texts: Difference between making something permissible forbidden, and stipulating to not do something permissible in a contract or oath

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Although I can't find a text saying exactly this, making something permissible forbidden or making something forbidden permissible is a (I think major) sin in Islam; see e.g. 16:116 for something related. Now this is clear in the case of someone outright claiming that something that is known to be halal by consensus - such as drinking water - is haram, or claiming that something that is known to be haram by consensus - such as zina - is halal. This could possibly even be considered shirk, I'm not entirely sure.

However, the lines become a bit blurry for me when oaths and contracts are involved. I vaguely remember reading a hadith about a person making an oath that they would refrain from doing some particular halal action, and Muhammad saying something like "don't make the permissible forbidden for yourself" - I'm not entirely sure that's what I read.

In an answer to another question, the matter of the marriage contract stipulating that the husband cannot take another wife came up; if he did, they wife would be entitled to annul the marriage unilaterally. However, this raises the question: does that mean the husband would be sinning if he does take another wife while that first marriage contract is in effect? If his violating that condition is considered a sin, that suggests that marrying another woman has become haram for him, thus making something permissible forbidden. If he doesn't sin, then how would a contract have to be worded to be considered as "making something permissible forbidden"?

In a nutshell:

is an oath like "I swear not to eat chicken until the day I die" halal to make?
what is the difference in a contract between stipulating a condition that obliges one party to refrain from something halal, and making something permissible forbidden?


texts: Is it mentioned anywhere in the Quran that Shaithan came with Adam to Earth from Paradise?

texts: I just want to know if any verse in the Quran mentions that Shaithan came with Adam to Earth from Paradise.


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From Wikipedia:

  A hadith (/ˈhædɪθ/ or /hɑːˈdiːθ/;[ Arabic: حديث ḥadīth, plural: ahadith, أحاديث, aḥādīth) is one of various reports describing the words, actions, or habits of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

This states that ahadith is the plural of hadith.
However, I have seen lots of times where the plural of hadith is hadiths.

Question: When referring to 'hadith' in plural, is it grammatically incorrect to address it as 'hadiths' and not 'ahadith'?

I just wondered if you could use both of them as the plural of hadith or just ahadith.

I would think this question is best suitable for a site like Arabic.SE but since there is no such sites, this questions would best be suitable to be asked on this site.


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My work usually pays for my accommodation as I travel.  Ordinarily, I stay in the cheapest possible place (e.g. backpackers), but sometimes I stay in more expensive places even though it's not strictly necessary.  There'll be some justifications, e.g. the conference will be more convenient to get to; I didn't have time to optimize my bookings; I don't want to make my lab look like it's "cheap"; to avoid staying in mixed-gender accommodation.

Question: Is unnecessarily staying in a more expensive hotel and charging it to my employer a sin?

Depending on how you look at it, this resembles "theft"---I could send a smaller bill to my employer by staying at lower quality accommodation.  My employer is not going to get grumpy at me (usually others stay in nicer accommodation than I require).


texts: How can sculpting/drawing be Haram when Isa (PBUH) sculpted a bird?

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I would like to see a scholarly commentary or quote explaining why Isa (PBUH) is allowed to form things from clay (3:49) but Muslims are not allowed. Sculpting/forming out of clay is usually frowned down upon far more than drawing, so this should be interesting.

  And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of Allah . And I cure the blind and the leper, and I give life to the dead - by permission of Allah . And I inform you of what you eat and what you store in your houses. Indeed in that is a sign for you, if you are believers.


texts: What should I do if I'm confused whether I passed wind?

texts: I was in namaz and suddenly I felt like I had to hold the urge to release wind. Later on as we went I heard a sound and then felt a sort of release of some pressure around the rectal area and as soon as the sound when the pressure lowering stopped. It happened again after and I began to think I released gas. I was thinking about the hadith that if you hear a sound or smell something, in this case I heard a sound and felt some pressure released around the anus area. I'm not sure what to do, whether I have to read the prayer again or not and how to read the prayer if I do have to. Please help.


texts: Why does the Quran prescribe only lashing for fornicators but doesn't mention the stoning of adulterers?

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I am wondering why the Quran only states what the punishment is for unmarried fornicators, but does not mention the stoning of adulterers. This which seems to be a much more serious crime with a much more severe punishment.
Edit: Apparently I'm wrong that the Quran doesn't mention a punishment for adulterers and it would seem that the same punishment, lashing, applies to both unmarried and married individuals. So my question would be why is the stoning not mentioned in the Quran, but the lashing is?


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I am looking for the Hadith reference with the following words

  "Do not kill monks in monasteries and do not kill those sitting in places of worship" ( Musnad Ahmad)


texts: is it shirk to draw fictional gods but I don't think they're gods?

texts: like venti and zhongli from genshin impact. Is it a form of shirk? but I don't think they're gods


texts: Must zakat be paid on the exact date as last year?

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Assume I paid my zakat on the 1st of ramadan. Assuming I'm wealthy enough to pay zakat next year.

Does this mean I have to pay my zakat again exactly on the first of ramadan next year? What happens if I pay before, and what happens if I pay after the first? When does the "deadline" of zakat finish? Is there a range of dates that I'm expected to pay my zakat in, or does it have to be on the exact same date?

I am currently under the impression that I have to pay the zakat on the exact same date every year, which can be inconvenient and I'm pretty sure this is not right, but I'm not sure what the correct way is.


texts: Is niqab important so that man don't gaze at woman

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If people say that niqab is important so that man do not gaze at woman, then in today's context, there is gay man who also gaze at man, so by this logic, then man should also cover their face because gay man gazing at man is more problematic and fitna in the framework of Islam than man looking at man.

So the question, what is the function of Niqab, is it prevent man from gazing at woman ?


texts: Should I take-off and wear again the ihram when want to perform another umrah

texts: For repeated Umrah, should I take off my first Ahram after completion of first Umrah and wear it again from Meeqat Masjid Aisha, or keep on wearing the same and make Niyyah for next Umrah?


texts: My parents are Huffaz الحمد لله and they want me to practice the Quran as well, I love the Quran, but I do not like being compelled to read it, because I would only see the efforts of my parents and not the efforts of myself. My parents always tell me to take the Qur'an and read it, memorize, and then do تسميع to them, wgich means they test me with what I memorized at a specific time, but this time doesnt really go with the way my schedule goes. i am also not comfortable with this because I have exams coming up and my studies are getting harder, so I need to manage my time by myslef in order to know when I can do something and when I cannot. Not only do I not want to be tested by someone with what I memorized, I also do not want someone to tell me when to take the Qur'an because I know when I should takethe Qur'an and read, because I am grown-up enough to know. But they still want them to test me and tell me when to take the Qur'an when I don't want it. If I don't do as they say, they will be angry with me and will not talk to me.


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I'm 21 years old and transgender, and I've experienced it from my childhood.

People says that transsexuals are prohibited in Islam, but I feel it is totally wrong.  They think like we are trying to become the opposite gender just for silly desire.  I went for counselling, but it was useless.

Question: Does transitioning from male to female go against Islam?

I know "Rasoolullah hates the people who wear the cloths of the opposite gender". I know "Islam prohibits men to wear gold and silk". But anyhow, I don't see myself as a man.

I know Allah will never make a mistake. Therefore I am saying that it is not a mistake. It is just like a test. If one man is blind, we'll never say like "god made a mistake". As the same, he made us too with some disabilities.

And changing God's creation is wrong in Islam. But if a baby born with an extra hand, the doctors will try to remove the extra hand. Do we say it is like changing the god's creation? No!


texts: Is leasing machinery for business is permisable?

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I am a business man in Spain and we need to buy some machinery for manufacturing purposes. As I don't take riba-based loans, it's very tough for us to work because no bank has riba-free plans here; we are looking for leasing options but I have my doubts on leasing in Spain here.

The way these leasing options work is they make a leasing contract where they are the owners, but after the leasing period is finished the machinery is released in my name; I don't have to pay anything extra and I can stay with the machinery. Is this halal?


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As you know, in Islam sexual relations are allowed between spouses and possessions of the right hand, with the latter being gained from war. Is it halal for a women to voluntarily submit as a slave to a man? In this hypothetical situation a proper contract would be put in place, no coercion would take place, the potential slave would be of sound mind and treated with respect.

I haven't found anything in my research to indicate that this isn't Islamic. Thoughts?


texts: If I e.g. breathe, is it Sunnah because prophet also used to breathe?

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I know that Sunnah refers to something which the prophet Muhammed (PBUH) use to do. But I don't understand few things.

If I breathe then is it still called Sunnah because prophet also breathe?

And will I get naki (opposite of sin) for that? Or I need to do niyyat because everything depends on niyyat of a person?


texts: What is the Quran referring to when it mentions, "He has created the skies without the pillars"?

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According to Quran 31:10 :

  He has created the skies without the pillars that you may see, and
  placed mountains on the earth, lest it shakes with you, and spread
  over it all kinds of creatures. And We sent down water from the
  heavens, and caused to grow in it every noble pair.

The sky is just the color we see. It is not a structure, or a roof over our heads. So what is the Quran referring to when it mentions, "He has created the skies without the pillars"?


texts: Did the Prophet dispatch aid for Mecca during a drought?

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I heard in a sermon that Mecca was hit with either drought or famine while it was still under the control of the pagans. When it happened, the Prophet sent relief aid for the people of Mecca in the form of 500 gold coins.

Can somebody identify a source for this? Any details on the time and context in which this occurred will also be appreciated.


texts: Are there any actual textual differences in Quran?

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In the bible, there are many textual variations. Various sources ,such as the Qumran manuscripts, the Septuagint, and the Masoretic text, all say different things.  Sometimes comparing those differences are useful to "guess" what the original text actually said.

In Islamic history, Uthman destroyed all "different" versions of Qur'an when he compiled and standardized the Uthmanic text.  So we never know what all those other versions are.

Are there surviving ancient copies with slight variations like in the Bible?

Is there any controversy between the modern Qur'an and what the originals text may have said?


texts: What is the etymology of the word "jihad?"

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Specifically, was this word in use in the Arabic language before Islam? If so, how was it used? Did it have a holy connotation or was the word a generic term for all kinds of struggles? Can this word be broken down into simpler root words? If so, what are their meanings, and were they in use prior to Islam? If they did exist before Islam, how were they changed, if at all. Thank you kindly for your time.

