews We forbade them good things which were (before) made lawful unto them, and because of their much hindering from Allah's way, (160) And of their taking usury when they were forbidden it, and of their devouring people's wealth by false pretences, We have prepared for those of them who disbelieve a painful doom." [An-Nisa 159-160]

Is the Islamic position that Jews were prohibited from all forms of interest, just as Muslims are today?  Since we as Muslims believe that the Torah we have today is not the same as what was revealed to Moses, it would be likely in this case that either there are verses abrogating the allowance of interest based lending to Gentiles (if it was indeed allowed by Allah), or that the verse was an erroneous insertion at a later time by a scribe or rabbi.  I have not been able to find a clear answer on this (since Jews themselves will say that they have always been allowed to charge interest to Gentiles based on the above passages from the Old Testament).

I'm doing some research for an article and would like clarification on this (we're covering the three Abrahamic faiths and their position on interest).


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Muslims are required to trust in Allah.  Muslims are required to be trustworthy themselves.  (See: IslamReligion.com; Bayynat.org.lb.)  We also discouraged from harbouring suspicions regarding others.  (See: Al Islam.)

Question: Is trusting others sunnah?

One personal instance where I trust others is my pre-conversion (non-covered) photos on Facebook.  Instead of taking them down, I just asked my non-female friends to not look at them.  I have trustworthy friends, and I trust they wouldn't go against my wishes.

(While I provide my personal motivation to provide context to the question; I'm asking about trusting others in general.)


texts: Is it haram to showcase a wine project on a website for work?

texts: My current company has given me a project to showcase a wine project on their website. I have not created the site but I am putting it on their website's showcase (Since its done by the company). Will it be haram to do it?


texts: Turning hands upside down when telling bad things in du'a that we don't want to happen is bid'at?

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Is turning hands upside down when telling bad things in du'a that we don't want to happen is bid'at or it is sunnah?

For example in du'a Salâten Tuncina when they say "afat" which means disaster...


texts: Is nikah haram with son wife If son is dead?

texts: Is Nikah be allowed by father with his son's wife when his son has expired ? Is the Nikah halal or haram ?


texts: What does Islam say about cloning (in biology)?

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Cloning is a wider term than what people normally think. What I am interested in is specifically the biological cloning as defined below:

From Wikipedia:

  Cloning in biotechnology refers to processes used to create copies of
  DNA fragments (molecular cloning), cells (cell cloning), or organisms.

This type of cloning can be used for several productive things, the most important of which is Stem Cell Research which can be really helpful in curing certain Genetic diseases which are not caused by Bacteria or Virus or the like but in fact, these diseases are mainly because of some abnormality or deformity of Genes.

However, there is Reproductive Cloning as well which resulted in famous "Dolly The Sheep" and later on, several other Mammals were successfully cloned.

My question is what is Islam's stance on this? Is cloning allowed wholly or partially and if partially what is allowed and what isn't. I am not sure but I think there may not be a lot of direct Ayahs or Ahadith for this but there might be some scholarly research which I am looking for.


texts: Is it permissible to celebrate or participate in other religion festivals?

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Is it permissible to celebrate or participate in other religion festivals like Christmas (Christian), Diwali Puja (Hindu)?

EDIT:
Does it, in any way, impose that participating in a puja (worship) of another religion means we are supporting them in their committing shirk?

I've always watched my friends take part in them and felt that this is wrong to take part in other religion festivals, but I couldn't find any evidence to tell them to stop.

https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/5814/2250 is a good answer, but I did not find my answer in it.


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I'm looking for a name that is English and Arabic and is has meaning in Islam.

Is this a name relevant to Islam or more towards Judaism and Christianity?


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According to Quran and Hadith, which actions make somebody long-lived and wealthy?

Zakat? Alms giving? Maintaining relationships with and helping relatives? Obeying and Looking after parents? Behaving well with everybody?

Does having a pious wife have any effect?

What more...?

And what actions readily negate the effects of the aforementioned good deeds? If somebody doesn't pray five times how much effective these good actions will be?

Please provide references from Quran and Hadith.

Please give me a complete and analytical answer.


texts: Is it permissible to hug the wife in the month of Ramadan?

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I would like to know if it is permissible to hug the wife in the month of Ramadan in bed? What's the ruling if they are fasting?

Edit / Clarification:

I suspect sexual intercourse isn't allowed when any spouse is fasting (correct me if I am wrong), so my questions are:

Is intercourse allowed in the month of Ramadan when both spouses don't have fast?
If any one of the spouses has fast, can they still hug each other but do not have intercourse?


texts: Is there a hadeeth about not promoting Muslim men marrying non-Muslim women?

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According to this Question - Why are Muslim women prohibited from marrying non-Muslims while Muslim men are allowed to? muslim men can marry non muslim women.

But I had read a hadeeth which said that we must not promote this thing because the laws keep on getting diluted as time passes by i.e. now the muslim men might be converting their wives to Islam but maybe in later years they might not.

Can someone help me clarify this by finding that hadeeth?


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Assalam o Alaikum!
I'm a teenage male, and like most men, after I urinate, some drops keep dripping. I try my best to make sure the dripping has stopped, but a lot of times I feel like some drops have come out. This is usually on my underwear.
I usually clean my private part and underwear when this happens. My question is how should I clean my underwear? Do I have to wring it after washing? And do I wash once or thrice? And if thrice, do I wring after every wash? Also, does pouring water on it by hand and then rubbing or just holding it under the tap for a second and then rubbing suffice as washing? What I used to do was that I just wet my hand like I was washing it (my hand), then rubbed it on my underwear (on the seemingly affected area), and I did this three or four times? Would this be fine or is wringing necessary? Because usually I find no stain or smell (meaning the urine has either dried or wasn't there, though it really feels like it came out). Finally, do I have to wash my private part with a Muslim Shower or can or will pouring some from my hand and rubbing suffice?
Sorry for so many questions.
JazakAllah Khair!


texts: Does Islam acknowledge such a thing as bad luck? How do I get rid of bad luck?

