texts: In inheritance are there cases where all the types of heirs get a share?

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In the inheritance according to the islamic jurisprudence we have quota heirs ذوي الفروض which get a known amount of the share and residuary who may get from what is available after the all the quota heirs got their share. These heirs basically fall under the kinds spouses or parents or children or siblings

My question is is or are there any case(s) in which all kinds of heirs get a part?

To make it clearer: what I mean is are there any cases where it is possible that

a spouse
at least a parent
at least one child
at least one sibling

would inherit as it seems that there are cases where some of the possible heirs don't get any share, because others have primacy.


texts: What hadith mentions the ten companions (al-'Ashara al-Mubashara) in Jannah?

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I have read somewhere that Prophet (SAW) himself told the good news to ten (10) of his companions that they will have a place in Jannah. These ten companions are called al-'Ashara al-Mubashara (العشرة المبشرة)

Can anybody point me to a historical reference like a Sahih hadith where this is mentioned and who were these ten (10) companions exactly?


texts: Take interest and give away stuff instead

texts: If I have 300 USD of interest in cash and a jewellery of 300 USD from halaal money, if I need cash right now, can I give the jewellery to charity instead and take the interest money?


texts: Is the answer given by the angels in (34:41) to be taken literally?

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In verse (34:41) the Angels answer Allah's question whether those who strive against Allah's verses (mentioned in 34:38) were following/believing them by saying:

  They will say, "Exalted are You! You, [O Allah ], are our benefactor not them. Rather, they used to worship the jinn; most of them were believers in them."

are the words put in bold letters of this answer to be taken literally?

Or does it mean they were misguided by the jinn.

I'd like also to know whether those who strive against Allah mentioned in (34:38) have been named somewhere (I mean are they known) or is it just a general statement which doesn't address certain people ...


texts: How to respond to those who say; Allah guides whom He wills and that's why I am not a believer?

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During a conversation between me and my friend (he is not a believer)

  He said: That's why I am not a believer because Allah didn't guide me to the right way.
  I said, How do you know that?
  He said: Isn't every thing predestined (قضاء وقدر)?
  I said : Yes.
  He said: Ok then, you got you're answer.

He was right, but it's very clear he is cheating himself.
But logically, I didn't know how to tell him that?

So, my point is:

How to answer those who say "Allah guides whom He wills" and that's why I am not a believer, as everything is predestined?


texts: What will happen after the Judgement Day?

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I am having this doubt which is bothering me a lot.

What will happen after the Judgment Day?

I know people will be given heaven or hell based on their action on earth. But what happens next?


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What is the authenticity of the following hadith:

  "Any of the female slaves of Medina could take hold of the hand of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and take him wherever she wished." (Sahih al-Bukhari 6072).

How have our scholars interpreted this hadith?


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I recently learned from a well-read lecturer in my community that the Prophet (PBUH) once sat reiterating something along the lines of "Be good/obedient/dutiful to your parents" and someone asked, "Even if they abuse you?" And he said, "Yes, even if they abuse you."

Please note that I heard this in a different language and I may have mistranslated the word 'abuse' but the meaning is more or less the same hence the reasoning behind my query

I was upset, because this is something that hit close to home. My mother, now deceased, was extremely abusive of me, not in the traditional sense in that she beat me and was an alcoholic, but she abused me psychologically and emotionally so that it's had severe repercussions on my life, both personal and social, ever since.

So I want to ask whether or not Islam excuses abusive parenting? Because everywhere I've read it only says that you can disobey your parents if they tell you to do haraam things/things that are un-Islamic in nature. But I don't see anywhere that says anything about abusive parenting, and I only see both hadith and Quranic verses stressing on the importance of being good and thinking well of your parents always. It upsets me because I think Allah would never hold my mother accountable for damaging me like this but rather turn it on me for daring to think ill of her.


texts: What is the story of returning Jiziah (tax) to non-Muslims when Muslims were unable to defend them?

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Sometime, somewhere I heard a story something like this from context:

  In one Muslim country when leaders were realized that they is going to
  be defeated by enemy, they started returning collected taxes from
  non-Muslims,  justifying  that, they can't provide them  security
  anymore. After seeing that greatness, non-Muslim troops joined to Muslims troops and they defeated enemy together.

I love this story so much, and I love to narrate this so often.

To be more convincing, I'd love to know source of this story and maybe just more historical fact about this or is this hadith or anything ?


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Here is Surat An-Nisa' 4/159:

  And there is none from the People of the Scripture but that he will surely believe in Jesus before his death. And on the Day of Resurrection he will be against them a witness. source

The question is, whose death is this? Is it belong to Jesus(puh), or a person from the People of the Scripture? Generally, what does this verse say?

Please, give answers supported by Quran, word meaning (from Arabic), maybe historical background, and then lastly supported by hadith. A mixture would be great! Thanks.


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Can I visit to a Christian friend who has dogs as pet at their home? How to deal with their invitation?

I have two kids aged 4 and 7 and not sure what will these dogs do to my kids too


texts: How was the man who prayed badly praying?

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The hadith of the man who prayed badly is often referenced, at least among Sunni schools, due to its clear descriptions of prayer; it describes, step-by-step, each of the mandatory forms of the regular salat.

The common narrations of this hadith do not, however, describe what mistake (or mistakes) were made in the original prayer to actually earn the reprimand "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed."

Is there any information available regarding these mistakes?  Authentic sources are, of course, preferable, but anything from the hadith literature which sheds light on this event would be appreciated.


texts: Are bahaism and babism counted as one of the branches of shiism?

texts: bahai or babi sects formed in an Islamic country (Iran).they follow Bahá’u’lláh and Ali mohammad shirazi or bab as their leader . Are they counted as branches of shiism?


texts: Why Islam banned wine in four steps and not in one step?

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There are four different verses about banning wine. Islam firstly said do not pray while you are drunk. And step by step made harder rule. Then, finally said wine is Haraam.

Why not in just one step?


texts: Who decided that the 6 Sahih Hadiths were reliable?

texts: There are 6 collections of Hadiths that are considered Sahih ("reliable"). I am asking who it was that decided these collections should be Sahih. Furthermore, how did they come to this conclusion? For example, to determine the books that would make up the "official" Bible, the Council of Nicea was convened. So, was it a group of scholars, and if so who were they; or, if it was a single scholar, who was that? If there was some other means of determining, what was it? Thank you much.


texts: Is it haram to hang duas, or an ayah, on the bathroom wall (i.e. in a picture frame)?

texts: When entering restroom facilities, it is nice to be reminded of the many sunnahs that relate to using the bathroom, hygiene, etc. But is it haram to have a framed dua or Quranic verse hanging on the wall (in a picture frame)? Thank you in advance. Wasalaam.


texts: What causes a split in the ummah for a sect to be created?

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Just for context, I did take a look at this question: What defines a sect in Islam?.
However, I am asking on this: What makes a sect in Islam a sect?
For example, could anyone say, "I think we should do this instead of what the Sunni do" then that person creates a sect. Or is it as simple as that, or more in depth like sects have to be based on something?


texts: Why did Allah create people when he already knew what was going to happen?

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As Muslims we believe in destiny and that our fate has already been determined and our destiny has been written by God as he is all knowing.

So in essence, God knew what was going to happen with his creation before he created, he knew the good and the evil that was going to occur.

With that being said, why did God decide to create us? We cannot say it's a test because he already knew what will happen.

  “No calamity befalls on the earth or in yourselves but it is inscribed in the Book of Decrees (Al‑Lawh Al‑Mahfooz) before We bring it into existence. Verily, that is easy for Allaah - [al-Hadeed 57:22]


texts: I have this strong feeling that im worshipping other than allah (shirk)

texts: Assalaam Alykum..in my past I never prayed I rarely read the Quran..but one day I started praying all 5 prayers on time.. I felt close to Allah to the point where I felt like I'm worshipping someone named Allah but isn't the true one...if I'm commiting shirk I want to repent but I don't know how because 1) the one I think I'm worshipping other than Allah is also named Allah so I don't know how to deal with this and how to tell the difference...2) I get a weird feeling when some one does dhikr or when I hear the Quran because something is telling me that "he's only your Lord how do they know about this" and " you are a kafir ..look at these Muslims there actually true Muslims not like you doing shirk" 3) I'm scared to do dhikr because I feel like I worship other than Allah.. I want to repent but I don't know how...please help..


texts: What should I say immediately after starting any salat? i.e, after Takbeer (saying Allahu Akbar الله أكبر) and before beginning recitation of surah Fatiha.


texts: What is the definition of an Islamic Country?

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Is there a definition for it?

What should an Islamic country's government do so that we call it Islamic?

In what way is a Islamic government different from any other government?


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Im not a Muslim and I haven't read the Quran. But I've heard Sharia is not present in the Quran.
Ok here's my understanding of Islam-
Islam had a founder/prophet called Mohammed who received revelations from God and whatever revelations he received is recorded in the Quran. So islam is confined to Quran.
Now since I've herd Sharia is not present in the Quran it wasn't taught by Mohammed and since Mohammad did not teach Sharia, he must have never received any revelations that contained Sharia law. So on that token Sharia isn't Islamic. But why do most muslims including Islamic scholars and imams call Sharia an "Islamic law"?

And moreover the Quran asks muslims to follow the law of the land. Even Australian imam Tawhidi and other Islamic reformers ask muslims not to follow Sharia.


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I know that most scholars generally agree that if a person forgets that he is fasting, and he then eats,drinks or has intercourse, his fast is still valid due to the hadith:

مَنْ نَسِيَ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ فَأَكَلَ أَوْ شَرِبَ فَلْيُتِمَّ صَوْمَهُ فَإِنَّمَا أَطْعَمَهُ اللَّهُ وَسَقَاهُ
If anyone forgets that he is fasting and eats or drinks he should complete his fast, for it is only Allah Who has fed him and given him drink.
Sahih Muslim -  The Book of Fasting

With exception in the Maliki madhab, which say you have to do qadaa even though you forgot (they basically argue this hadith isn't valid in Ramadan).

Now, In an translated answer in IslamQA, (en), (ar), it seems they translate the word "nasiyan" to "by mistake":

روى اِبْن خُزَيْمَةَ (1999) عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَة أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال
مَنْ أَفْطَرَ فِي شَهْر رَمَضَان نَاسِيًا فَلَا قَضَاء عَلَيْهِ وَلا كَفَّارَة
حسنه الألباني في صحيح ابن خزيمة   -

صحيح ابن خزيمة -  كتاب الصوم
Ibn Khuzaymah (1999) narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever breaks his fast in Ramadaan by mistake does not have to make up that day or offer expiation.” Classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Khuzaymah.

