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One can sin and subsequently forget; or sin without realizing it; or have a host of sins, some major and some minor.  As such, when one is punished in the afterlife, it may not be immediately clear why.  Of course, Allah could just explain why.

Question: If we are punished in the afterlife, will we know why?

Perhaps our sins and their respective punishments will be itemized on the Day of Judgement.  Along these lines is:

  Then on the Day of Resurrection he will be brought to account for every major and minor action, even though he has already been brought to account for that in the grave. -- Islam Q&A

This indicates that we will be aware to some degree (or maybe we're just accounting for major and minor actions, but without knowledge of how each is contributing to the quality of our afterlife).

I'm not sure where I could begin searching for an answer to this question, Googling the title of this question (link) doesn't give relevant hits.


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I have been doing some Googling for the Injil but I seem to be finding Christian websites that are trying to evangelise instead. Is there a version of the Injil out on the web that Muslims would read, rather than a rebranded new testament or is the new testament what Muslims would read?

I have read this question:
 How does Islam view the Christian New Testament?


texts: What are the differences between Ghazawat and a Saraya?

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I have read in a fatwa from Islamweb.com that the Prophet Muhammad conducted  expeditions against the Kuffar. Some of these expeditions are called Ghazawat and some are called Saraya.

I'd like to know what is the difference between these two types of expeditions.


texts: Is "Christmas" were seen as secular (rather than religious), would it be acceptable to celebrate it?

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I understand that many (most?) Muslims prefer not to really celebrate Christmas, due to conflicting religious views. However, in truth Christmas is a composite event, of secular (arguably: predominantly), pagan, and Christian origin.

Now, it happens that in Russia and many Eastern churches (Christian), the dates are different - and notably: split. The secular part is effectively new year (including gift-giving, celebration of friends and family etc), and the religious festival is on (IIRC) the 7th January.

So: hypothetically, if this were more generally the case: would more Muslims be happy to celebrate "wintertime" (insert whatever preferred name) - meaning: just the secular end-of-year celebration, without any confusion of religious overtones? Would there be any haram in such?


texts: Is it permissible to offer Sunnah prayer while Fajr congregation prayer is going on?

texts: Is it permissible to offer the two Sunnah rakat at the Fajr while congregation prayer of the fardh is going on?  Please give some clarification and references.


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Will they not then ponder on the Qur'an? If it had been from other than Allah they would have found therein much (كَثِيرًا) incongruity. 4:82

Does the Quran prescribe a threshold on number of inconsistencies needed. The "much" may suggest only a few is okay.


texts: Is there a ruling for giving and returning the Salam while eating?

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What is the ruling, if any, of offering salaam to someone who is eating?
And also what is the ruling when being offered salaam while you yourself are eating?

Lately, we hear people saying that it is forbidden to say "Salam" while eating. Hence the question.


texts: Assalamualaykum, Since Sura Yaseen is too long, how many verses can I recite in my prayer after Sura Fatiha?


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Is this narration authentic:

حدثنا ابن المثنى، قال: ثنا ابن عدّي، عن شعبة، عن سليمان، عن إبراهيم،
قال: قال عبد الله: لو كان السعي لسعيت حتى يسقط ردائي، قال: ولكنها:
«فامْضُوا إلى ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ» قال: هكذا كان يقرؤها
Muhammad b.
Al-Muthanna Al-Basri (167-251) <–Muhammad b. Uday Al-Basri (120s-194)
<– Shu’bah b. Hajjaj Al-Basri (82-160) <– Sulayman Ibn Al-Amash
Al-Kufi (61-148) <– Ibrahim Al-Nakha’i Al-Kufi (50-96): Abdullah said:
If it was Hasten, I would have hastened until my robe falls off, but
it is {go to the remembrance of Allah} and this is how they read it
Tafsir Al Tabari 62:9

In this narration, it is made clear that فامضوا is the correct recitation in the eyes of Ibn Masud and he emphasises his problem with the standardised recitation of فاسْعَوْا by pointing out that if he was to take the verse literally, he would hasten to the point that his robe would fall off.


texts: Is it haram to continue watching a movie/series after it shows something offensive about Islam?

texts: If for I watch a show or a movie which has a line which is offensive about our religion or any scene which we shouldn't see. Is it haram for me to watch the rest of the seasons or the movie even though I never intended to listen or watch those things and I hide it, skip it or close my eyes when the bad scene comes and I seek Allah's forgiveness too?


texts: Missed Prayer due to sometimes inability to keep wudu

texts: For the longest time I struggled with Praying. I had difficulty with keeping wudu. Sometimes I could keep it sometimes I could not. I found it extremely stressful so i stopped praying for 2-4 years. Then later I read that if you struggle with keeping wudu you can just do it once and then pray. Since then I have prayed everyday. My question is do I have to make up the prayers i missed?


texts: Reading from mushaf or Quran app in voluntary prayers?

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Salam
I have seen a few videos on YouTube which say this is allowed in voluntary prayers such tahhajud etc.. I want to know if anyone else has done this and when going into sujood how does one hold the mushaf or phone if reading from app? Do we still have to have right hand over left if holding mushaf/phone if reciting like this?
Can this be done in sunnah prayers too?
I want to do this to make my salah longer as I don't know know a lot of surahs from memory.


texts: Are Muslims required to believe in things which are irrelevant to the message of the Quran?

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We Muslims believe that the Quran is the word of Allah, not the hadith and not the sirah. So if a Muslim rejects an authentic hadith that has nothing to do with the message of the Quran, will he/she be punished by Allah?

Let me give some examples:

1) The Quran does not say WHERE the first ayah was revealed to Muhammad. So the location of the first ayah is irrelevant to the Quran. Yet, Muslims believe it was revealed in the Hira cave in Makkah. Now suppose a Muslim says "The first ayah was not revealed in Hira cave. Muhammad was sailing in the Indian Ocean and then the first ayah was revealed there". Will Allah punish this person? I don't think so. Because as I said, the location of the first ayah is irrelevant to the Quran.

2) The Quran does not name the wives of Muhammad. But if a Muslim said "Khadija was not the wife of Muhammad" will this Muslim be punished by Allah? I don't think so. Because the identity of Muhammad's wives are irrelevant to the Quran.

3) According to the hadith, Muhammad said "For him who says: `Subhan-Allahi wa bi hamdihi, a palm-tree will be planted in Jannah." So what happens if a muslim says "I don't believe this hadith. If you say this supplication, Allah will reward you but he will not plant a palm-tree in Jannah"? Will Allah punish this muslim? I don't think so. Because whether a palm tree will be planted in Jannah or not is irrelevant to the Quran.

4) The Quran does not say how to pray Salah. We learned the techniques of Salah from the hadith. But if a muslim says "All the ahadith about Salah are wrong. You should only pray salah in your mind", will Allah punish this Muslim? DEFINITELY. Because praying Salah is definitely relevant to the Quran. And Muhammad knows best how to pray Salah.

Are we obligated to believe in the ahadith, no matter how authentic, which are irrelevant to the message of the Quran?


texts: Is this miswak (tooth stick) method from authentic sunnah?

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I was watching this clip from the founder of Dawateislami. There are some things which are new to me about the use of miswak (tooth stick):

Miswak shouldn't be longer than a hand-span as it will cause Satan to sit on it [0:22]
One should not clinch with the fist as it will cause piles [0:37]
While washing miswak, recite salawat or better to include "Ya Qadir" [0:47]

Question: Are these practices from the authentic sunnah?


texts: Isn't it shirk to seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah?

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A‘oothu bi kalimaatil-laahit-taammaati min sharri maa khalaq.
“I seek protection in the perfect words of Allah from every evil that He has created.”

Isn't seeking refuge in the perfect words of Allah shirk? What is the ruling when it comes to seeking refuge?


texts: I have a friend who is a Muslim and is gay. He has told me that he doesn't want to be gay. He even punishes himelf for it. He has told me that it is forbidden in Islam to be homosexual. He is falling into the state of depression. What am I meant to do about it? I want to help him but I don't know how.


texts: Ruling for giving and returning Salam in written media?

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When two Muslim brothers meet each other, they exchange Islamic greetings (says Salam to each other). This is done verbally. My question is regarding non-verbal communication. Like when we chat, write e-mails to each other or ask public questions on a forum. When I say writing, it can refer to writing with a pen on paper or using keyboard to type on a computer.

So what is the ruling in this case, should we say Salam? Many of you may say it is advisable to do so. What was the practice of the Sahabas? Does anybody have a genuine and authentic information on this matter?


texts: Is it permissible to wear gold to celebrate a baby boy?

texts: I'm married and have a baby. And since he is my first kid I wish to wear gold for him but my family is opposing to wear. Can we wear gold for boy baby in Islam?


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In Hanafi Fiqh, if a husband says to his wife "I don't ever want to see your face" with the intention of divorce then one Talaaq e Bain will occur and the Nikah will break. The wife will now be in Iddat and should the couple wish to reconcile then a new Nikah will be compulsory.

However, if the couple don't do a new nikah and continue living together and a month later the husband says "talaaq, talaaq, talaaq" is this talaaq now valid?


texts: Is it true that two people who love each other but cannot be together will meet in Jannat?

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I love someone and she loves me too but there are problems, due to which we cannot have a relationship for a long time, but she and I decided that we will both meet with each other in Jannat.
It is true that those people who love each other will meet in Jannat?


texts: sleeping intentionally at the time of fajr and praying it when woke up

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so if someones alarm is ringing at time of fajr, he woke up and turn of the alarm because of sleepiness. and after he woke up the fajr time is already gone, then he offered fajr prayer. So will his fajr prayer be valid?
Because,
You can only make up prayers when you oversleep or forgot. and if someone intentionally miss a prayer then it can't be offered afterwards as far as i know.


texts: Is ghusl (bath) mandatory after masturbation?

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Assalamualaikum everyone
Is it compulsory to bath after masturbation?
Or only washing the penis (awrah) will do ?


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Question: Does a soul have a gender in Islam?  As in, is there such a thing as a "female soul" and a "male soul"?

I'm tempted to think souls should have genders, because how otherwise would we have husbands and wives in paradise?

Searching the web, I found only one possibly reliable resource:

  3- Souls do not have gender. Human beings gain their personalities both from their spirits and bodies. A soul entering a body tries to adapt to the physical characteristics of the body which determine the gender. -- Questions On Islam

But there's no references given above.