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Does Islam acknowledge bad luck? I have been faced with a string of bad happenings most of my life. And it goes against all laws of probability to be just written off like that.

I have been trying to start a business for years, but in spite of all good ideas and great implementation, all my efforts come to naught. I ran a website for years, did everything possible to make it better and also drive traffic to it (adding valuable content, reading expert blogs, and so on), but in the end I had to close it after years of efforts because I received only a trickle of traffic.

I tried many other ventures, each of them has also failed because I did not have access to funds. Recently, I had to actually refuse a lucrative opportunity that came my way, just because I did not have the money to put into the business. The customer was eager because he was sold on my product, but I could not go ahead with the deal because I had no funds. I approached several financiers, but nothing worked out, and I had to finally refuse and let my competitor eagerly grab that opportunity.

These are big things, but there are smaller things too that indicate lack of good fortune or bad qadr.

Each time I wear a new shirt, invariably something like food or a bird dropping falls on it and stains it. This happens almost without fail.

Each time I exit my home (which is on a higher floor), I miss the elevator. This happens nine times out of ten. When I am on a lower floor, I see the elevator on its way to a higher floor, and vice versa, so that I always have to cool my heels the maximum amount of time. I tried to rationalize this that I take the elevator when everyone's leaving home, therefore it's always going in the wrong direction (for me); but then this happens at all times of the day, and regardless of whether I am going up or down.

I go to the bus stop, and I see a bus leaving in front of me, and then I have to wait a long time for the next bus to arrive. This too happens the majority of times.

There are countless other such small things which I can cite here. And there are experiences that go back to my childhood, in which availability of certain conveniences was taken away from my family when I grew up and became ready for them, even though my elder brother could avail of it fully.

These may look like small things, but they are indicative of a much bigger problem: lack of good fortune, or bad qadr.

I would like to know, is there any kind dhikr or dua, or just about any kind of religious act that is both halal and legal that I can undertake to put this streak of bad luck behind me, and have Allah change my luck?


texts: Not understanding the 5th nullifier set by Muhammad ibn abd al Wahhab

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As per the 5th nullifier, it states that

"whoever hates something that was brought by the Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), even if he complies with it, is a disbeliever."

but how can it be if that hate is naturally instilled in the heart and is a natural taste/preference of the individual?

I perfectly understand that ridiculing or crticizing outwardly is kufr, but I don't understand how can a person become a disbeliever if they hate (parts of) the Sharia despite of them forcing themselves to comply with it?
Shouldn't the attempt and the effort be rewarded instead of one's inclinations of preferences?

I mean, what if Allah (swt) created that person that way? How can it be their fault for a characteristic that does not depend on them in the first place?

I can understand if the disliking translates into action only, but not otherwise as long as efforts are made.


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It is said that Allah sits on the throne which is above the 7 heavens in the A'rsh.

It is also mentioned in a Hadith that when the servants go to sleep at night, Allah descends to the first sky and says 'anyone of you wants forgiveness tonight'?

My question is:
While half of the world is in daylight and the other half will be in darkness every day, this implies that Allah should be located in the first sky forever.

Please provide a logical answer to this fallacy.


texts: How does an apostate "rebecome" a Muslim again?

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If someone leaves Islam, either for a short of a long period of time, and later wants to come back and repent, what are the necessary steps?

Should he just repent to Allah (as other sins)? Or should he officially say Shahada and take a bath just after it and do any other necessary steps as someone who converted to Islam from another religion?

And if an apostate does not do any official thing of becoming a Muslim, just repents, has his belief back, and takes a bath daily (not formally saying Shahada and taking a bath right after it), would he be a Muslim and his prayers accepted by Allah?

Is it that once someone becomes a Muslim, he can never leave Islam, but if he disbelieves, it will be a huge sin, but that does not make him a non-Muslim and he does not have to become a Muslim again, but only needs to repent?


texts: Can we look at pictures of the deceased?

texts: I’ve always been told that we can’t have pictures of the deceased or look at those pictures once they have passed away. Is that true in my anyway? Will they get punished because of us viewing their pictures? Can I have some Islamic evidence for this (if possible) either from the Quran or authentic hadiths jazakallah


texts: How can a Muslim woman marry if her family members are non-Muslims and cannot perform the role of the wali?

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Me and my fiancé are planning on having a nikah soon, but I have been researching the topic and my parents and family are all non-Muslim (I have converted to Islam after meeting my fiancé).  But I need a Muslim wali with me when we do the nikah, so I was just wondering what I can do?

And how can we have a ceremony after the nikah that my family can attend if they can not come to the nikah because they are not Muslim?

I am very confused and I hope you can understand what I am trying to say, I would love for my parents, brothers, uncles and aunties to be there because it is a special day for us.


texts: Will allah forgive a muslim who used to pretend that he's allah?

texts: So this question popped up on my mind,since shirk is the greatest sin of all what about the muslim who are pretending tobe allah,will allah forgive the muslim if the muslim did sincere repentance?


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As-salamu Alaykum,

If a mental image of what Allah SWT looks like pops up in your head, even though you know Allah SWT is greater than what any of us can ever imagine, does that make you fall outside of Islam?

Jazak Allah Khair


texts: Prophet spitting water on someone's face What does it mean?

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This hadith from Bukhari states that

  Mahmud bin Ar-Rabi who was the person on whose face the Prophet (ﷺ)
  had ejected a mouthful of water from his family's well while he was a
  boy, and `Urwa (on the authority of Al-Miswar and others) who
  testified each other, said, "Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) , performed
  ablution, his companions were nearly fighting for the remains of the
  water."

Is it a mistranslation, or what was the meaning of this act of the prophet ?


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Is Islam a pantheistic Religion? Is Allah present in everything?

Example: If I cut down a tree, do I physically cut Allah?


texts: Why does Islam want everyone to be converted into their religion?

texts: I have attended many seminars regarding the Islam to know it closely so that my some of the assumptions be cleared as much as possible. One of the e-seminar that I just watched was of Dr.Zakir. He wanted people to believe in Islam, and to get converted in to their community. Why would and person want that to be done?