Regarding the possible duplication of this question, that question was regarding the "lesser" and "greater" jihad. My question is about the actual etymological meaning of the word, specifically about the non-religious meaning of the word, if there is one. Finally, while yes this is about the Arabic language, my query is how or if this word was taken from the original meaning to the religious meaning.

This question arose because I heard someone say that the Qur'an does not mention the word Jihad at all. So, I explained to him that the English version translates the Arabic word "jihad" into the words "struggle," "striving," or "fight," and then showed him the word "jihad" in the Arabic text. He then said that because the English translation does not mention a "holy" jihad, that he was not convinced. He said that the word "jihad" could be a generic term for any type of struggle, etc. I never thought about it like that before, and I believe that is a good question. So, I am looking to the expertise of you to settle this debate. If possible, I would like some kind of citation I could independently check. Thank you much.


texts: Is working as a software developer for a meat supplier permissible?

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Can I work as a software developer for a company which sells beef and lamb meat? This company doesn't sell pork, but their meat is not slaughtered in an Islamic way. They also sell pet food.

My role would be designing software for their logistic head office.


texts: Will I be held accountable if I backbite in my head about someone and not say it out

texts: I sometimes get these thought in my head and I may start to try to think about something else will I be held accountable for this as long  as i do not say it out loud


texts: What is the proof to pray Dzuhur/Asr silently? ALLAH in Al-Quran says 17/110

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As-Salaumu Alaykum!

Please provide proof from Al-Qur'an and/or reliable hadith to support the instruction to make Dzuhr and Asr prayers silently (without loud recitation of Al-Qur'an).

We pray - following Sunnah, because Prophet Muhammad, SalaLlahu Aleih Wassalam did so. How do we know How he did it? There are reliable hadithes which describes and supports it.Proof. We can't just do something, because others do. We absolutely must do as ALLAH instruced us in Al-Qur'an through the best , perfect example of the Prophet Muhammad, SalaLlahu Aleihi Wassalam.

I would like to hear any reliable hadith (if it exists), that Dzuhur and Asr prayers must/should be done silently. Because there is enough evidence of the opposite.

№1. Al-Qur'an, Surah 17:110

قُلِ ادعُوا اللَّهَ أَوِ ادعُوا الرَّحمٰنَ ۖ أَيًّا ما تَدعوا فَلَهُ الأَسماءُ الحُسنىٰ ۚ وَلا تَجهَر بِصَلاتِكَ وَلا تُخافِت بِها وَابتَغِ بَينَ ذٰلِكَ سَبيلًا

Say, ‘Invoke “Allah” or invoke “the All-beneficent.” Whichever [of His Names] you may invoke, to Him belong the Best Names.’ Be neither loud in your prayer, nor murmur it, but follow a middle course between these,

So - we are directly instructed by ALLAH Subhana Wa Talla to read our prayers outloud, not too loud and not too quite. Al-Qur'an superceeds everything, while Sunnah clarifies.

What does Sunnah tell us?

Narrated Abdullah bin Abi Qatada:
My father said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite Al-Fatiha along with another Sura in the first two rakat of the Zuhr and the `Asr prayers and at times a verse or so was audible to us."

حَدَّثَنَا الْمَكِّيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ، وَسُورَةٍ سُورَةٍ، وَيُسْمِعُنَا الآيَةَ أَحْيَانًا. Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 762 In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 156 USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 1, Book 12, Hadith 729 (deprecated numbering scheme)

I have found NO RELIABLE HADITH which instructs us to read Dzuhur or Asr - silently. In fact contradicting ALLAH in 17:110 - would be a deviation from faith. So I kindly ask to provide dalil, proof, references to Al-Qur'an and reliable hadith on the basis of which Dzuhur and Asr are conducted without audible recitation of Al-Qur'an.

Regards and Wassalaumu Alaikum Warahmatullah


texts: Is it acceptable to Praying with Animals' logo T shirts

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Some of My T shirts or Football Jerseys have Images of Animal's logo Like lion, Tiger etc so
Can I pray with these logo's T shirts
(https://i.stack.imgur.com/MIoob.jpg)


texts: missing namaz. because of no place to pray in office

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Assalamualikum,
I am girl and I am doing job in office so that, I can't get time to pray namaz of zohar,asar,magrib please  give me best suggestion for do salah at time.And I am doing job more then 13 km and I have do salah all farz and sunnet?


texts: Do I still have a chance to enter Jannah, after purposely and knowingly committing shirk?

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I feel like I might have committed shirk purposely and knowingly after I accepted Islam. Do you think Allah can forgive? Ever since I found out, I can't move on and my mental health is in bad condition. I want Allah's grace and forgiveness but I can forgive myself, and I feel so bad.

Do I still have a chance to enter Jannah?


texts: Aoa I am a 14 year old and my father is forcing me to wear hijab. When i asked him why he wants me to do that he simply said because he doesn’t like me opening my hair and that she thinks girls look very decent. I had a problem before but i started wearing it afterwards but i politely asked him i i could just not wear it to school for certain reasons but he told me either to wear it to school or stop going to school. I asked him for just 2 years but he was angry.. I tried to explain but he doesn’t want to listen..is it not haram to force your child?


texts: Will someone get a reward if they helped someone memorize the Quran?

texts: As-Salamu alaikum brothers and sisters, I'd like to know... If you bought a Quran to your son, and your son memorized the Quran only throughout that Quran, will the father also get the same reward for memorizing the Quran? Jazakum Allah khayran...


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There are two hadiths regarding shaking hands that I recently encountered. I would like to know the sources and authenticity of these hadiths.

The first hadith is regarding Abu-Bakr shaking hands with an old woman during his caliphate.
The second hadith is regarding Ibrahim An-Nakhi shaking hands with women.

JazakAllah


texts: When should one stop eating and drinking? And what is the ruling on one who has the vessel in his hand when hearing the adhaan?

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When exactly must one stop eating and drinking if one is going to
fast?
Is it the adhaan of Fajr when the muezzin says Allaahu akbar,
or what is the exact time?
What should I do if the cup is at my mouth and I am drinking and the call to prayer begins?


texts: How can someone be among the 70,000 people who enter Jannah without judgement?


texts: My husband is well off and earns more than me. I contribute about half of what he does to the family and as I earn, he does not bear my expense. Being an earning woman can’t I expect any thing from my husband?


texts: Is there any point of doing any good deeds?

texts: On day of judgement if you have backbitten someone your good deeds will given to that person or if you don't have good deeds you will take his evil deeds.  We all know everyone backbite, it's difficult to be free from it or any other sins.  Also there is no guarantee if you have a lot of good deeds you will enter Jannah so is there any point of doing good deeds?  I am not telling anyone to stop doing good deeds, just asking a question to increase my knowledge.


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Assalamualikum After doing GHUSL janabah I realised that I had not rubbed the inside of my belly button with my finger
So should I now assume that the water would have reached the inside of my belly button as I was using a shower or  do I have to redo my GHUSL
It's been 2-3 days since this and iam getting lot of doubts about the validity of my GHUSL


texts: Is it okay if I lighten my skin to get to my original colour?

texts: I read that it is haram but it is okay if you wanna lighten to go back to your original skin colour, since it doesn't alter creation of God. I used to be light when I was younger, but then I got tanned from hanging around the sun, and I want my original skin back because I like white skin, It's not like I'm gonna have plastic surgery. There are Halal whitening skin soaps as well.


texts: i knew what shirk meant but i didnt realize i was doing

texts: hi so i commited shirk but i didnt realize i committed shirk by "manifesting" and it said if you want to manifest you should believe in the universe,i believed in the universe but i didnt believe it as god i only believed it as the universe give you good things,i knew what shirk meant but when i "manifesting" i didnt realize i was doing shirk i thought shirk meant by believing something else as god and ur muslim but i didnt realize i was doing shirk, so heres the question: will allah forgive me?


texts: How long do we have to obey the parents?

texts: Do we have to obey the parents in every condition or  they say or put on us, what if it is something that is continuos forever until you die, such as: always offer the sunnah prayers for every prayer, do we have to do this even after we have become adults in the sense of islam (baaligh) or even after they have passed away? And if you can Please support your answer with logically applicable hadiths on this question and the parent's right from Quran and sunnah, and stories of the companions etc.


texts: Are disciples of Jesus Muslims, Jews or Christians?

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I'm confused because, Allah recognises Jews and Christians.

  Surely, those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah, in His Messenger Muhammad SAW and all that was revealed to him from Allah), those who are the Jews and the Sabians and the Christians, - whosoever believed in Allah and the Last Day, and worked righteousness, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. (Quran 5:69)

  But when Jesus felt [persistence in] disbelief from them, he said, "Who are my supporters for [the cause of] Allah ?" The disciples said," We are supporters for Allah . We have believed in Allah and testify that we are Muslims [submitting to Him]. (Quran 3:52)

At one place Allah calls previous nations, followers of moses as Jews and followers of Jesus as Christians, and calls disciples of Jesus as muslims.

Question: are disciples of Jesus muslims, Jews or Christians?


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I am planning my nikah but the bride is not a Muslim. She is Christian but not practising. Does this affect the validity of the nikah? Does she has to be convert in order for the nikah to happen?

Also she is from another country and all her family is there. Her parents have given their consent but none of her family will be able to assist the nikah. Could be the Imam be the wali in the ceremony? Will that affect anything? do their parents has to do something?

Also she would like to do a civil ceremony later at her home country with her family, can be the legal part done later?

I hope you can answer all my questions.

Thank you.


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Is it mandatory to get married in Islam?

Actually a few years back, I fell in love with a girl. Since I belong to a religious family, I did what our religion asks us to, I told my parents and they approached her parents. As I didn't have much good looks and belong to a poor family, so she refused (the only thing I have is a strong moral character and no body cares about that, or my sound educational background as I am an engineer) after that , my parents tried many times but the outcome was the same

The problem is I now don't want to marry, reasons being I don't want to be degraded again plus I still love the same girl. My parents want to but I don't. So does this make me a non-Muslim according to this Hadeeth

  Nikah is from Sunna. So whosoever turns away from my Sunna, then he
  is not from me.

?


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Salam, I have a personal question.

I was severely wronged by someone.  He's also Muslim, all is okay now and I believe he's asked for forgiveness. How does this go about in terms of being recompensed?  I don't wish for rewards or wish for punishment or anything for anyone, but to feel as though he acknowledges that he's being heedless with others, then just simply asks for forgiveness, or basically to think he's 'gotten away' with what he did because Allah is so merciful and forgiving, sort of hurts.

What he did was beyond forbidden.  Alhamdulillah, whatever Allah decrees is best and we don't know how He handles things, and I've forgiven him and all, but it still hurts, basically my question is a general one:

Question: How should one react to being wronged by someone that is heedless and takes advantage of Allah's mercy?


texts: Can bride give gifts to boy's family on wedding?

texts: Can a girl(bride) give gifts to boy's family with her own money during rukhsati(when bride leaves her home after marriage) because all the stuffs at that time the girl brings with her(that is not for her use) is dowry.so I have to know,will this gift be dowry?


texts: Is Consensual Anal Sex allowed in Islam?

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Salam,

I'm young and newly married. My wife and I had been practicing anal sex and by chance i learned it was haram. I immediately stopped practicing. But it has always been consensual and my wife enjoys it more than vaginal sex. Now she's asking for it and i remind her it's haram but she's upset by it.

From what I understand, the reason in Islam it's haram from my googling is that  most of the time it's forced/when your wife is on her period. But we use condoms always just for cleanliness as well.

Is it still haram if it's consensual, with both parties enjoying it?

Thank you.


texts: I recently shifted to European country and for my surprise there are no bidet or Muslim showers, so I was told that people use toilet paper. Given that, does one ablution break or does one have to do it again (sometimes your out of house). Is there any fatwa for it about cleanness and ablution?


texts: Waterproof wax on my arm while doing wudu

texts: If someone could please help to clear this doubt it will help a lot. So before I started doing my wudu I was aware of the fact that there was wax on my arm. After I had finished praying and made my dua after some minutes I seen the wax on my arm and I realised that my wudu has in this case been invalid all this time. I have read on Islamic websites that if water doesn’t follow over all the required parts when doing wudu, the wudu is invalidated. But I also read that if u saw it after ur prayer u don’t have to repeat ur prayers, yes I saw it after my prayers but I knew about it before doing my wudu but it had slipped my mind to take the wax off. So My question is that do I need to repeat my prayers the ones I read with that same wudu or not?


texts: If Prophet did two things, that are contrasting in nature, which among them is the Sunnah?

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Prophet used to eat and drink sitting. Now, there are Hadith reports of him eating or drinking while standing. My question is, which is the Sunnah among them? Is it one of them or both or neither?
I am not wishing for an answer exclusively for the specific case above but an answer for such type of cases in general.


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I heard if someone who catches the recent corona virus and does not flee from it. He gets a martyr's reward in Islam.
It makes sense right?


texts: Quran Surah Anbiya Ayat 30 - a Rhetorical Question?

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Assalamu Alaikum Brothers in Islam,

  "Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined
  together (as one unit of Creation), before We clove them asunder? We
  made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?

Is this is a rhetorical device?


texts: Can we recite two or more surahs in one rakat when praying?

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Assalamu Alaikum.

I just want to know that when praying, can we read 2 or more surahs (chapters of Qur'an) in one rakat?


texts: How do you know if you believe in Allah?

texts: For the last few months I have been doing a great deal of reading and research about Islam, listening to lectures, and reading through a couple translations of Qur'an. From an intellectual/rational capacity it all makes sense to me. Learning about Islam feels like coming home after a long absence. But I don't really know what it means or what it's like to believe in God. How do you know if you believe in God, or how do you learn to believe?


texts: A woman can't do wudu in public,so what should she do in journey, is it permissible for her to do tayammum instead of wudu in such a situation?


texts: Does moving in sujood position to fix your position make it invalid?

texts: I did two Zuhr prayers because I moved to fix my postition but I don't know if that makes a prayer invalid but I just did another prayer just in case and then I was planning to do a third one but then I broke my prayer because I was confused about my first prayer if its valid or not.


texts: Is bathing/swimming without covering the whole body permitted for women?

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I know that in many cultures it's normal, for women, to cover up your whole body when you want to swim indoors, outdoors or just want to use the bathtub.
What I'm wondering about is if there's anything in the Quran, hadiths or the different judical houses in Islam that says that's how it's supposed to be?


texts: What is the consequence for breaking a promise made in the name of Allah?

texts: I sometimes find myself wasting time on the computer, or watching movies when I have work to do. What I do then is swear in Allah's name that until a task is done (some tasks take a few months) that I won't waste my time doing these things. It used to work perfectly; however, I don't know how I started breaking these promises, but I did and I want to know: what's the consequence? I think I heard somewhere that you have to fast three days or something, but I figured I would come here and get a clearer answer.


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If you pray your salahs regularly and ask for an increase in wealth, but your wealth decreases, is that a test?

How do you increase your rizq(sustenance) and wealth?


texts: Is my congregational prayer invalid if a person walks in front of me?

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So today in the mosque I arrived 2 ruk'as late for Asr prayer, when the imam finished I started to complete the remainder, during this time a guy decided to cross in front of me, I know it will invalidate my prayer if I was praying on my own, but does this ruling apply in case of congregational/group prayers (in my case I had to complete the two ruk'as alone during which this guy walked in front of me) would my prayer be invalid and will I have to say my Asr prayer again?

  The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) forbade that and said: “If the one who walks in front of a person who is praying knew (the sin) that is upon him, standing for forty would be better for him than passing in front of someone who is praying.” And he enjoined the one who is praying facing something to screen him from the people not to let anyone walk in front of him; rather he should stop him. He (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “If one of you prays facing something to screen him from the people, if someone wants to walk in front of him, let him push him away, and if he insists then let him fight him, for he is no more than a devil”


texts: What to do when the authority recommends (case1) or obliges (case2) social distancing (distance between people in safs) but the imam doesn't want to follow that?


texts: If I put on clothes with dry najasah (dry impurities), will my wudu be broken?

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For example, let's say I'm wearing fresh clothes and then I perform wudu and offer salah. After I complete my salah, I change my clothes and put on trousers that have traces of dry urine on it. So, when the time of next salah comes, I put the fresh clothes back on before praying salah.

But do I have to perform wudu again? Because if I remember correctly, dry urine (or any dry najasah) does not break your wudu.


texts: Is it permissable for disabled people to procreate?

texts: Let's say one in a married couple or both of them have some sort of mental or physical disability (a serious one perhaps), and reproducing has a high chance of making the offspring suffer from the same disability which might or will lead to the child from suffering extremely throughout its life. Let's say the couple has no empathy and decency at all and decides to reproduce anyways. Is it morally acceptable in Islam to procreate in this case or are there no rules regarding this matter?


texts: Who is the last person to be dragged over the Sirat?

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I've come across a very intresting hadith from Sahih al-Bukhari.

Volume 9, Book 93, Number 532s
Some of the believers will cross the bridge as quickly as the wink of
an eye, some others as quick as lightning, a strong wind, fast horses
or she-camels. So some will be safe without any harm; some will be
safe after receiving some scratches, and some will fall down into Hell
(Fire). The last person will cross by being dragged (over the
bridge)."

The hadith describes the state of different groups of people who will cross the bridge Sirat. The last sentence especially emphasizes the last person to be dragged over the Sirat.
Who is that last person and why is that person mentioned without a further description?
Reference: https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/quran/bukhari/093-sbt.htm


texts: What should someone do if he/she didn't pay zakat over 2 or 3 years?

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What if someone didn't pay zakat for 2 years. Should he/she consider paying for the 2 years. What are the rules/punishment that he/she will receive from Allah. What does Quran say about those persons?

Jazakum Allah Khayraa


texts: Is leather tanned via modern methods still considered pure?

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(question prompted by the answers on this related question)

There is a sahih hadith wherein the Prophet (Peace be Upon Him) is reported to have said:

  When the skin is tanned it becomes purified.

Based on the meaning of this hadith, many schools accept that tanning leather removes najasah, such as when the leather comes from a dead animal (maitah).

However, it is known that with modern advancements in technology, tanning is not necessarily performed in the same manner as it was during the time of the Prophet (Peace be Upon Him).  For example, innovations such as chrome tanning were likely unknown to the Arab world in the seventh century.

What ruling does tanning leather fall under?  I have been told that it falls under the ruling that tanning chemically alters the leather (i.e., istihalah), meaning that tanned leather is not the same as untanned leather; if this is the case then the resulting leather would be just as pure regardless of the method of tanning, so long as a chemical reaction has taken place.

I am particularly interested in any scholarly opinions on this matter: How was leather tanned during the time of the Prophet (Peace be Upon Him), and is tanning with chromium (or any other modern method) considered the same as tanning via these traditional means?


texts: What is the punishment for necrophilia according to authentic references?

texts: Is there any reports/narrations, fiqhi opinions or sharia manuals which mention the punishment for necrophilia in Islamic law if there is one?


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Is it true that u become a shaheed or martyr if you die due to brain stroke or heart attack?
I asked this quetion becuz recently a relative of mine died due to heart attack and brain stroke and my grandmother kept telling me that it was a shaheed or martyrdom. Hence, I wanted to ask this question. Thank you


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After reading the following Verse of the Holy Qur'an,

  Those who commit unlawful sexual intercourse of your women - bring against them four [witnesses] from among you. And if they testify, confine the guilty women to houses until death takes them or Allah ordains for them [another] way.Qur'an 4:15

and the following Ahadith,

  Narrated Jabir:
  A man from the tribe of Bani Aslam came to the Prophet while he was in the mosque and said, "I have committed illegal sexual intercourse." The Prophet turned his face to the other side. The man turned towards the side towards which the Prophet had turned his face, and gave four witnesses against himself. On that the Prophet called him and said, "Are you insane?" (He added), "Are you married?" The man said, 'Yes." On that the Prophet ordered him to be stoned to the death in the Musalla (a praying place). When the stones hit him with their sharp edges and he fled, but he was caught at Al-Harra and then killed. Al-Bukhari Volume 7: Book 63: Hadith 195.
  'Abdullah b. Buraida reported on the authority of his father that Ma'iz b. Malik al-Aslami came to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and said: Allah's Messenger, I have wronged myself ; I have committed adultery and I earnestly desire that you should purify me. He turned him away. On the following day, he (Ma'iz) again came to him and said: Allah's Messenger, I have committed adultery. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) turned him away for the second time, and sent him to his people saying: Do you know if there is anything wrong with his mind. They denied of any such thing in him and said: We do not know him but as a wise good man among us, so far as we can judge. He (Ma'iz) came for the third time, and he (the Holy Prophet) sent him as he had done before. He asked about him and they informed him that there was nothing wrong with him or with his mind. When it was the fourth time, a ditch was dug for him and he (the Holy Prophet) pronounced judgment about him. He (the narrator) said: There came to him (the Holy Prophet) a woman from Ghamid and said: Allah's Messenger, I have committed adultery, so purify me. He (the Holy Prophet) turned her away. On the following day she said: Allah's Messenger, Why do you turn me away? Perhaps, you turn me away as you turned away Ma'iz. By Allah, I have become pregnant. He said: Well, if you insist upon it, then go away until you give birth to (the child). When she was delivered she came with the child (wrapped) in a rag and said: Here is the child whom I have given birth to. He said: Go away and suckle him until you wean him. When she had weaned him, she came to him (the Holy Prophet) with the child who was holding a piece of bread in his hand. She said: Allah's Apostle, here is he as I have weaned him and he eats food. He (the Holy Prophet) entrusted the child to one of the Muslims and then pronounced punishment. And she was put in a ditch up to her chest and he commanded people and they stoned her. Khalid b Walid came forward with a stone which he flung at her head and there spurted blood on the face of Khalid and so he abused her. Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) heard his (Khalid's) curse that he had hurried upon her. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Khalid, be gentle. By Him in Whose Hand is my life, she has made such a repentance that even if a wrongful tax-collector were to repent, he would have been forgiven. Then giving command regarding her, he prayed over her and she was buried.
  Sahih Muslim: Book 17: Hadith 4206.

I am still confused whether Islam supports Honor killing or not. The woman in the second Hadith I mentioned above repented, but still she was stoned to death (not forgiven). On the other hand Allah says that anyone who repents will be forgiven.

  But whoever repents after his wrongdoing and reforms, indeed, Allah will turn to him in forgiveness. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. Qur'an 5:39

How am I to interpret this concept? Is this (the stories from the two Ahadith) not Honor Killing? Isn't it allowed in Islam?


texts: Do hens crowing indicate seeing an angel?

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In my house there are many chickens, and we used to hear the chicken crow many times in a day. Does this means that our chickens have seen angels that many times a day?

A relevant hadith is:

  Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying. When you listen to the crowing of the cock, ask Allah for His favour as it sees Angels and when you listen to the braying of the donkey, seek refuge in Allah from the Satan for it sees Satan. -- Sahih Muslim 2729 (sunnah.com)


texts: What is the refrence of hadith of three cave people who prayed to Allah through refrence of their past good deeds and then they got out of cave


texts: Is it permissible to ask for peace & blessings on a messenger other than the Prophet MuHammad (Allaah Bless Him & Give Him Peace)?

texts: Sallallaahu 'Alayhi wa Sallam is basically meaning (Allaah Bless Him & Give Him Peace). So can I say "Moosa (Sallallaahu 'Alayhi wa Sallam)" or for any other Messenger or Prophet other than our own beloved Messenger, MuHammad (Sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam)? I know it's necessary to be said for our Prophet and he is the greatest of all the Prophets! And so he deserves it the most! But can it be permissible or even praiseworthy for the other messengers as long as people know you're not "requiring" it to be said for those other messengers? I just want to pray for their blessings and peace as well if I mention their specific names. Someone who has a background in traditional Sunni Islaamic education, please answer. No disrespect to anyone else!


texts: Is it allowed to sacrifice Chicken or fish for Eid Al Adha

texts: Since Chicken is a halal bird which is eligible for Zabiha, can it be used as a sacrifice for Eid Al Adha? And what about fish which does not require a Zabiha?


texts: Say in a scenario, someone as bad as Hitler or Hitler himself had converted to Islam on his death bed, He would be forgiven for ALL his sins and therefore not punished for the sins that he did. This sounds disgusting and unjust to let a man like Hitler not receive any punishment for his actions. So why does Islam have such a concept and allows this?


texts: Has anything else written by the Prophet come down to us, besides the Hadith or Qu'ran?

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For example, in Sahih Bukhari we have the following two reports:

  Allah's Apostle wrote a letter to Caesar saying, "If you reject Islam, you will be responsible for the sins of the peasants (i.e. your people)."

and

  Allah's Apostle sent his letter to Khusrau and ordered his messenger to hand it over to the Governor of Bahrain who was to hand it over to Khusrau. So, when Khusrau read the letter he tore it. Said bin Al-Musaiyab said, "The Prophet then invoked Allah to disperse them with full dispersion, (destroy them (i.e. Khusrau and his followers) severely)".

Is there any independent corroboration about such letters; that is of official contact by the the early ummah and the surrounding nations?


texts: I broke a very serious oath, will I be forgiven

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Asalam o alaikum,
I am a Muslim(Sunni Hanfi) teenager. I once made an oath to Allah not to commit a sin again(I was baligh then,maybe,but not mentally mature then,this was a long time ago),I said,"Ya Allah!I take a qasam that if I commit this sin again,it is like that I am not your man,I don't have imaan on you". Astaghfirullah.I wasn't mature enough to think over it,I foolishly took the oath.I couldn't stop myself and committed the sin again.Then I was very scared of Allah.I received the Kalmah Tayyibah,performed ghusl,prayed to Allah to forgive me.
This was about three years ago.I ask Allah for forgiveness,to forgive me and count me as one of his pious men,I pray 5 times a day and try to repent and stay away from committing such sin again.I am currently paying kafarah for breaking qssam(3  fasts,as I can't afford anything else).Will my sin be forgiven?Also,will I be accounted for it?As now I see it,I might have been baligh then but not mentally mature and this was such a foolish thing to do.Please help me.
PS:I was 11 or most probably 12 then.Had bit of beard.Had had my first ejaculation.So that's why I think I was baligh.But I wasn't mentally mature.I took such s big step without consideration.


texts: Is it OK to put Radiyallahu Anhu after Muawiya bin Abu Sufyan who was not a rightly guided caliph?

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I really find no reason to apply a blanket "Radiyallahu Anhu"(Allah is pleased with him) to all Sahaba specially those involved in fighting with Ahlebayt and breaking pledge with Hasan A.S?

Also I found no Ahadith mentioning virtues of Muaviyah almost all other major sahabas have meritorious hadith praising them

  Quran 9:100. And the first to embrace Islam of the Muhajirun (those who migrated from Makkah to Al-Madinah) and the Ansar (the citizens of Al-Madinah who helped and gave aid to the Muhajirun) and also those who followed them exactly (in Faith). Allah is well-pleased with them as they are well-pleased with Him. He has prepared for them Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise), to dwell therein forever. That is the supreme success.

I have the understanding that the verse Sura Tauba 9:100 from where "Radiyallahu Anhu" is taken applies at least to all to Muhajir and Ansar  and Muawiyah was neither, does he also include in 9:100?
Is my understanding correct as I respect all Sahabas ? but my heart does not allow me to say this after such people?
And I believe but not sure of earliest texts of the first three generations of Muslims ever applied any salutation to any of the Sahaba.


texts: Can I pray qaza salahs leaving Nafls and Ghair Mokada Sunnah as routine?

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Can I offer qaza salahs leaving Nafls and Ghair-Mokada Sunnah of 5 time prayers as a routine or I must first offer complete salah including Nafls and Ghair-Mokada Sunnahs?

What is preferred way, answer must be in accordance with Sunni fiqh (Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik, Imam Shafi or Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal) who believe we must offer qaza salahs (i.e. Farz and Witr).

We do believe Allah with His blessing will compensate our qaza Farz by our Sunnahs and Nafl but isn't it better to cover qaza Farz by offering them when there is chance to offer them?

I have to offer many Qaza prayers and I want to create a routine to offer some qaza prayers with each of 5 five prayers.


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My mother is unable to recite some verses without taking a gap to breath every 5 or 6 words. To make reciting easier for her, which rewaya (among the 7 mutawatir qira'at) is the easiest to recite, in other words, which one has the shortest madd?

Note: Hadr (fast) is too fast for her default recitation, so tadweer (medium) is her default.


texts: Quote of Umar being corrected by a female in friday sermon

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I came across that Umar (RA) was once corrected by a woman in his friday sermon and he admitted she was right. Can someone please show me what was the conversation exactly or a gist of it?

This is the reference cited in an article I was reading but I am unable to find the conversation.

  Abū Jaʿfar al-Ṭaḥāwī, Sharḥ mushkil al-āthār, ed. Shuʿayb al-Arnā’ūṭ
  (Beirut: Mu’assasat al-Risāla, 1987), 13:57. Ibn Kathīr affirms the
  report; Ibn Kathīr, Tafsīr, ed. Muṣṭafā al-Sayyid Muḥammad, et al.
  (Giza: Mu’assasat Qurṭuba, 2000), 3:403.


texts: Will Allah forgive me for wishing someone's death?

texts: There are a lots of people dying because of corona. I don't know what happened to me recently I just said people should die of corona.I regret saying those things. I said that in mind. I don't wish anyone's death or harm. Will Allah forgive me for that. Will Allah accept my apology or punish me with death?


texts: Can someone repent for shirk? Like repent in this life, and could be forgiven? Or you can't repent for shirk at all, and you are doomed, maybe? Can someone tell me, are you able to repent for shirk or will you be doomed, if you did shirk, maybe?


texts: Is it true that when a woman has her monthly period that she must give money (charity) for each day of bleeding? For example, if she bleeds for 5 days then she should give money to those in need for 5 days or give the total amount of 5 days in the first day. Is this true? Some people say it only applied to Ramadan and not the full year. Is this true? What does islam say about this?


texts: Are games containing hyper-realistic humans/creatures really permitted?

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I'm doing computer science and I've contemplated taking modules in game development and computer graphics.

Initially, I was worried about its permissibility since it is apparently related to the picture-making(tasweer) issue. However, the issue is nicely clarified here in another question.
Is game development/programming prohibited in Islam?

But I'm still having second thoughts regarding the fatwa cited.
It seems really weird that all forms of drawing of creatures are not allowed on paper. But whip out an wacom tablet or ipad, and suddenly everything becomes permissible on the "temporary" digital screen.

As far as I know, there are 2 main reasons for the prohibition against drawing creatures,
1) Danger of taking such drawings as objects of worship.
2) Competing against Allah with regards to the act of creation,

  Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Allah says: ‘Who does a greater wrong than one who aspires to creates as I create – a grain of corn, a seed, or a barleycorn?” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî (7559)]

With regards to the first point, the argument for the permissibility of digital images goes as follows.
Since the digital images are "temporary", the danger in taking such images for worship is negligible. This seems reasonable.

With regards to the second point, this danger still stands even in the digital age right?
It's worse with hyper-realistic computer graphics that can create totally new worlds altogether.
eg. Avatar movie.
The creatures within these worlds are heavily modified, blue skinned people, extremely perfect complexion, strange creatures etc.
This brings to mind the prohibitions regarding changing Allah's creations,

Additionally, there are also other harmful effects of games and computer graphics animation; namely, addiction and escaping from reality(akin to drugs).

I understand that this is a new issue. And hence, the ruling for it is derived from existing rulings, as in the fatwa in the previous question.
But, shouldn't the ruling be a bit stricter based on qiyas/analogy?
Considering that its bad effects are similar to,
1) Drugs/alcohol (escaping from reality)
2) Changing creation of Allah in the material world (bigger issue)


texts: I have bought sahih Bukhari hadith book and is sahih Muslim the duplicate or repeating of sahih Bukhari hadith?


texts: Why did the women in Sura 12.30-31 cut their hands when they saw how "beautiful" Joseph was?

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I'm reading Sura 12, the narrative on Joseph's life, and I don't think I quite understand the historical context for why the women at the banquet cut their hands with a knife when they saw how handsome Joseph was? Was that a cultural custom/expression?

I also don't understand why Potiphar's wife held the banquet in the first place, and what the function/purpose of it was?

Can someone help clarify this scene for me?

Thanks!


texts: Why was prophet Lot (pbh) told not to look back?

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"Then travel in a part of the night with your family, and you go behind them in the rear, and let no one among you look back, but go on to where you are ordered." (Qur'an 15:65)

Why was Lot (PBUH) told not to look back when the angels were destroying Sodom and Gomorrah?

Why was it so important not to look back?


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Is a Muslim man permitted to marry a Christian woman who does not want to accept Islam?

I agree that it should be avoided, but is it permitted?


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Artus, 2015, explains the Hanafi stance: "marriage is legal at any age... sexual intercourse between the husband and the wife happens after the girl reaches puberty".  Islam Q&A instead says "until she is physically able to bear intercourse".  In any case, as far as I can tell, it's possible for a Muslim man be married to a 13 or 14 year-old girl, say, and have sex with her legally under Sharia.

Question: Is it haram for a husband to get his 13 or 14-year-old wife pregnant?

I ask because there seems to be medical and social complications that can arise from pregnancy at that age, e.g.:

  The top three causes for maternal death in Pakistan are post-partum haemorrhage (excessive bleeding), sepsis (major infection) and eclampsia (hypertensive disorder). All three are found to have greater prevalence in teen pregnancies due to biological and physiological factors. -- Mumtaz et al., Age of marriage: A position paper, 2010 (pdf)

And I wonder if it's haram until she is physically able to bear pregnancy (analogous to the Islam Q&A fatwa).


texts: Should we not pray at 12 o clock in the night?

texts: I heard it from my mother that it is not allowed to pray at 12 o clock in the night as it is when the shaitan or Jinn pray. That it their time and we should not disturb them. And if we do so, they might hurt us. Is it true?


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In parodying Christianity and the Bible, Tim Minchin sings:

  ...but if the voices in your head say to sacrifice your kid to satiate your loving God's fetish for dead baby blood, it's simple faith the book demands, so raise that knife up in your hand... -- Tim Minchin - The Good Book (YouTube, beginning 2:35)

We have Prophet Ibrahim and the sacrifice of his son in Islam too.  Presumably, if a modern-day Muslim has a dream to sacrifice their child, they should not follow it.  My question is essentially: how can we know this?

Question: If a modern-day Muslim had a dream to sacrifice their child, how should they react and why?

I would guess the answer might be either: (a) we should not follow it because dreams are easily misinterpreted, or (b) it's only Prophets who would be in that position.  But I could be wrong, and I'm seeking a definitive answer.


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According to Islam, which of the following understandings of Jannah is more correct;

All people who will go Jannah, will be in same place.
There will be different Jannahs, and one will go into a Jannah according to deeds.
Everyone will go to their individual Jannah.

If it is 2 or 3, do we know if people will be able to visit other Jannahs?


texts: Can the Criminal avoid punishment if the Victim forgives him and says that he shouldn't be punished.?

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As the title implies, is this possible  ? I recently saw a YouTube video where this happens. Is this legal in Islam  ?
Can the Criminal avoid punishment if the victim forgives him?
For example, a man kills a boy. The boy's father forgives the man and say should that he shoudnt be punished ( imprisoned,  sentenced to death etc, ,.) .is this within the limits of Sharia or should the person still be punished  ?


texts: Is there any punishments prescribed for cruelty towards animals?

texts: If someone mistreats their animals or pets, is that punishable?


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If person A kept some money with person B for safety over which more than a lunar year has passed, who is liable to pay the zakah?
Is it Person A or Person B?


texts: How to pay back when the person you stole from refuse to take the money?

texts: Hei. Me and my sister bought a house together. We paid 100 000 each the rest was a loan we took together. We fixed the house so we both worked there by painting and on. The same day we was finished she locked me out of the house. I couldt go in. So she went to a lawer and made papers so that i can sign the house over to her. I refused. But i wanted to get a deal so i signed the papers but i wasent gonna give them to her until we make a deal. I trusted my mother and gave my mother the papers. I told my mother not to give them to her beacuse then she will take thd house. My mother said ok but she gave them to my sister and my mother says that she stole them from her. I made her call her and demand the papers back my sister said no. She gave me my 100000 minus a loan we took to fix the kitchen. I then realized that i lost house i stole some gold from her i sold it for 23000  she lived in the house for about ten years and sold it with a profit about 2 millions. Now 14 years later i give her the money for the gold but she refuse to take it beacuse she wants to be forgiven first. I dont want to forgive her unless she gives me my half of the profit. What do i do? Can she refuse to take the money when i try to make opp for my wrong?do i have to forgive her. She wants forgivness but dont want to give anything back.what does islam say about this. I want to pay back. She lived and paid for the house i paid for rent other place so in my opinion the house was mine also the hole time cuse i never agreed to give it to her. She stole it.


texts: Is decorating the grave with flowers allowed it bid’at

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My grandfather has recently passed and I heard from a relative that they are planting flowers for him by his grave.
I have read in a kitaab that it’s considered bidah . And I want to tell them to remove the flowers but I need proof.


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I believe on the opinion that all types of photography are prohibited, but for example when you load up a website or create a Facebook account a lot of pictures load, so does this fall under the prohibition?  Or in today's world technology is needed so is this an exception?

Is there any proof you can supply me with and some opinions too?

Also is making an online account or downloading images allowed?

The Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said that if you are doubtful on whether something is halal or haram, it is best to avoid it.


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Yesterday I was reading an article which stated that the arsh (kursi) of Allah is the greatest of all creations.But we know that prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is the greatest creation of Allah..
So please clear this fact...


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Salam! I am breaking my fast everyday (before iftar time to occur) via making intention to break it but not with need of water or food. It's shaytan waswasas that I act upon. I start having ocd related to my fast that when my fast starts I keep saying, "I am not breaking my fast" but when shaytan waswasas occur I make intention to break it. This never happened in previous months of ramdhan. And at end I have become less motivated to fast in this month of ramdhan (my intention to fast is lost). I hope Allah will forgive me and give me solution for it.

Do I need to make up the days for fast consecutively?


texts: What to do if I forget surah during salat?

texts: My Question is "What To do if I forget surah in salaah?". Should I go to ruku or should I read any other surah instead of the surah I forgot. Few days back it happened to me and I just started reading another surah. Was I right?


texts: Is reciting 'salat o salam' in mehfil(gathering) allowed in Islam?

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There has been much debate among deobandi and baralvi of salat o salam, but both sect belong to Sunni. However there are one sect who say companions of prophet Muhammad(PBUH) use to recall salat o salam.

Question:

is it true and is it permissible to call mehfil(gathering) in which all people gather and read salat o salam and other verses from Qur'an?


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In Christianity it is widely accepted that belief in Jesus requires a leap of faith (i.e. belief without evidence); this act of trust is considered part of god's test.

Is the same true in Islam? I have heard some Muslims admit that their religion requires a leap of faith while others have maintained that Islam can be arrived at through logic and evidence.

Please use scripture to support your answer.


texts: Will a person suffer later in life or on day of judgement for making you suffer?

texts: When someone brings you harm and makes you suffer, and everyday you are suffering because of that someone, what does Islam say about revenge, and is it true what goes around comes around, will that person suffer later in life or on day of judgement as a result of what they did to you?


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Hermaphrodite called Hijra in Pakistan/india and google tells me its خنثى in arabic,

Want to know what Quran and Prophet(SAW) said about them and what are their rights ?
Do they deserve equal rights and respect? or anything mentioned in
Islam about them?
What Islamic Laws of Inheritance says about them ?

I have seen those people in miserable situation, It seems society doesn't seems to own them
I'd appreciate answers with good reference.
جزاك اللهُ


texts: Is there any school of Islamic scholars which does not think the entire Quran should be literally believed?

texts: I see many Muslims who do not apply all of it, and see no problem with it. For instance, plenty of Muslims have non-Muslim friends, while the Quran advises not to. More obvious examples of this are homosexuals who claim to be Muslims. Hence my question: do these people have a school? I looked for one and I could not find any. I am not asking about the particular cases I mentioned, but rather for a school which does not think the entire Quran is the literal word of God.


texts: If dajjal is a very important warning sign in the end days, does the quran mention his name or about him? Please provide proof only if it is available in the quran. Thank you :)


texts: Will the fast be broken if one tastes food but doesn't eat it?

texts: I wanted to know if a fast is broken if I taste the aftari (when cooking -Just at the tip of the tongue-) to check if the food is cooked correctly or not?


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I performed Nafil prayer(namaz) after Asr Faraz namaz, one person came and said you should not perform any namaz (Salah) after Asr Faraz.

I would like to know is it allowed to offer Nafil namaz after Farz namaz of Asr?

There is a same doubt with offering Nafil namaz after Fajr. Would anyone clarify on this?


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What should a person do if the imam forgets a sujood in prayer and the mamoom (the one(s) who prayers behind the imam, as following him) indicates, but the imam continues and does not do Sajdatu Sahu.

Continue praying with the imam
Stop praying with the imam.
Do Sajdatu Sahu after the prayer separately?


texts: What are the sources of Mawdu'/Fabricated Ahadeeth?

texts: Some fabricated Ahadeeth come from an individuals self, but others come from other sources, like sayings of scholars, poets and doctors.  So, what are the sources of fabricated Ahadeeth? What are the types of fabricated Ahadeeth that are out there?


texts: Are Mecca and Becca the same places? Same meaning?

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As we know the word Mecca is mentioned only once in Koran. But ayah 3:96 is mentioning
a place that is called Becca. I'm wondering if there is any difference between Becca and Mecca.

Becca: 3:96

  إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍۢ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِى بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكًۭا وَهُدًۭى لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ [٣:٩٦]

The first House (of worship) appointed for men was that at Bakka: Full of blessing and of guidance for all kinds of beings: [Abdullah Yusuf Ali]

Mecca: 48:24

  وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى كَفَّ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَنكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ عَنْهُم بِبَطْنِ مَكَّةَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَنْ أَظْفَرَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرًا

And it is He Who has restrained their hands from you and your hands from them in the midst of Makka, after that He gave you the victory over them. And Allah sees well all that ye do. [Abdullah Yusuf Ali]

Can we REALLY assume that Mecca and Becca are the same places?


texts: How can clouds be formed without the creation of water upon which was Allah?

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What is the authenticity of this hadith and can we rely on this?

The Prophet ﷺ was asked, “Where was Allah before He created His creation?’ He said: “He was above the clouds, below which was air, and above which was air. Then He created His Throne above the water.” (Sunan Ibn Majah)

When Allah (swt) himself says in the Holy Quran 21:30 that we created every living thing from water so can you please tell me! How can clouds be formed without the creation of water upon which was Allah (swt)?


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We know suleiman took help of jinns from Quran.

My question is were they evil?


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I have been reciting these during Ramadan everyday and listening to it on YouTube and praying extra rakaats during rainfall does one have to continue reading till the dua is accepted? And is listening to the dua a good enough substitute for when it can't be read ie whilst driving or at work.

As they are said to be for the fulfillment of all legitimate desires, should one understand the dua has been rejected if not granted after 3 recitations (I say 3, but have been reciting dua indefinitely)

(Salatul hajaat?)


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My question relates to this verse:

  And the Horn will be blown, and whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth will fall dead except whom Allah wills. Then it will be blown again, and at once they will be standing, looking on. -- Qur'an 39:68

I've read that the horn (or "trumpet") will be blown by the angel Israfil; Wikipedia (linking to Encyclopedia Britannica) writes:

  Israfil will blow the trumpet from a holy rock in Jerusalem to announce the Day of Resurrection. The trumpet is constantly poised at his lips, ready to be blown when God so orders.

People live all over the world, so I'm wondering how people would hear this trumpet (if they do).  Maybe it's incredibly loud that the entire world would hear it, but a literal point-source sound that loud would have major physical ramifications.

Question: Can the whole world hear Israfil's trumpet?


texts: Touching hands and face. And letting nonharam touch your hand and face. Touching his hair or touching his arm..is this all included in zina?


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In recent news, ISIS is reported to have destroyed the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul, Iraq.  CNN reports:

The United States and Iraq said ISIS blew up a historic mosque in Mosul that was the ideological heart of the terror group and the birthplace of its self-declared caliphate.
Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the ISIS act amounts to "an official announcement of their defeat." His military commanders said militants blew the mosque up after troops closed in.

(However, this is contested by ISIS.)  Whether or not this report is accurate, this leads me to question:
Question: Is it forbidden to destroy a mosque during times of battle?
It sounds like it should be forbidden.  I'm aware of numerous things that the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade during times of battle; here's just one example:

It is narrated by Ibn 'Umar that a woman was found killed in one of these battles; so the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade the killing of women and children. -- Sahih Muslim 1744

An answer to this question doesn't immediately arise when searching for hadith destroy mosque nor site:sunnah.com destroy mosque.


texts: I remember reading somewhere that there are different types of bidah. Some of them are permissible or encouraged, and some others are haraam. However, one of the answers I read on this site mentions that all bidah are haram. So which one is it?


texts: I was wondering if Muslim women are allowed to work outside of their home? Are there conditions where it is allowed? What if the husband's income isn't enough for the family?


texts: Can I say Allah and his angels are in heaven by pointing my finger at up?

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Assalamualaikum waramatullahi wabarakatuhu
I am sorry for the question. It sounds somehow weird, but I just come across a video on YouTube where a person is saying that is not right to say Allah and his angels are in heaven, because when we say that, where was Allah before he created the heaven and the earth?
I hope you can help me with references, thank you.
Wasalamu alaikum


texts: Muslims try to reason with Christians that you cannot have two person in one because it is mathematically impossible. But sometime Christians come back with the argument, "is it not true that you can get Angels in the form of men, who are still angels". How would you counter this argument, or does the Quran and hadith support their claim that you can get 2 in 1, then possibly 3 in 1 as in the trinity which the church suggests.


texts: Islamic standing on a 20-year-old male living with much older female?

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I am a 20-year-old male and I have a much older female friend (early 60s) who is getting divorced. I would like to offer her a room in my house until she gets back on her feet.

I would appreciate any help in determining the legal (Islamic) standing of this. Any reading material/evidence would be really helpful.


texts: How come the Prophet's father name is "Abdu ellah"?

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The prophet came to the world in a society that used to believe in many fake gods, and especially not in the great God.

The Prophet's father name is Abdu Allah which the translation to English is slave of The God. Note: Al_lah the Al in Arabic means is unique.
So the exact translation would be slave of the unique God

My question is: How come the prophet's father name is slave of The God, while God was unknown or at least not recognized back then?


texts: Is it permissible to work for a client who wants erotic stories?

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Is it permissible for a novelist/writer to work for a client who wants erotic stories?

Please cite references from Quran/Hadith, if there are any.

And also, are there any fatwas from shia scholars regarding this ruling?

Thanks in advance!


texts: Is Allah with us? Does he still tell us signs etc...?

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Salam

A question was posted here today regarding Allah and his signs.
A fellow poster responded saying that Allah guides us through the Quran, which is true.

However something struck within me, prompting me to wonder and ask.....

We know Allah is always here and undeniably exists.
But is he always with us? Does he still guide us, show us signs etc... ? We know whatever happens is already written by Allah and Allah knows all but when we remember him, do salah and dua....does he listen?

I ask because we know the revelation came and our prophet Muhammed .s.a.w (pbuh) delivered the message (la illaha illilah Muhammad doorah solillah). After which no more revelation....so it questions on why there is no more revelation or signs?


texts: Why Muslim woman cannot mary Jewish man?

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Possible Duplicate:
  What's the stand of Islam on a Muslim woman marrying a non-believer?

Is it permissible in Islamic law for a Muslim woman to marry a Jewish man? If not, why not?
Does the answer change if the woman is determined not to change her religion?


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My understanding of the term kafir is that it refers to a person who literally rejects God's authority.

So while even the most blatant polytheist would still be mushrik, he would not (necessarily) be kafir.

It's not until the message has been relayed to him and he refuses to accept it that he would be labelled kafir.

However, it seems the common use of the word kafir, at least nowadays, is to refer to anybody who is non-Muslim, regardless of whether or not they're familiar with God's message and His commands.

What is the actual meaning of this term in the primary sources?  As in, when the Qur'an and the hadiths refer to the kuffar (or ayuhal kafireen) which interpretation is more correct?


texts: How does Islam justify non-guided people going to hell and what is the point of free will if the future is already written?

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We are all Muslims because we are either raised up as Muslims or at some point in life reverted to Islam. But what about others, the ones who are not being guided is it just their fault that they have not become Muslims. They would have done what the Islam teaches them to do if they had been guided and it is said that those who have not accepted Islam will go to jahannam. So how is this justified?

Also, we know that the future is already written and if it's already written what's the point of free will?


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Recently watched Schindler's list(1993), and I've been scarred for life.How did the world let this happen? How did Muslims let this happen? Aren't we Muslims supposed to be a blessing to this world?
I got to know that the movie was banned in a lot of Muslim majority countries just because it was too sympathetic to Jews. What was the stand of the then-Muslims during the holocaust? What should have been an ideal Muslim's stand?


texts: In Shiite school of thought, how is the conflict between free will and determinism resolved?

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There are different verses some of which seem to clearly suggest determinism :

  و ما تشاءون الا ان یشاء الله رب العالمین

  and you do not wish unless it is wished by Allah, the lord of the
  worlds.81:29

  فَلَمْ تَقْتُلُوهُمْ وَ لكِنَّ اللَّهَ قَتَلَهُمْ وَ ما رَمَيْتَ إِذْ رَمَيْتَ وَ لكِنَّ اللَّهَ رَمى وَ لِيُبْلِيَ الْمُؤْمِنينَ
  مِنْهُ بَلاءً حَسَناً إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَميعٌ عَليمٌ

  You did not kill them; rather it was Allah who killed them; and you
  did not throw when you threw, rather it was Allah who threw, that He
  might test the faithful with a good test from Himself. Indeed Allah is
  all-hearing, all-knowing.(8:17)

On the other hand there are other verses that imply free will:

  لَهُ مُعَقِّباتٌ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ يَحْفَظُونَهُ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لا يُغَيِّرُ ما بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّى
  يُغَيِّرُوا ما بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَ إِذا أَرادَ اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ سُوْءاً
  فَلا مَرَدَّ لَهُ وَ ما لَهُمْ مِنْ دُونِهِ مِنْ والٍ

  He has guardian angels, to his front and his rear, who guard him by Allah's
  command. Indeed Allah does not change a people's lot, unless they
  change what is in their souls. And when Allah wishes to visit ill on a
  people, there is nothing that can avert it, and they have no protector
  besides Him.(13:11)

  يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ  لَا يَضُرُّكُم
  مَّن ضَلَّ إِذَا اهْتَدَيْتُمْ..

  O believers! You have charge of your own souls. He who goes astray
  cannot injure you if you are rightly guided.5:105

There seems to be a contradiction between these verses, I'd like to know how we should make sense of these apparently contradicting verses? Does Islam teach free will or determinism? I am interested in Shiite view.


texts: How has Twelver Shia evolved through the past 14 centuries, particularly during the Safavid era?

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Derived from this Question and this Answer is a question about the history of the Twelver Shia branch of Islam. Would you please notify in short how did this branch evolved through the ages with focus concentrated around the Safavid era? The main points that are considered to exist in an accepted answer are these:

The main events that largely helped spreading this perspective (a list of events with references given for each can be very helpful, but only the main events please)
Does this claim that Safavid Empire in Persia was the main reason for the Twelver Shi'ism becoming the mainstream Shi'a sect has anything to do with reality?


texts: Four untrustworthy hadith narrators of hadith said by al Nasa'i?

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assalaam alaykum

I came across this statement by al Nasa'i where he mentions 4 people known to fabricate ahadeeths. Is he referring to Ibn Sa'd al-Baghdadi and number 4? (Muhammad bin Sa'id Syria??

al-Nasa’i (d. 303 A.H.):
The liars known for fabricating the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah are four. They are: Arba’ah b. Abi Yahya in Madinah, al-Waqidi in Baghdad, Muqatil b. Sulayman in Khurasan and Muhammad bin Sa’id in Syria.

Ibn Hajr al-‘Asqalani, Tahdhib al-Tahdhib, vol.9 p.366 No.604, Hyderabad, 1326 A.H.cf. Yusuf ‘Abbas Hashmi, Zaynab bint Jahash, ‘Islamic Culture’ vol.XLI, No.1, Hyderabad (India), 1967 < Source


texts: Which should be preferable. To obey the father or to fast?

texts: I am asking this question on the bahalf of a muslim sister. She is 26 years old unmarried girl and fast regularly on Monday and Thrusday. But her father wants to limit it to one day only. If she go against his wishes,is she being disobedient to him ? Is there any hadith that help her to take decision that either she obey to her father or fast regularly ?


texts: By whom and how must the zakat from an orphans wealth be payed?

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Allah the almighty orders us not to waste the wealth of orphans if we are responsible for them saying:

And give to the orphans their properties and do not substitute the defective [of your own] for the good [of theirs]. And do not consume their properties into your own. Indeed, that is ever a great sin. (4:2)

I do assume that nevertheless if this wealth reaches the nisab zakat is a due on it (let me know if I'm wrong). Further I assume that as long as these orphans are children, unmarried or not yet able to be in charge for themselves, the person who is in charge for them is also responsible on their belongings and wealth (at least not all scholars consider adulthood as a condition for paying zakat).
Who has to pay it?
The person who is responsible for the orphans from his own oney or from their money?
What if this person is wealthy himself is it a good deed to leave the orphans money untouched and spend for them from his own money?


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The top answer to this question What does the Quran say about homosexuality? says:

  Homosexual acts are strictly forbidden in Islam. Although it has mainly been focused around men, women homosexuals are not that strongly discussed.  -- muslim1

And the answer to To what extent is anal sex Haram? quotes the Hadith:

  "Allah is not shy to tell you the truth: do not have intercourse with your wives in the anus."—Narrated by Ahmad, 5/213

(see also: In Islam, are there limits on sex between a married couple?)

This motivates my question:

Question: Is gay sodomy considered a worse sin than straight sodomy?

I think I can safely believe that Islam has a strongly anti-gay-sodomy attitude.  On the other hand, Islam does not seem to have such a reputation for straight sodomy.


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I'm a revert and, due to my upbringing, I often behave in ways that I see described as imitating the kafir.  I'm struggling to balance by Muslim identity with being respectful to how my parents raised me.

There's a lot of minor everyday things which non-Muslims seem to do more frequently than Muslims (in my experience, at least). Using a knife and fork was one example.  Another example is stopping for a latte (coffee); I'll see a room full of non-Muslims.  I also like to run, but I don't encounter many Muslim women running.  I don't often see Muslim women going to the movies.

Wearing the headscarf, most non-Muslims assume I'm Muslim (and often ask me random questions about Islam).

Question: To what extent are reverts required to avoid behaving like non-Muslims?

Is it enough to just be recognized as a Muslim, or is there more to it?  I'm unclear if I should be unlearning how I've grown up, and replacing it with more Muslim-typical behaviours.


texts: As a foreign student whose visa does not allow work, can I deliver food with pork ingredients for work via the DoorDash app?

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I am an international Master's student in San Francisco, an expensive city.  My visa doesn't allow me to work, at least legally, so I was looking for a job "under the table".  I found a job for delivery food via the DoorDash app (via my friend's account).

Some orders include alcohol, which I never accept.

Other orders include pork ingredients, but I'm struggling to decline so many, as this could result of the closure of my account.

Under these circumstances, am I allowed to deliver this kind of products under the exception that it's a necessity?


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Dogs are "haram" to be kept (except as hearding or guard dogs) and are not allowed in one's home.
But what about dogs trained to help disabled people(blind,hearing impairment,seizures......)?
They need to be close to their owner and living with them in order to be of help.
Could those dogs be kept indoors?
Sunni point of  view please but would like to know about others as well.


texts: Is it forbidden to put cloth on one's mouth while praying?

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I read in Muwatta' Malik, book of The Times of Prayer, Hadith no. 31 or 32:

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْمُجَبَّرِ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَرَى سَالِمَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ إِذَا رَأَى الإِنْسَانَ يُغَطِّي فَاهُ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي جَبَذَ الثَّوْبَ عَنْ فِيهِ جَبْذًا شَدِيدًا حَتَّى يَنْزِعَهُ عَنْ فِيهِ
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Mujabbar that he used to see Salim ibn Abdullah pull the cloth away fiercely from the mouth of any man he saw covering his mouth while praying.

Why did he remove the cloth from them? Is it because this is forbidden?
For your information, Salim ibn Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him) is the grandson of Umar bin Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him).
Jazakum Allah khayran


texts: Will there be madd if shaddah over yaa is preceded by a kasra

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Assalamu alaikum

Will there be madd if there is a shaddah (tashdid) over yaa, and the yaa is preceded by a kasra? Such an occurence is there in the last words of Ayat Al Kursi.

Similarly, will there be madd if there is a shaddah over waw, and the waw is preceded by a damma?


texts: Is prophet sheeth mentioned in quran or he is mentioned in hadith

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There are many scholar that say sheeth(A.S)was a prophet, so is he mentioned in quran.
And can you give verse for it.


texts: Is Pantheism (as defined by Spinoza) compatible with Islam?

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Pantheism (Pan = all, theism=God) is the view that God is all.  Although some definitions describe pantheism as the view that God is the universe or God is nature, the more general definition is that these (universe, nature) are manifestations of God.  See this.

In other words, pantheism defines God as the totality.  All matter, energy, space and time.  The universe and every other universe which may exist. All creators and all destroyers.  All things, ideas, forms.  Every-thing and every-nothing. In sum, He is the representation of the oneness of all.

Is this conception of God compatible with Islam?  If not, why not and If yes, why yes?


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As I understand, the primary reason for wearing hijab is because it's required in the Qur'an:

  And tell the believing women... to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to... -- Qur'an 24:31

Other reasons include protection, modesty, and not being judged on beauty (ref.).

Question: Is being recognized as Muslim one of the reasons for hijab?

This ayah partly supports this idea:

  O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.  -- Qur'an 33:59  (see IslamAwakened for other translations)

However, I could be misreading it (e.g., it could mean "recognized as women" rather than "recognized as Muslim", as [if I understand correctly] it was common for non-Muslims to observe veil at the time the ayah was revealed).


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There are different kind of sins, but if you repent honestly then Allah will forgive you, right?

Still, are there any sins that Allah will never forgive?


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According to my research, the word "Surah" has some meanings, such as:

Enclosure, Altitude, the wall which is around the city.

(www.islamquest.net)

But I was wondering what its precise meaning is?
Actually is there any tradition concerning its exact meaning?

Note: I'm looking for the exact meaning of it which is used in the noble Qur'an


texts: Hadith & ".....chains on their necks....."

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Narrated Abu Huraira: The Verse:--"You (true Muslims) are the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind." means, the best of peoples for the people, as you bring them with chains on their necks till they embrace Islam.
  (Sahih Al-Bukhati, Book 60, hadith 80)

Could anyone provide me with the interpretation of this hadith. What does it mean by "chains on their necks"?


texts: I was listening to a beautiful tilawat and I don't know who recite it can anyone tell me the name of person who recite this http://quran.com/55.


texts: Sending salaam to prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) during prayer

texts: Will my salah be invalidated if I send salam to prophet (s.a.w) if his name comes in the zammi surah? Or should I send salaam after salaah?


texts: I'm too scared to pray salah because of my doubts

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I always believed that Allah is one. I never thought that I would start doubting the oneness of Allah.

Recently, I started having these sort of thoughts (auzubillah): What if Isa was part of god before he was born, then he lost all divinity and became a human prophet (which explains why he would pray to god sometimes), and then, after his resurrection he rose into the heavens and became part of god again?

I know it sounds absurd. But no matter how hard I try, I can't get it out of my head. I haven't been praying salah in a while since I'm too scared to pray salah now. If I pray salah with these sort of things in my mind, it will be like I'm praying to Isa.....and we all know that's shirk.

Before I pray salah, I always have to clear my mind and tell myself "There is no god but Allah. There is not god but Allah. Isa was just a prophet." But this doesn't always work. My mind starts thinking about that haram thing again.

How can I possibly prove it to myself that Allah does not have any parts? How can I possibly prove it to myself that Isa is not part of god? It's impossible. My only option is blind faith, but everyone says blind faith is not accepted by Allah.

If belief in Allah is fitra, then I should be allowed to have blind faith in Allah.


texts: How to cope with interest payed by banks?

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People have saving accounts in bank to save money in a secure place. And Salary accounts are also a kind of Saving account. Banks usually pay a small amount of interest after particular interval. My question is:

Is it ok to let the money come to bank account then withdraw it and give it to poor people. Or even this is still haraam? If so, then how to cope with it?


texts: How do we know the Quran will never change while we consider the Bible as corrupted and manipulated?

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God assured us that his holy book the Quran will never be changed or altered, now does this stand for all of the holy books God has revealed through the prophets, or is it only for the Quran?

In conversation with the fellow Christians, we always refer to the Bible as corrupted and manipulated (Vatican city proves this), and we as Muslims explain how the Quran will remain unchanged until the day of judgment and we have been assured so by God and his prophet.


texts: What formal, doctrinal guidance is there for how a Muslim should personally respond to deliberate, gratuitous abuse of Islam?

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I'm not trying to goad anyone, or start a fight, or pass judgment. I'm asking out of genuine curiosity. Please read accordingly.

I seek to learn how Muslims choose their response to deliberate, gratuitous abuse of Islam, the Qur'an, Muhammad, Allah, the Prophets, or anything else relating to Islam. I assume that it is prescribed, by one or more doctrinal authorities. I did a very rough, informal search of some Islamic resources, I found many items in favor of a mild response, but only one in favor of a more vigorous response. I've listed all that at the end of the post, because someone will surely want to see it.

My observations in online forums have been overwhelmingly biased toward the vigorous response. My observations of video footage of angry mobs of non-radical Muslims tend to provide reinforcement. I'm trying to find the religious motivations behind it, and get any other related knowledge that anyone can share.

I've asked Muslims before why they're bothered about insult to Islam. Almost invariably, the response is along the lines of, "How would you feel if someone insulted your mother?" Beside not being an answer, that's an aspect of culture rather than religion. I'm hoping for something a bit more doctrinally rigorous.

Genuine question, no judgment, just curiosity, please interpret as such.

Here are some items I found in support of a mild response.

Sura 3:186 - You will surely be tested in your possessions and in yourselves. And you will surely hear from those who were given the Scripture before you and from those who associate others with Allah much abuse. But if you are patient and fear Allah - indeed, that is of the matters [worthy] of determination.

Sura 7:200 - If a provocation from Satan should provoke thee, seek refuge in God

Sura 23:96-98 - Repel thou the evil with that which is fairer...And say: 'O my Lord, I take refuge in Thee...and I take refuge in Thee, O my Lord'

Sura 41:34 - Not equal are the good deed and the evil deed. Repel with that which is fairer and behold, he between whom and thee there is enmity shall be as if he were a loyal friend.

Anas reported: A Bedouin urinated in the mosque. Some of the persons stood up (to reprimand him or to check him from doing so), but the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Leave him alone; don't interrupt him. He (the narrator) said: And when he had finished, he called for a bucket of water and poured it over. (Muslim hadith 557, Book of purification)

Here is the item I found in support of a vigorous response

Sura 9:12 - And if they break their oaths after their treaty and defame your religion, then fight the leaders of disbelief, for indeed, there are no oaths [sacred] to them; [fight them that] they might cease.

There was quite a lot of Tafsir commentary on this verse, but I didn't find any other Ayahs or Hadiths on the subject.


texts: How one can go close to stranger with intention of marriage?

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As looking/meeting stranger females is haram and one cannot go for relation with any unmarried. If one's parents are not serious about child's marriage. How can one search and come close to a suitable partner.

In some societies parents arrange for their children' marriage. Or one finds a match in relatives. If one is not lucky this way how will he get married.

Those who don't abide by Islam easily get done with these issues. Should one wait for God's blessing or one has to break lines.

Whether on social media or real world it is almost impossible to be good and follow Islam and find a good partner as this way you will be decent but unless you take step no one will make you offer. If you lose the bound of Islam thing seem apparently easy in going and exploring fortune; but that way also stalking around is not what everyone will wish to do.

And yet another issue if you go openly with this intention of meeting you can't justify this stalking behavior in Islam and no good person will accept such offers, and on other hand staying away and decently waiting with 'sabar' apparently never seems ending in success.

As answer I am expecting Islamic guideline for searching partner at one's own. Keeping oneself away from sin and taking all features in mind like comfort and mutual understanding.


texts: Is it sinful to give my child the freedom to choose religion by himself?

texts: I want to give my child the freedom to choose religion by his own and want him to have a broad concept of religion. So I want him to study both Quran, Bible, Gita and many other of this kind. Is it sinful for me if I do so? Is it sinful for me if he don't choose Islam?


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The Surah Al-Masadd ("The Palm Fibre") is as follows:

  May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he.
  His wealth will not avail him or that which he gained.
  He will [enter to] burn in a Fire of [blazing] flame
  And his wife [as well] - the carrier of firewood.
  Around her neck is a rope of [twisted] fiber.

This surah tells us that Abu Lahab will go to hell.
However, he was alive at the time when this surah was revelead.

Isn't this an interference to Abu Lahab's free will ?
Doesn't Allah wait till to judgement day to reveal His verdict on us
?
Sure He knows where we will go prior to our deaths but if the verdict
is told to us before we die, then how can we talk about free will ?

So my question is, why is the verdict revealed to Abu Lahab before his death and how is this compatible with the concept of free will ?


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Islam teaches us what is halal food and what is haram food. It is said that we should eat from the foods that Allah has made halal for us.

So, while some people become vegetarian, that is mostly because of their psychological state so far I have seen. And since they are ignoring some of the food that was made halal for them, any chance to consider it as ignorance?

Has Islam said anything about it?


texts: Is it haram to marry a Christian woman even if she is chaste?

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Allah says in the Qu'ran:

  الزَّانِي لَا يَنكِحُ إِلَّا زَانِيَةً أَوْ مُشْرِكَةً وَالزَّانِيَةُ لَا يَنكِحُهَا إِلَّا زَانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ ۚ وَحُرِّمَ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
  The fornicator does not marry except a [female] fornicator or polytheist, and none marries her except a fornicator or a polytheist, and that has been made unlawful to the believers.

  [Verse 24:3]

In this answer, user 2350 stated (based on the above verse):

  Basically Muslim are not permitted to marry a polytheist nor an adulterer, otherwise he/she will be considered as the same.

That means that you cannot get married to a polytheist.

Nowadays, most Christians believe in Trinity, which we say is polytheism. Does that mean marrying Christians is haram even though the Quran allows marriage to Christians?

This is not a duplicate of this because the question is about marrying non-chaste people of the book while my question is about marrying any Christian, be she chaste or not.


texts: What was the religion of Prophet Mohammad (s) before become messenger of Allah?

texts: What is religion of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) before become messenger of Allah? He is acting according of christian shriah or other Abrahamic religion?


texts: Actually i wanted to ask that if someone does not have an elder sister or brother in this world ,but he ir she always wanted one so will it be possible in jannat ?


texts: Why surah "at-Tawbah" also known as "Baraah"

texts: Why Surah "at-Tawbah" is called "Bara'ah "what is the meaning of Bara'ah.


texts: Hadiths on the most beloved companions to the Prophet (صل الله علیه) from a route other than Amr ibn 'As

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I was reviewing and editing this question that I asked long ago and I want to complete my research on it. Back then my issues with it were not reasonably settled. One key issue was that how the three hadiths from at-Tirmidhi which state that Aisha and Abu Bakr were the most beloved individuals to the Holy Prophet (ص) were all narrated by a questionable companion Amr ibn As who is known for his hatred of Ali and war against him in addition to his wars against the Prophet (ص) before the conquest of Mecca.

I want to see whether there are other narrations, preferably reliable, in Sunni ahadith that state the same thing about Aisha and Abu Bakr and probably other companions to the exclusion of Ali, Fatima and Bani Hashim in general but from a route other than Amr ibn As. I don't remember whether I surveyed Bukhari and Muslim on this. So help would be appreciated.


texts: Can my Parents refuse to let me go to my husbands house to live once married?

texts: I am to be married and my to-be-husband wants me to go and live with him in his home where his whole family is. He has a job there also. The problem is my parents do not want to send me as it is in another state and I might not get a good enough job according to what I have studied (as it is a rural area so to speak as I live in the capital city). And as I'm the only daughter they are a little more protective. I have no objection in going. Will it be wrong for me to go even if my parents don't like it?


texts: the implications of Jesus abolishing Jizya?

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Sahih Bukhari Volume 3, Book 43, Number 656:
Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not be established until the son of Mary (i.e. Jesus) descends amongst you as a just ruler, he will break the cross, kill the pigs, and abolish the Jizya tax. Money will be in abundance so that nobody will accept it (as charitable gifts).

Since Jizya is abolished the verse 9:29 will have only two options to people of the book.

Fight against those who (1) believe not in Allah, (2) nor in the Last Day, (3) nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger (4) and those who acknowledge not the religion of truth (i.e. Islam) among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), until they pay the Jizyah with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.(9:29)

Can we conclude people of book will be only given option of   Islam or death under jesus?


texts: What is a reliable reference for "covering of the head during salah or otherwise is mubah" by men?

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Most of the males in my place wear head covering with a cap or turban.  Also some of the masjid have baskets full of caps for those who come to prayer without it.  They don't say you have to wear them in order to pray, but you get hard looks at times.

I have researched this and found that it is not a part of sunnah, but instead local customs or tradition.  If we cover or not, it doesn't  make any difference.  Also the male head is not considered awrah.  Also, men who are in ihraam pray bareheaded, because they are not allowed to cover their heads whilst in ihraam.  This is solely my opinion from the research I have done.

In my research, I found:

what Imam Shafi'i had to say about this...its mentioned below:-

  Imam Shafi'i said, "The covering of the head during salah or otherwise is mubah. Whoever claims that it is mandub, his opinion is invalid because of the lack of evidence in the chain of transmission; unless people use logic as evidence and this is not valid in our Shariah" (sunnah.org)

I'm seeking a reference for this.

Also, I would like to know umar ra had said something in regarding this subject?