There's also a post by someone named Joseph A. Islam (Qur'an's Message) but, while formally written, this post seems to be virtually a Quranist piece (there's other questionable things on that site, so I deem it untrustworthy).  However, it does point to the following ayah, which might mean the answer is "we don't know":

  And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about the soul. Say, "The soul is of the affair of my Lord. And mankind have not been given of knowledge except a little." -- Qur'an 17:85

Searching for site:islamweb.net soul gender, site:islamqa.org soul gender, site:islamqa.info soul gender, and site:seekershub.org soul gender doesn't help much.


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I've noticed people saying that it is haram to dye your hair black, and I wanted to know if that is true or not.
So please help me out.


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I heard that Shias use a word taqiyya, in the al-Kafi book by Kulayni Imam Sadiq is quoted as saying: ... taqiyya is my religion... (Reference: الكافي للكليني (329 هـ) الجزء2 صفحة219 باب التقية).

I didn't find English reference so I must give the Arabic one. So what exactly do Shias means by taqiyya and why it's so important to them to say it's my religion?

If it's hide fellings, Ammar ibn Yassir can use taqiya and dissimulate his true felling and save himself and his family, Bilal ElHabachi too, Ashab El Oukhdoud too [surat 85], Jesus disciple who are killed too. So what I understand in general is that taqiya is used when you're afraid, so begin afraid you're ready to do anything to save yourself, do what's not in religion, lie, commit haram. So what it means to be passion, since you can just hide.

Is it more worth to lie or to face death with your believes if you're really religious and look the sake of ALLAH?? I want clarity please!!

  Cursed were the companions of the trench when they were sitting near
  it And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were
  witnesses. And they resented them not except because they believed in
  Allah , the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy [85, 5-8]

  That is only Satan who frightens [you] of his supporters. So fear them
  not, but fear Me, if you are [indeed] believers. [3,175]

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texts: What will Allah do to Buddhists who have achieved Nirvana?

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Buddhism has two meanings, as a religion and as a philosophy. Most Buddhists are followers of the religion, not the philosophy. This question is about the philosophy.

Nirvana is not the Buddhist heaven (the followers of the Buddhist religion believe that depending on karma, a person will go to either a good or bad afterlife, and then be reincarnated as either an advanced being or a lowly being). Nirvana is a state of mind. According to my understanding:

The view of Buddhism is that suffering is due not only to bad stimuli, but also ultimately good stimuli as they inevitably are lost eventually, and that hurts as well.

So the first step towards Nirvana is to cut all connections to stimuli and emotions. So at this stage the Buddhist is constantly content no matter what is happening around him. That is why Thich Quang Duc didn’t react to burning himself alive to protest for the suffering of his people. He wasn’t resisting the pain, he completely ignored it:

https://youtu.be/OxrBik16Hzg

The next stage is realising that your emotions and thoughts are also stimuli, and thus working to abandon them as well, so you achieve a state of blankness and peace.

The last stage where the individual reaches Nirvana is when he loses his sense of self completely, by not associating with even his personality and memories.

———

So based on this, assuming it is true, what will Allah do to Buddhists who have achieved Nirvana (also known as Buddhas) after they die, since being completely impartial to pleasure or pain, this world, heaven, and hell would all carry the same lack of value to them?


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Many of my relatives told me that prophet muhammad told the people to offer salah .
But , I wonder if Jesus , Noah, Abraham, Adam didn't they read Salah , the must have done it then why do we say Prophet Muhammad is the founder of Salah and as well as the founder of Islam ?


texts: Are raffles halaal or haraam? (Shia view please)

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Recently I saw a Shia mosque holding a fund raising raffle ticket competition where the winner would get a fully paid for umrah trip.

What is a raffle?

  Wikipedia - A raffle is a gambling competition in which people obtain numbered
  tickets, each ticket having the chance of winning a prize. At a set
  time, the winners are drawn from a container holding a copy of every
  number. The drawn tickets are checked against a collection of prizes
  with numbers attached to them, and the holder of the ticket wins the
  prize.

Is gambling haraam?

  Sahih international translation of the Quran 5:91 - Satan only wants to cause between you animosity and hatred through
  intoxicants and gambling and to avert you from the remembrance of
  Allah and from prayer. So will you not desist?

The question:

Are raffles haraam, even if they are used for fund raising purposes where the winner gets a trip go do an umrah?

Shia view please.


texts: Apart from Arabic, is there such a thing as "Islamic languages"?

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Is there such a thing as "Islamic languages"?

There's a totally false online rumour, spread by people opposed to Islam, claiming that Japan is really anti-Islam. But there's one part that states that "Islamic languages" aren't taught in Japan, and I want to know if there's even such a thing as "Islamic languages".

The exact quote of the rumour is "In the University of Japan, Arabic or any Islamic language is not taught." - it's probably written by someone who isn't a native speaker of English, and it probably means "neither Arabic nor any other Islamic language is taught".

I know that Arabic plays a special role in Islam. For example it's the language the Quran is written in. But are there any other "Islamic languages"?


texts: What was Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) routine in i'tikaf?

texts: What did our beloved Prophet Muhammad PBUH do all day during his I'tikaf?


texts: Can shatan show miracles to fool other religion's people?

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We can see many reports of people reporting seeing Jesus and Mary and many other miracles like the Fatima sun miracle in 1917 in Portugal when people saw solar rays changing colour.

So when I read this these, I am sure that it is shatan. But it's troubling me because I have not heard in hadith saying shatan does miracles to fool other religion's peoples.  I thought shatan does things to Muslims only. Can somebody please explain if this is done by shatan only?


texts: I don't feel like been his friend anymore because he always get angry when I tell him to changes his life style and repent toward Allah Azawajal

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Assalamualaikum waramatullahi wabarakatuhu
I really want to ask about something that hurt my heart so much. Is about my childhood friend, me and him have been friend for more than 5 year's which means we always do many things together like having girlfriend, not praying in time even sometimes skip it.
So luckily we are separated for some times,I want to another town to attend my high school, so I met many people that always talk to me about my life and tell me to stop all what am doing and come back to Allah, Masha Allah I changed and repent toward Allah.
Now am back to my town, I found my friend still in all those wrong doing, I try to correct him but he told me that if his life is affecting me then I should stop talking to him.
Now my question, for me too I don't feel like been his friend anymore now so it that okay for both of us or what should I do?
Please help me


texts: Where can I find this hadith on shaking hands?

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It is possible that this hadith is from a Shia Hadith Book, but I am not sure. I have not been able to find it yet.

  The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) is reported to have said: "It is not permitted for women to contact with non-intimate except with covers of cloth."

If possible, please provide the authenticity as well.

Source: https://www.al-islam.org/some-questions-related-womens-rights-islam-sayyid-rida-husayni-nasab/what-commandment-shaking-hands


texts: On judgement day, will your sins be exposed and judged in front of everyone?

texts: On judgement day, when Allah judges you, is it just between you and Him, or will He expose and judge your sins in front of everyone?


texts: What rulings of polygny apply in the case of a free man marrying a slave girl?

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After reading Did scholars define a limitation of concubines a man could have? I remembered that there's another verse later saying:

  And whoever among you cannot [find] the means to marry free, believing women, then [he may marry] from those whom your right hands possess of believing slave girls. ... (4:25)

This verse is discussing the situation of a man who wants to get married, but for some reason can't afford marrying a free woman. This made me curious about this situation and relevant rulings.

I have a couple of questions concerning this marriage, but before making this post to broad let me start by asking this:

When it comes to polygyny -maybe the husband becomes wealthy after marrying a slave- which rules apply in case of a further marriage those of a marriage with a free women or those of a concubinage?
And if so would it make a difference if among the possibly other wife was free?


texts: Does being forced to sign separation papers count as talaq?

texts: In a western country, such as Canada, if someone is forced to sign separation papers with his first wife for the citizenship claim of his second wife (though neither the man nor the first wife want to separate) then, will this documentation be treated as talaq as per shariya?


texts: Liquid that comes out after urination and what to do if it stains the cloth

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After urinating I wait a few minutes in the toilet and at minimum a drop comes out. I am pretty sure that there is no more urine left in the pens so I wash it and come out. After walking for some time I feel a liquid coming out which I presume to be wadhi (since it comes out after urine). When this liquid comes out I feel a kind of relief feeling in my pens. if this liquid stains the cloth what should be done  ?
Should I wash the clothes ?  ( it would be cumbersome to do so every time I urinate )
What should be done to this liquid  ?
Btw I am 15 years old so is it possible for a 15 year old to relaease wadhi ?


texts: Shouldn't a slave woman guard her private parts except from her spouse?

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Quran 23:5-6 says among the qualities of Believers

  And who guards their private parts except from their spouses and what
  their right hands possess, then surely they are not blameworthy. Quran
  23:5-6

In regards to a slave women who has accepted Islam, shouldn't she also guard her private parts except from her spouse ?


texts: Is the reward of reciting Qur'an in other languages same as reciting it in Arabic if one doesn't know how to read Arabic?

texts: One of my sister in Islam don't know how to read Arabic so she wants to know that if she would read the Qur'an in any other language would she get the same reward as one gets when one recites the Qur'an in Arabic or would the reward be lesser than it?


texts: Is it halal to make ad revenue from sexy wallpapers?

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I am making an application in which i am using sexy wallpapers but not full nude wallpapers. I am adding it to the Google Play store, where users can download it for free.

I earn money from an ad network which is integrated into the application. Once a user downloads the application and uses it, they will see the advertisements which are provided by the ad network.

That ad network company will then give me money for integrating their ad code to my application.

Would this income be halal or haram?


texts: Did Allah know that, in the future, my friend was going to struggle for her past sins?

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My friend recently told me a thought just came to her mind, of a sin she committed three years ago and is now haunting her. That's all she thinks about. She said at the time, she barely turned to Allah for help nor did it worry me, but now all she thinks about is that. She is always crying, asking for forgiveness hoping Aallah will forgive her. she told me that ever since this thought came to her, she turns to Allah way more, and prays and tries her best to read the Quran & listen to it.

Is it possible for Allah to know that at that time she committed the sin that in three years time she was going to stress about this and become a better Muslim?

Did Allah know my friend was going to struggle and beg for help in the future at the time she committed the sin?


texts: Our relation to God and the prophet Muhammad in paradise

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When is the first time that we can see God?
In paradise can we talk to God while seeing him and have an answer from him on the spot, and can we talk to the prophet Muhammad at any time?


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Is it allowed to to travel from an islamic country to a non-muslim country where the majority are non-muslims (e.g. UK, USA) for the sake of studying?