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Once I saw in yearly Calendar & also my father tells me that " if i say bad words or scold (not in front) about my parent in-laws, it is as if I am scolding my parents". Since then I have stopped, but I would like to know if this is correct or if there is any "Hadith" on this matter. If so, where can i get them?

In general, I know we should not be using bad words about anybody, but I want to make sure of the fact that if there is "Hadith on scolding parent in-laws befalls on own parents. I am not sure if I have explained my self well enough. thanks for taking the time.


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Assalamu Alaikum,

I read the below references which says that righteous dead souls can benefit the living. hence supplicating to them is permissible.

Imam Razi  wrote,

If a person went to the grave of someone with a strong soul, complete in essence, strong in influence, and stood there for a while, and was influenced by the soil there – the soil that the soul of the dead is attached to – then a mutual attachment occurs between these two souls due their gathering on that soil. They become like two polished mirrors reflecting each other’s rays; all that has been acquired in the visitor’s soul of proof-based knowledge, knowledge gained from effort, and high morals like submission to Aļļaah, and being content with what Aļļaah has predestined, reflects a light that travels to the soul of the dead hos

Imam Ibn Qayyim wrote:
This soul has after the departure a whole other importance and other actions. In this regard dreams have been collaboratively mass narrated among human kind about the actions of souls after their death, actions they were not able to do while in their bodies, such as one, two or a few souls defeating entire armies and the like. Very many people have seen the Prophet with Abu Bakr and ˆUmar in their sleep having defeated the armies of kufr and injustice, and then their armies are overwhelmed and crushed despite large numbers, and the weakness and small numbers of the Muslims (Ar-Ruuĥ, P. 102-103).”[22

Source:

https://sunnianswers.wordpress.com/2010/05/05/fakhruddiin-ar-raaziyy-on-getting-blessings-from-dead-souls-by-their-graves

Can you please explain why major scholars mention that dead souls can benefit living. Was it the early Sunni belief?


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I have a big family I know it is must to hold the ties of kinship. Do I have to contact each of my relatives individually  to hold the ties of kinship or we can just phone one and ask how they are and what they are doing etc. Isn’t that enough to have concern about them and asking about them?
It is difficult to call all of my cousins uncles and aunts and how frequently should I contact with them?
My grandmother has no phone how can I hold the ties of kinship with her?


texts: Difference between non-mahram friendship and non-mahram love relationship?

texts: I just want to know the difference between these two. Someone was actually arguing with me about non-mahram friendship and non-mahram love relationship and I told him that for me non-mahram love relationship and non-mahram friendship is equally haram no matter you love or just friends. Am I right or wrong? Please give me reference from Quran or some proper reference from hadeeth. Because people so many times said we are just friends and this is not as much haram as boyfriend and girlfriend relationship. And they thought little haram is ok. Please tell me the punishment or sin is equal or not?


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I was dating a boy, we fell in love. We committed zina with the intention of marriage later, (this doesn't help my situation) My father found out, I was kicked out of my family home as a disgrace. My family have disowned me now.

1) is it permissible for me and this
man to marry? Will our marriage be haram?

I have no mahram, what can the man do, who does he ask for my hand? My father said I am not his daughter and disowned me.

2) will a marriage based on haram things like zina be blessed by Allah? Or is it doomed to fail?

3) I need forgiveness from Allah for my sins, what can I do?


texts: I really want to know if it is the same as Shirk. I saw something like that in a comment of a post (link: Do actions (kissing, touching, etc) which could lead to zina (sex before marriage) count as a major sin?). This is the comment: "This does not mean that sins committed with intent are unforgivable - but IMHO it means that forgiveness is much harder to obtain for those... because "sinning with intent" means "actively defying Allah" which in itself is a major sin. –  Yahia Aug 14 '13 at 14:41"


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Its mentioned in several ahadith (like this) that the 'wala' of a slave is for the one who buys the slave, and that 'wala' should not be bought and sold.
This 'wala' comes up a lot in the ahadith concerning slavery.
What does it mean ?


texts: Is earning money by carrying other people's gold allowed in Islam?

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Nowadays, many people are trying to find shortcuts to earning money.

The Indian government has recently imposed a number of restrictions on the import of gold, but has exempted certain people who may carry up to 1 kg gold with them across the border by only paying the duty.  Many businesses, in order to get around these restrictions, elect to use individuals to carry gold for them one kilogram at a time, and pay them for their service.

In Islam, is it permissible for these people (the ones who carry the gold) to earn a profit in such a way?


texts: Can a woman who converted at a late age (25 for example) show her pictures without hair before she converted?

texts: For example, a woman converted at the age of 25, would she be able to show her pictures which were taken before she converted (age of 24 for example) and with her hair showing?


texts: Naming a company after one of the (99) names of Allah

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I'm going to start logistics company.

My question is: I'm trying to use one the Great names of Allah (swt) to my company. I'm using Al-jaleel name its means The Mighty. So using this name to my company is halal or haram. My company name is (Mighty Shipping pvt ltd).

Kindly suggest is my future.


texts: Who becomes protector and maintainer of a woman after divorce?

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According to 4:34, men are in charge of women. Some of the rights of the husband are put together in the second graph of my answer here. Until recently I thought these falls under walayah (guardianship), however that doesn't seem to be quite the case. Instead, the correct phrasing seems to be that the husband is the qawwaam if his wife. This brings up some questions:

Is qawwaam an expression exclusive to the husband? As far as I know, the guardian (usually the father) has the rights enumerated in my linked answer (apart from demanding sex).
Does a divorced woman have a qawwaam, and if so, who? Perhaps she reverts to being under the guardianship of her previous qawwaam?


texts: Is a married couple allowed to be naked during sex?

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I heard in a bayan (sermon) that the married couples should not be fully naked (without any clothes) even during sex.

This answer states that the ayats 23:5-6 reveals that the couples can be naked.

Do these verses mean like that?