If I am not misunderstanding, the most accurate translation of that word should instead be "forgetfully". If I am not wrong, this is also the majority view. See what is mentioned in this article:

... accidentally performing an act that vitiates the fast. It also includes acts performed by force of a third party. Accidentally means that one remembers that one is fasting but broke the fast by one’s own doing without the intention to purposely break the fast.
[Tahtawi, Hashiyya al-Tahtawi; Related in Radd al-Muhtar]

So either it seems to be a bad translation in islamQA or that they do not follow the view mentioned above, therefore my question:
Which scholars say that your fast is valid even if you eat or drink by mistake under Ramadan?
Adding a list of scholars who consider the fast invalid would be a bonus.

Side note: by "eat and drink" I mean anything that normally breaks the fast. By "mistake", I do not mean forgetfully. My definition of mistake is as quoted in the content above, i.e:

Accidentally means that one remembers that one is fasting but broke the fast by one’s own doing without the intention to purposely break the fast.

In the Maliki fiqh, it is mentioned here that they do say that your fast is valid if for instance a fly somehow gets in to your throat. They say this because you had no chance of avoiding this, i.e it wasn't your mistake.
Therefore similar situations are not included in my definition of "mistake".

One example of mistake would be like if you brush your teeth, and accidentally swallows water or something.The famous salafi scholar Ibn Baz would for instance say that the fast is still valid in this case. Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz (15/260).


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Assalamu alaykum!

I'm working in abroad and married, before I came here, the relation between me and my husband was not in good condition, until I found a relationship here and fell in love. I admitted I commit adultery and now I want to divorce my husband. What should I do?


texts: Why is engaging in homosexual sex sinful?

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Why is it sinful in Islam to engage in sexual activity if one is a homosexual? Is this not a burden too great to bear? For example imagine a heterosexual person is forbidden from engaging in sexual activity, wouldn't that be denying a basic need of this person?

Edit - apparently a counterargument put forward to part of my question is that sexual desire is not to be considered a need. Fair enough I am willing to concede that for the sake for argument and say that yes sure, food is vital and therefore is a need and sexual desire does not fall under the same category.

My question is why is homosexuality considered sinful if it is naturally occurring? What about it makes it morally reprehensible?


texts: If someone spent some money from amanat (trust)?

texts: Suppose a person, have amanat (money) of another person. Now, what is the islamic ruling regarding "if he/she spent some money from it, considering if the one whose amanat he/she has, asks for that, he/she will pay him/her in complete". So, can he/she spent money from another ones amanat and when he gets gets money from say salary and will put that money back into that amanat.


texts: In what way and why did Allah give special favours to Bani Israel?

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According to Qur'an, Allah gave many special favours to Bani Israel.

In what way did he favour them?

What was the reason for this?

How is different from the prophets he sent to the rest of mankind that we don't know the names of?

Also, given the above, why would Muhammad (peace) not be sent to the people Allah had already given so much to given the importance of Muhammad above all prophets?

(Here the Christian claims that Israel was specifically chosen and prepared for the saving work which could then after Jesus be spread to the rest of mankind who never received the call to God. What is Islamic response to this?)


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Often I find a lay person dispensing hadith with no context or reference to back up its authenticity.

How can I check a hadith for it's pretty authenticity?


texts: What is the Khabar? How is it different than Sira, Akbar, Sunnah, & Hadith in general?

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I know this must be a basic question so please forgive my ignorance, but I'm unfamiliar with the textual difference/similarities among the texts. I was able to discern that Khabar means "historical reports" -- but I couldn't tell if this is a subset of Hadith and how the other texts (Sira, Akbar, & Sunnah) relate to/branch off it -- if at all.

Can someone please clarify this for me, please? I think a diagram would help me to visualize their various roles, but I was unable to locate one. I couldn't even find a for "khabar" on google really.


texts: What do Islam say about watching football?

texts: What do Islam say about watching or/and playing football?


texts: What's the Sunnah number of sending blessings to the prophet (ﷺ) daily?

texts: How much is the prescribed amount of sending blessings to the prophet (ﷺ) daily according to sound ahadeeth?


texts: Asking from a non-Muslim's viewpoint, if Islam preaches equality, then why does it permit slavery?


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Is there any prayer after Ramadan that can be prayed in the replacement of Taraweeh ?

For example, If I want to continue the Ramadan tradition outside of Ramadan, I can accomplish fasting, but how would I accomplish Taraweeh?

Is there any where in the world where they pray taraweeh after Ramadan?


texts: Is Honour killing and other painful punishment such as walking bear footed on fire are allowed in Islam?

texts: In our society specially in some tribes honour killing is consider as pride. Every many innocent women are killed due to misconception.Some time to prove the innocence victim has to walk bear footed on the fire.What Islam says about this issue specially about innocent victims and the person who clam for honour killing and blame the victim??


texts: Interpretation of the shifting pronouns in Khidr's interpretation (تَأْوِيل) to Musa (AS)

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Asalaam Alaikum,
There is a fascinating peculiarity in Khidr’s interpretation of his actions to Musa (AS). Regarding the تَأْوِيل of the ship, he speaks of “his” intention:

أَمَّا ٱلسَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَـٰكِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ فَأَرَدتُّ أَنْ أَعِيبَهَا وَكَانَ وَرَآءَهُم مَّلِكٌ يَأْخُذُ كُلَّ سَفِينَةٍ غَصْبًا ﴿٧٩
As for the ship, it belonged to certain poor men, who toiled upon the sea; and I desired to damage it, for behind them there was a king who was seizing every ship by brutal force."

However, there is a shift to “our” intention when he speaks of the boy:

تَأْوِيلوَأَمَّا ٱلْغُلَـٰمُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ فَخَشِينَآ أَن يُرْهِقَهُمَا طُغْيَـٰنًا وَكُفْرًا ﴿٨٠﴾ فَأَرَدْنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهُ زَكَو‌ٰةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا ﴿٨١
As for the lad, his parents were believers; and we were afraid he would impose on them insolence and unbelief; so we desired that their Lord should give to them in exchange one better than he in purity, and nearer in tenderness.

I assume this refers to himself (Khidr) and his Lord (Allah, swt)?
Finally, when speaking of the wall, he mentions only “your Lord’s” intention (i.e. the Lord of Musa (AS), i.e. Allah, swt):

وَأَمَّا ٱلْجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلَـٰمَيْنِ يَتِيمَيْنِ فِى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ تَحْتَهُۥ كَنزٌ لَّهُمَا وَكَانَ أَبُوهُمَا صَـٰلِحًا فَأَرَادَ رَبُّكَ أَن يَبْلُغَآ أَشُدَّهُمَا وَيَسْتَخْرِجَا كَنزَهُمَا رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ وَمَا فَعَلْتُهُۥ عَنْ أَمْرِى ۚ ذَ‌ٰلِكَ تَأْوِيلُ مَا لَمْ تَسْطِع عَّلَيْهِ صَبْرًا ﴿٨٢
As for the wall, it belonged to two orphan lads in the city, and under it was a treasure belonging to them. Their father was a righteous man; and thy Lord desired that they should come of age and then bring forth their treasure as a mercy from thy Lord. I did it not of my own bidding. This is the interpretation of that thou couldst not bear patiently.'

Does anyone have insight into the significance of this alternation? Has any mufassir addressed this issue, that you can point me to? Are there any references from the Hadith?
Also, in the last part of the ayah, Khidr says “وَمَا فَعَلْتُهُۥ عَنْ أَمْرِى”. Does the “هُ” encompass all three events, or is it only limited to the third, which is specifically mentioned as being the will of “thy [Musa's] Lord” (فَأَرَادَ رَبُّكَ)?
Jazak Allah Khair!
« اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا وَعَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً»


texts: I have heard it quoted that "Jesus is the most quoted prophet in the quran." I was wondering about the legitimacy of this claim, just out of plain curiosity.


texts: Source of hadith quoted in the book "Knowledge Triumphant"

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I came across this quote in the book "Knowledge Triumphant"

the hadîth that “good questions are one half of knowledge,”

I couldn't find the source of this hadith.
Please share knowledge about this quote.
Knowledge Triumphant text
Knowledge Triumphant at goodreads


texts: Sa'eed Bin Mansur: A weak narrator in Sahih Muslim?

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Salam Guys!
Sa'eed Bin Mansur can be found in Sahih Muslim 1350c, 2382b, 1252a, etc. He is also found in narrations that are present in other collections like Sunan Abu Dawud, Adab Al-Mufrad, Musnad Ahmad, etc. Since all the narrators of Sahih Muslim are Thiqa (Trustworthy), this suggests that Sa'eed Bin Mansur is also a trustworthy narrator. But why did Ad-Dhahabi declared him as weak in Mizan Al-Itidal? Here is an excerpt from Mizan Al-Itidal (See highlighted text in red):-

This reads:-
وأما يعقوب الفسوى فقال : كان إذا رأى في خطابه خطأ لم يرجع عنه
Which means:-
As for Yaqub Al-Faswa, he has stated, "If he saw a mistake in his (Sa'eed Bin Mansur's) speech, he did not rectify it."
So if Sa'eed Bin Mansur made mistakes, then why is he considred thiqa (trustworthy) by Imam Muslim and why did Imam Muslim included his narrations in his Sahih collection?
Thanks.


texts: Is making a stock market related website haraam?

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I want to make a web app similar to Finviz.com, where the user can spend time and find information about the different companies and make personal decisions on further action thru screening.

But the concern is that a lot of the companies are dealing with riba or haraam industries. So will I be liable for the buying of such companies?
To put it in a different way is Google.com haraam because people use it for haraam things & its owner liable Islamically?

My web app won't show any personal opinion just fact and info available in open market, it doesn't even deal with buying and selling stocks or riba or any other haraam thing.
I'm confused, can I make a stock market web app as a Muslim?


texts: What is the meaning of the verse in Quran 4:2

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What does this verse mean? What message is it conveying

  And give orphans their properties, and do not substitute the bad for the good. And do not consume their properties by combining them with yours, for that would be a serious sin.


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Linguistically seen, does 4:145 state that ALL hypocrites will be in the lowest level of jahannam?
I'm asking because there are better hypocrites and worse hypocrites. As example, one might be forced into it and is not the biggest hypocrite while another does it out of free will and is the leader of a group of hypocrites, and I doubt they would get the exact same punishment instead of perfect precise justice.
Thanks in advance


texts: where in any islamic scripture it is written that all khalifa should be from quraysh?

texts: Where in any islamic scripture it is written that all khalifa should be from quraysh  ?


texts: Is there any evidence describing a rate at which deeds are written?

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When a person is performing good deeds, he is being rewarded. Say, he is helping his parents, so he is attaining hasanat for his act

Or say he is committing a sin like listening to music, so  sayi'at is recorded for him.

But is there any evidence describing the rate at which these hasanat or sayi'at are written during the period he was performing it?

I am specifically looking for the "time interval" in the rate, like "every second", "every blink of the eye", "every breathe" etc., not the "amount" per time interval. In other words, a minimum time gap after which his hasanat or sayi'at will be incremented for the same act because the act is being performed over a span of time.

Since some people are having hard time understanding me, let me state the reason I asked this:

I heard in a gathering, the lecturer say that a women who has not dressed in compliance with Islamic rules, and gone has out in front of non-mahram men will have a grave sin recorded "every second" as long as she is front of them. Now I know do not know that if it was a figure of speech to say "every second", but I am curious to know if Islam describes any such time interval after which hasanat or sayi'at increments (not necessarily by a unit amount).


texts: Did Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan become the ruler of Muslims in a legitimate way?

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Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan ruled Islamic Caliphate from 661 till 680.

Did he come to the power in a legitimate way (according to Quran and hadith)?

I am only interested in the views of Sunni Muslim scholars. Please support your answer using accepted references (and explicitly state the school they belong to if they are not generally accepted by Sunni scholars).


texts: Time of Asr Salah according to Safi'i and Hanafi can I follow both?

texts: I'm confused about which Asr time I should follow. Can I pray in both of these times. If not then which has more evidence to support it, that I should follow it?


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In  Sura Al-Furqan (25) Ayat 30, the Holy Prophet complains about his people abandoning the Qur'an.

  And the Messenger  will say: "O my Lord! Verily, my people deserted this Qur'ân.

  (وَقَالَ ٱلرَّسُولُ يَـٰرَبِّ إِنَّ قَوۡمِى ٱتَّخَذُواْ هَـٰذَا
  ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ مَهۡجُورً۬ا)

Apparently, the Prophet will make this complaint on the Day of Judgement.

Who are the people he is complaining about?
What is the meaning of abandoning the Qur'an?
What are the consequences?


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I'm aware of the following terms with regard to what is obligatory, allowed, and forbidden in islam:

fard/wajib ("obligatory/necessary", see the question here for remarks on the difference, if any; doing it gives reward in akhirah, leaving it carries punishment in akhirah)
mustahab ("recommended"; not doing it is no sin, but doing it is rewarded in akhirah)
mubah ("neutral"?, neither reward nor punishment in akhirah for doing or not doing)
makrooh ("discouraged"; doing it is no sin, but leaving it is rewarded in akhirah)
makrooh tahrimi ("stronlgy discouraged", very close to being forbidden?)
haram ("forbidden"; doing it carries punishment in akhirah, while leaving it reward)

I have multiple questions with regard to this list.

Is it complete?
Is there a mustahab analogue to makrooh tahrimi?
What is the precise difference between makrooh and makrooh tahrimi?
Are there any non-haram acts that carry legal punishment in dunya?


texts: As I know, dreams —specially dervish dreams— are very important in some sufi orders.  Do anyone know some studies, books or articles related with this regard.  Years ago I knew about a buddhist book about dreams and dreaming which particular topic is the "yoga of dreaming". I am particularly interested in knowing if there is in the sufi path some knowledge about how to prepare oneself to the state of "openness" previous to a dervish dream to apear and if there is some guide or advise once I am aware that I am "inside" a dervish dream.


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After years of negligence I started to pray and fast.But since few days I am passing wind in wudu and salah.I tried to go toilet but it was for nothing.There is no smell or sound and this condition might change sometime soon until then I don't know whether I am excused because I may get some time without passing wind in Asr.But this is rare.
I am also having extreme doubts about whether there is urine in my clothes.
Due to these reasons I stopped praying  and I  don't know whether my fasts are valid because I don't pray.
I feel depressed everyday because of this.What should I do?


texts: Why Muslims can't live in peace with the rest of the world?

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I don't want to look hateful, but I don't think Muslims should be tolerated in any modern and civilized society, they want to kill gays and force people to live like they live and this is something that us (the civilized people) should not accept not even under "freedom of religion" (something that I don't think Muslims understand).

We didn't evolve to support individual rights and freedom of speech and religion just so Muslims can come and think they can impose their views on us abusing our own freedom.

So I want to know why Muslims are like this? It's the only religion that still generate terrorists today and why should the rest of the world allow this? Aren't your faith to your God enough to you?

If you think your God will punish the people why do you feel the necessity to judge in the name of your God? Let him punish when the time comes.

I'm asking this because in many places you can see so much Muslims trying to convince people that "Islam is a religion of peace" but yeah, the only religion that still throw gays out of buildings, burn people alive and form like 99% of terrorist groups around the world and their religions seems aim to conquer all the world and make every woman wear hijab or die trying.

Some Muslims truly believe one day they will make the whole world fall under sharia law (and they have the audacity to try do that in London... http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3555/sharia-law-london ) but if they ever start a third world war they will just be nuked...

So tell me Islam is a religion of peace, but their followers cannot be?


texts: How can there be no idle talk in heaven?

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Allah says in 56:25 -

They will hear no idle or sinful talk there,

I'm trying to understand what idle talk really is because if Paradise is eternal, then isn't all talk technically idle?


texts: I broke an oath keeping something very important at stake

texts: I'm a 15 year old Muslim who made an oath to not commit a sin but has done it more than once. I really want to repent but I'm not as healthy to be fasting and cant feed 10 people. I have kept something very important to my life at stake for breaking this oath. Please help me find a solution to this problem.


texts: What Suras/Ayat are Mustahab (recommended) to recite in the five fardh prayers?

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I heard that it's mustahab to read from specific Surahs in quran in each of he five fardh prayers (i.e, Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Ishaa).

What are these Surahs for each prayer? and who recommended that?


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Someone who is not a Muslim (yet?) but she loves Islam, said "If Qur'an says do not insult people, it means DO NOT INSULT PEOPLE.", I'm looking for verses where it says in Qur'an. If anyone knows some, please share me link.

People like non-Muslims, who do wrongdoers like they support homosexuality or drink alcohols.

Thank you.


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Does a woman(Widow) lose her share in her deceased husband's property if she marries after Iddat?

I know a widow whose parents are reluctant for her second marriage, as her late husband was wealthy, and they fear that If she re marries , her share of inherritance from 1st husband will be cancelled. Please guide thoroughly.


texts: Is the hadith of the pond of Khumm authentic? If so, what is the sunni view on it?

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In this hadith of the pond of Khumm, it shows that Ali is shown to be said that he is the master of whom the Prophet was the master of:

  O people, Allah the Most Kind the Omniscient has told me that no
  apostle lives to more than half the age of him who had preceded him. I
  think I am about to be called (to die) and thus I must respond. I am
  responsible and you are responsible, then what do you say?' They said,
  'We witness that you have informed, advised and striven. May Allah
  bless you.' He said, 'Do you not bear witness that there is no god but
  Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and Apostle, and that His
  Heaven is true, His Hell is true, death is true, the Resurrection
  after death is true, that there is no doubt that the Day of Judgment
  will come, and that Allah will resurrect the dead from their graves?'
  They said, 'Yes, we bear witness.' He said, 'O Allah, bear witness.'
  Then he said, 'O people, Allah is my Lord and I am the lord of the
  believers. I am worthier of believers than themselves. Of whomsoever I
  had been Master (Mawla), Ali here is to be his Master.[a] O Allah, be
  a supporter of whoever supports him (Ali) and an enemy of whoever
  opposes him and divert the Truth to Ali.'

If it is, what is Sunni view on it because Shia believe it to be the Prophet choosing Ali to be his successor.


texts: the 3 marker challenge is a game where you are  blindfolded and you pick 3 random marker. Is it haraam to play this game? PLease let me.know soon, In Sha Allah.


texts: Is trimming of hair and nails between 1st and 10th of Zil Hajj a sin? And does it invalidate our scarifice?

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I have heard from some of my friends that it is forbidden to trim hair or nails from 1st Zil Hajj to 10 Zil Hajj if one is offering a sacrifice.

So I did some research and came to know that Muhammad (PBUH) actually said that we shouldn't trim our hair or nails if offering a sacrifice.

But I'm a little confused because Islam taught us to be clean and neat.

Since it is a Sunnah so will cutting my nails or hair affect the validity of my sacrifice or makes me a sinner?


texts: Is it permissible to Marry a Christian who has a child (out of marriage)?

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I have met a Christian woman, who is very kind hearted and believes in the fundamentals of Islam. However, she does have a child that was born when she was a young adult and she was not married at that time. After the birth of her child she has changed her life drastically. She has started dressing more conservatively, not drinking alcohol and not eating pork/haram. This leads me to the following questions:

Will it be permissible for me to pursue a relationship/marriage with her if she stays Christian?

Will it be permissible for me to pursue a relationship/marriage with her if she converts to Islam?


texts: Are Oral Pleasures Considered An Act Of Zina if not married?

texts: If so, what are not acts of zina that I could preform to pleasure the one I'm marrying?


texts: What would happen if someone took an oath on a persons grave and lied?

texts: My friend recently took an oath on her dead grandmother an later we discovered she was lying; I want to know what would happen?


texts: How to perform funeral if the body is not found?

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We wash the dead body, perform funeral (janazah) prayer, bury the dead body in a grave and throw three fistful of soil and then fill the grave.

But what is the funeral procedure like if the body is not found?


texts: What are the lessons we can learn from the creation of عيسى (Jesus) PBUH?

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The Jews were people of faith and clinged to a strict hereditary practices of marriage based on strict constrained sexual contract.

They have achieved pinnacle status in doing so to the point of the adoption of مريم (Maryam/Marry) AS in their محراب (mi7rab/sanctuary/monastary) in order to preserve the status of sexual purity (احصان الفرج).

Yet Allah SWT showed the world a different path in the meaning of life by introducing عيسى 3eesa/Jesus to the world without the need of a fatherly figure to balance the motherly figure of Maryam AS.

Why would Allah SWT do such thing?
What is the message?

Why was Maryam accused of بغاء Bigha or بغيا Baghiyya, and what was Allah SWT answer to this accusation?


texts: How to prove that the jinn didnt write the Qur'an?

texts: A person was suffering from doubts and he asked "What if the jinn authored the Qur'an?". How to prove that it is false?


texts: Is it shrik to call anyone in Allah's name?

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Assalamualaikum..
In our country people have name like Abdur Rahaman,Azizur Rahman,Ahad which are name of Allah.. And people call each other Rahman,Ahad,Khaliq without using Abdur.. Sometimes they don't even know that they are name of Allah..
So is it shrik?


texts: Shall we continue to pray during sun rise / set?

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Assalam,

It is a widely known fact that there is no prayer during sun rise and sun set as Shaitan accompanies those times.

  Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you can get one Rak'a of the 'Asr prayer before sunset, he should complete his prayer. If any of you can get one Rak'a of the Fajr prayer before sunrise, he should complete his prayer." (Source)

We are aware that Asr (middle prayer) is a very important Salah and missing it costs a lot.

So, how has to be the quoted Hadith understood? If we start our prayer before sunset, shall we continue praying even during the sun set?

Jakallahu Khairan.


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I am a graphic designer and work as a freelancer. I am earning decent amount of money which really helps me a lot.
My questions is:

Is freelancing Haram or Halal? Since your work like this is not registered somewhere and you pay no tax and there is no limit on the amount of money you can collect or ...!

This can be answered whether Islam allows this? and what Islam says if governments would go against it?


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السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

If we're praying(salat) and trying to maintain khushu' during it, but still thoughts of other things creep in, so because of this, can the salat be repeated? is it permissible?


texts: Sunni authenticity of this quote about zulfiqar

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There is a saying attributed to the Prophet during the Battle of Uhud:

   فتى إلا علي لا سيف إلا ذو الفقار لا

  'There is no hero like Ali; There is no sword like Dhu-l-Fiqar'

Now the Shia say it was said by archangel Jibril/a voice on the battlefield etc (something along those lines, correct me if I'm wrong).

My question is what is the Sunni view on the authenticity of this quote, because the Ottoman Janissaries had this quote on their flags and they were Sunni.

Also is it permissible to wear a zulfiqar (for a Sunni)? Not trying to mimic the Shia or Alevi.


texts: Why Hz. Umar changed 8 rakah taraweeh to 20 rakah?

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Apparently there are no recordings anywhere that the prophet (pbuh) prayed 20 rakah taraweeh.  That the prophet (pbuh) prayed 8 rakah taraweeh.  I understand that Umar (may allah be pleased with him) introduced 20 rakah taraweeh after the prophet?  Why?  Was the islam taught by the prophet not perfect?  Did Umar know islam better than the prophet?

I understand that the prophet thought highly of Umar:

  "If there were a prophet after me, it would have been Umar" Sunan
  Tirmidhi, Volume 2 page 754.

But it says if he was a prophet, so he clearly was not a prophet, so are non prophet (but highly pious) people allowed to make alterations to the original islam taught to us by the prophet?


texts: Does the Quran contain all of Allah's revelations? (Sunni view)

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Source: islamhelpline.com

  Hadith-e-Qudsi is a term used which signifies that the meaning of the
  hadith is from Allah Subhanah, and the words are related from the
  Messenger of Allah (saws), unlike the Quran where the meaning and the
  words are both from Allah Subhanah.

Does this mean that the Quran does not contain all of Allah's revelations received by the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)?

So basically, what I am asking is this.  Were all the revelations received by the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) recorded in the Quran, i.e. all the different forms of revelations received, i.e. via the Angels, via dreams etc, where they ALL recorded in the Quran?  Or were some of them not recorded in the Quran, where the remaining were recorded in hadith form?

Sunni view please.


texts: Is it permissible to use money found on the street?

texts: Is it halal to use the money you found on the street when nobody is around anymore? What if I send it to the police and then someone makes a fake claim?


texts: Is working for a weapons development firm haram?

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Is it Haram to work within a company that develops military and combat equipment?

My concern is what is intended when using these weapons and of course the client will not say we are using it against a particular nation or in the event of defence only, but this is easily predictable, weapons in general cause harm but they are necessary, companies within the west are not necessary contracted with only one country but can be a few.

please clarify this for me my Muslim brothers and sister, may Allah guide us all.


texts: Maniy still sticking on skin after Ghusl, does my Ghusl invalidated?

texts:
Assalamualaikum,
So after I did Ghusl and I get dressed I noticed there is still maniy sticking on my skin. Does this mean it invalidates my Ghusl?
Thank you in advance, Jazakallah Khairan.


texts: My friends play computer games because of me; does their use of these games count as a sin for me?

texts: I play game called League of Legends and because of me, two of my friends started playing it also.  I know playing games is a sin, my question is: Do I get their sins when they play it? As in, when they play alone, do I get their sins?  And when we are together, do I get them?


texts: Money saved used, then re-earned through the year and the implications for zakat

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I understand how to calculate Zakat, but what I'm unclear on what is considered acclimated wealth.

Let's assume, for the sake of simplifying it, that I owe zakat, and I pay what is due. At the end, I have $100 in savings.

In the following months, I spend $75, leaving me with a balance of $25 in my bank. But throughout the year, I work and earn $100 more.

When the year has passed from when I last gave Zakat, my balance is now $125. But of the original savings I had, only $25 of that remained, and the rest was earned.

So in terms of Zakat, what number would I use for my accumulated wealth? I know it's not $125, because that amount was not held for a year.

The question is if it's $100, because that's the amount I had last year when I paid Zakat, or $25, because that's what's left of the original $100 I had.

Thank you.


texts: Is it right to offer prayer with naked neck for women?

texts: i have heard from some one that rolling of hair on head (making jura) and make naked neck is not right for women while offering prayer?


texts:
I am a bit puzzled. I read in this site that the Bible is corrupted, and should not be accepted by Muslims (e.g. here, here, and here). However, whilst reading this website, I came across this text, which states that "the Qur’an emphatically endorses the Torah and the Gospel as authentic and authoritative revelations from God". Some (long, sorry) quotes:

The Qur’an, itself, the highest authority for all Muslims, gives authority to the Bible, assuming its authenticity at least up to the seventh-ninth Centuries. Consider the following Suras:
Sura Baqara 2:136 points out that there is no difference between the scriptures which preceded and those of the Qur’an, saying, “…the revelation given to us…and Jesus…we make no difference between one and another of them.” Sura Al-I-Imran 3:2-3 continues, “Allah…He sent down the Law (of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus)…as a guide to mankind.” Sura Nisaa 4:136 carries this farther by admonishing the Muslims to, “…Believe…and the scripture which He sent before him.” In Sura Ma-ida 5:47,49,50,52 we find a direct call to Christians to believe in their scriptures: “…We sent Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming the Law that had come before him. We sent him the Gospel… Let the people of the Gospel judge by what Allah hath revealed therein, if any do fail to judge by the light of what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than) those who rebel…” Again, in Sura Ma-ida 5:68 we find a similar call: “People of the Book!…Stand fast by the law, the Gospel, and all revelation that hath come to you from YOUR LORD. It is the revelation that has come to thee from THY LORD.”
To embolden this idea of the New and Old Testament’s authority we find in Sura 10:94 that Muslims are advised to confer with these scriptures if in doubt about their own, saying: “If thou wert in doubt as to what We have revealed unto thee, then ask those who have been reading the Book from before thee. The truth had indeed come to thee from thy Lord.” And as if to emphasize this point the advice is repeated in Sura 21:7, stating, “…the apostles We sent were but men, to whom We granted inspiration. If ye realize this not, Ask of those who possess the message.”
Finally, in Sura Ankabut 29:46 Muslims are asked not to question the authority of the scriptures of the Christians, saying, “And dispute ye not with the people of the book but say: We believe in the revelation which has come down to us and that which came down to you.”
In fact, nowhere is there any warning in the Qur’an that the former scriptures had been corrupted, nor that they were contradictory. If the Qur’an was indeed the final and complete revelation, if it was the seal of all former revelations the Muslims claim, than certainly the author of the Qur’an would have included a warning against that which had been corrupted in the earlier scriptures. But nowhere do we find even a hint that the Bible was contradictory, or indeed that it was corrupted.
There are some Muslims, however, who contend that according to sura 2:140 the Jews and Christians had corrupted their scriptures. This aya says (referring to the Jews), “…who is more unjust than those who conceal the testimony they have from Allah…?” Yet, nowhere does this aya state that the Jews and Christians corrupted their scriptures. It merely mentions that certain Jews have concealed “the testimony they have from Allah.” In other words the testimony is still there (thus the reason the aforementioned suras admonish Muslims to respect the former scriptures), though the adherents of that testimony have chosen to conceal it. If anything this aya is a ringing endorsement to the credibility of those former scriptures, as it assumes a testimony from Allah does exist amongst the Jewish community.

I highlighted the sentence which I found more interesting. Maybe you have some counterexamples.


texts: If we touch a meat which is slaughter in proper manner and said bismillah during slaughtering but one who slaughter his aqeedah is corupt or he do major shirk then I know the meat is haram but do we have wash our hand or clothes or whereever we touched place


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There are some hadiths that say creation is haraam.

  'Aisha reported: Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) visited me and I had a shelf with a thin cloth curtain hanging over it and on which there were portraits. No sooner did he see it than he tore it and the color of his face underwent a change and he said: 'Aisha, the most grievous torment from the Hand of Allah on the Day of Resurrection would be for those who imitate (Allah) in the act of His creation. 'Aisha said: We tore it into pieces and made a cushion or two cushions out of that.
  [Sahih Muslim Book 024, Hadith Number 5261]

  Abu Zur'a reported: I visited the house of Marwan in the company of Abu Huraira and he found pictures there, whereupon he said: I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Allah, the Glorious and Exalted, said: Who is a more wrongdoer than one who tries to create creation like Mine creation. Let him create an atom or a grain of wheat or that of barley. This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Zur'a and he said: Abu Huraira went to the house of Sa'ld or Marwan which they had built in Medina and he (Abu Huraira) saw a painter who had been painting pictures in his house, whereupon he told that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) had said like this, but he made no mention of the words: "Let him create the grain of barley." [Sahih Muslim, Book 024, Hadith Number 5275]

But as long as the creation is not a tangible object, it looks like it's fine.

So, how about robots? Today, there are many robots that attempt to walk, move, and talk like people and animals. Does this follow the same category as paintings? Many of them don't have a human face and don't even look very human.

Bonus question: What about artificial intelligence that isn't in a physical form but tries to replicate a human mind exactly?


texts: I had pre-marital intercourse, can I be forgiven?

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May Allah(SWT) forgive me for my sins
I am 16 and I had pre-marital sex with my girlfriend. I am so scared that I had impregnanted her but after what I had did, I started praying 5 times a day and started to read quran almost everday. Before, I would never pray only in Ramadan. Is there anyway for me to be forgiven? I am so ashamed for what I had done. How do I go on with my life knowing that I had commited a major sin Allah(SWT) told us not to do.


texts: What is the purpose of miracles if not to make people believe?

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In Holy Quran we read:

  And they say, "Why was there not sent down to him an angel?" But if We had sent down an angel, the matter would have been decided; then they would not be reprieved.

This Aya confuses me about if such a miracle would result in all people believe in God and therefore "the matter would have been decided, they would not be reprieved". And my assumption that such a belief would be of no value since

  Are they waiting for the angels or your Lord to come down to them, or for some of your Lord's signs to come? The day when some of the signs of your Lord shall come, it shall not profit any human being who did not believe before, or who did not do any good by his faith. Say to them, "Wait then, we too are waiting.

My question is then why prophet had miracles like splitting moon or Quran or ... which made many people come to believe in God?? how is this type of belief explained and if they were done for another purpose of forcing people into having faith then what was that purpose??


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This question relates to Is Islam Easy to Understand or Not?: Salafis, the Democratization of Interpretation and the Need for the Ulema, Jonathan A. C. Brown, Journal of Islamic Studies (2015) 26 (2): 117-144.

In this paper, the author claims the following is "stated with marked frequency in Hanafi and Shafi'i legal texts":

  The regnant principle amongst the ulema was that 'the layperson ('ammi) has no madhhab' or 'the madhhab of the 'ammi is the madhhab of his mufti'. In other words, he follows whatever madhhab his local scholar or mufti follows.

Question: In what way does a layperson have no legal school?

I'm struggling to make sense of this.  It assumes that 1. a layperson has a mufti they follow, 2. a layperson accesses information from only one mufti, and 3. the mufti themself has a madhhab.

It seems to me that 1 and 2 can easily be untrue, and 3 might also be untrue (even if rarely).


texts: Can a grown male interact and play with his cousin's young daughter?

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Assam o Alaikum to my Muslim brothers.

My cousin has a very young daughter Masha Allah! She's barely 6 Masha Allah. Can I interact with her and lift her up and pinch her checks with affection just as most adults do to their kids?
I understand that she is definitely my Non - Mahram by relation, but she's barely 6!
Does her immature age change the ruling of inter mingling?


texts:
The third Khalifa Othman ben Afan was called Ze-Alnourayn.

What is the cause for this naming?


texts: Do we have logical reasons for diffetent durations of iddah?

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In Quran the Iddah for divorced women varies from the Iddah of widowed women.
Quran,2,228, divorced
Quran,2,234, widowed
One might logically think that this period is to make sure the woman is not pregnant.
But why do they differ?


texts: How can we understand the true meaning of Khimar?

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Chapter 24 (Al-Nur), Verse 31, talks about khimar.
When I read translations and tafsirs, I realize that there is a level of disagreement between scholars on this.
How can we make sure what khimar meant in the Arabia, in the days of Prophet?
What resources scholars use to understand this meaning?
Do we have wall paintings for this? Or do we have epigraphs or inscriptions related to khimar?
Or do we all go back to some books just written two or three centuries after Prophet?


texts: How do I ask my husband for khula, when the problem is with me?

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Assalamulaikum,

I have been married to my husband for almost 7 years, we got married in Pakistan and live in the UK. Despite having a pretty normal and supportive relationship, with all its highs and lows, we still haven't been able to consummate our marriage. This is mainly due to psychosomatic condition that I have, and unfortunately my husband is suffering because of me as well.

I sometimes think that we haven't been able to consummate this marriage because I might not want to have children with him, when he desperately wants them. I have suggested that we adopt a child, but he doesn't want that either.

I have suggested several times to him that we part our ways in a friendly and civilised manner, so that he can get married to someone who wants the same as him and he can consummate his marriage, as I feel that he shouldn't be suffering because of me. I want him to be happy, and have children of his own, which I know , wouldn't be possible with me. I have tried medical/ psychological/ physical therapies for years, but nothings seems to work for me.

My husband has made it clear that he doesn't want to leave me or re-married, but I feel guilty for bad for him to be in a sex less marriage. I think it would be the best thing for him and me to leave me. I feel that if after all these years, I still haven't got better with him, maybe we just aren't meant to be.

Furthermore, as we are progressing in our marriage, he is getting me more involved in the family politics (we are also cousins) which is scaring me and having a bad effect on our relationship, as well as the relationship with my parents and siblings. Most arguments and conversations are now about this, rather than us a couple, which I am getting sick of.

I think it would be best if we part our ways but how do I go about this?

Jazakallah khair for reading.


texts: Where the nikah of the daughters of the Prophet held in masjids?

texts: Was the nikah of the daughters of Rasool ullah sallalaho alaihi wa Salam held in masjid?


texts: Surat Al-Mulk Grave torture savior by the will of Allah

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Brothers can you please confirm this, i have recently found out that memorizing surat al mulk and reciting it every night will save us from the grave torture, what ahadith is there to support this my brothers and sisters?

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hspCap2jniw)


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According to the Qur'an, does a Muslim have to defend himself against attacks by other people or illness (aka "value his life") or is it a  "I don't have a problem if you do it"-mentality.  Like: I don't punish you if you defend yourself, but if you don't, I don't care?

In other words: Is there a part in the Qur'an that says "I will punish you, if you don't care for your body. If you don't defend your body from illness and attacks, you'll go to hell". (Also in case of taking drugs)


texts: In the Islamic Caucasus region of Russia, you can find some men with the name Абдулманап (transliterated as Abdulmanap). It is not uncommon for loanwords containing the phone /f/ to enter Russian or the languages of the Caucasus as /p/, so I assume Abdulmanap is a localized form of the Arabic name عبد المناف. But as far as I can tell, manaaf was a pre-Islamic deity, thus meaning the name means that one is a slave to a polytheistic god. In that case, the عبد المناف would be a haram name, correct?


texts: Did Bukhari consider narrators who narrate fabricated ahadith as reliable?

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It is well-known (among Sunni muslims) that Imam Bukhari was extremely diligent while collecting ahadith, and his criteria are considered among the most stringent (if not the most stringent) in the field of ilm-ul-hadith.

One of the criteria is that every narrator in the isnad is considered reliable.  My question in particular is about whether or not a narrator — the one who narrated to Bukhari directly or any of the previous narrators in the isnad — was considered reliable if he was otherwise known to narrate fabricated ahadith.

I'm not asking if (nor implying that) any of the ahadith in Bukhari's Sahih are in any way fabricated.  I am also not asking about whether any narrator fabricated these ahadith himself, nor those who transmitted a hadith knowing it was fabricated; such blatant fraud, when discovered, would obviously be grounds for dismissal by any reasonable standard.

I am referring particularly to the reliability of narrators who, without knowledge, continued the transmission of (or had at some point transmitted) a fabricated hadith from a (presumably) reliable source.

Was this concern one of the criteria used by Imam Bukhari in the compilation of his famous Sahih?  Or, to put it another way, are any of the narrators in Sahih Bukhari known to have inadvertently transmitted a fabricated hadith otherwise?


texts: Will my help to the poor still be accepted by Allah?

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Suppose I give some monetary help to a distressed poor man thinking that may Allah also help my parents and myself.

Some days later I discover that the poor man was actually a cheat who cheats people to gather money for his livelihood. But, for the shake of avoiding any further trouble I let the man go.

Will I still be a candidate for Allah's help?

Please supply me with some quotes from Quran and hadith.


texts: Does rubbing my private parts with that of a boy amount to zina?

texts: I had a boyfriend, but he cheated me by lying.  The problem is that I have kissed him, and we have been intimate.  He rubbed his private parts with that of mine.  Now I feel so guilty.  Is it zina? Can I get married to other person?


texts: Is it sense of lying if ticking the checkbox of software terms/condition without reading it?

texts: There are mostly software and applications for mobiles and laptops that asked users to accept the terms and conditions before using the app. Many people continue without reading that terms because these are usually very long texts and paragraphs. If there's the title for checkbox of terms/conditions is I have read and accept the terms and conditions and user tick it without reading it. Then it is a sense of lying and haram the use of that software?


texts: Is it possible to say Salawat in the first Tashahhud?

texts: When praying 3 rakats and 4 rakats, there are two tashahhuds. So, when I’m sitting down in my second rakat, can I say the salawat before standing up and continuing my final two rakats?


texts: Is monthly subscription Haram For Tournament

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If I arrange many halal games tournament by taking only monthly subscription then will it be a haram project.
In that case, user will pay only a monthly subscription fees like $1 for whole month. then he will join all the tournaments for that month. If he wins a tournament then he will be rewarded with some cash according to that particular tournament reward money. If he loose then he will not get any prize and he will not loose anything else.
We will take only monthly subscription fees and except that user will not provide any fees. So is it a haram project?
Thanks in advanced


texts: Can I draw a superhero comic that revolves around a Muslim?

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The whole story is based around a Muslim hero that struggles and shows the world control, compassion, divinity, respect in a world full of greed , war and normal superhero stuff.

No nudity or sexual content. All women dressed appropriately. I won’t be forcing religions. There will be subtle mentions etc..

It’s for pure fun and hopefully knowledge.

So in this case would drawing it be halal?
Like any normal superhero comic book.


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according to Islam philosophy, Allah created humans and sent them to earth but science says that humans evolved from primates... We also have the proof of early humans (Neanderthals and Homo erectus).

Does that mean these creatures are seperate from us and existed before us?
Is this where Islam and Science contradict each other?
Is there any explanation which can resolve the said contradiction?
Is evolution a lie according to islam?


texts: Clothing and praying ettiquette for disabled woman

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As-salāmu ʿalaikum

My younger sister (17) has found islam al-Hamdu li-Llāh and now she tries as strict as possible to be a correct muslima in everything. She asked me to write some questions here. As she is physically disabled (she sits in a motoriszed wheelchair because her body ist very weak. She is able to move herselfe from head to the chest a little but can't move her fingers and can't stretch her arms wider than to her arm rests. Which much help she is able to stand on her tiptoes for a short time but not able to move her legs or feet, bow her upper body, kneel with her bottom on her heels, because of shortened tendons, sitting on the ground without supporting herselfes with her hands) this is werry difficult for her. Also doing whudu herselfe is impossible. Because she does not life at home the whole year its not possible to give her support for 5 prayers a day and 5 times whudu. Would it be enough if she gets washed in her bed in the morning once and then doing the first prayer in a way correct as possible with the help she needs and the other 4 prayers in her chair and/or bed? Which rules she has to follow during whudu and praying in all situations/Positions? Are there MUSTS that my be difficult?

She also wears now thick black and long skirts but is not able to cover her feet because her skin on the feet is very sensitive (if she would whear shoes or socks or cover her feet with a fabric, a seam could couse her pain from red pressure marks) and her legs are often stretched from spasm so that her feet are stretched out and are fully visible.
Should she cover her feet regardless of pain if she wants to be verry correct? Is a small towel on her feet enough during prayer?

Thank you verry much for your answer!


texts: Why don't we pray the Sunnah Rakaats of Salah in Jamaat (Congregation)?

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Allah says in the Qu'ran:

“When you (O Messenger Muhammad) are among them, and lead them in As‑Salaah (the prayer), let one party of them stand up [in Salaah (prayer)] with you taking their arms with them; when they finish their prostrations, let them take their positions in the rear and let the other party come up which have not yet prayed, and let them pray with you”
al-Nisa’ 4:102

In al-Saheehayn (the following version was narrated by al-Bukhaari) it is narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

“By the One in Whose hand is my soul, I had thought of ordering that wood be gathered, then I would command the call to prayer to be given, and I would appoint a man to lead the people in prayer, then I would go to men [who do not attend the congregational prayer] and burn their houses down around them. By the One in Whose hand is my soul, if anyone of you had known that he would receive a bone covered with meat or two (small) pieces of meat in a sheep’s foot, he would come for 'Isha' prayer.”

This hadith and the Quranic verse state the Fard prayer should be prayed in congregation.
When we go to pray salah at a mosque, we pray the Sunnah prayer first and then we wait for the Imam to lead us in jamaat of the Fard prayer.
Is there any reason why we don't pray the Sunnah rakaats of prayer in jammat(congregation) like we pray the Fard rakaats in jammat(congregation)?


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"Whoever usurps even one span of land of somebody, its depth through the seven earths will be collared to his neck." (Saheeh Al-Bukhari, ‘Book of Oppression.’; sunnah.com)
"Whoever takes a piece of land of others unjustly, he will sink down the seven earths on the Day of Resurrection." (Saheeh Al-Bukhari, ‘Book of Oppression.’; sunnah.com)
The Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) said that the Prophet Nooh (Noah)  may  Allaah  exalt  his  mention told his son: "I command you to stick to Laa ilaaha illallaah because if the seven heavens and the seven earths were put in one side of a scale and Laa ilaaha illallaah is put on the other side, Laa ilaaha illallaah will outweigh them."

Are these ahadith stating that there are seven Earths?  Many scholars say this, as I have heard.  Or are they saying that the Earth has seven layers? Some scholars say this, as I have heard.


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There are lots of married Muslim couples in the West but there is also a problem present for some of us.

In the West clothing is not as modest as it is in Muslim majority countries. Lots of women wear tight clothing,makeup etc and even young individuals are doing it. Its extremely rare to see someone dressed in the correct manner and I can say this with certainty its probably been over at least 3 months (corona may have played part but again there is social media). There are also women who smoke, drink, majority have relationships and lots have committed Zina (this is all from personally conversing with others and of course openly communicating about this). There are also numerous who dont pray and again this is the majority and I know because from majority one ive spoken to, texted etc (males arent an exception) this is just a recurring theme.

Ive read this: https://islamqa.info/en/answers/5208/neglecting-prayer-out-of-laziness and in it it says those who miss prayers are considered kaffir.

The things mentioned above dont cover the minor bad deeds that are done. Now for marriage i have read that you should marry a practising Muslim and its really hard to find someone. If they are which I doubt Ive found in a while then there may be an issue in appearnace which could play an impact later. An alternative is moving counries but then there is a lanuage barrier.

Barely anyone also asks for permission for a relationship first and usually get into a relationship first and later on ask about marriage. This is also something that isnt allowed to my understanding.

Is it permissible to marry someone who dresses immodestly or is negligent in prayer etc if you cannot find anyone else?

Even if you are allowed but have to try help them change their ways, what if they dont are you allowed to pursue the marriage?


texts: What is the significance of 22 jumada-al-thani?

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At my place (India) Shias celebrate this day by arranging dastarkhwan (various special dishes) and call it dastarkhawn of Imam Hasan(A.S)

I want to know why it is celebrated?


texts: Are we all descendents of Noah (Nuh AS)?

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When I heard the story of prophet Nuh (AS) I always assumed it was only him and his sons left in the whole entire world, but recently I've heard theories that only Nuh's tribe was drowned and other parts of world consisted of other people. Assuming only him and his sons were left, we would all be descendants of Nuh.

But is it possible that there were other people existing in other parts of the world? does the Quran ever explicitly say that only prophet Nuh and his sons stayed alive?


texts: Rulings in islam regarding women leadership

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I would like to know if its haram in islam for a women to be a president or a vice president of a country.
Please let me know why if its haram.
Thank you


texts: Allah's Throne was on Water - Clarification

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Assalamu Alaikum Brothers in Islam,

Allah Ta'ala Says in the Holy Qur'an :

  "And it is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days - and
  His Throne had been upon water " [Qur'an 11:7]

And Allah's Messenger Muhammed (Peace and Blessings be upon him) said :

  "Abdullah b. 'Amr b. al-'As reported:

  I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Allah ordained the measures
  (of quality) of the creation fifty thousand years before he created
  the heavens and the earth, as His Throne was upon water." [Sahih Muslim 2653]

It is unanimously agreed that the Throne and the Water predated the creation of the heavens and earth.

My Question is : Did Allah create the heavens and earth from the water?
As in, was the 'Water' that existed before the heavens and the earth, the primordial material from which Allah created the heavens and the earth?

If yes, please give me citation from sources.

Some of the scholars spoke about this but i'm unable to find concrete references and sources.

Jazak Allahu Khayrun


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In this modern era . we (NASA and other organizations) can very easily know the relative position of moon through modern setups.
http://www.moongiant.com/

Like scientists predicts the solar and lunar eclipse and other planetary incidences almost accurately.
They also knows the position of moon and from which place of earth it can be sighted at any given time.

Then my question is why  we still depends on the head of local moon sighting committee to know if moon is seen or not.
The funny thing is they mullah use binoculars to see the moon, which is also a scientific invention. Then why they don't take their help in knowing the new moon.


texts: Married two sisters before accepting Islam. What should be done?

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I had met and married a woman, after 8 years I felt I have something for her sister. Then we agreed with my wife and her that we should marry. And we did it.

Then later we discovered it's a haram to marry two sisters.

But it was too late, so what does Islam instruct us to do in this regard?


texts: Who did name Surah al-Isra as Bani-Israel? (As the other name of Al-Isra)?

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The seventeenth Surah of the Holy Qur’an is famous as two names. Actually, one of its names is Al-Isra and the other name is well-known as Bani-Israel. I've got 2 queries:

Which one is the main name of this Surah?
Who named it as Bani-Israel? (As it is famous as Bani-Israel as
well)


texts: Does Quran agree with Bible and Eastern theologies in that man is created in the image of God?

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We know that the Quran affirms that man is the best creation of Allah. But, does the Quran go further to suggest that 'Man is made in the image and likeness of God' or the lesser 'man is made in the image of the universe' that is claimed by the Christian theology in the Bible and Eastern traditions like Hinduism? Here image is not necessarily a physical image or form.

Edit: There are some references in the Hadiths which suggests that Man is made in the image of God. Is this accepted as a genuine hadith by Islamic scholars?
The hadith “Allah created Adam in His/his image (`ala suratihi)” was narrated from Abu Hurayrah by both Bukhari and Muslim.

References:

Answer on seekershub.

Al-futuhat al Makiyyah of ibn 'Arabi


texts: Who's the person who went against the God in 7/175-176 after receiving God's signs?

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Quran 7/175-176 is as follows.

And relate to them ˹O Prophet˺ the story of the one to whom We gave
Our signs, but he abandoned them, so Satan took hold of him, and he
became a deviant. If We had willed, We would have elevated him with
Our signs, but he clung to this life—following his evil desires. His
example is that of a dog: if you chase it away, it pants, and if you
leave it, it ˹still˺ pants. This is the example of the people who deny
Our signs.1 So narrate ˹to them˺ stories ˹of the past˺, so perhaps
they will reflect.

To best of my understanding, this verse talks about a person whom God gave "signs". It doesn't necessarily imply this person is a prophet, but it is still makes me think that this person is not just an average believer. The footnote says that this person was a scholar.

Bal’am ibn Ba’ûrâ' was a scholar who lived at the time of Moses (ﷺ) but later deviated from the truth.

In short, I want to learn how this verse is interpreted. Does it just talks about a scholar? Or could he be a prophet? Or  perhaps someone else who deviated from the God after receiving his signs. Further, what are the opinions regarding what the signs are which God mentions here.


texts: Is it valid to offer salat ul tasbeeh after jummah prayer?

texts: After performing jummah pray I uses to offer salat ul tasbeeh pray, but my grandma said to perform salat ul tasbeeh before jummah. So I just want to ask is it valid to offer salat ul tasbeeh after jummah prayer?


texts: Is there historical/scientific evidence that Jews and Christians altered the original message of God?

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Muslims claim Jews and Christians changed the original message of God.

Is there historical/scientific evidence that, as claimed by Islam, the Bible (both Old Testament [the Jew bit] and New Testament [the Christian bit]) altered the original message of God in, by definition, everything that contradicts the Quram?

Types of evidence I can think of (not-exclusive list):

manuscripts dated before the official ones with a version not contradicting the Quram.
written evidence that the message of Jesus was different from the one reported by the New Testament. Notice the Gospel of Barnabas (which some claim to be closer to the original message of Jesus) was mentioned first as late as the 6th century and the oldest manuscript is from the 18 century, much later than the rest of the documents.
Paul is often regarded as a distorter but he is pretty much in line with the rest of the apostles of Jesus. So perhaps we are looking at evidence of Apostles' early writings with a different message?
But if apostles were also corrupted from the beginning, any writing that gives evidence of this.