(From Sunni's point of view)


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Assalamou ailekom
I would like to know if my prayers are accepted or not if I have a dog in the my house. My brother adopted it without permission from us but we had to keep it since we got emotionally attached to it. I know that angels don't enter the houses of people who keep their dogs in their houses and that's dogs are just permissible if they are guard dogs. We see it as a pet but it can serve as a guard dog too maybe because when guests or strangers are comming to our house the dog goes to window so we know that someone is coming. So I'm a little confused if it's a sin or not in our case to keep the dog. Thank you in advance.


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Inshallah, I will go to Iran again in May.  I intend to pray in the mosques there and I would like to fit in better with my (presumably mostly Shia) sisters when doing so.

Question: How can a new Muslim fit in when praying in a mosque in Iran?

I'm seeking beginner-level ("do this and you'll be fine") instructions for being able to pray in Iranian mosques without complications.  I want to stay away from the Shia-Sunni politics.

I learned to pray Hanafi, Sunni style, although it's now a hodge-podge of different styles.  I have no strong preference just as long as I pray to Allah.  I only started praying less than a year ago, and my prayer is imperfect, but I've been improving over time.

I prayed once before in a mosque in Iran (my first time ever in a mosque; my only time in Iran), and the lady next to me just said "copy me", so I did.

From what I understand, the differences I need to know about are:

There's a stone, although I'm not really sure what to do with it.
Shia Muslims pray with their hands by their sides.  (As per What are the major differences between Sunni and Shi'i prayer?)

These two items are possibly enough to be able to fit in, but I'm unsure if I'm missing something.  I'm not going to be capable of reciting Arabic, other than al Fatiha (and al Humazah now) and the tashahhud.

Part of the motivation behind this question is recently being "corrected" for praying Hanafi style in a Tunis mosque, which I believe predominately follows the Maliki madhhab.  I know she meant well, but it's something I'd rather avoid happening again.  I want to just fit in and worship Allah without such issues arising.


texts: How will people in Antarctica and artic break their fast?

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It has been made permissible for you the night preceding fasting to go to your wives [for sexual relations]. They are a clothing for you and you are a clothing1 for them. Allah knows that you used to deceive yourselves,2 so He accepted your repentance and forgave you. So now, have relations with them and seek that which Allah has decreed for you [i.e., offspring]. And eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread [of night]. Then complete the fast until the night [i.e., sunset]. And do not have relations with them as long as you are staying for worship in the mosques. These are the limits [set by] Allah, so do not approach them. Thus does Allah make clear His verses [i.e., ordinances] to the people that they may become righteous.
Saheeh International 2:187

How can one break his fast during polar night. Or the people who live in Antarctica are artic there are many places where people live in night for six months and 6 months in day light. Who will they break their fast.


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Instead of sending unwanted income from riba towards charity, would it be halal to use the earned riba to pay the interest-only portion of a loan such as a mortgage or student loan.

For example, if you have a mortgage where you're paying $200/month in interest, but you're earning $20 from your bank in the form of interest, would it be okay to pay the $20 towards the $200 interest payment?

Sort of like "fighting fire with fire"


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I wasted my youth. I am 35 years old. I had a toxic relationship with my parents, especially my mother. My career never started and am still looking for a fresh start and finding it humiliating at my age.

What does the Quran says about wasting your youth? Is redemption possible?

Thanks.


texts: Is there a way to envisage Allah, in order to better feel His presence?

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I know that it states in the Quraan that Allah has no image or forms etc.
so when we pray on our everyday salah how can one refer God as to?  To feel His sense more. I have come across some Muslim sisters who say Allah is "NOOR" (the light) so we praise Allah in that sense to feel his energy or light entering our hearts.

I was confused a bit as to how can we even say put Allah in the "FORM" of "LIGHT".  It's still creating an image and doesn't this cause shirk in our obligatory prayers?

Further, if we even envisage God as, say, light, then what is the difference between we stating God is light and the Egyptians who worshipped the Sun as their god?

Sorry if I did ask something above my statements I am only seeking answers to find my path solely to Allah. I just want to feel Allah's presence all around me.


texts: What is creation made of according to Islam?

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In the question "Is Islam a pantheistic religion?" the answer was no.

Therefore what exactly is this stuff? Did Allah make it from an pre-existing something or from a nothing?

There are only two possibilities. Did Allah make all things? Or did Allah use something that was already there?


texts: Does Islam allow to keep any pets that aren't dogs but are still part of the dog family?

texts: Under the assumption that keeping a dog itself is haram, can Muslims keep pets such as foxes or wolves, which are closely related to dogs but not actually full-breed dogs?  Or can they not keep anything that is in the dog family as a pet?


texts: I received money by unknown is it halal or not?

texts: i received money 5000 PKR but don't know who sent and no call or text received asking for that it is mistakenly sent to you. Is this money halal for me or not I waited 1 week almost but no one asked me for money it is still in my account safe and sound. should i spend it or not? what should i Do?


texts: How do you perform Sajda Tilawat? (Prostration of Recitation)

texts: What is the proper procedure for performing Sajda Tilawah?


texts: When I say the dua for entering the bathroom should I say that before stepping foot inside or is it ok to say it inside the bathroom

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I am asking this because people usually say it

  isn’t liked to say Allah's name inside the bathroom.

Please Explain. Jazak-Allah


texts: What's the overlap between Sufi Muslims and Sunni and Shiite Muslims?

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A Pew Poll has given the percentages of Sunnis, Shiites, and those who identify as "just a Muslim" throughout the world. Each of these is considered mutually exclusive by the pollster. Then it says:

  For some Muslims, another layer of identity comes from membership in a Sufi order. ... These orders can fall within either Sunni or Shia Islam.

It then gives the percentages of Sufis in various countries, as it had for Sunnis and Shiites. But it doesn't really give an idea of the overlap between them.

Have any polls or studies said how many Sufi Muslims also adhere to Sunnism or Shiism?


texts: Who elected Khalifah in Rashidun Chalipate?

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I asked in history stackexchange.

Sunni source is that the first four Chaliphs are "properly" elected.

However, some Syiah disagree.

This one says, for example,

https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/58430/did-ali-say-that-only-muhammads-descendants-can-rule?noredirect=1#comment176183_58430

  In reference to comments, the idea that the first three caliphs were
  "elected" is also contested. If the electoral excludes some of the
  most prominent companions of the Prophet and involves coercion, it
  can't be called an "election" and this was the case for Saqifa the
  first "election" which was more like a factional coup d'état. The
  second caliph was also appointed not elected. You may want to post a
  separate question on this but you can also consult Madelung's
  comprehensive account of post-prophetic politics.

So in case of Abu Bakr, it seems that some prominent companions are not excluded. Is there a reasoanable reason why they're not included? What coercion he's talking about?

The reason I asked this is because in politic, this is a very normal game.

Suharto, for example, is always "elected". By who? By MPR. Who elect members of MPR? About 50% is chosen by Suharto.

So in a very good sense, the whole thing is just a show. Suharto isn't really elected. He just elect himself by electing those who will elect him in MPR.

So who elect Abu Bakr? Same trick? He's elected by consensus among those who like him?


texts: What is the meaning of reciting silently?

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What does it mean when we pray/read/recite silently? Is whispering considered silent? Because I whisper when I pray or read quran from mushaf or when I read athkar. When I whisper I can hear myself.

  [17:110] And do not recite [too] loudly in your prayer or [too]
  quietly but seek between that an [intermediate] way.


texts: Can Satan or jinn do physical harm to a person? If so, does isolation of a person help them to do that more in any way? Or is whispering to us to do bad  his only act?


texts: Is it permissible to draw a tree and bird silhouette?

texts: Is it permissible to draw this picture in Islam? I want to draw this image on my wall.   There is no face in the picture.


texts: Is there advice on what a woman should do during pregnancy?

texts: Women are a bit more concerned about their daily tasks during pregnancy since their actions would affect their child in many ways. Is there anything on this matter in Quran and Ahadith?


texts: Is zakat applicable on the amount I have paid in installments for a property?

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I have been paying 1/3 part of installments for a property for over a year. Is Zakat applicable on the amount I have paid in installments up until now?

The intention is to sell the property once the installments are finished and the money would be used for further investment on another property OR to build a house for living.


texts: Is there any ideal time to complete Salah?

texts: Is there any ideal time to complete Salah like 4 rakkat in 15 minutes or ? Or anything like that ?


texts: How a Muslim state will protect Apostates of other religions?

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Islam order killing of converts from Islam or Apostates. What if other religions does the same, how someone will accept Islam? How a Muslim state will protect the Apostates of other religions?

Also what if the same method is applied by other religious state to if someone converts from Islam to their religion?


texts: Building a website for musicians to provide market statistics only, not selling music

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Assalamua'laikum.
I am personally a software engineer who builds websites and applications for others. Someone I know has come with a proposal to compensate me for building a website that will get user statistical data for various musicians from YouTube, Spotify and other networks and present that to each musician. Basically it will show stats for the musician for how he/she is doing as far consumers on various networks based on the usage data. So this will not sell any music but only provide statistical usage data regarding the audience of each various within various network. Is this something permissible for me to work on and getting paid for as a Muslim as I am not composing or listening to or selling any music through the website? Please advise.

Thank you in advance and may Allah be pleased with you all for your efforts to help all the Muslim brothers and sisters.


texts: Doesn't Qur'an 47:4 put an end to slavery?

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Qur'an 47:4 is as follows:

  So when you meet those who disbelieve [in battle], strike [their]
  necks until, when you have inflicted slaughter upon them, then secure
  their bonds, and either [confer] favor afterwards or ransom [them]
  until the war lays down its burdens. That [is the command]. And if
  Allah had willed, He could have taken vengeance upon them [Himself],
  but [He ordered armed struggle] to test some of you by means of
  others. And those who are killed in the cause of Allah - never will He
  waste their deeds. [47:4]

According to this verse, Allah commands us to leave prisoners of war either out of generosity or for a ransom. If the only way to obtain slaves is capturing them at war, how can one obtain new slaves in the light of this verse?

Essentially, doesn't this verse effectively put an end to slavery ?


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I need clarity and context on the following which is said by Ibn Abbas (RA):

“Ibn Abbas recited this verse as ‘أَفَلَمْ يتبين ٱلَّذِينَ’. He was
told that it is ‘أَفَلَمْ يَا۟يْـَٔسِ ٱلَّذِينَ’ to which Ibn Abbas
replied: “The writer has written يَا۟يْـَٔسِ but I think that he may
not have been wakeful at that time of writing this word.”
Al Itqan fi Uloom al Quran, Volume 1 page 238

The same is said elsewhere:

وأخرج ابن جرير وابن الأنباري في المصاحف، عن ابن عباس – رضي الله عنهما
– أنه قرأ [أفلم يتبين الذين آمنوا] فقيل له: إنها في المصحف { أفلم ييأس
} فقال: أظن الكاتب كتبها وهو ناعس.
Ibn Jarir and Ibn al-Anbari included in the musahif on the authority
of Ibn Abbas – may God be pleased with them – that he read {are those
who believe clearly aware} and it was said to him: It is in the
Qur’an: “do not those who believe despair.” So he said: I think the
writer wrote it while he was drowsy
Tafsir Manthur

Ibn Hajar said on it's chain:

وروى الطبري وعبد بن حميد بإسناد صحيح كلهم من رجال البخاري عن ابن عباس
أنه كان يقرؤها ” أفلم يتبين” ويقول: كتبها الكاتب وهو ناعس
And Tabari and Abd bin Hamid narrated with a Sahih chain containing
all the narrators from the rijal of Bukhari, from Ibn Abbas that he
recited “ أفلم يتبين” and said that the writer had written it
[يَا۟يْـَٔسِ] when he was drowsy.
Fath al Bari, Volume 8 page 373

Was Ibn Abbas simply mistaken here?


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I passed in front of my brother while praying but I did it by mistake not intentional so is there a sin on me please help me about this and I didn't want to do it was a mistake.i feel scared I was running in my home I didn't know he was there. .
jazakallahu khair.


texts: I am a devout Muslimah who prays five times a day but the fact my husband will have Hoor al ayn makes me nervous and uncomfortable. It is affecting my relationship with Allah and I don't feel that much desire for Jannah. How can I accept the fact my husband gets Hoor al Ayn without it making me nervous or have a grudge?


texts: Was the hadith "...for a woman is created from a rib..." only for Eve and not for women in general?

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From IslamWeb, I came to know that women were not made out of a man's rib.  But the hadith talks about the general case, writing "the Hadeeth does not mean that the woman, in general, is created from her husband’s rib" referring to the hadith:

  Treat women nicely, for a women [sic] is created from a rib... -- Sahih al-Bukhari 3331 (sunnah.com); also Sahih Muslim 1468 a (sunnah.com)

However, Zakir Naik in a YouTube video didn't say that it applied only for Eve (the 1st woman), but his conclusion was rather for general woman.

Hence, my question: was the hadith only for Eve and not for women in general?


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A person with work commitments may be attracted to someone with comparable work ethics, and therefore comparable work commitments.  However, this gives rise to practical difficulties in finding a spouse, where both are unable to relocate.  In these circumstances, compatible partners may not be able to be together physically due to external commitments.  Hence...

Question: Is a long-distance Islamic marriage permissible and practicable?

I have in mind a relationship that would otherwise be halal, but the partners agree to spend a substantial amount of time separated for work commitments, or other reasons.

I can't think of any specific reason that it wouldn't be halal, but it might be regarded as haram e.g. because the husband would not be performing his role as his wife's guardian.  (An IslamWeb fatwa describes the technical details of performing such a marriage; presumably their response would have been different if it were haram.)


texts: What is the Sharia ruling on working in a bank?

texts: Nowadays, lot of students look for getting a job in banks. What is the Islamic view if a person gets a job in bank?


texts: What are the verses and ahadith that support the idea of possession by a jinn?

texts: So I know there is a verse in the Quran that those who indulge in riba are going to be standing on Day of Judgement as if they were beaten into insanity by Shaytan. However, I don't think this verse can exactly justify jinn possession. Is there any other verses or hadiths that can help support jinn possession?


texts: What is Islam view on engagement before marriage?

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What is the concept of Fiancé/Fiancée in Islam ?

I come from a pakistani background and I know many people who get engaged for 2/3 years and its acceptable in the culture too. But what does Islam say ?


texts: Is there a version of Wasalaam aleikum when greeting one person?

texts: When I was working in Syria back in the 1990s, the greeting I was taught to use was "Wasalaam aleikum", but our Arabic teacher also said a "wa-" prefix and a "-kum" ending were used for the plural "you".  For greeting only one person, is it correct to use the Arabic singular: "Asalaam alek" when greeting a man or boy and "Asalaam alik" when it is a woman or girl?


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I read an answer to a question called "Scientific conflicts in respect to the Quran" and the user stated that the person who is reading is misunderstanding the Quran or there is a gap in science that we dont know of yet.

Then another user in the comments said there was a problem with the whole science in the Quran thing. He said this: "Your two points in the beginning demonstrate exactly what the problem with the science-in-the-quran narrative is: those two points when applied to any text whatsoever will always leave the text in some state of "yeah this is true". If you take the Greek myths and "reason" about them with the approach "either what I think I know about reality is wrong, or I misunderstood the Greek myths", then you will also conclude that they are completely true - yet you don't, because that is ridiculous. Ironically, your quote of Popper even tells you that that approach is dishonest and biased. "

What is the answer to this problem with science in the Quran?


texts: What is the definition of Muslim according to the Holy Quran?

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Is there any verse in the Holy Quran that provides a clear definition of who should be considered Muslim?

Some extremist groups of Muslims use their own definition of Muslim and call some other Muslims unbeliever (Kaafir) for political and worldly purposes. (Takfir)

So I would like to see how the Holy Quran defines Muslim. Please support your answers with verses and their respective translations from the Holy Quran.

In other words:

What are minimum requirements of being considered as a Muslim according to Islam and Quran?


texts: In Surat At-Tin, why does Allah (SWT) swear by the Fig and the Olive?

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وَالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُون
By the fig and the olive  [95:1]

The above verse is the first line of Surat At-Tin. In this verse, Allah (SWT) uses waw al-qasim (وَ), which is used to take oath in the Quran.
My question is, why does Allah swear by the fig and the olive? What is the significance of these creations?


texts: Can a woman accuse her husband of zina without eye-witness?

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I came across these verses where a man can accuse his wife of zina in absence of 4 witnesses and it can be averted by invoking God.

Can a woman accuse in a similar fashion just as the man can do in the below verses?[24:6-9]

  [6]As for those who accuse their own wives of adultery, but have no
  other witnesses, let each one four times call God to witness that he is
  telling the truth, [7] and, the fifth time, call God to reject him if he is
  lying; [8] punishment shall be averted from his wife if she in turn four
  times calls God to witness that her husband is lying [9] and, the fifth
  time, calls God to reject her if he is telling the truth.
  {Translation from M.A.S Abdel Saleem link}


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Asslamualaikum.
I'm working with Qatar Airways. I stay in Doha, Qatar.
Every after 1 or 2 days I leave Doha and go for a flight ( another destination). I stay there for 1 or 2 days and come back to Doha.
I'm not sure whether Qasar namaz rule apply for me while I'm in the flight or when I'm staying in the hotel for 1 day. And do I need to perform full prayer when I am back to Doha???
Kindly guide me on this please


texts: Is it allowed to believe on the personality told on the basis of stars like Aquarius, Cancer etc

texts: I read a  personality description which was based on my star and it was matching with my personality.  I want to ask that is it allowed in Islam to read and believe these kind of descriptions ?


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In what ayah(s) does it state that we need to perform Ghusl, for what occasions, and why? I understand that the Quran talks about religious purity, but it never explains how to recover from religious impurity.

The reply I am looking for would only consist of Quran references; please refrain from answers that rely on hadiths or third-party explanations of God's verses.


texts: Do we have to answer Adhan on a personal clock like we're supposed to respond the real Adhan?

texts: These days Muslims living in Western countries hear Adhan on special Adhan clocks at home 5 times a day. Is it permitted in Islam to set Adhan in a clock and listen to it? And also my real question is do we have to answer that Adhan like we're supposed to respond the real Adhan?


texts: Why is "وليتلطف" in Surah Kahaf is written in bold text in Quran?

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I have seen the word وليتلطف in Surah Kahaf in the Quran written in bold text.

I want to know:

The reason why this word is in bold?
What is the meaning of this word according to Tafseer or Ahaadith?


texts: What's the best time to sleep after Fajr?

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I know it's better to avoid sleeping in the morning, but if I had to sleep(due to late night work), what would be the best time to sleep after Fajr?

Is it after sunrise or after Ishraq? Basically, I want to know if sleeping before Ishraq is forbidden or not?

Please support your answer with authentic references from the Holy Quran or Hadiths.


texts: Is it sunnah to shake hands (musafaha) with other people in the mosque after finishing Faraz Salat (At the end of salam in right and then left). If so, then can you please provide any Authentic Hadith for that.


texts: Angels Visiting Prophet Abraham on the Way to Prophet Lot

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During a most enjoyable speech about the story of Angel Gabriel (YouTube link), Omar Suleiman talks about the three angels visiting Prophet Abraham on their way to annihilate the people of Prophet Lot. (Beginning at around 47m:55s) (In Quran the story is briefly mentioned more than once. The most detailed section (to my extremely limited knowledge) is 11:69-77.)

Omar Suleiman gives a rather detailed account of the story. He barely mentions some sources, but I cannot find them. Where can I find it?

Further, at around 53m:40s, Omar Suleiman mentions that the angels stated: "Your Lord is Most Wise (al-Hakeem) and Most Knowledgeable (al-Aleem)." What is interesting is that, as Omar Suleiman also points out, in Quran the order is always the other way round. (Omar Suleiman also gives the reasoning and wisdom behind this reversal of order.) Is this part also included in the sources that I am looking for?


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As per Islam, What are elements of Soul or What is soul made of?

(If we split Body and Soul to seperately then what are elements of soul?)


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Is it possible for an angel in the present time to manifest itself in human form to us? In Qur'an 19:17, it says:

  Then We sent to her Our Angel, and he represented himself to her as a well-proportioned man.

Can any normal-looking human being present be potentially an angel manifested in a human form?


texts: What was the exact duration of Hazrat Safiyya (r.a.) idda?

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After Hazrat Safiyya (r.a) was taken captive in the Battle of Khaybar, the Prophet manumitted her and married her. But, in accordance with the practice of istibra, he didn't consummate his marriage till she was free from menses (hadith). Its also mentioned that between Khaybar and Medina, the Prophet stayed for 3 days, between which the marriage was consummated (hadith).

From these, it means that the iddah of Hazrat Safiyya (r.a) was for a approximately 3 days, although it can be a little more because after taking her as captive, the Prophet may have stayed for a small time in Khaybar. So, what could be the approximate (or exact) idda period of Hazrat Safiyya ?


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I'm considering marrying a man, but he had sexual intercourse with a male-to-female pre-op transsexual.  He explains it to be a phase one he has "got out of his system", saying it's a curiosity and a fascination.

Islam Q&A discusses a similar situation, writing:

  It is not permissible for you to go ahead and marry him until he repents sincerely. Simply promising does not count as repentance.
  Islam Q&A

My question is:  How can one determine whether another has sincerely repented?

The recommendation in another Islam Q&A fatwa is for someone who practices homosexuality to get married.


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Are there any books in English which describe in detail sexual techniques and positions without compromising the religion in terms of nudity etc.?

Muslim doctors are allowed to look at all parts of the body when students and in the job, so why can't we look at such in a book perhaps in a diagram anatomically as photos would be a bit too far.

Sexual Positions. How are you supposed to know these (the Qur'an 2:223 says you can go to your wife in any position). Perhaps the book could have matchstick or cartoon type drawings of man and woman without being explicit.

I would be surprised if no such book exists.


texts: This hasn’t happened to me but I’m just curious, if someone were to mock Allah in their thoughts would that be considered kafir? Even if the persons intentions wasn’t to disrespect Allah.


texts: What is the difference between SHIFA'ah and SHAFA'ah?

texts: I want to know the exact meaning and difference between SHIFA'ah and SHAFA'ah and which one we need to ask Allah for?


texts: Is any reference in the Quran about recreational hunting?

texts: There are two types of hunting, first is for food, second is recreational. Nowadays mostly hunting is recreational (unless you live in a very remote area). I want to know if there is any reference from Quran about recreational hunting.


texts: Ahle Sunnat view of salawat to prophet Mohammad (PBUH)?

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Where I live, Shia religious men coming to schools (specially girls schools) and keep Asking question to make sunni students interested to shia view of Islam. Recently they keep asking new question I can not find answer to help students.
The question is: "Ahle Sunnat believe in Bed'at (bringing something new to islam) and Ahle Sunnat says that Bed'at is wrong, But Shia do not believe such thing. If you Ahle Sunnat do not Accept Bed'at why you are doing it? Salawat to prophet is just آللهم صل علی محمد و آل محمد . But you, Ahle Sunnat, Keep saying many other kind of salawat to prophet. What proof you have to say other kind of salawats are not bed'at? Show us reference and text!"
Please help. What is the answer to this question?


texts: Why Jesus was born as faultless son and why not Mohammed?

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This question comes to my mind  as why this special treatment to Jesus and why not for Mohammed also.

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith, Hadith 4.506, narrated by Abu Huraira:

  عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " كُلُّ بَنِي آدَمَ يَطْعُنُ الشَّيْطَانُ فِي
  جَنْبَيْهِ بِإِصْبَعِهِ حِينَ يُولَدُ، غَيْرَ عِيسَى بْنِ مَرْيَمَ،
  ذَهَبَ يَطْعُنُ فَطَعَنَ فِي الْحِجَابِ ".

  The Prophet said, "When any human being is born, Satan touches him at both sides of the body with his two fingers, except Jesus, the son of Mary, whom Satan tried to touch but failed, for he touched the placenta-cover instead."

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith, Hadith 4.641
Narrated by Said bin Al Musaiyab:

  قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَا مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ مَوْلُودٌ إِلاَّ
  يَمَسُّهُ الشَّيْطَانُ حِينَ يُولَدُ، فَيَسْتَهِلُّ صَارِخًا مِنْ
  مَسِّ الشَّيْطَانِ، غَيْرَ مَرْيَمَ وَابْنِهَا "

  Abu Huraira said, "I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'There is none born among the off-spring of Adam, but Satan touches it. A child therefore, cries loudly at the time of birth because of the touch of Satan, except Mary and her child."

So what so special about Jesus and not with Mohammed?  Why was Jesus Christ faultless and without sin, whereas Mohammad was touched by Satan and sinned like all of us? Many times in the Quran, Mohammad is reminded of repenting his sins.


texts: Conditions for a Sahih Li Ghairih hadith

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I was looking on sunnah.com and came across this hadith:

  عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى الأَسْلَمِيِّ، قَالَ غَزَوْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الشَّامَ فَكَانَ يَأْتِينَا أَنْبَاطٌ مِنْ أَنْبَاطِ الشَّامِ فَنُسْلِفُهُمْ فِي الْبُرِّ وَالزَّيْتِ سِعْرًا مَعْلُومًا وَأَجَلاً مَعْلُومًا فَقِيلَ لَهُ مِمَّنْ لَهُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ مَا كُنَّا نَسْأَلُهُمْ .

  We made a journey to Syria on an expedition along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). The Nabateans of Syria came to us and we paid in advance to them (in a salam contract) in wheat and olive oil at a specified rate and for a specified time. He asked (by the people): you might have contracted with him who had these things in his possession? He replied: We did not ask them.

It said that the hadith was sahih li ghairih. What is a sahih li ghairih hadith and what are the conditions for a muhaddith to declare a hadith sahih li ghairih?


texts: Respawning in video games like counter strike?

texts: I play some games like PUBG etc. In these games there are options of like TEAM DEATH MATCH(TDM).When we die we respawn again. I really don't believe that in real life something like this can happen. But I heard some Muslim apologists said that Bringing people back to life is impossible so in video games this is not permissable to bring someone back to life. I agree with this statement. But what I am asking is we just respawns  again till 40 minutes are covered. And the team with most number of kills are won. So, does this respawning in videogames also come under bringing people back to life?


texts: Difference between Bani israel and Israeli jews?

texts: My history is pretty weak, I wanted to understand the difference between these two groups; are bani israel same as the jews currently living in Israel(Palestine)? Are they descendants of bani israel? Anyway related to bani israel, other than being jews?


texts: Is it allowed to sing verses of the Quran in a choral setting?

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After reading several answers on this site,
Is music allowed if it helps you think of God? (Sunni View)
What is the Islamic definition of music?
If someone is not distracted from Islam by music, is it still haram?
Which prominent Sunni scholars say music is not haram?
Learn a music instrument
I get the impression that religious music different from the usual recitation of the Qur'an is often not appreciated but opinions differ. In particular, in the first Q&A, there are two views opposing each other; the negative answer not really being supported by authorative sources. I personally do not really see why Qur'an verses should not be set into beautiful music as it arose in the European (Christian) culture from the 12th Century a.D (6th a.H). I would like to split the question into three aspects:

Is there any explicit interdiction in Hadith (or in the Holy Qur'an where I have not found it)?
Have any scolars explicitly opposed to ornamental or choral music for worship? Who and where?
Would I rise anger among Muslim societies if I set verses of the Holy Qur'an in its original into (a-capella) music?

The difference to prior questions is that it is not only about «music with a good intention» but the aspect to worship God the Most High and recite the Holy Qur'an by the means of multi-voice music.


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Assalamualaikum
I want to know that literally everything is possible in jannah?
I'm in the deepest of love with a woman 10 years older than me. We wanted to marry each other but due to worldly restrictions and parents and families, she has been married to someone else.
If you think that our relation was haraam, its wrong.
Im sure that it was not haram, but due to some personal reservations I can't reveal all the details here.
As far as my love for her is concerned, she is my only happiness in this world, I pray everyday for her with tears.... and I respect her so much.
I want to know that if we are blessed with jannah, will we be able to live together as spouses ? Because nothing is impossible for Allah, and He knows the purity of my love.
Please do not give discouraging answers, I'm already in serious pain. :'(


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There's certain things one is encouraged to tell their doctor, such as a family history of hereditary diseases.  However, this could reasonably be considered backbiting (see also What is backbiting?), which is forbidden in Islam (the punishment is described in Qur'an 104).

Doctor-patient confidentiality (or legally physician-patient privilege), along with the Hippocratic Oath, generally means that what one says to one's doctor remains strictly confidential.  I'm wondering if this has an impact on backbiting.

Question: Does doctor-patient confidentiality allow one to "backbite" to one's doctor?

There are exceptions to the general backbiting rule, and some are listed in the question When is talking behind someone's back allowed?, but I don't see how those address disclosing personal information about others to one's doctor.


texts: Does Islam allow killing of Innocent individuals, if the tribe has committed some crime?

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According to this hadith:

"Narrated Atiyyah al-Qurazi:
I was among the captives of Banu Qurayzah. They (the Companions) examined us, and those who had begun to grow hair (pubes) were killed, and those who had not were not killed. I was among those who had not grown hair."

Abu Dawood - Sunan Abi Dawud 4404 ( Sahee )

Bani Qurayza tribe was responsible for breaking of treaty and joining the polytheist(Quraysh) army. So when the Muslims attacked Bani Qurayza, they killed all grown men. My question is, why did they kill all the men and not only those men(the leaders of Bani Qurayza) who broke the treaty?


texts: Is there a second coming of Jesus in Islam?

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So AFAIK the orthodox Muslim belief is that Jesus will return and lead the war against Dajjal when end times are near.
However, I've troubles in believing in this due to two reasons.

It is not mentioned in the Qur'an at all. It seems weird to me that God will leave out such an important information out of His book.

In Qur'an 7:137 God says:

They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival? Say, "Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him. It lays heavily upon the heavens and the earth. It will not come upon you except unexpectedly." They ask you as if you are familiar with it. Say, "Its knowledge is only with Allah , but most of the people do not know."

For me, this verse clearly says that the Qiyamah will come unexpectedly. Now how is that compatible with the 2nd coming of the Jesus ? If it's a sign of the Last Hour, then the Last Hour is not that unexpected right? I've even heard some Muslims say that the Qiyamah will happen after 40 years of Jesus' 2nd coming.
It seems plausible to me that this belief has came into Islam from the Christians that early Muslims have interacted. Though, I might be wrong.
In short, what are the opinions regarding second coming of Jesus in Islam ?


texts: Reference of a hadith about the night prayer of The Prophet pbuh

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I needed the reference of a hadith to complete this answer.

Many of us have heard of a well-known hadith where the tahajjud salah of our beloved Prophet PBUH was described by a sahaba, where he recited nearly 5 juz before going for rukoo.

I cannot remember the name of that Sahaba R. and the exact hadith. I needed the reference of that hadith.


texts: What is Islam's view about women's freedom of taking decision to stay spinster?

texts: Can a Muslim woman choose not to be get married irrespective of her family's stances? I mean is it sinful for her if she wishes to remain unmarried?


texts: Can we give used clothing as zakat instead of money?

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Sometimes we pass difficult times about money.. I'm not eligible to give zakat yet. but would like to know if we can give used clothing as zakat instead of money?

Zazakallah Khair


texts: Is drawing partial bodies for fashion illustrations allowed?

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For my fashion course I must draw animate beings such as the human figure to design garments and make my collections etc.  However, I know that I am not allowed to draw them so would I be able to draw like the body and stuff but not the face?

I have recently changed the way I draw like rather than drawing the figure for my designs I just outline the parts I need to like the hands and head and hair, but don't draw the facial features and just design my garments.  Does Islam say that this is allowed?

Because I will be getting a career in fashion design so as a designer I will be expected to design and draw garments before I actually make them.


texts: Worshipping a black stone, a pagan tradition?

texts: Is worshiping the stone a pre-Islamic tradition? If so why are Muslims practicing a pagan tradition?


texts:
There are many thing in sharia law that modern people (olny disbelievers) find outdated.
So can we update sharia law.
They saw
That a woman can't have equal inherentense
And why can't a woman live alone and why can she go outside alone.


texts: Is there a concise resource that describes the similarities and differences between the sects?

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After asking a similar question on Mi Yodeya and Christianity.SE, I was curious about the equivalent phenomenon in Islam.

Is there a concise graph, chart, or other resource that can explain the key differences and similarities between the beliefs of the major sects?


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Salam alykum,
I am an over the road truck driver which means I’m inside my truck 4 to 5 days a week. My question is can I pray sitting down inside my truck? My truck has a low roof and I can’t stand up inside it, I have tried praying outside somewhere around my truck but unfortunately I’ll keep on getting distracted with “ will someone attack or try to do something to me from the back while I’m praying? Or would someone crash into my truck while I’m praying around it and I end up getting injured?” So lately I have been praying SITTING DOWN inside my truck since I can not stand up. Am I doing the right thing? If not what should I do?
Jazak allah Khair


texts: Is earning through the foreign exchange market (forex) halal?

texts: Foreign exchange involves trading of different currencies in order to make a profit. Does the additional amount count as interest or is it halal?


texts: You can do whatever you want in heaven right including playing video games with your friends that get to heaven. I have heard that your thoughts or whatever are purified once you are in heaven and you won't want to look at pornography or anything so does this apply to games? I know this might be a genuinely stupid but I am just curious about it.


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Assalamualaikum a christian wrote the following argument :

George Sale (1697-1736) produced the first complete translation of the Qur’an from Arabic to English in the early 18th century. I have compared it with other modern translations. I have noticed some significant differences in some places. He has word in his text that do not appear in modern English Qur’ans. It is as if whole phrases are missing from modern Qur’ans. Compare :
and We bestowed on them, through our mercy, the gift of prophecy, and children, and wealth; and We caused them to deserve the highest commendations (19:50; George Sale)
with :
And we gave them of Our mercy, and assigned to them a high and true renown (19:50; Pickthall)
The words, “the gift of prophecy, and children, and wealth” are missing in most English translations.
DID SALE USE A DIFFERENT ARABIC MANUSCRIPT OF THE QUR’AN IN HIS TRANSLATION?
I have seen OTHER DIFFERENCES between Pickthall and other translations. When one examines the Arabic, one can see that the difference in Pickthall’s translation from the Arabic can be due to the difference of a letter in the Arabic text used by Pickthall. Compare :
Go, O my sons, and ascertain concerning Joseph and his brother, and despair not of the SPIRIT (roohi) of Allah. Lo! none despaireth of the SPIRIT (roohi) of Allah save disbelieving folk (12:87; Pickthall)
With :
O my sons, go and make inquiry after Joseph and his brother; and despair not of the MERCY (rawhi) of God; for none despaireth of God’s MERCY (rawhi), except the unbelieving people (12:87; George Sale)
The Arabic word is rawhi here. It was most likely roohi in Pickthall’s manuscript. The difference is a vowel. Dhamma or Fatha? (END QUOTE)

Apparently he’s arguing that the Qur’an is not preserved and that the earliest translation i.e. George Sale’s translation has extra words. Also Pickthall’s manuscript is different.
Please shed some light


texts: How do non-violent Muslims explain the violent verses of the Koran?

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For context: I am not a Muslim.

In the wake of the most recent terrorist attacks in Paris, I would like once again to ask the question: "Does Islam promote violence?"  I realize this question has been asked before, but I have a specific way of asking it:

It seems obvious that it's false to say Islam DOES promote violence in ALL self-proclaimed Muslims. It seems equally false to say that Islam DOES NOT promote violence in ALL self-proclaimed Muslims.

When people who call themselves Muslim kill innocent people while shouting words from the Koran and in the name of Allah, it's pretty clear that for THESE people, their beliefs in Islam promote and result in violence.

Now whether or not their interpretation of the Koran is "correct", or if they are "true" Muslims, well that's another question. That is the question I'm trying to answer today by understanding how non-violent Muslims interpret the violent parts of the Koran.

For example, there are many troubling versus in the Koran that do, in fact, seem to promote violence, especially against non-believers. How do non-violent Muslims explain these verses?  Is it an issue of translation? Is it an issue of cherry-picking which parts of the Koran to follow and which to exclude? For example, the Bible clearly states that being gay is a sin. However, there are many Christians who welcome the gay community into the church and will even perform marriage for these couples. This is a contradiction that requires thought to reconcile. So, how do "true" non-violent Muslims reconcile these contradictions regarding the violent verses of the Koran?

Here are some examples:

  Quran (3:56) - "As to those who reject faith, I will punish them with
  terrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they have
  anyone to help."

  Quran (8:12) - "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who
  disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every
  fingertip of them"

  Quran (9:5) - "So when the sacred months have passed away, then slay
  the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captive and
  besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush, then if they
  repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, leave their way free
  to them."

  Quran (9:29) - "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day,
  nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His
  Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are)
  of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing
  submission, and feel themselves subdued."

  Quran (9:73) - "O Prophet! strive hard against the unbelievers and the
  hypocrites and be unyielding to them; and their abode is hell, and
  evil is the destination."

  Quran (17:16) - "And when We wish to destroy a town, We send Our
  commandment to the people of it who lead easy lives, but they
  transgress therein; thus the word proves true against it, so We
  destroy it with utter destruction."


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Capitalism is an economic system in which capital assets are privately
  owned and goods and services are produced for profit in a market
  economy.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism

Didn't the people of the prophets time privately own their own businesses, and buy and sell stuff for a profit?  Isn't that capitalism?

Basically, I always here people talking about how capitalism is evil and that the islamic system is much better, I don't get it.  Islam seems like it approved capitalism in the passed, so why do so many muslims proclaim it as being an evil system?

i.e. buying and selling goods via your privately own business for a profit is evil?  How can that be evil?


texts: How is Qisas done when equal retaliation is not possible?

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For example, suppose that a tooth-less person breaks the teeth of another, or an eye-less person pokes out another's eye, or a woman cuts off a man's penis, or a man cuts off a woman's breasts etc. Like-for-like retaliation is not possible, so what happens if the victim demands Qisas?

My guess is that substitutions are defined or the victim has to settle for monetary compensation only.


texts: Will a (non-Muslim) marriage still be valid if the husband or the wife reverts to Islam?

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Suppose a non-Muslim wants to convert to Islam but his/her partner doesn't want to convert, and they don't want to divorce because they love each other. If he/she still converts, is the marriage still valid? What should be done in such a situation in which a person has to choose between Allah and the spouse?

In many countries (which call themselves secular), inter-religious marriages are valid. So, even if one partner converts, the marriage would still be valid as per the governing law. In this situation, what should a person do if his/her spouse neither agrees to convert, nor to divorce (maybe because of love)?


texts: How do Islamic banks make money if interest is prohibited?

texts: I know that Islamic Banking involves the prohibition of interest based loans. But how do Islamic Banks make profit if they charge no interest?


texts:
I have studied somewhere that smoking is haram but people who use to smoke say it not haram it makrooh.

I want to know is it haram (like alcohol) or it just makroo?

Can anyone give me proper evidence on this matter?


texts: Am I excused for this culpable ignorance?

texts: Usually when I get shocked or surprised I would say holy shit. But recently I have found that it is Kufr to say this. Before I didn’t know that saying it was Kufr due to ignorance. One day I was looking at an Islam site and I saw that somebody mentioned holy shit and that day I wondered weather it was haram to say this or not. But I never checked if it was haram or not because I totally forgot about the topic, then days later I caught myself saying holy shit and remembered that I was planning on checking if it was haram or not. So then I checked and it said that it was not only haram but Kufr. So am I excused due to this culpable ignorance (ignorance that occurs when somebody doesn’t check for answers).


texts: I have classes from 9 a.m to 4 p.m, on Sundays, (Asr time 3:45). Is it permitted for me to combine my prayers(zuhr and asr) since there is no place for me to pray in the tuition centre?


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I work as a night operator and my shift ends a few hours after when the Fajr salah is. I'm the only one there so I can't leave my seat, so I pray in my seat. However, I have to always face the window, I can't turn my back, but the Qiblah is in the opposite direction of where I sit.

If I delay my salah until I get home then I'll miss it. However, I'm currently praying facing the wrong direction.

What should I do?

Thank you


texts: Sex during fast due to lack of knowledge

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I heard from a renowned scholar on TV that you are permitted to get intimate with and have sex with wife during fasting in ramadan but not more than once (thats what I understood / interprete he said).
So I was having some foreplay with my wife (with the intention not to get discharched), and meanwhile started intercorse (important point is that I was doing it with the intention of not geting discharched and the scholar's opinion was in my mind that I'm allowed one time), meanwhile I got too much excited and intentionally ejaculated inside her (I did it intentionaly because the scholar's verdict was in my mind that I was permitted to do that one time).

Please advice, keeping in mind my interpretation / understanding of that scholar's opinion in my mind at that time.

Did I break my fast?
Should I pay kaffara or offer qaza of that fast?
Did I do a sin? While I thought it was permitted one time?
Kaffara or qaza is to be offered by me only or by me and my wife both?


texts: Can a Muslim sell goods that are specific to other religions?

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Can a Muslim sell things that are required only by non-Muslims?

A very good example I can give is that of a book vendor whose customers demand for (say) a Bible or Gita.

Can a Muslim sell such things driven by the market demands?


texts: Is there free will of faith according to Islam?

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We can only believe in Allah by permission of Allah.

  وَلَوْ شَاءَ رَبُّكَ لَآمَنَ مَن فِي الْأَرْضِ كُلُّهُمْ جَمِيعًا ۚ أَفَأَنتَ تُكْرِهُ النَّاسَ حَتَّىٰ يَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ
  And had your Lord willed, those on earth would have believed - all of them entirely. Then, [O Muhammad], would you compel the people in order that they become believers?
  10:99

  وَمَا كَانَ لِنَفْسٍ أَن تُؤْمِنَ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۚ وَيَجْعَلُ الرِّجْسَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ
  And it is not for a soul to believe except by permission of Allah , and He will place defilement upon those who will not use reason.
  10:100

There are those whom Allah guides and those whom Allah sends astray

  فَمَن يُرِدِ اللَّهُ أَن يَهْدِيَهُ يَشْرَحْ صَدْرَهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ ۖ وَمَن يُرِدْ أَن يُضِلَّهُ يَجْعَلْ صَدْرَهُ ضَيِّقًا حَرَجًا كَأَنَّمَا يَصَّعَّدُ فِي السَّمَاءِ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَجْعَلُ اللَّهُ الرِّجْسَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
  So whoever Allah wants to guide - He expands his breast to [contain] Islam; and whoever He wants to misguide - He makes his breast tight and constricted as though he were climbing into the sky. Thus does Allah place defilement upon those who do not believe.
  6:125

  مَن يَهْدِ اللَّهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِي ۖ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ
  Whoever Allah guides - he is the [rightly] guided; and whoever He sends astray - it is those who are the losers.
  7:178

  يُثَبِّتُ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ ۖ وَيُضِلُّ اللَّهُ الظَّالِمِينَ ۚ وَيَفْعَلُ اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ
  Allah keeps firm those who believe, with the firm word, in worldly life and in the Hereafter. And Allah sends astray the wrongdoers. And Allah does what He wills.
  14:27

  وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَجَعَلَكُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَلَٰكِن يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَلَتُسْأَلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
  And if Allah had willed, He could have made you [of] one religion, but He causes to stray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And you will surely be questioned about what you used to do.
  16:93

And if Allah sends astray someone, he has no help.

  فَمَا لَكُمْ فِي الْمُنَافِقِينَ فِئَتَيْنِ وَاللَّهُ أَرْكَسَهُم بِمَا كَسَبُوا ۚ أَتُرِيدُونَ أَن تَهْدُوا مَنْ أَضَلَّ اللَّهُ ۖ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ اللَّهُ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُ سَبِيلًا
  What is [the matter] with you [that you are] two groups concerning the hypocrites, while Allah has made them fall back [into error and disbelief] for what they earned. Do you wish to guide those whom Allah has sent astray? And he whom Allah sends astray - never will you find for him a way [of guidance].
  4:88

  إِن تَحْرِصْ عَلَىٰ هُدَاهُمْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي مَن يُضِلُّ ۖ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّاصِرِينَ
  [Even] if you should strive for their guidance, [O Muhammad], indeed, Allah does not guide those He sends astray, and they will have no helpers.
  16:37

My question is:

If we can only believe by permission of Allah, and He decides whom He guides and expands  his heart to Islam, and whom He sends astray will have "tight breast" and have no help, do we have free will in believing in Allah? Is there free will of faith?

Comment: It appears to me that it only depends on whether you were guided or sent astray. If we were guided we would be on the right path, and if not we would go more deviant. Do we have free will in it?


texts: Tuition to the other siblings of same gender

texts: If I provide tuitions to two-sibling girls at a time where I am the opposite gender, is it permissible for me to provide tuition in order to earning money?


texts: I suffer from waswasa al qahri during Salah and just everyday life. In Salah, I get images of faces of people I see and I hate it. I don’t know what to do. So what I do is imagine the name of Allah in Arabic الله and sometimes in english that word Allah because it makes me focus and gives me comfort that I am praying to Allah. Is this okay?


texts: Is wudu valid if baby do urine on our clothes? Or we have to change our clothes and make wudu again?

texts: Does it break wudu if kid/baby make your clothes dirty. and will it change our clothes everytime?


texts: I am in deeply in love with a chaste Christian guy and i am a Muslim 20 year old girl. We want to get married. So does Islam allow me to marry him?


texts:
Tanzil.net writes:

  The Medina Mushaf ...  publishes the holy quran according to three famous narration, i.e., Hafs, Warsh, and Ad-Duriyy.
  The Quran text provided by Tanzil is based on the Medina Mushaf, narration of Hafs.

From there I came to know tht currently there are 3 there different versions of Quran. Digging up a little more, I found that there used to be several 'authentic' versions of Quran:

  Even though the Hadith spoke of 7 versions, Al-Tabari concluded that 8 of the existing versions of the Quran were ‘authentic’ (later scholars increased this to 10) [source]

Also, according to aforementioned source, Verse counts for Hafs are 6236, while Warsh records 6214.

That source also lists some differences in these two Quran, and even more can be found in this pdf.

So, contrary to our firm believe that there has been no alteration in Quran, there are different versions of Quran.

So which Quran should we follow and why? And why should there be different Qurans to begin with ?

Update

After reading various suggestions, I came across this hadith:

  Abû Qilaba narrated:

    It has reached me that the Prophet(P) said: "The Qur'an was sent down according to seven ahruf: command and prohibition, encouragement of good and discouragement of evil, dialectic, narrative, and parable."

However, the article went to explain it like this: [use CTRL+F to jump into exact place]

  The forms matched the dialects of following seven tribes: Quraysh, Hudhayl, Thaqîf, Hawâzin, Kinânah, Tamîm and Yemen. The revelation of the Qur'an in seven different ahruf made its recitation and memorization much easier for the various tribes.

Again reading reading further, we can find that :

  Following the distribution of the official copies, all the other ahruf were dropped and the Qur'an began to be read in only one harf. Thus, the Qur'an which is available through out the world today is written and recited only according to the harf of Quraysh

Why do we still have many ahruf then? It would be even more helpful if you could explain how the ahruf map to various dialect.


texts: Is celebrating the birth of the Prophet (SAW) a sinful bidah?

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I'm a convert, but follow mostly Sunni teachings from Hanafi or Maliki. I'm wondering if celebrating the birth of the Prophet (SAW) is bidah, and thus a sin. My husband thinks so, but he tends to lean highly conservative. I'm of the opinion that it may be innovation, but it's harmless, and just brings the family together for a day of joy. I'm looking for someone to give me hard facts, and prove if it's a harmful bidah or not.

I'm aware that taraweeh prayers are technically bidah, and I have heard that Umar praised them as a "beautiful bidah," although I'm at the moment unable to validate this claim. So, if there can be a bidah that's harmless, and even praised and encouraged, then how can all bidah be harmful, and is the celebrating the Prophet's birthday really so bad?


texts: Why did Allah granted Iblis's Dua so that Iblis can make Allah's wonderful creation go astray?

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" Iblis made a request for the ability to try to mislead Adam and his descendants. God granted his request but also warned him that he will have no power over God's servants "
Here, why Allah is negotiating Dua with Iblis and not just denying and forbidding all powers of Iblis ??


texts: Is it acceptable for a Muslim to wear yellow or red coloured dress?

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I faced a confusing question today. I wore a yellow coloured jersey. So a person in my area told me that it is not acceptable in Islam for a Muslim to wear yellow or red coloured dress.

I didn't know what to say? Is there any strong evidence in Islam about it? Is it a sin?


texts: If God is not like His creations, how should we understand His emotions?

texts:
In the Quran, God says there's nothing like Him.

And there is none comparable to Him [Quran 112:4]

However, in many other verses, we find that God expresses human, or human-like emotions ranging from anger to mercy and so on.
So, how should we understand God's emotions given that he does not resemble His creations?


texts: Is it allowed to use utensils which have pictures of animals, birds or humans drawn on it?

texts:
I want to know that can I use a utensil which have pictures of animals, birds or humans drawn on it?

If it is forbidden then why?


texts: Lying to get married, grounds for divorce, or will it reduce barakh in the marriage?

texts:
My husband and his family deceived me on many levels before we got married.  Before I married him he had a severe case of cancer, which reached his bones and organs. It was also his understanding that he possibly could not procure children. I, however, did get pregnant and have children with him. He lied to me about the many symptoms and scars he had, but then told me later on that he had cancer after we were married, because he started to feel ill. We have been married for several years, his health is always troubling him, and I have to bear the burden with him. We don't have a normal marital relationship and it is difficult for him to satisfy me in general. I have been suffering for years, but am too ashamed to leave him and feel a sense of duty to him and my children.

I am not happy and I am afraid to fall into sin because I feel cheated, as well as unhappy in general for many reasons. Another point I would like to make is that some of the verbal (not in marriage contract) conditions that were agreed upon, like me completing my education, were not fulfilled even though we have the time and money. Should I stay patient or should I put myself at ease? Are these conditions for a divorce or do these things nullify the marriage in the first place. I feel other than our children, there is no baraka (blessing) in our marriage.


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In verse 121 of Surah 20 we read:

  وعصی آدم ربه  فغوی

  َAdam disobeyed his Lord and went amiss

Did Adam really commit a sin? Isn't it impossible for a Prophet to commit a sin? Isn't it right that a Prophet must be infallible?


texts: Is the hadith of "drinking wine and call it by another name" referring to soft drinks?

texts:
There is a hadith in Sunan Abi Dawud 3688

Narrated Abdur Rahman ibn Ghanam: Malik ibn Abu Maryam said: Abdur Rahman ibn Ghanam entered upon us and we discussed tila' and he said: Abu Malik al-Ashari told me that he heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم say: Some of my people will assuredly drink wine calling it by another name.

Does this referring to todays soft drinks like cola, Pepsi etc. Cause they contain little amount of alcohol. if not then what this hadith referring to?


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I have the most important exam of my life which is unfortunately in the middle of ramadan. This examination is called JEE ADVANCE. In this examination, i need to concentrate for two shifts of 3 hour paper. So, i am confused about what would be better either fast or eat. Many of my friends suggesting not to keep fast on that day as you will not be able to concentrate properly without food.

Am i allowed to do that without disobeying allah swt ?

What could be done to fulfill that left out fast?


texts: Are there any disbelievers among the animals?

texts: Are there anyone who doesn't believe in Allaah or denies his worship or remembrance among the animal kingdom?


texts: Join a brother late to get benefit of fard salaah in congregation

texts: When you come into mosque late for Zuhr, and someone is busy with salah, without you knowing if he is performing Sunnah Zuhr or Fard Zuhr, can you join that person and perform your Fard Zuhr and carry on after he salaam and still get the benefit of congregation (jama'a) salaah?


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Does Allah give the human population exclusive right, to kill and eat any other baser animal life forms?

Also, a corollary, is it immoral to be a vegetarian and not eat killed animals in Islam?


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What is al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah? Is it a book on Islamic fiqh?

I couldn't  find any information about it on the internet. Can someone please provide me with some information (review) about the book including its author and time period (when it was written)?


texts: Streaming Websites that offer free copyright videos

texts: I want to ask a question that they are some websites that will offer you to streams free videos that are copyrighted. For example watching a documentary like building giants( i am student of civil engineering so interested in watching it). Are we sinful for that because i am paying for the internet.


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This question is related to How scientific are Hadith sciences?, and was prompted by the answer to Are Muslims required to believe in things which are irrelevant to the message of the Quran? which was discussing the hadith sciences ('ilm al-hadith):

  Imam Malik said something like: "This science is a religion so examine from whom you take it from" ... -- Medi1Saif

Basically, I want to verify this quote (or something similar) is accurate, and seek a reliable reference.

Question: Did Imam Malik describe the hadith sciences as "this science is a religion"?


texts: Is there any Hadith that says anything about the Cross (Christianity)?

texts: I'm just wondering because I read someone saying there is a Hadith saying that the Prophet (p.b.u.h) did not accept the cross.


texts: Is it mandatory to eat beef (Cow meat) in Islam?

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There's political unrest in India, Hindus opposing beef (Cow meat) and Cow Slaughter and some Muslims rejecting it. Some Muslims supported beef ban for peace but Some Muslims are stubborn to not ban beef. (Supports cow slaughter).

What does Islam say about " Cow Slaughter"? Is it mandatory to meat of Cow? What is the status of cow in Islam? BTW, Cow is very sacred animal for Hindus. What does it say about Buffalo or its slaughter?


texts: What sources identify Si'la, a jinn appearing in shape of a women, and Arwah, spirits which can be seen by children?

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Wikipedia claims that there is a Jinn called Si'la.

  Si'la, a jinn appearing in shape of a women, who seduces men and tries
  to capture them and making them dancing.

And Wiki also claim that there is a spirit named Ruh or Arwah for plural that children can see.

  Arwah, spirits which can be seen by children.

Where do these come from, are they real and how can children see the Arwah?


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My tongue is like a scorpion. If I let it loose, it will first bite me.

What is the origin (if it exists because my Goggle search revealed almost nothing) of this hadith?


texts: If the script of divorce stamp paper is not written by him and he signs it knowing what it says and with his consent? Id the divorce valid?

texts: So Our nikah held almost 6 years ago.only nikah.we were not in any husband wife relationship. after which i got admission in mbbs and he didn't continued his studies after FA.i didn't wanted to marry him amd thus convinced him to divorce me. I convinced my family.he said it will be difficult to say the words if we colud prepare stamp paper.so we did and he signed it.although emotional but knowing what was written in it and with his consent.4 years have passed.i am married to another man now and he is also married to some other woman.now he started texting me and my husband that we were comitting zinnah as he never divirced me.he wants revenge from me and wants to go to court against us saying that those signatures are fake and he never divorced me.so i just wanted to confirm if only the signature is enough for divorce because according to some people i know it is compulsory to say the words.


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i was playing basketball today and my lips were getting dry so i licked my lips and swallowed saliva a few times on purpose, and i licked my lips and wiped with my shirt then i swallowed saliva. i went home and saw people say it’s haram to lick your lips then take the saliva back and swallow it
is my fast invalid?, if it is invalid does the matter change if i didn’t know licking your lips and swallowing broke fast


texts: Durood Sharif after Asr on Friday authentic?

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Salam
Is this authentic? I did this maybe two or three times and then stop because I wasn't sure if this was authentic to do
I know it says Abu Huraira said this at the bottom but I saw a video online saying this isn't authentic


texts: Assalamualaikum so I watch anime a lot and keep anime wallpapers so is it permissible in Islam to keep such a wallpaper I would like to show one of the many of the wallpapers I use and please tell if they are permissible or not.


texts: Why does the Shia and Sunni viewpoint differ on the concept of Khums? And what are those differences?

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What's the difference between the viewpoint of Shia and Sunni about Khums? And why?

Although the verse from which the rule of Khums is clear, the idea of Shia and Sunni about this rule is completely different.


texts: Why is bismillah al Rahman al Raheem in the beginning of the surahs?

texts: I'm sorry, but I'm just curious on why we say Bismillah al Rahman al Raheem in the beginning of the surahs we read and not let's say for example Bismillah al Azeem? I'm sorry I don't mean it to be disrespectful in any way possible but I'm just curious.


texts: What is the ruling on having a "professorial" beard?

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I am aware that it is Haram to be clean-shaven and Muslim men ought not to shave their beard completely, but I'd like to know if it is Haram to shave the beard like "professorial beard".

I mean a kind of beard which as far as I know, this is famous as professorial beard. At least this is famous in my country (Iran) with this name. It consists a kind of the beard that you keep the beards which are around the mouth (relatively similar to a circle) and then shave the rest of the beards. Actually is it counted as the bread or not?


texts: What exactly happened in this part of the Hadith?

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Rifa'a divorced his wife whereupon 'AbdurRahman bin Az-Zubair Al-Qurazi married her. 'Aisha said that the lady (came), wearing a green veil (and complained to her (Aisha) of her husband and showed her a green spot on her skin caused by beating). It was the habit of ladies to support each other, so when Allah's Apostle came, 'Aisha said, "I have not seen any woman suffering as much as the believing women. Look! Her skin is greener than her clothes!" When 'AbdurRahman heard that his wife had gone to the Prophet, he came with his two sons from another wife. She said, "By Allah! I have done no wrong to him but he is impotent and is as useless to me as this," holding and showing the fringe of her garment, 'Abdur-Rahman said, "By Allah, O Allah's Apostle! She has told a lie! I am very strong and can satisfy her but she is disobedient and wants to go back to Rifa'a." Allah's Apostle said, to her, "If that is your intention, then know that it is unlawful for you to remarry Rifa'a unless Abdur-Rahman has had sexual intercourse with you." Then the Prophet saw two boys with 'Abdur-Rahman and asked (him), "Are these your sons?" On that 'AbdurRahman said, "Yes." The Prophet said, "You claim what you claim (i.e.. that he is impotent)? But by Allah, these boys resemble him as a crow resembles a crow," Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 7, Book 72, Hadith 715

Why didn't the Prophet(PBHU) grant a divorce for the woman, who, unless I'm miss interpreting what happening here, is being beaten by the husband. True men can beat his wife lightly,with certain conditions and I think the husband really did overstep his power.  Instead, it seems to me that the Prophet had told her to go back and do the husbands bidding.

How accurate is this Hadith anyway?

May Allah forgive me for any mistakes.


texts: I made a lot of promises to Allah before hitting puberty. I still remember some of those promises. Should I fulfill the promises I remember or do they not count since I wasn't baligh.


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I have seen this question on the Judaism.StackExchange: What is the appropriate response of someone outside Israel during a war?
Jewish people living outside Israel feel responsibility to help the cruel regime that fired the war unfairly and very far from basics of humanity. Muslims can also ask the same question, to be at least a Muslim, as prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:

مَن اَصبَحَ وَ لَم یَهتَمَ بامُورالمُسلِمین فَلَیسَ بمُسلِم
The one who does not care the Muslims affairs is not a Muslim

So I want to make the same question: What is the appropriate response of someone outside a Muslim country during a war? Please verify both cases of Muslims being attacked by non-Muslims (like the case of Palastine or Myanmar) or a war between two Muslim countries.


texts: My father refuses to let me marry a boy because of caste; is "caste" an important part of marriage?

texts: I'm a Muslim girl and want to marry a Muslim boy who is following Islam properly. So I spoke with my guardian (الولي), that is my father, and he refused the proposal and does not want to meet his family because of difference in caste, as we are jatt and they are mirza. Is cast an important part in Nikkah?


texts: What happens if you kill someone during Hajj?

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Salam,

As most of you are aware, this years' Hajj had many deaths due to the stampede. Approximately 717 people died in this event.

My question is, if someone did kill another Muslim during this stampede, is there Hajj accepted?

By kill, I don't mean physically attacking someone, I mean if someone trampled over someone with the intention to get passed them in order to complete their Hajj (if that makes sense?).


texts: Pregnant ladies fasting during the month of Ramadan

texts: I would like to know if a lady is pregnant and its time for ramadan and she cant fast when does she pay her money durning the month any day or the does she pay the first day of ramadan


texts: What was al-Albani's methodology for authenticating ahadith?

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Often, I see ahadith cited, especially from those major collections other than the sahihain, with their authenticity graded by al-Albani.  From perusing his selected bibliography on Wikipedia, I can see that he has done a fair amount of writing in this regard, and is apparently considered a hadith scholar of some renown (and more than a little criticism).

Traditionally, ilm al-rijal is a major factor in determining whether any hadith is authentic; an otherwise flawless hadith could still be deemed da'if if anybody in the chain of narration is considered questionable.  However, while the major collections were compiled at a time when many of the narrators were still alive (and thus able to be studied), or were personally known by people who were still alive (and thus able to be studied), al-Albani himself was born significantly later and would (presumably) only be able to rely on written accounts thereof by the scholars of that time.

Given that these contemporary scholars would've had access to much of the same information (although maybe not all at once), one would think there would have been significant research into how authentic any particular hadith was at the time (either by these scholars or in the generations following as the information disseminated among the Islamic world).

The fact that al-Albani's classification is specifically mentioned suggests to me that either:

No major scholar considered authenticity of these hadith important enough to study for over a thousand years (highly unlikely)
Most of the work of these earlier scholars was somehow lost to the ravages of time (possible, but still doesn't seem too likely)
al-Albani's methodology and/or the information available to him was somehow different than that of earlier scholars.

In an attempt to understand the likelihood of the third position, my question lies thus: What was al-Albani's methodology for determining authenticity of a hadith?  How, if at all, did it differ from the methodology used by the contemporary scholars?