Is it allowed in Islam to be naked during sex?


texts: Are your sins forgiven if you say astagfirullah 100 times aday without intention

texts: I read astagfirullah every day between Asr and Magrib, but most of the time I read it because I made a routine that I would read it everyday, will I still be forgiven?


texts: Is alms-giving (giving charity) to the addict people permissible? (Shi'a view)

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Giving Sadaghah (alms-giving) is a Mustahab (recommended) act in Islam and according to the traditions it has so thawab (reward).

For instance, look at the following hadith from the Prophet (pbuh) regarding Alms.

The apostle of Allah (pbuh) said:

  The alms(al-Sadaghah) will remove the plagues (Aafaat) from its owner
  and removes the torture of the day judgment.

  Bahar al-Anwar, Vol.96, Pg.129.

  Or likewise there are so many other traditions which point out the
  rewards of almsgiving.

But I was wondering if it is permissible to give alms to the addicts? And likewise if Allah will give us all of its thawabs which mentioned in many traditions in the case that we give it to the addicts as poor people?

(I inquired this question because we can guess (not sure) that addict people will waste their money to buy narcotic substances..)


texts: What is the relationship between Ilham and leg of a bird?

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What does the highlighted portion of below Hadith mean?

  Waki' bin 'Udus narrated that Abu Razin Al-'Uqaili said: " The
  Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: " The believer's dreams are a portion
  of the forty portions of Prophet-hood. And it is (as if it is) on the
  leg of a bird, as long as it is not spoken of. But when it is spoken
  of it drops." I think he said: " And it should not be discussed except
  with an intelligent one or a beloved one."

  Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Vol. 4, Book 8, Hadith 2278

Related Questions:
 What exactly is a 'Wahy' in Islam?
What is the difference between 'Wahi' and 'Ilham'?


texts: If Allah has no wants/needs, why do anything?

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I'm a little confused about the following

We know that Allah does not want/need our worship:

  O mankind! It is you who stand in need of Allah, but Allah is Rich (Free of all wants and needs), Worthy of all praise.. http://quran.com/35/15

But here it says that Allah created us to:

Worship him:

  And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me. http://quran.com/51/56

Give us mercy:

  Except whom your Lord has given mercy, and for that He created them.
  http://quran.com/11/119

My questions are:

Why create us to worship him if he doesn't need our worship
Why create us to worship him if he doesn't want our worship
Why create us to give us him mercy, if he doesn't want to give us your mercy
Why create us to give us him mercy, if he doesn't need to give us your mercy

That looks like 4 questions, doesn't it? But they all boil down to a single question which is this:

Why do anything if you have no wants or needs.

According to quran.com/35/15, Allah has no wants or needs, so that means that Allah did not want to give us his mercy and Allah did not have the need to give us his mercy, i.e. if you don't want to do something, why do it?

Also, I would be surprised if Allah is forced to do things, or does things out of his control, i.e. mercy emanates out of him beyond his control etc.  So out of his mercy, beyond his control he managed to create humans so they can receive his mercy.  I'm sure that can't be right, can it?


texts: How to interpret the ahadith on making lost property anouncmenents in mosques?

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This question might deliver a hint or partial answer of my other question What is the fiqh ruling on lost property in mosques? and it has some relation with my former question: Do mosques in Islam have a sacredness and how is it defined?. But here I might ask about some more details about the specific ahadith on the topic of "Lost property anouncments in mosques?"

There are some ahadith on this topic like:

  The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: If anyone hears a man crying out in the mosque about something he has lost, he should say: May Allah not restore it to you, for the mosques were not built for this. (Sahih Muslim, Sunan abi Daowd and Sunan ibn Majah)

  Sulaiman b. Buraida reported on the authority of his father that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had said prayer a man stood up and said:
  Who called for a red camel? (Upon this) the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: May it not be restored to you! The mosques are built for what they are meant. (Sahih Muslim 1 & 2 and Sunan ibn Majah)

These ahadith can be understood as a prohibition for seeking something lost in a mosque and/or for announcing a lost maybe even for raising the voice in a mosque.

Which of these possible conclusions actually apply?
Are they restricted on doing this inside a mosque?
Does this apply for humans too for example a father/mother seeking his/her son/daughter/child who has got lost in the crowd during their stay inside a mosque?


texts: Taking riba to pay creditors for unused money.

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Me and my friends, we were involved to a Cryptocurrency company for earning money. We invested our capital by giving him lacks of rupees, he lured us as giving much benefits than any other work and finally the company ran away.  Few of us lended the money, so my question is
Can we take the interest amount from those who leave thier amount in banks. Actually I am thinking if they take away our halal money so I can get back it from this method. What you say?


texts: Under what circumstances and conditions a Muslim may go for second, third or fourth marriage?

texts: Is there any prerequisite for a Muslim before going for second, third or fourth marriage or is polygamy/polygny permitted in any circumstances in Islam?


texts: A Question Concerning Consensus and Hadith

texts: Say that there was a question concerning Shariah law brought about in the 8th century AD. Every scholar rules that the law follows by the opinion, X. However, today we find a lost manuscript, a hadith that says that the law actually follows the opinion of Y. As a Muslim, which are you required to follow: The opinion X (which was the consensus) or the opinion Y (which is what the old hadith says)?


texts: Why Allah (S.T.) did not told "Ya Muhammad (pbuh)" in the Holy Quran?

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Why Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala did not call our prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) like "Ya Muhammad!..." in the Holy book Quranul Karim?

Is it okay to address with this if anything Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala told addressing our prophet? Example:

وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَاصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا لَا نَسْأَلُكَ رِزْقًا نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُكَ وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلتَّقْوَى

Is it okay to translate like:

"And (Hey Muhammad Sallallhu Alaihi wa Sallam!) enjoin prayer upon your family [and people] and be steadfast therein. We ask you not for provision; We provide for you, and the [best] outcome is for [those of] righteousness."(20:132)

The Imam of our local mosque said, "Allah subhanahu wa ta'la never called Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam with his name, because, calling by one's name is not that respectful. So, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala avoided it. But used in case of other prophet so that people could understand the respect of our prophet (pbuh). So, translating like this is not permissible."