I am sure you understand that anyone can come with a allegedly "true word" of God and claim that, by definition, anything from before that contradicts this new word has been altered from the "original message", which was "naturally" fully in line with this "corrected" word of God.

Also, from a mere logical point of view, the lack of this evidence of course does not invalidates the claim of Islam regarding the Bible, but it does put a very heavy burden of proof on Islam for such claims.


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In Sura 19, Verse 24, mention is made that Jibrail AS calls upon Mariam AS from below her.

Sahih International translates this as But he called her from below her, "Do not grieve; your Lord has provided beneath you a stream.

My question is: why is it said below her ? What is the reason for precising that Jibrail AS was below ?


texts: How can you prove that "Christian miracles" are false?

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As muslims, we believe that the Quran is the eternal miracle of Allah and hence, it is the ultimate proof of the truth. However, a christian may make a similar claim about their holy spirit miracles, like healing the blind, speaking in many tongues, etc. Likewise, a christian might even say "Maybe our gospels are also miracles. We just don't know it yet."

So how can I prove it to myself that these so-called "christian miracles" are false or invalid?


texts: What is fundamentally unique about Islam?

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What, if anything, is fundamentally unique about Islam?  Obviously there are different stories, texts, and traditions associated with Islam than with other religions.  But if we cut away all the fluff from all the world religions...  Is there anything that stands out as unique about the core of Islam?

To clarify what I'm asking:

Many religions have prophets that claim to speak on behalf of god(s).
Many religions have scriptures, often claimed to be inspired by their god(s).
Many religions report miracles, or other supernatural phenomena.
Many religions claim to be the only "true" religion.
Many religions claim to offer forgiveness of sin.
Many religions claim to be historically based and accurate.
Many religions claim to improve society.

If Islam just has a "better version" of all of these points, it sounds like Islam is fundamentally the same as most/all other religions, it's just "more completely evolved," so to speak.  So what I'm asking for is any characteristics of Islam that are fundamentally unique and important, and not just improvements on existing ideas.


texts: Why do people say that plucking eyebrows is haraam?

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While reading the Quran cover to cover I wonder this question.

Everything that Allah has forbidden us is clearly stated in the Quran for example in 2:173 the word harama is clearly stated. But why do I hear from people that plucking eyebrows so they look more pretty is haram?

EDIT:

I stumbled upon this Hadith:

  The Messenger of Allah cursed the woman who does tattoos and the one who has them done, and those who pluck their eyebrows and file their teeth for the purpose of beautification, and those who change the creation of Allah.

However, doesn't it contradict these this Hadith?  As well as this one?


texts: Is the video game UNO haram not the real life game

texts: I use to play a video games called “uno” the card game but in a video game you can turn off the music but when you play a card down it has like an effect and I’m wondering if it’s halal look up a gameplay of the video game before you answer the question  if you do not know what it is. Thank you may Allah reward you all.


texts: Does "nur" in Qur'an 71:16 mean "reflected light" or just "light"?

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Regarding the verse 71:16:

  وَجَعَلَ ٱلْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا

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

I saw an Arab atheist claiming that the meaning of the Arabic word nur is not "reflected light"; its meaning is just "light".

If its meaning is " reflected light" there is no problem, but if its meaning renders " light" there is a problem because then the above verse will be considered a scientific error.

Could you please provide the proper meaning of nur according to authentic references?


texts: What is the meaning of consort in the following context?

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Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The most evil of the people to Allah on
the Day of Resurrection will be the man who consorts with his wife and
then publicizes her secret."
Book of Good Manners

What is the meaning of consort in the above narration?


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I am a revert muslim however not a very good one, and recently i’ve been questioning religion and thinking of atheism. I’m normally a very happy person however this past week i’ve been feeling very depressed and i didn’t know why, this never happens to me. Yesterday i got ill and had a headache not knowing why. I went to sleep at 6pm because i felt ill and tired, in my sleep something bizarre happened, i was aware that i was in a dream, the dream felt real to where i was questioning if it was real, and everything was spinning in my room, my vision was spinning my ears were so hot they felt on fire and my head was spinning so fast it felt like it was going to explode i was yelling stop, i heard me yelling the words however my physical body didn’t actually yell, i felt tears coming out of my eyes on my physical body, when it would stop for a brief second i would sit up on my bed, (again not physically but in the dream, which felt very real)then something would push me back on my bed with great force, this happened a couple times. Then i thought the dream stopped but i was still in it not knowing so in the dream i ran out of my bed to call my sister for help then everything started again, realising that it never actually stopped, me running to my sister was in the dream. My whole vision was spinning my head was spinning as if it was going to explode i was begging everything to stop that’s when i recited a verse from the Quran a’udhu billahi minash shaitanir rajim, that’s the only one that came to my head as it’s the only one that i remember very clearly. nothing happened, i recited it again yelling it, again not physically yelling it but i heard myself yelling it in the dream, again nothing happened that’s when i questioned religion for a split second and if i need to say something to do with christianity instead of Islam but i quickly thought no, so i recited the verse again very powerfully and after a couple seconds everything stopped and i woke up with my face already covered in tears. I know i shouldn’t have done this but i confined in a friend with this dream i had, she is not religious at all, she said it could’ve been sleep paralysis and i’m thinking too much into it being religious. I tried to rationalise things as i usually pick logic over everything however there’s no answer i can get expect for it being something to do with religion especially the fact after i started reciting the Quran it stopped.
I’ve never had a dream like this before, i’ve had something similar but it wasn’t this intense to the point i was crying in my sleep and still cried hours after it happening, for example years back i had a dream i was aware i was in the dream however i was trying to wake up and i couldn’t, i had to move my body slowly and i woke up, nothing with reciting the Quran though and nothing scary
Another one was i was ill and i went to sleep pretty early and it felt real. i woke up (this was me dreaming of me waking up, wasn’t actually my physical body waking up) and something pulled my duvet over me to suffocate me this lasted around 3 seconds and then i actually woke up, however it felt real and i couldn’t breathe, when i woke up i was heavy breathing because of it.
None of these was intense though and lasted as long


texts: Is there any verses in the Quran where it says a man or woman should marry only after reaching puberty?

texts: Is there any verse in the Quran where it says a man or woman should marry only after reaching puberty?


texts: Naming a child Rasheed instead of Abdulrasheed

texts: Can I name a child Rasheed instead of Abdulrasheed


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Sometimes, it might be beneficial for a Muslim woman to discuss the possibility of marriage with others, e.g., her friends.  There may be good reasons to marry him, or good reasons to avoid marrying him, and discussing this may help her come to a decision as to how to proceed.  Moreover, if there is a man she wants to marry, it would be best for her to discuss this with her family members, at least.

However, this clashes with the hayaa (shyness) expected of a Muslim woman.  It also verges on being gossip.

Question: Under what conditions is it acceptable for a Muslim woman to express a desire to marry a specific man?


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I was just reading about livestock sacrifice during Eid ul-Adha, prompted by seeing it on Muslim charity sites, such as Muslim Aid Australia.

Affluent Muslims who can afford it sacrifice their best halal domestic animals (usually a cow, but can also be a camel, goat, sheep, or ram depending on the region) as a symbol of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his only son. The sacrificed animals, called aḍḥiya (Arabic: أضحية), known also by the Perso-Arabic term qurbāni, have to meet certain age and quality standards or else the animal is considered an unacceptable sacrifice.  -- Eid al-Adha, Wikipedia
Qurbāni is the sacrifice of a livestock animal during Eid al-Adha.  -- Qurbani, Wikipedia

I hear it's symbolic of Prophet Abraham's sacrifice of his son (Qur'an 37:100-112).  I've seen several conflicting claims about what happens next (God gave him a sheep to sacrifice instead; God substituted a ram in Ismail's place; either the knife is turned over in his hand or copper appears on Ishmael), but the Qur'an says:

And when they had both submitted and he put him down upon his forehead, We called to him, "O Abraham, You have fulfilled the vision." Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.  -- Qur'an 37:103-105

And I don't see mention of an animal (or anything) being killed.

Every year, thousands of animals are sacrificed by Muslims. It is, in a sense, a symbolic expression that a Muslim can sacrifice anything he has in order to worship Allah, comply with His command and give up anything he has for His sake.  -- Questions on Islam

I'm a vegetarian, so I'm hesistant to play a role in killing an animal.  Moreover, the Qur'an says they had both submitted (Abraham and his son), whereas an animal cannot agree to its own sacrifice.  (It seems I'm not the only one uncomfortable with this: see Giving money instead of buying an animal and Celebration of Eid ul Adha for a vegan muslim).  So I'm trying to figure out where the idea of livestock sacrifice came from.
Question: What is the origin of livestock sacrifice for Eid ul-Adha?


texts: Is it acceptable to accept donations from haram money cards?

texts: We all know that credit cards and similar money cards are haram, so would it be haram to accept donations from such cards?


texts: What is the correct definition of the remnants of the Ahruf, which we find in the Qira‘at?

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Selamun aleikum,
I have a question on the definition of the remnants of the seven ahruf and I want to focus on two major opinions.

The opinion of at-Tabari is, that only one harf is preserved and that also the Uthamnic mushafs are written according to one harf. Is is not obligatory to transmit them all according to him. How can we explain the differences in the codices and differences in the qiraat with at-Tabaris opinion, how is this all one harf?
In the the contrary, there is the opinion of al-Jazari, where it is stated, that the final Quran and the final set of the ahruf are spread throughout all Uthmanic codices. I want to ask, whether all of the ahruf, which were not abrogated, has reached us in the 10 qiraat? Or are some lost, so it would also not obligatory to have all?

I hope, I quoted both correctly and there are other scholars as well with the same opinion.
So I don‘t really understand the definition of the remnants of the seven ahruf. I hope this is not considered as two/three question, because the two opinions have a main topic and a main question: Which opinion is stronger and what are the solutions to the related question, concerning both opinions? This really confused me. It would be great, if someone can answer this. At the end, this is about Allahs words and I don‘t want to have a wrong view on this.
May Allah protect us from the whispers of Shaitan.


texts: Is it compulsory to settle all debts prior to performing Hajj (pilgrimage)?

texts: Assalaamu alaikum. Before going to Hajj pilgrimage, is it compulsory for an individual to settle all sorts of debts? If he or she has left any debt uncleared, will the Hajj performed be accepted by Allah?


texts: Why is Islam linked to terrorism and violence by global media?

texts: Islam claims itself as the ideology of peace. (“ …whosoever killeth a human…, it shall be as if he had killed all mankind, and whoso saveth the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind…” — Qur’an, Chapter 5: Verse 32). Meanwhile, Islam is linked to terrorism, violence and extremism by global media. Why?


texts: Do Non-Muslim women need a wali to get married?

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In this answer it is claimed that Non-Muslim women need a Muslim wali to get married under sharia rule:

  the wali(guardian) of the Christian woman is a Muslim

In a comment to it, it is claimed that Non-ahl-kitab Non-Muslim women need a wali as well:

  a Muslim wali is only needed for a Muslim lady or a lady which is not of among people of the book

Both these claims are surprising to me as I had never come across similar claims. It was my understanding that in matters of family law, dhimmis were mostly left to their own devices.

Question: which madhahib (schools of law) require that a Non-Muslim woman must have a wali for getting married, and which of those require the wali to be a Muslim?

Remark: The accepted answer does not offer references for the individual madhahib; if you have any, please add them as an answer.


texts: How many writing styles of Mushaf Quran that exist?

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I found that mushaf in my country is different in style of writing to that which come from Makkah. Probably most of the (old) mushafs in my country use Indopak style. However the religious council said that it is Uthmani.
Here is the example of mushaf from Makkah (I add tatweel into "lillah" word so it will not be rendered by using unicode arabic ligature لله):

ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّـهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

Alef-lams use alef wasla
"Lillah" word uses fatha above shadda
Both fatha and superscript alef is added to ain

Here is the example of mushaf in my country (I also add tatweel into "lillah" word):

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰـهِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِينَ

Alef-lams use normal alef (and also fatha if it is at first word)
"Lillah" word uses superscript alef above shadda
Only superscript alef is added to ain

My questions are:

Are both of them considered as rasm Uthmani?
If both are Uthmani, is there any term to call this difference?
How many style that exist in the world? E.g. standard madani, indopak, etc (I don't know).

My question is not about the difference in qiraat like this question, but about the style of writing.
UPDATE
More example of difference:

أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ
أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ
اَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُوْنَ الْقُرْاٰنَ


texts: What is the name of the script used in the earliest Qurʾānic manuscripts?

texts: I've seen it transliterated into English as ma'ili which supposedly means "inclined" or "slanting." I'm looking for the Arabic word. Is it مائلي?


texts: How should we understand the connection between the Prophet and the poem of Tarafa and what is the authenticity of the narration if there is any?

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In the known mu'allaqa of Tarafa the poet -whom in my opinion used many words of wisdom which seem to go along with many teachings of Islam- said/wrote the verse saying:

  ستُبْدي لكَ الأيامُ ما كنتَ جاهلاً * ويأتيكَ بالأخبارِ من لم تزوِّدِ

which I would translate:

  The days (the time) will show you what you didn't know about * * *
  And you'll be given news from somebody you didn't tell any

Which I found here translated (maybe scattered) as follows:

  the days will lay * * * bare what you don't
  yet know & * * * someone will refuse you bread
  someone will come bringing news:

I found quotes (see below in Arabic) saying that this verse has a connection with Islam or maybe was used somehow by our Prophet () as it seems that ibn 'Abbas even said it is -like- the speech of a prophet

  وكان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يتمثل به ولا يقيم وزنه. وكان ابن عباس يقول أنه كلام نبي.

What is the authenticity and source of these? Especially as the Prophet AFAIK by Qur'an (33:69) was not able to recite poetry!


texts: With gold and cash equal to nisab, but living in a rented house, is zakat wajib?

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I have gold and cash equal to nisab e zakat but do not have a house and live in a rented house nor do I have enough money to purchase a house.

Is zakat wajib on me?


texts: What should a wife do if her husband stops praying?

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If a husband has stopped praying, what should his wife do concerning this issue?

Especially that he is not planning to pray anymore.


texts: In Islam can you wear clothes like crop tops and shorts in front of my siblings and parents?

texts: I want to wear shorts at home but don't know if I could I'm the only girl in my family so what do I do?


texts: Why are women not allowed to go out alone even in today's society?

texts: Men are allowed to go out to anywhere they like and at anytime they wish. Women on the other hand are restricted and can only go out with a mahram by their side. I understand that this is because men are obliged to protect women. However in today's society women can go out without needing protection, especially at times of day light. Also what if the men are at work and the female needs to go out for something?


texts: Could someone during the time of the Prophet have declared something haram or halal without a basis in the Qur'an nor Sunnah?

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Without specific definition in Quran, or Muḥammad (saws) direct comment or guideline (like hadith), can his companions or other tabi'un forbid or allow something, in regard to halal and haram in Islam?

What I am asking, was it possible, from someone from that period of time, to define something as haram or halal without (at least some) basis in Quran or Muḥammad (saws) doings?


texts: What is Shia view about Interpretation of verse 24 of surat An-Nisa'(4:24)?

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Verse 24 of surat An-Nisa'say:

  وَ الْمُحْصَناتُ مِنَ النِّساءِ إِلاَّ ما مَلَکَتْ أَيْمانُکُمْ کِتابَ
  اللَّهِ عَلَيْکُمْ وَ أُحِلَّ لَکُمْ ما وَراءَ ذلِکُمْ أَنْ تَبْتَغُوا
  بِأَمْوالِکُمْ مُحْصِنينَ غَيْرَ مُسافِحينَ فَمَا اسْتَمْتَعْتُمْ بِهِ
  مِنْهُنَّ فَآتُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ فَريضَةً وَ لا جُناحَ عَلَيْکُمْ
  فيما تَراضَيْتُمْ بِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ الْفَريضَةِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ کانَ
  عَليماً حَکيماً

  And all married women except those whom your right hands possess (this
  is) Allah's ordinance to you, and lawful for you are (all women)
  besides those, provided that you seek (them) with your property,
  taking (them) in marriage not committing fornication. Then as to those
  whom you profit by, give them their dowries as appointed; and there is
  no blame on you about what you mutually agree after what is appointed;
  surely Allah is Knowing, Wise.(4:24)

As I searched, there are 2 interpretations for this verse.

One interprets the verse to be about permanent marriage (Tafsir al-Manar of Rashid Reza)

And one interprets to be about temporary marriage (mut’ah)(Tafseer Kabeer of Tabari,al-Kashāf of Al-Zamakhshari,the sharh (explanation) of Sahih Muslim by Nawawi)

So, which one is the correct interpretation in Shia view? Please provide strong reasons.


texts: Adam and Eve and children: Were they practising incest?

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How did the children of Adam and Eve breed? Was it incest?

By the way, as far as I know the only problem for a brother and a sister to have a child is mutations in DNA.
If Adam and Eve had an original DNA without mutations then their children could make healthy grandchildren.


texts: Are you allowed to use saved interest money to pay interest?

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Are you allowed to use interest money that you gained from saving accounts towards paying the interest fees for a mortgage?

The mortgage consists of money I have borrowed to buy a house AND interest money imposed by the bank. If I use my halal work earnings to pay for the cost of the house and use the bank savings interest money to pay for the mortgage interest- would then be allowed? Using interest to pay interest?


texts: Were concubines able to reject the master?

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A short question.
This is more a historical issue.
Is it consensus by the scholars that a concubine can reject sexual intercourse with his master, if she does not want it?
Thanks for responses.


texts: What is the punishment for stealing from my parents?

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I am a 16 year old Muslim girl. I stole money from my mother to buy presents for my friends with intention of returning it back the following day. When she asked I denied it but she found out and said she will never trust me. She has told everyone about this.

What is my Islamic punishment for this in an Arab country?


texts: Why do the Shi'as believe that their Imams can provide divine guidance?

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We all know for sure that Prophet Muhammad Sallahu alayhi wassalam was the last Prophet and the seal of the Messengers and he received the final revelation or the "Divine Message".

I and most Sunnis believe that the Guidance is only from Allah and following the message of His Messenger (Sallahu alayhi wassalam) and infallibility in religion belongs only to the Prophet.

However, I heard that the Shi'ah believe that the Imams also can guide people and are infallible. Is there any Qur'anic ayah or Hadiths that prove the same? Correct me if my understanding of the concept is wrong.


texts: Will Allah forgive me for this dishonesty?

texts: During my SSC exam i told my mom to contact with teachers to give me practical mark. My mom contacted them. Well we didn’t harm anyone nor gave any money to them. But my mom gave sweets to them. I am extremely sorry for this today. Will Allah forgive me?


texts: Is attendance to the Prophet more important than salah/prayer?

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In the event when the was sun returned, technically rose from west to east, after having set.

  .. the revelation from Allah descended upon His Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, and it overwhelmed him. Ali b. Abi Talib, may peace be upon him, covered him (i.e. the Prophet) with his cloth, till the sun set. When the revelation ceased, the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "O Ali! Have you offered your Asr prayers?" He said: "No O, messenger of Allah! My attendance upon you prevented me from that." Then the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, prayed: "O Allah, cause the sun to return for Ali b. Abi Talib". The sun had set, so it rose again till its rays reached my room and half the height of the Mosque."

Why was Ali(as)'s attendance to Muhammad(saww) more important than salah/prayer?*  Was that a special case?*

Or is it a general rule that attendance of the Prophet(saww), when in need, takes precedence over salah/prayer and/or other obligations?

Bonus question: Which surah(s)/chapter(s) and ayah(s)/verse(s) was/were being revealed?

Note: The authenticity of the above mentioned event is not under question here.

*those who consider this event inauthentic may skip it because this is not the main purpose of this question


texts: Can I repent from my friends for stealing. Chatting directly to them on the phone (but not telling them who I am)

texts: 6 years ago, when I was 7 years old I stole for the first time from a friend (best friend now) a few erasers (puzzled shaped) out of jealously and the second time I again thought of stealing from her but didn't do it. Then in the same year I again stole a shiny paperweight from a different friend when she wasn't looking,(from her pocket). I have both their belongings with me and whenever I see them I regret doing the theft. I want to repent from them. So, I wanted to ask whether I can repent from both of them on the phone (messages) and at the same time not tell them who I am? And also can I indirectly return their belongings or should I give out charity (So that they don't know who's apologizing)?


texts: What to do with paper after writing the name of Allah?

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Sometimes I'll pass a note to someone, for what ever reason, for instance I might write to someone:

  I will see you tomorrow, Insha'Allah.

That piece of paper is sent on to them and maybe sent back to me (it may be a piece of shared paper we keep between us).

What do I with that paper now? How do I dispose of it? Is it any different from a normal piece of paper?