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Sometimes after you have finished urinating, it may happen that you drip in your pants right after you perform Wudu or before you go for prayer.

So I wonder if it breaks the Wudu; what about the pants, do we have to change them every single time? And what if you are at school and can't get changed?


texts: (Please Answer.. plssss.. ) If our dua can get unanswered then what is the point in making dua in the first place?

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I went through this antireligious talk of George Carlin where he says that whatever god you believe and to whomever you pray to, there is only 50-50 chance that your prayer gets answered. And he also says that if one can agree that his prayer got unanswered because God willed something better for him, then what is the point in making that prayer in the first place?

Link to the video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8r-e2NDSTuE

I did went through some of the answers already published but I was not satisfied with the explanations written there. So first I apologize for posing another question under the same topic. Hope my doubt may get clarified here.

Let's consider that we did one dua based on the Islamic rulings and within the islamic criteria. Even if that dua is not good for our future (we usually don't know about it). If that dua get unanswered i.e, won't happen the way we wished then what is the point in asking that dua?

For example,
If I were to make a dua that: Oh Allah! Bless me with a baby boy who will strive hard for your cause and who will also work for the upliftement of our society?

And if I were to be blessed with a baby girl. Then as a Muslim we know that this is what Allah intented and from this baby girl Allah may make happen of what I wished. And since it was Allah intention, there could have been any issues if I was blessed with a baby boy and to avoid it he may have blessed me with a baby girl.

But even if that's the case, then what is the point in making that dua? Isn't it better to just have faith that Allah's divine plan is far better than ours and just go with the flow instead of asking dua?

I do know that there is nothing wrong in what I wished. But I do know that it's compulsory to make supplication to Allah for our needs. Please do know that when I meant unanswered I meant the wish didn't happened directly, and I do know that our duas are usually answered either by happening it late or by giving us some deeds for the Hereafter or else by saving us from bad incident.

So this always comes in my mind as to why do I need to ask duas?

Or did I missed something important to know?

JAZAKALLAH!


texts: Would I really enjoy Jannah [paradise], if at all I manage to get there?

texts: So I am just a run of the mill guy who makes a decent living. I don't expect to go to Jannah unless I mend my ways, and Allah forgives me. However, I am kinda confused if I would enjoy Jannah. I love science, research learning new stuff and fixing things around me. I always need something to work on to give me a sense of purpose and fulfillment. If Jannah is perfect then this place doesn't need any fixing or evolution and there's no sense of purpose other than indulging in hedonistic pursuits. I may not be exactly following the Koran/Hadiths but I've a lot of empathy in me. The realization that people are being tortured and burnt in hell would disturb me and Jannah wouldn't be that much fun any more.  Does everyone who go to Jannah love being there? People in Jannah are of great moral character, don't they feel distress at what's going on in Jahannam.


texts: Is there a Hadith that you can observe just two rakaat when you get to the mosque shortly after it is concluded


texts: Is Friday prayer replacement for Duhur prayer?

texts: I been recently into a conversation where I was told that Friday prayer should be read with Duhur prayer like after Friday prayer. Also there was a part that your prayer isn't compete until you read Duhur nafal and send salat-o-Salam. The reason for Salam is that when hazart Muhammad (PUBH) migrated, the people welcome him with salat-o-Salam in Arabic so we should send Salam on prophet as well.


texts: Wasnt Prop Muhammed more powerful than Prop Suleman

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Asalamualikum, Ive had this question for sometime now, but Im too afraid to ask someone in person.
Prop Muhammed is deemed as the best prophet of all time, and that there were times when rock spoke about him, trees moved for him.Where as it is said that Prop Suleman had great control over all the realms , the Jins, the Animals, The Wind, the Sea etc. Didnt prophet Muhammed have the same power over all the realms, if yes then why did you not use them in the wars he fought.
 Thanks in Advance.


texts: What is jealousy and how to deal with it?

texts: Which kind of feelings are included in jealousy and how can we get rid of jealously ?


texts: What prophets came before Muhammad PBUH?

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I am interested in researching the words of the other prophets as well as Muhammad PBUH, but I am unclear on who came before. I would like to know where people lost, confused, or abandoned their messages. Wikipedia has an entry, but I'd prefer Qur'anic verses or hadiths, of course.

Specifically, I would like to know

How many prophets came before Muhammad PBUH?
Who were they?
Where can I find out about them? (Scholarly resources preferred)


texts: Why did the two angels Harut and Marut come to earth?

texts: As salam Aleikhum friends I want a clarification of why the angels Harut and Marut came to earth what was their role or mission on earth I am reading quran and want to understand better. Thank you Salam.


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I know when a person commit a sin he/she should be punished. And Muslim should not feel mercy when the punishment is give to them. Now there are many sin when a person he/she did't get punished.

So There are two types of sinner now:

Who grieve on his/her sin
Person who proudly tells everyone

I am not talking about the first type. I want to talk about the second type of person.

How should we treat a person who don't feel shame in his/her sin?

reply in the view of Islam.


texts: What is the difference in practical terms, between one who enters Al-Firdous and one who merely enters Jannah?

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Al-Firdous is well-known as being the highest and loftiest part of Heaven (Jannah). A common dua recited, from the sunnah of the Prophet (saw) is:
"O Allah, I ask You for al-Firdaws al-A‘la, the highest part of Jannah" (Allaahumma inni as’aluka al-Firdaws al-A‘la min al-Jannah)

Al-Firdous is also mentioned to be the home of the Prophets, martyrs, and highest scholars and the like.

In contrast, many of us will enter Jannah directly, and anyone can enter Jannah as long as they have an atom's worth of belief (Imaan) in their hearts, and this includes those of us who will enter Hell first until their sins have been removed, then be transferred to Jannah.

One IslamQA post (https://islamqa.info/en/135085) says:

  It should be noted that one of the best means of attaining what you want and being saved from what you fear is supplication (du‘aa’), for supplication is worship

However this can easily be interpreted to be "Worship Allah by supplicating him as much as you can." I can make this literally happen by leaving my job and sitting in the mosque all day, or I can supplicate during my work, which may not help me focus on either supplication nor work, or I can supplicate when I get time to focus, which may be very little due to work, family, etc, so maybe I can supplicate during the 30 minute commute to/from work, but that's not much.

Given the above, each of the three proposed solutions having a good reason for/against, how do I ascertain where the balance is?

I can go into a lot of detail, so if you'd prefer to get to the crux of the question, jump to the TL;DR below:
The following hadith implies that it's about sincerity of intentions.

  It was narrated from Sahl ibn Haneef that the Prophet (peace and
  blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever asks Allaah sincerely
  for martyrdom, Allaah will cause him to reach the status of the
  martyrs even if he dies in his bed.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1909.

Question is, intentions must be followed by actions. How much effort do I put in to fulfil this? What are the sacrifices that are deemed appropriate?

Another hadith implies that it's effort:

  It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him)
  said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
  him) said: “In Paradise there are one hundred degrees which Allaah has
  prepared for those who strive in jihad for the sake of Allaah. The
  distance between each two degrees is like the distance between the
  heavens and the earth.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2637.

Question here is, how much striving is extreme? And how much is not too little? Each person will give a different answer.

TL;DR:
How can I make sure, to the best of my ability of course, that I'm heading towards not only Jannah, but Al-Firdous too, while avoiding extremes and other incorrect metrics of success?


texts: Did Prophet Solomon posses horses that were able to fly?

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In a hadith, Prophet Muhammed found Aisha's dolls had horses with wings on it. On the Prophet's enquiry, she replied suleiman's horses had wings. The reason I'm asking this is many critics/ islamophobes speak about flying horses.
I believe they connect flying horse event to meraj event.

Prophet said, “What is this I see?” Aisha said, “A horse,” The Prophet said, “What is this on it?” Aisha said, “Two wings.” The Prophet said, “A horse with two wings?” Aisha said, “Have you not heard that Solomon had horses with two wings?” The Prophet laughed so deeply that his molar teeth could be seen.
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4932

my question is did suleiman's horses flew or they had wings like ostrich and emu?


texts: Quran Surah Baqarah verse 111 interpretation

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Assalamu Alaikum brothers in Islam,

Surah Baqarah 2 :111 - :

  [And they say, "None will enter Paradise except one who is a Jew or a Christian." That is [merely] their wishful thinking, Say, "Produce your proof, if you should be truthful."]

The verse  speaks of how the Jews and Christians have no proof that they and only they are going to heaven.
What does this mean? Does this mean that in their Bible ( old and new testament) there is no verse stating clearly that they solely are going to heaven?  Or is this a different proof? Please elaborate.


texts: After Fardh salah saying a wazifah then blow on your fingers and rub your eyes Sunnah?

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Some Muslims after a Fardh Salaah recite a wazifah (Allah's name or Ya Nur or Quranic ayah) so many times you then blow on your fingers and rub over your eyes. Virtue of doing so is Allah will strengthen your eyes and protect them from seeing haraam.

Is this proven from the sources or bid'ah please?


texts: Who are 313 main soldiers of Imam Mahdi?

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It is a famous issue between Shiite that Imam Mahdi (as the last Imam of Shiite) has 313 soldiers. (Seemingly, as the main soldiers (commanders) of him). I wonder who they are?

Note: I do not mean who his common soldiers are, I mean who his main 313 soldiers or commanders are?


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I want to fast for the days in Ramadan that I did not fast, as a kid.
I have heard I can do neeyat (intention) of kafara for all of my missed fasts during my life since it became obligatory for me and then fast for 60 days in just one year.
What is the proper way to do this?


texts: Is it sinful to apply chemotherapy for cancer patients?

texts: I may be wrong but I heard that Islam forbid to take poison. Chemotherapy is kind of a poison. Then is it sinful to apply chemotherapy for cancer patients?


texts: What should be the minimum duration of istijmar?

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My cousin said to me that he heard somewhere that it is required for men to do istijmar (dry cleaning private parts after bathroom) for a duration that is taken to walk 40 yards. The reason he said is that some internal male organs need to be moved a bit otherwise it will drip later. So after finishing urinating, one should move himself a bit and take a duration to do istijmar as same as walking 40 yards.

Is it true?


texts: In what different forms was Quran reveled to the Prophet?

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I know that Quran was revealed to the prophet but in what form and which form was more common over the other(if there were more than one forms). Were these different forms suited to the occasion about which a verse would be revealed? I am aware of a few types like

Gabriel will come to the prophet in a human form
the prophet would write it down at night (it was revealed)
the prophet would use a blanket and would shake heavily when Quran was revealed
It was a dream may be?

Can someone answer this in the context of Quran and Hadith? In short, "What were the different forms of revelation, and which form was more common, were different forms used in different occasions or situations?"


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The Prophet said, “Verily, Gabriel came to me and he said: Whoever reaches the month of Ramadan and he is not forgiven, then he will enter Hellfire and Allah will cast him far away, so say ameen. I said ameen.

I’m scared because I feel like I wasted my Ramadan. I fasted the entire month but I missed so many prayers due to laziness and some personal issues especially on the last ten days. Does this mean I won’t ever be forgiven and whatever I do now won’t count?


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Assalamualaikum I found a hadith regarding barren women :

  Abu Dawud said:
  It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Umar that Umar (RA) said:
   A mat in a house better than a woman who does not give birth to a child (Sunan Abi Dawud 3922 Book 30, Hadith 19)

Why did Umar RA utter such a statement? I know that marrying prolific women is held in high regard because it increases the umma but that shouldn’t be used as an excuse to belittle women who are barren. Surah 42:49-50 clearly shows that being barren is both the will and wisdom of Allah SWT in His creation and it is not to be viewed as something blameworthy. How to understand this?


texts: How to solve the following problem regarding distribution of Inheritance shares?

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It is stated in the Quran:

Allah instructs you concerning your children: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females. But if there are [only] daughters, two or more, for them is two thirds of one's estate. And if there is only one, for her is half. And for one's parents, to each one of them is a sixth of his estate if he left children. But if he had no children and the parents [alone] inherit from him, then for his mother is one third. And if he had brothers [or sisters], for his mother is a sixth, after any bequest he [may have] made or debt. Your parents or your children - you know not which of them are nearest to you in benefit. [These shares are] an obligation [imposed] by Allah . Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.
And for you is half of what your wives leave if they have no child. But if they have a child, for you is one fourth of what they leave, after any bequest they [may have] made or debt. And for the wives is one fourth if you leave no child. But if you leave a child, then for them is an eighth of what you leave, after any bequest you [may have] made or debt. And if a man or woman leaves neither ascendants nor descendants but has a brother or a sister, then for each one of them is a sixth. But if they are more than two, they share a third, after any bequest which was made or debt, as long as there is no detriment [caused]. [This is] an ordinance from Allah , and Allah is Knowing and Forbearing. Surat An-Nisā' 4:11-12

Thus in short the Quran stipulates what is the share of whom when someone dies.
I'm taking one of the cases in which a husband dies and leaves behind a wife, a daughters and his parents.

Man dies leaving behind
Wife is 1/8 = 3/24
Daughters  1/2 = 12/24
Father 1/6 = 4/24
Mother1/6 = 4/24
Total = 23/24 = .9583333333333333333

As you see the total is less than one.
Another case of the same kind in which a husband dies and leaves behind a wife, 3 daughters and his parents.

Man dies leaving behind
Wife is 1/8 = 3/24
Daughters 2/3 = 16/24
Father 1/6 = 4/24
Mother1/6 = 4/24
Total = 27/24 = 1.125

Here the total is more than one.
Am I calculating something wrong?


texts: Why Allah is self introducing in Quran by using the word "we" instead of using "I"?

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Why Allah is introducing him self by using the word we instead of using I?

Here I'm adding two Ayaths from surath yaseen

Verily! We have put on their necks iron collars reaching to chins, so that their heads are forced up.
And We have put a barrier before them, and a barrier behind them, and We have covered them up, so that they cannot see.


texts: I recently started reading Qayim but not sure if they r counted as witr or nafl? What intention should one do before praying and should it be broken down in pair of 4 or 2-2-1 like witr


texts: What to do after peforming four raka'ats in magrib instead of three?

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From Wikipedia:

  Sujud Sahwi or Sajdah of forgetfulness occurs during the ritual salat prayer. Out of forgetfulness a person can either omit obligatory parts of salat (Qabli) or add to the salat (Ba'adi). In either cases the person corrects his/her salat by doing the Sujud Sahwi.

What must I do as remedy for a Magrib that I observed 4 raka'ats instead of three? After Teslim I noticed I did four Raka'ats?


texts: Where were the stories of the sahaba recorded?

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There are many stories about the sahaba such as the story of how Umar ibn al khattab reverted to islam that are very well known, and are retold in various lectures and sermons by religious figures. However, these stories are rarley found in sunnah books, or hadiths by the prophet (saaw.)

Where were such stories recorded and who recorded them? are there any books that contain a collection of sahih stories of the sahaba's lives?


texts: When did Judaism start & what makes a person jewish as per Islam? Was Prophet Abrahim (AS) a jew?


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I read an answer to a question that said that being gay in Islam isn’t a problem but if you do gay actions that’s where the problem is (that was the basis of it it’s not the exact statement).
Gay relationships/sex has been observed by scientists to occur naturally in even animals and it isn’t a choice. I’ve heard that there are those who oppose this but the evidence backing up is incomparable to the former.
Straight people can get married to women/men and relive their sexual desires through their sexual partners. However, what if a gay/lesbian Muslim can’t get married what can they do? It’s equally as hard to control their natural inclination to relieve sexual distress. Are they allowed to masturbate so they don’t end up fornicating or for their sexual desires since they can’t marry or have sex?


texts: Can Jinns (shaytan, iblees) read your thoughts and feelings?

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I feel that my question has been answered lighly here. The answer to this question would lead to sub questions that changes due to the answer of this question.

First, can Jinns/Shayatin/Iblees read our thoughts?

If that is true, wouldn't this be a contradiction? Because the quran clearly states:

  27:65: Say: None in the heavens or on earth, except Allah, knows what is
  hidden: nor can they perceive when they shall be raised up (for
  Judgment).

Sub question: If Jinns cannot read our thoughts, how can he waswas (whisper negatively) to us when we think about a certain subject? You could say, he is the one, that in the first place whispered to you to think about that subject. But that wouldn't be logically valid in all scenarios. There are scenarios where the jinn couldn't be the one that started the subject (which then lead to negatively thoughts), that some might call waswas from the shaytan. In that case how could the shaytan waswas to you about that subject without knowing what you think? Maybe our definition of waswas and of shaytan in the context of waswas is wrong?

Sub question: If Jinns cannot read our thoughts, how can he know that we are jelaous on someone? Scholars had said that jinns fuel are jealousy, which lead the jinns to do something evil on the person you are casting the evil eye on. Sources (Youtube 3:45)

If they cannot read our thoughts and knowing that we are getting jelaous at someone, they wouldn't be able to feed on that jelaousy and by that doing something evil on the person. The evil eye, just by thought would in that way not be able to be caused by a jinn. Who is it caused by then?

My questions are marked bold, everything else are comments around them.

The hadiths and verses in the Quran doesn't clearly state thus anywhere. Indeed the Hadith and verses clearly says that Satan only whispers onto human.


texts: What is the difference between Sunan an-Nasa-i al-Kubra and as-Sughra?

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In many fatwas we find a distinction between two books which are known by Sunan an-Nasa-i of Imam Ahamd ibn Sho'aib an-Nasa-i  النسائي  the first apparent difference is that one of them is referred to as the as-Sunan al-Kubra (the big Sunan) السنن الكبرى and the other as-Sunan as-Sughra السنن الصغرى (the small Sunan).
My question is when we usually refer to the Sunan of an-Nasa-i which of both is meant?
Which is the one for example translated on sunnah.com?
What exactly is the distinction between both books?
Any additional information of either of the books (content, history, etc.) would be appreciated.


texts: How do I get out of the test of Allah so that I don't have to face judgement in the hereafter?

texts: I want to get out of this test of duniya. I don't want to face anything in hereafter. There must be a way not to give the test and get rid of Allah. What is it?


texts: Do other living creatures besides Insaan and jin pray to the Almighty?

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Does other living creatures besides Insaan (human) and jin pray to the Almighty?

Is there any verse in the Al Quran about this topic?


texts: Is it haram to be with friends that steal? I tell them not to steal when I hang with them but they still do. When they steal I stay away from them. Do I get sins?


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What is the exact method of sajda for women. Many people are confused for this. Many ladies put their elbows down and some do not put. Some Muslim scholars recommend that it's not mendatory to put down elbows during sajda. Can any one guide me for this confusion.
Thanks


texts: I hear arguments from some christians that the name Esa is wrong as they say that Esa is from the word iesous and not yeshua, his Hebrew name. Is this a valid argument to challenge the reliability of the Qur'an that a wrong name is used, if that is the case? What do the scholars say about this?


texts: How can an adulterer marry an adultress if they are stoned to death? And why is flogging and stoning both prescribed for adultery?

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In the Quran, it says that an adulterer can only marry an adultress guilty of the same. How can this be possible if the Sharia is in place and they are stoned to death? Also, why in the Holy Quran does it specifically say flogging is prescribed for both fornication and adultery, but the hadith somehow overrules this can someone explain this to me? In shaa Allah.

  24:3 The fornicator does not marry except a [female] fornicator or
  polytheist, and none marries her except a fornicator or a polytheist,
  and that has been made unlawful to the believers.

Below is the Tafseer for this verse by Ibn Kathir:

  The Zani marries not but a Zaniyah or a Mushrikah; and the Zaniyah,
  none marries her except a Zani or a Mushrik. Such a thing is forbidden
  to the believers.) Here Allah tells us that the Zani (male who is
  guilty of illegal sex) does not have intercourse except with a Zaniyah
  (female who is guilty of illegal sex) or a Mushrikah (female
  idolator), meaning that no one would go along with him in this action
  except a sinful woman who is also guilty of Zina, or a Mushrikah who
  does not think it is unlawful. By the same token,


texts: What is the ruling on non-Muslims having Temples, Churches and Synagogues in Muslim lands?

texts: Are non Muslims allowed to build, repair or worship in places such as Churches, Temples and Synagogues in Muslim occupied lands, if they are living under Muslims as Dhimmis or have a peace treaty with them?!


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I heard that there are totally 6666 ayats in Al-Quran.

But, I counted in my own Quran and it has less than that.

What is the actual number of ayats in Al-Quran?


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I'm muslim and I'm so proud of being muslim on this world. I have some simple questions which that never answered before. I'm a student and I still don't have a job because I'm Studying. Anyway, here is my questions...
1-I'm into arts and language, I love fashion and desing too. I sometimes look to female models to keep up with latest trends (I'm a boy) and fine arts, photography. But sometimes I saw some models that they're wearing transparent clothes to highlight the overall looking (companies want, and They're trying to show the natural body) and when i saw, I really really don't get affected (about sexual and bad things, bad humour) I'm just rating the model and his look with her clothes and I Save them to my collection (which I will draw all of them, I like it and this don't affects me sexually, I love this perk I have) does it harm? (I'm not a pervert, I'm Just trying to build a future job, an opportunity to myself)
2- What about nude modelling? I saw once but when I saw, I'm turning my glance to the other side of model (because I don't know if it is harm or not, and I'm also not effected by models, they're just making composition) does it harm to look at them? Because I'm trying to understand the shapes, heights, anatomy and naturality of women and other stuff (this is not effects me sexual, never effected me) so can I look them and get inspired for my projects and work? Thank Y'all! ( ps: I'm not trying to alter Islam to fit into something, I love Islam and those content is not affect me sexual - I mentioned above.)


texts: Is it okay to make an oath to give money to the poor or fast in return on the condition that something happens?

texts: People use to say if this (condition) happen than I will give certain amount of money to poor, or I will fast for, for example 10 days. I want to know is it okay? Promising GOD that please do this (condition) and I will give money to poor with your will, or I will give food to 10 hungry people, or I will fast for 10 days. Please give answer with reference.


texts: I read that the Qur'an does not mention Jerusalem. Israel's former Prime Minister Menachem Begin said, "While Jerusalem and Zion are mentioned over 800 times in the Jewish Bible, the holy city is not mentioned even once in the [Qur'an]." I am curious if this his claim is accurate. Does the Qur'an mention Jerusalem at least once? If so, what are the major passages in the Qur'an that do mention the city? I am not trying to offend anyone or make a point, I am simple trying to learn the facts.


texts: Need a reference for a hadith about staying at the grave after burial

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I recently came across a quote on FB that was claimed as being a hadith. The summary of the quote was that after the janazah and burial of one's deceased parent, one should stay at their grave, reciting surahs and duas for them for such an amount of time that is equivalent to the time it takes a person to slaughter a camel, skin it and to cut and distribute its meat. Otherwise, the deceased feels as if they have been set adrift in the sea without any support.
I wanted to confirm whether this is actually a hadith or not, before forwarding it to others.


texts: Humans must try to show mercy as Allah does

texts: I really do not understand how to answer this question because i am not actually a muslim and i would love to understand. Could one argue that humans must not show mecy as Allah does because it is a God-like feature?


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As there seems many similarities in the life of Humans and Jinn, so I was wondering if Arabic is their language or they use diverse languages (according to their areas ...)? Or even they have their specific language?

Note: I'd be grateful if answer the query by submitting Quranic verses or hadiths.


texts: Is it permissible to read books in which the Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) is reviled/berated?

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I wonder if it's permissible to read a book in which Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) is reviled or depicted as someone bad, not directly but indirectly.

A well known example is The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie.