texts: What exactly is takfir (declaration of disbelief)?

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Wikipedia writes:

  Takfir or takfeer (Arabic: تكفير takfīr) is... one Muslim declaring another Muslim as a non-believer (kafir).
  Takfir, Wikipedia

I had thought this definition was clear and correct, until I asked about the third nullification of Islam: in failing to declare a disbeliever a kafir (i.e., takfir), one has disbelieved.  Uma's comment on this question indicates I have a misunderstanding.

Obviously, it's undesirable for unqualified Muslims to go around accusing each other of disbelief, and Sahih Muslim 60 a (among other ahadith, and possibly even Qur'an 4:94) strongly discourages that.  III-AK-III's answer to the above question says that only by "a knowledgeable body of a certain level of scholars (mujtahid levels)".  This suggests takfir is something like a fatwa.

Consequently, it seems there's more to takfir than simply declaring someone a disbeliever.  And hence my question:

Question: What exactly is takfir?

Perhaps there's a distinction between how it should be done, and how it's often done.


texts: Is there a difference in the Arabic wording of Sura 37:12 among the various Qiraats of the Quran?

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Here is the link to the various qiraats of the Quran
Let me post the screenshots of sura 37:12 from 2 different qiraats and also their translation:
Hafs qiraat:

Translation of the hafs:* But YOU wonder, while they mock*

Khalaf from Hamza:

Translation:* But I wonder, while they mock*
You can also refer to the video


texts: Why can't Muslims eat food offered by non-Muslims?

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A Muslim friend of mine turned down chocolates that I offered.

He told me that his parents told him not to accept food offered by non-Muslims, as it would be haram. Why is this so?

Note: The chocolate does not contain any ingredients that would be considered haram.


texts: This question got me thinking: If Iblis has free will, as all jinn do, it would stand to reason that he is capable of realizing the errors of his ways and praying to Allah, regardless of whether Allah would accept him back. However, I have never seen or heard anything suggesting that Iblis is capable of calming his pride and anger. Does Iblis have the capacity to change? In 7:14-15, Iblis requests reprieve and is granted it. Even if Allah has no intention of taking Iblis back, is it possible that he is left to his own actions in order to give him time to see the error of his ways?


texts: Getting hindu prayer in mind unwillingly

texts: While walking through the road I came across a Hindu temple while  they were offering prayer and unwillingly that went into ears. Now this comes to my mind every now and then. Is that Shirk? and  what should I do?


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I saw this in this fatwa,

al-Silsilah al-Da’eefah (1/270-274)

What does this mean, if it indicates any page of a book, can you please post it?


texts: Scientific conflicts with respect to Quran

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There are often claims (such as those seen here) of scientific mistakes and inaccuracies in the Qur'an.  While I agree that many errors in that list are silly and might just be misinterpretations, some of them are harder to explain; especially those that are astronomical and biological in nature (many of these mistakes are shared with the Bible). Since Islam considers the Qur'an to be ipsissima verba of Allah, this suggests that Allah has somehow made mistakes and since Islam (as well as other Abrahamic religions) considers Him to be omnipotent, this can be seen as a serious problem.

Where do Muslims stand on this matter? For example, it is well-known in Christian history that the Church outright opposed the Heliocentric model of our solar system up until 1757, despite the scientific evidence to support it. However, even this isn't as weighty as it would be for Islam since the Bible isn't generally considered the literal word of God.

So, my question is:

If any scientific claims appear incompatible with the Qur'an, are Muslims required to reject them?  Or can they accept the idea that the Qur'an itself may have its shortcomings?


texts: ِDid Prophet Muhammad sin? If so, what was that?

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In the Qur'an, Allah instructs Muhammad to ask forgiveness for his sin

  So know, [O Muhammad], that there is no deity except Allah and ask forgiveness for your sin and for the believing men and believing women. And Allah knows of your movement and your resting place.. Surat Muhammad 47:19

My question is, does the Qur'an or hadith specify which sin(s) Muhammad committed? (If he committed sin(s)?)


texts: What is the 'awrah of a mother in front of her children?

texts: I give a bath to my two sons(whose ages are 7 years and 9 months, respectively). Occasionally, I need to take a bath, too, at the same time when there is no one there to attend to the children. What is the 'awrah of a mother in front of her children in this case?


texts: Is it permissible to pause salah and do personal work and continue where you left?

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Here is the link:- http://raleighmasjid.org/how-to-pray/invalidate.htm  It says:

  If any emergency arises during prayer and you must leave prayer you should make one Tasleem to the right side only, take care of the matter quickly, and complete the prayer from where you ended.  If the matter takes a long time, then redo the prayer from the start.

Is it permissible  Or does this website need revision for its mistakes?


texts: If forsaking a fellow Muslim is haram, why did Sydah Fatima R.A forsake Syedna Abu Bakr R.A?

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Asslam o Aleikum, kindly clarify this issue.
We learn from hadith that forsaking/not talking/being angry with a fellow Muslim brother/sister is haraam.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not desert (stop talking to) one another, do not nurse hatred towards one another, do not be jealous of one another, and become as fellow brothers and slaves of Allah. It is not lawful for a Muslim to stop talking to his brother (Muslim) for more than three days."
Riyad as-Salihin 1591
Prophet S.A.W said : "It is not permissible for a Muslim to have estranged relations with his brother beyond three nights, the one turning one way and the other turning the other way when they meet; the better of the two is one who is the first to give a greeting."
[Muslim 2560a]
Now lets see, Sydah Fatima R.A forsaking and not talking to Syedna Abu Bakr R.A until her death due to issue of Fadak.
"...So Abu Bakr refused to give anything of that to Fatima. So she became angry with Abu Bakr and kept away from him, and did not task to him till she died. She remained alive for six months after the death of the Prophet. When she died, her husband `Ali, buried her at night without informing Abu Bakr and he said the funeral prayer by himself. "
[Sahih al-Bukhari 4240, 4241]
You can read the full hadith here : https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4240
Now my question is, how are we supposed to know to what extent can we forsake and be angry with fellow Muslims? Because apparently, Syedah Fatima stayed angry with Syedna Abu Bakr R.A until her death, which is not disputed and is authentic.
Kindly guide me on this matter. JazakAllah


texts: After urinating and making wadu a thin line of urine appears; do I need to redo wadu?

texts: After urination and performing wadu, sometimes a thin line of urine arises but it's not enough to form a drop of urine. After cleaning it with a tissue paper, will I make Wadu?


texts: What is the source and authenticity of this narrative on women visiting graves?

texts: Abdullah Ibn Abi Mulaykah is also reported to have said, "Once 'Aishah returned after visiting the graveyard. I asked, 'O Mother of the Believers, where have you been?' She said: 'I went out to visit the grave of my brother Abd ar-Rahman.' I asked her: 'Didn't the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, prohibit visiting graves?' She said, 'Yes, he did forbid visiting graves during the early days, but later on he ordered us to visit them'." This is reported by Al-Hakim and Al- Baihaqi, who also remarked that this hadith was narrated only by Bistam bin Muslim al-Basri.


texts: Why is the prayer or dua "peace be upon him" used for someone not alive?

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To pray for someone to have God's blessings and God's peace only makes literal sense for someone who is alive and in the mist of the trails and tribulations of this world. After all, to be at peace in this world is almost universally, nearly intuitively, accepted as a sign of success in this life that transcends status or wealth - sometimes in spite of it.
For someone who is not alive what good is it to have someone pray for them to have peace and blessings from God?
I understand praying for God to forgive or have mercy on them, or paying debts for someone who has passed away because this could have an impact on Judgement day through God's mercy and forgiveness.
I think the answer is that it is only an action of love for the people who are responsible for faithfully relaying the bountiful message of Islam with all of its knowledge and blessings.
These questions talk about the subject of "pbuh":

The rules
The purpose
How did it start

These surahs are used to answer the links above:

And peace be upon him the day he was born and the day he dies and the day he is raised alive. [Quran 19:15]
Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]. O you who have believed, ask [ Allah to confer] blessing upon him and ask [ Allah to grant him] peace. [Quran 33:56]
[Jesus] said, "Indeed, I am the servant of Allah . He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet. And He has made me blessed wherever I am and has enjoined upon me prayer and zakah as long as I remain alive And [made me] dutiful to my mother, and He has not made me a wretched tyrant. And peace is on me the day I was born and the day I will die and the day I am raised alive." [Quran 19:30-33]


texts: Is wear light makeup when going to family gatherings haram

texts: As-Salam-u-Alaikum I want to know is it haram if I wear a light makeup when going to family gathering ( that’s all women) haram or not


texts: Doing good and bad deeds simultaneously(same time). Are they both accepted?

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Salaam aleikum.
If someone does simultaneously (or at the same time) a good and a bad deed.
Example: One individual simultaneously listens to quran, makes dhikr, la ilaha ilallah, Astagfirullah, Alhamdulilah and at the same time watches BBC NEWS where women don't cover properly according to Islamic rules.

My question is: Will both the good and bad deed be written simultaneously or he has zero good deed because one of the conditions for the acceptance of a good deed is that you must not be sinning at the moment that you are doing the good deed?


texts: How to reconcile between hadith of fatrah(interval between prophets)

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At one place there is a hadith which says people who die upon fatrah will be tested on day of judgement.

The man who died during the fatrah will say, ‘O Lord, no Messenger from You came to me.’ He will accept their promises of obedience, then word will be sent to them to enter the Fire. By the One in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, if they enter it, it will be cool and safe for them.”
According to another report, he said: “Whoever enters it, it will be cool and safe for him, and whoever does not enter it will be dragged to it.” (The hadeeth was reported by Imaam Ahmad and Ibn Hibbaan, and deemed saheeh by al-Albaani, Saheeh al-Jaami’, 881).

At another place it is mentioned that last prophet's parents who died between fatrah will go to hell without testing.

Muslim (203) narrated from Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) that a man said: “O Messenger of Allaah, where is my father?” He said: “In Hell.” When he turned away he called him back and said: “My father and your father are in Hell.”
Muslim (976) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “I asked my Lord for permission to pray for forgiveness for my mother, but He did not give me permission. And I asked Him for permission to visit her grave, and He gave me permission.”


texts: Using the Hadith; Sahih Muslim Book 10, no 3901 as an argument of Islam being racist

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After a little research, I have seen a lot of Muslim critic targeting this hadith as a reference to Islam being racist. The hadith is as follows:

Jabir (Allah be pleased with him) reported: There came a slave and pledg- ed allegiance to Allah's Apostle ﷺ on migration;
he (the Holy Prophet) did not know that he was a slave. Then there came his master and demanded him back, whereupon Allah's Apostle ﷺ said: Sell him to me. And he bought him for two black slaves, and he did not afterwards take allegiance from anyone until he had asked him whether he was a slave (or a free man)
(Sahih Muslim)

An argument of such a critic is "Muhammad not only trades in slaves, but he deems the life of one slave pledging himself to Islam as MORE worthy than two African non-converts."
What would be a general response to such an argument? As a matter of fact, an explanation of this hadith would be appreciated.

As an attempt to answering my own question, I was thinking of this:
So, by default our prophet has already made it clear in the last sermon that a white isn't superior to a black nor is a non-Arab superior to an Arab or vice versa. So when our prophet decided to sell 2 black individuals for an individual who has pledged allegiance to the prophet, it wasn't because of race or that the black slaves were expendable but maybe for a certain reason where assuming the 2 black slaves were more valued to the slave master, than anything such as money or animal. It's also possible that the slave who pledged allegiance to our prophet could have been black. Hence bought him for 2 black non-muslims.
At this point, I am only rationalizing on certain possibilities but not really getting anywhere. I just hope someone can have a better explanation than myself with proper evidence.


texts: Is it forbidden to lie down while a Quran recitation is heard?

texts: Is it forbidden (Haram) to lie down while a recitation of the Quran can be heard?


texts: If those who have gone astray will not harm the guided (Qur'an 5:105), why were many Prophets harmed?

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O you who have believed, upon you is [responsibility for] yourselves. Those who have gone astray will not harm you when you have been guided. To Allah is your return all together; then He will inform you of what you used to do. -- Qur'an 5:105

I feel I'm misunderstanding the sentence in bold.  Several Islamic Prophets seem to have been harmed by those who have gone astray; as a few examples:

Prophet Yusuf was thrown down a well, was sold as a slave, and was imprisoned for many years.
Prophet Nuh's and Prophet Lut's wives "...were under two of Our righteous servants but betrayed them" (Qur'an 66:10).
Prophet Yunus was thrown off a ship, to be consumed by a fish (Qur'an 37:142).

Presumably, it's safe to consider that these Prophets were guided, yet harm came to them.

Question: If those who have gone astray will not harm the guided, why were many Prophets harmed?


texts: Is it haram for a man to watch an unveiled women on TV?

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When we watch television we constantly keep our eyes on a person in the TV show.

  “O Ali! Do not turn round to look! The first look is all right but you have no right for the second look.”

Based on this hadith it would seem that a man can only look once, as it is an accident that cannot be prevented. But what if a man is watching TV? He will repeatedly look at the unveiled women, so would this be haram?


texts: Why astronomical calculations supercede non-sighting of the moon in some Islamic communities?

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While trying to analyze the difference of opinion among the scholar on moon sightings, I came across the below Hadiths:

  Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

  Observe fast on sighting it (the new moon) and break (fast) on
  sighting it (the new moon), but if the sky is cloudy for you, then
  complete the number (of thirty).

  Sahih Muslim 1081, Book 13, Hadith 21

and

Narrated Hudhayfah:

  The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Do not fast (for Ramadan) before the coming of
  the month until you sight the moon or complete the number (of thirty
  days); then fast until you sight the moon or complete the number (of
  thirty days).

  Sunan Abi Dawud 2326,  Book 14, Hadith 14

and

  Narrated Kuraib: That Umm al-Fadl, daughter of al-Harith, sent him to
  Mu'aqiyah in Syria. He said: I came to syria and performed her work.
  The moon of Ramadan appeared while I was in Syria. We sighted the moon
  on the night of Friday. When I came to Median towards the end of the
  month (of Ramadan), Ibn 'Abbas asked me about the moon. He said: When
  did you sight the moon ? I said: I sighted it on the night of Friday.
  He asked: Did you sight it yourself ? I said: Yes, and the people
  sighted it. They fasted and Mu'awiyah also fasted. He said: But we
  sighted it on the night of saturday. Since then we have been fasting
  until we complete thirty days or we sight it. Then I said: Are the
  sighting of the moon by Mu'awiyah and his fasts not sufficient for us?
  He replied: No. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded us to do
  so.

  Sunan Abi Dawud 2332, Book 14, Hadith 20

and

  Narrated Abdullah bin Umar:

  Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The month (can be) 29 nights (i.e. days),
  and do not fast till you see the moon, and if the sky is overcast,
  then complete Sha'ban as thirty days."

  Sahih al-Bukhari 1907, Book 30, Hadith 17

My limited understanding of the subject leads me to believe that the Islamic month starts when the new moon is sighted. If it is not sighted due to clouds or some other reasons (volcanic eruptions, sand storms, smog etc), then the next night is considered to be first night of the new month.

But I'm confused when people say that even tough the moon isn't sighted it was born by astronomical calculations. Hence, Hilal is not more necessary. My knowledge tells me people of earlier times had great sophisticated knowledge when it comes to astronomy and surely at the time of the Prophet (SAW), people knew how to calculate lunar cycles, eclipses, movement of stars and constellations.

So is there something I am missing that the present day ulema are in disagreement over moon sighting and bring confusion among the masses atleast twice a year.


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I get horrible nightmares from Satan and they distress me. I try to pray all day and they go away little by little every night.
What should I do to protect me and my children from these dreams?Any ayah


texts: Is there a problem in memorizing the Quran the "incorrect way"?

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I listen to Quran a lot more than reading Quran and I listen to one specific sura a lot which is Al-NISA and the shaikh always repeats a part of the ayat, which a lot of other people do but I do not know a term for that. An example of the first verse of sura Al NISA is here (with bold text being the extra text)

ا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ مِنْ نَفْس ٍ وَاحِدَة ٍ وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا ****وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا**** وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالا ً كَثِيرا ً

So my question is: Is there a problem in memorizing it the "incorrect way" I am used to listening to?

Actually it is stuck in my head for years now and sometimes I am not sure how this could be doing me any harm.


texts: Can a woman use test-tube fertilization after the death of her husband?

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A few years ago I heard that some non-Muslim "Pop-Star" wanted the sperms from her husband to be kept for later in-vitro fertilization as she and her husband failed to conceive and he also had cancer.

So what if a woman wanted to have a child from her husband and unfortunately he died, but she could do an in-vitro (or test-tube) fertilization would that be halal in Islam?

And on what basis would it be considered halal or haram (For example: because her husband died he (and therefore "intercourse" with him or his sperms) would be considered haram for her)?

What if she did so when she knew he would die for example?

I think this could also be a major issue for inheritance matters ('idah)!


texts: Does standing with people who say Holy before swearing and swearing about Hell make me a disbeliever?

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Salam, sometimes I hear people swear about Hell and I wanted to know if it would be kufr to stand around them?
If I stood with them, would that be putting me beyond the pale of Islam?
And what about hearing someone say the word Holy then swear? Would that be kufr for me to stand around them as well?


texts: According to Islam rulings, what should one do when they see a bad dream?


texts: What are the minimum conditions by which one is considered a Muslim from the viewpoint of Wahhabism?


texts: Isn't it possible for Muslim Ummah to unite under one identity?

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We can clearly see that until Muslims were just Muslims and not "Shia" and "Sunni" they ruled the world (well most of it). These major categories subdivided into countless sub-categories and today you can hardly see someone who is a Muslim and that's it. Consequently, others took over leaving us disgraced.

Now that educational revolution is at its finest and we are so called intellectuals, why can't we, as the new generation, try to patch up the gaps? Why can't we respect other Muslims merely on the basis of the Kalima we share and leave the rest to be judged by Allah Ta'aala at the Promised Day. Can't we leave the controversial topics aside and be brothers as muhajireen and ansaar?

Even here at Stackexchange, people get into controversial debates developing even more hatred in their heart for their Muslim brothers.

My question is: Are we too far from uniting under one flag of Islam and what is the thing that stops us from doing so?


texts: Why does Shia say اشهد ان علیا ولی الله in Adhan (call to prayer)?

texts: Did this practice exist during Prophet's time? Or does this count as an example of unlawful innovation in Islam?


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I just answered How to control anger according to sunnah?, and it struck me as likely that Sufis might have a different interpretation of anger and a different approach to coping with anger, perhaps more spiritual than other Muslims.

Googling sufi anger gives two references:

Sufi University: He says that if you’re angry, then you do the Sufi practice of tawbah and return to divine love now. The tawbah practice can be used to bypass by the past and the 'root' of the problem.
Sufispirit.com.au: When a person gets angry, this is a form of pride. They are saying, 'I am better than you'.

So it seems likely that there's a different attitude in Sufism to anger.  However, I don't know how reliable/accurate these references are among Sufis.

Question: What is the Sufi interpretation and method to control anger?


texts: Does the Koran give permission to kill Non-Muslims? Since I read so many reports of Muslims pressuring Christians to take down Christmas trees, destroying Buddhist monuments, Western cultural artifacts it seems that Islam will not tolerate anything that is not Islam. I read that many Non-Muslims are dying (being killed) because they will not give up faith in God that Muslims perceive as wrong. I wonder how the future of humanity will be if Muslims attack Non-Muslims. Where do aggressive Muslims get the right to attack Non-Muslims? Does this permission really exist within the Koran?


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There's a hadith saying:

  "The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever conceals knowledge which Allah has made beneficial for mankind's affairs of religion, Allah will bridle him with reins of fire on the Day of Resurrection."
  (Sunan ibn Majah -qualified as da'if by Darussalam)
  The Prophet said: "There is no man who memorizes knowledge then conceals it, but he will be brought forth on the Day of Resurrection bridled with reins of fire." (Hasan) Another chain with similar wording. (Sunan ibn Majah)
  Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever is asked about some knowledge that he knows, then he conceals it, he will be bridled with bridle of fire."
  (Jami' at-Tirmidhi qualified as Hassan by Darussalam)

How can we interpret this hadith?

Is it sinful to keep knowledge for oneself and hide it, if so under what circumstances or knowledge of what kind one shouldn't hide?


texts: Evidence for 'every spot where we do sajdah will testify for us on the Day of Judgment'

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I have heard this colloquially but I would like to be pointed to a reference in the Hadith for the notion that "every spot that we do Sajdah at on this Earth, will testify for us on the Day of Judgment; it will emit light on that Day for us"

JAK


texts: Can I pray Salat ul-Layl once Faj'r time starts?

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The timing of Faj'r here starts from 4:25.The Athan in my area for Faj'r is at 4:45 The Jama'ah is currently at 5:10.

I wake up at 4:00 and generally take about 15 minutes more or less (actually not less, always more ;_;) to get up, make wudu, clean up, brush my teeth and stuff.
I pray Tahajjud right after that, I start around 4:15-4:20. Since 5 minutes is not enough to complete my Salat ul-Layl, I have to pray it within the Faj'r time. And then go to the Masjid at 4:55 and pray my Sunnah and Fard prayer of Faj'r there. Is it okay to do so, I mean can I pray Salat ul-Layl if the Faj'r time starts?
I have read some hadiths and came to know that Salat ul-Layl can be prayed at any time of the night until dawn. It is best to pray in the last third of the night. The start of Faj'r time doesn't indicate the dawn though, right? I am a bit confused whether it is valid or not. Can anyone clarify me on this issue?

Jazak Allahu Khayran.


texts: i have question about masturbation and incestuous thoughts help me please

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firstly i want to ask that when i watch porn or read some sexual content some small amounts of sticky liquid comes out even when i don't touch my private part(male) so will it be considered masturbation?

now secondly i know i am a horrible horrible person and i hate myself for that i have a sister whom i have sexual thoughts about and i have masturbated thinking of her several times although i have stopped masturbation all together now but dirty thoughts still don't go away please help me.


texts: What are the rules for reading 4 rak'a fard with jamat or alone?

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Assalamoalaikum

when we read 4rakah fard salah,should we be reading any surah after surah Fatiha in every rakah or just read in the in the first two rakah only then read surah Fatiha in 3rd and 4th rakah irrespective of whether we are reading with jamat ie reading behind the Imam, or reading at home alone. Or there are different rules to follow when we read with jamat and when we read alone.


texts: Can i get a family consisting of a lot of relatives eg brothers and sister whom i dont have in this life in jannah?

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Assalamualaikum
It is said that we get whatever we wish for in jannah and also we can be with our family in jannah.in this life if i dont have a big family consisting of uncle aunties brithers and sisters will i be able to get a brother or sister in jannah if i wish to or a friend that i dont have here but i like to have one(its like someone who dont have a family in dunya but like to have a family in jannah bcz its said that couples who dont have children in dunya will have children in jannah)
Jazaka Allah khair


texts: How long ayah is considered as non-tiny when reciting after Al-Fatiha?

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Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his family and companions.

In the surah El-Muzammil, Allah SWT. says

  فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ

  So recite what is easy from it.

I also read the answer provided here that you could either read a minimum of 3 tiny ayahs or 1 non-tiny ayah. How long is 1 ayah considered as non-tiny? For example, is the Yusuf:101 considered tiny or non-tiny in this very context?


texts: Why is the jurisprudence (fiqh) of Sunni Muslims different than Shia Muslims? (Sunni View)

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Well, Sunni Muslims believe in four Califs after the holy prophet S.A the fourth of which being the first Imam of Shia Muslims. However, they respect all The Fourteen Infallibles (not sure about how they believe in Imam Mahdi Aj. though) in Shia Islam according to both Quran (verses about Ahl-ol-Beit A.S.) and Hadith from the holy Prophet S.A. . Now the question is if Sunni Muslims agree on that the holy Prophet of Islam has given the title of Sadiq (honest and truthful) to the sixth Imam of Shia Muslims, Imam Ja'far Sadiq A.S., why they do not follow the teaching of him, being introduced as truthful by the holy prophet, instead of e.g. his students not being nominated to any attribute by the holy prophet S.A if I am right?

To me, if the holy prophet has accepted such a position for 13 people after him among all his companion and children (children of Fatimah S.A. to be more explicit), God being talked about them as them being infallible (Al-Ahzab:33) then why a Muslim may follow others talking different than those holy and innocent people? I mean if they were wrong they were not of such a position in the eyes of prophet and for Allah, were they? And if they are not wrong why to follow others giving Fatwa sometimes in complete different ways?

Hope that the question is clear enough for the answers also to be clear.

Edit.

To emphasize the point in question let put the matter as follows:

If I was a non-Muslim and I was to become a Muslim, just after confessing in uniqueness of Allah Azza-va-Jalla and that Muhammad --peace be upon him-- is his prophet I required first to know which school in Islam to obey. If I have no precise knowledge of Quran and Hadith, when all Muslim brothers know their own school to be the right one, how can I decide which one to follow? Maybe there should be a hint for me to decide, based on Quran or/and Hadith equally accepted by all different schools of Muslims. If it is a relevant expectation, then does there exist any hint in Quran or/and Hadith accepted by all Muslim brothers? Shia claims there are some, and maybe many, one of them is asked about here, that Sadiq (truthful) is an attribute (and not a forename) accepted by all Muslim brothers to be given to Imam Ja'far-ibn-Muhammad Sadiq by the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- around a century before Imam's birth date, and that Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- is one from whom the majority of Shia's Fiqh is derived. That is Shia Muslims believe majority of their Fiqh is already approved by the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- when he called his son "Al-Sadiq". Is this hint acceptable by Sunni brothers? And if not, do they have their own hints to override this and the other hints used by Shia brothers? Do such hints exist for all the branches of the Sunni's, Hanbali, Shaafe'ee, Maaleki, and etc.? That is, if it is proved to someone that Shia Islam is not the one which should be followed, does exist a hint that explain which Sunni school should he follow then?

In other words, the questioner tries to understand why Sunni brothers don't agree upon the Shia's hints, and that do they have their own hints then or not?

NOTE: I am trying to ask the question as neutral, I really want to know if these reasoning by Shia Brothers are considered as reasonable or unreasonable by other Muslims, and if not reasonable then why? And that if the answer to the previous question is no then what is their own reasonable hints (based on Quran and Hadith accepted by all the Muslims) to prefer their own school over the Shi'ite's based on them? This is a general question with a general scope but at the same time I have specified its scope to one single question about Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- for the question to meet the conditions of an acceptable question to Islam.SE.


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I understand that there are different of opinions about the requirements needed for a hadith to be considered mutawatir.
According to this answer, the most commonly accepted definitions is one of three trustworthy narration chains, which is one of the conditions the scholars differ on.
What is the minimum amount of narrations needed in order for a hadith to be classed as mutawatir according to the different scholars?

When answering, please try to be as structured as possible. For instance adding which scholars says what and hopefully adding references to a book or such where the scholar says this.


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There is a hadith I heard that said: Whoever listens to music, molten rock will be poured into his ears on Youmul Qyamah.  Where is this Hadith recorded? and what is it's authenticity?

Oh, and I also already checked Sunnah.com and it's not there.


texts: Did The Narrator Ad-Dhahak Ever Met Ibn Abbas In His Lifetime?

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I have read some controversial views about the meeting of Ad-Dhahak and Ibn Abbas. In one source, Ad-Dahak explicitly denies ever narrating anything from Ibn Abbas.
Some people cite Tafsir Ibn Kathir vol. 2 p. 71 and say that it is written in it that Ad-Dahak never met or narrated anything from Ibn Abbas.
According to a narration in al-Jarh wat-Ta'dil by Ibn Abi Hatim
ar-Razi, Ad-Dahak never met Ibn Abbas. In this book we can read,

Ibn Abi Hatim narrates with an authentic isnad
from 'Abd al-Malik ibn Abi Maysarah that he asked
ad-Dahhak: "Did you personally hear anything
from Ibn 'Abbas?" Ad-Dahhak replied in the
negative. 'Abd al-Malik then asked him: "So this
which you narrate (from him), from whom did
you take it?" Ad-Dahhak replied: "From this one
and that one."
Ibn Abi Hatim, al-Jarh wat-Ta'dil
vol. 4 tarjamah no. 2024

However, Imam Ibn Hajr has written in his "Tahdheeb Al-Tahdheeb" that Ad-Dahak was a neighbour of Ibn Abbas.

"Abu Janab al-Kalabi narrated that al-Dahhak said: 'I neighboured Ibn Abbas for
seven years."
 Imam Ibn Hajar Asqalani in Tahdeeb al-Tahdeeb, Volume 4 page 398

Ad-Dahak is found almost 34 times in Asbab-ul-Nuzul by Al Wahidi and he has narrated many narrations from Ibn Abbas.
Did Ad-Dahak never met Ibn Abbas?


texts: Did the prophet say this regarding fasting in the day of Asura?

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I have heard that when the prophet met the people of the book, he asked them why they were fasting in the day of Asura. They replied that it was a good day. The prophet then said he would fast that day and he added that he would observe two fasts in the next Asura (in the next year) if he is alive.

Did he say that?

Did he say that he would observe two fasts in the next Asura?

Is it a weak hadith that says this or something similar?


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I was watching TV and a person who was being regarded as scholar said that It's ok to touch Qur'an without wudu.. He quoted an ayah, I guess it was this one;

  لَّا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَ

Surat Al-Wāqi`ah - 79 translated by Sahih International as;

  None touch it except the purified.

And said that this ayah doesn't mention wudu but clean intentions. He said something like this ayah means only the ones with pure heart can benefit from Qur'an. Also said that Muslims are clean (I guess he meant as in good-heartedness). He further explained that there weren't any compiled Qur'an at the time of Prophet (pbuh), so this ayah can't be about physical touching to Qur'an. He advised this (meaning having to do wudu) shouldn't discourage Muslims to read Qur'an.

This is the first time I am hearing such interpretation. Is there any truth in this? If so, why are we told to do wudu before touching Qur'an, is it traditional?


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My question might sound stupid but I attained puberty very recently and I don't know the answers to these questions. I tried many other sources but with no success.

If you woke up with a erection  does that indicate that you had a nocturnal ejaculation  ?

If you had a ejaculation yesterday is it possible to have a nocturnal ejaculation today also ? Like wouldn't all the mani go out with the first ejaculation ?

The above two questions' italicised parts indicate my situation. Yesterday I had an ejaculation so isy it possible to have a nocturnal ejaculation today also ? What's more today when I woke up I had an erection.
When I checked my underwear I couldn't find any liquid stains but I was wearing a chequered multicolour underwear which makes it difficult to identify any stains in the first place - I checked very well but I couldnt see any stains.  What's more there is a hole in my underwear and when I woke up my penis was poking out of this hole and touching my trouser. On my trouser there was some small patches about 0.5 cm in diameter. However you could only notice them if you looked very carefully. I smelt it but I couldn't Identify a big difference in smell from the area with the patches and the area without the patches on my trouser. They say dried semen smells like rotten eggs but I don't know what rotten eggs smell like and I haven't smelt semen before. The patches had a slight smell but not a strong one. I could be psychologically fooled ( I have waswas problem too ).
The patches could be very well water or wadhi but I am not sure.
In this situation I am unable to decide whether I have had a nocturnal ejaculation or not. I don't remember having a sexual dream but you have to do ghusl anyway if mani came out . I am unable to decide whether I have released mani or not. In this case it would be useful if you could answer questions 1 and 2 above so that I can arrive at a conclusion.
Edit : I did a small test that I do after ejaculation. Which is to take a tissue and wipe the tip of the penis. If the tip feels sticky that means semen must have come out. If not no semen must have come out . I did the test and the tip didn't feel sticky .But this method is not foolproof as it cannot indicate the presence of dry semen. However I checked the tip of my pen is an coudnt see any dried substance there. But I am still not sure whether I ejaculated or not. Is this test suffice to proof that I have not ejaculated against the patches that are on my trouser ?
Please answer me before the time for Zuhr prayer ends so I can either take ghusl and pray or just pray


texts: Is back dating receipts or creating a fictious business for money haram?

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Lately, the government in UK has been lending out money to help business in crisis due to COVID-19 which when approved have one year to return without interest. It has created a perfect opportunity for people to get money even by mean of creating a fictitious business or creating an illusion of business hit by COVID-19. Some people argue that they are using the money for betterment as to invest in places where they feel it is needed the most e.g helping out siblings.
Is it money gotten by the above-mentioned means Halal or Haram to use? some might argue that Allah has created opportunities to help us so why not help to make things better? IMO I feel it is haram because it is sort of forgery or making other (in this case bank fool).


texts: If I gain pleasure from spanking men, would it be haram to do so?

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During the spanking, everyone would be fully clothed, and my hand would never touch his buttocks or body at all. I would be spanking him with an object. The man being spanked has agreed to be spanked.

If this is haram, is a punishment prescribed?

I don't have a desire to have any kind of sex with men, but I do want to spank them, for some reason.


texts: Is Egyptian vulture (pharaoh's chicken) meat halal?

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I was wondering if it's permissible to eat Egyptian vulture (pharaoh's chicken) meat!
Egyptian vulture, Wikipedia, writes:

The Egyptian vulture... also called the white scavenger vulture or pharaoh's chicken, is a small Old World vulture and the only member of the genus Neophron. ...
On the ground, they walk with a waddling gait. They feed on a range of food, including mammal faeces (including those of humans), insects in dung, carrion, vegetable matter, and sometimes small animals.

That's what makes me question whether it's meat halal or not, since they kill with their claws!


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Is it permissible for women to lead the congregational prayers?

Will the prayers of those praying under her leadership be void, if they did unknowingly or were misled?

Background: Women promote mosques ‘for all’ in Britain

Answers should be backed with some source.


texts: Allah sends a lot of blessings in the form of answering prayers, helping, giving peace, protecting, giving respect and a lot of other forms. So, my question is, how can we be thankful to Allah for all his blessings?


texts: Is it appropriate to avoid family members who don't practice, and whose behavior is "evil"?

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I am a Muslim who has family members which are not practicing Islam. They have witnessed clear signs of Allah like someone being possessed with Jinn and reacting to the recitation of the Qur'an but they turned away and did not change their ways. They still persist in sin and transgression in forms like: Not praying (some not praying at all while others pray irregularly), drinking alcohol, not covering themselves, going to the magicians and asking them, spraying water of magicians in their homes, celebrating the festivals of the disbelievers, making friends with them, not attending Jumah, completely shaving the beards.

They claim to be Muslims and they saw clear signs of Allah that they need to return but still refuse. I fear for myself because they are involved in going to the magicians and I fear that they may harm me because of their superstitious lifestyle. They accused me of being the cause of their problems although I am a practicing Muslims who does not visit magicians and causes harm to the people. Alhamdulillah.

They accused me and my mother in the past of horrible things and we are not sure if it is safe to go to them because of them being involved in going to magicians. They started to sever ties by not helping us in times of hardship and ignoring our problems and not visiting us during these times. It is almost 4,5 years that these people persist in sin and transgression and severing ties. They are today basically known for their evil and this is why we avoid them. My and mother have developed a deep hatred for the sake of Allah because these people commit sins openly during the day and they don't care.

Is it permissible for me to avoid them as long as they don't repent to Allah and mend their ways? Or am I sinful? These people know about prayer, fasting and so on but they refuse to practice Islam correctly out of their own choice not because of ignorance.


texts: So Inshallah I will be Getting a Squirrel but I don't know if it is prohibited in Islam should I keep it in a cage or on a bed or nest do I have to keep it complete solitare from it's Family or if I buy it from far away should I still Inshallah get becuase rabbits you can not keep them from there family,or even keep a Squirrel in general.


texts: Is parent respect and care due even if they abused you?

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In the Qur'an we are supposed to respect and care after our parents into their old age and death in the same way they cared for us when we were babies / kids / teenagers / adults. 17:23-24 says:

  23. Thy Lord hath decreed
  That ye worship hone but Him,
  And that ye be kind
  To parents. Whether one
  Or both of them attain
  Old age in thy life,
  Say not to them a word
  Of contempt, nor repel them,
  But address them
  In terms of honour.

  24. And, out of kindness,
  Lower to them the wing
  Of humility, and say:
  "My Lord! bestow on them
  Thy Mercy even as they
  Cherished me in childhood.

What if one or both (sexually) abused you or something similar. Is their care and respect and love still due?


texts: What is the solid evidence that music is haram?

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AssalamuAlaikum,

I think Music regarding haram activities is definitely wrong to listen to, but what about other types of music?

I came across this interpretation in the comments of this YouTube video:

  "There is solid evidence to say that music is not haram, even the prophet pbuh allowed it, I'll show you the ahadith:

  "'Aishah narrated that when a woman was married to an Ansari man, the Prophet (peace be on him) said, " 'Aishah, did they have any entertainment? The Ansar are fond of entertainment.'' (Reported by al-Bukhari.)

  Ibn 'Abbas said, " 'Aishah gave a girl relative of hers in marriage to a man of the Ansar. The Prophet (peace be on him) came and asked, 'Did you send a singer along with her?' 'No,' said 'Aishah. The Messenger of Allah (peace be on him) then said, The Ansar are a people who love poetry. You should have sent along someone who would sing, 'Here we come, to you we come, greet us as we greet you.' " (Reported by Ibn Majah.)

  'Aishah narrated that during the days of Mina, on the day of 'Eid al-Adha, two girls were with her, singing and playing on a hand drum. The Prophet (peace be on him) was present, listening to them with his head under a shawl. Abu Bakr then entered and scolded the girls. The Prophet (peace be on him), uncovering his face, told him, "Let them be, Abu Bakr. These are the days of 'Eid." (Reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim.)

  In his book, Ihya ulum al-deen, (In the quarter on "Habits", in the book Listening to Singing.), Imam al-Ghazzali mentions the ahadith about the singing girls, the Abyssinians playing with spears in the Prophet's Mosque, the Prophet's encouraging them by saying, "Carry on, O Bani Arfidah," his asking his wife, 'Aishah, "Would you like to watch?" and standing there with her until she herself became tired and went away"

  — Sheik Yusuf Al Qaradawi the lawful and the prohibited

  As for the Haidth about some Muslims making music halal, there is an alternate narration that reads as follows:

  "Some people of my ummah will drink wine, calling it by another name, while they listen to singers accompanied by musical instruments. Allah will cause the earth to swallow them and will turn some of them into monkeys and swine." (Reported by Ibn Majah.)

  Only Allah knows best"

What is the response to this, are these references weak? Usually, when I research the haram status of music, all of the prohibitions come from the fact that modern mainstream music is crude and sexual, but that doesn't account for all music.

I am just searching for knowledge and open to understanding the debate, and Allah Knows Best.


texts: Is there any evidence that one can join prayers -without being on a journey- only in a mosque?

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There are a couple of ahadith showing that the Prophet () and his sahaba () joined the dhor and 'asr prayers (by praying them one after one at the time of the later one) and Maghrib and 'isha' prayers in cases of rain or fear and it's also said just to create an ease for the ummah.
See for example in:

Sahih Muslim 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Sunan abi Dawod 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Sunan an-Nasa-i 1 and 2.
Jami' at-Trimidhi
Sunan ibn Majah.

I'd like to know whether one could conclude from these ahadith that this ruling of joining prayers can only be applied in mosques or whether it is possible to do it likewise for any jama'a and what is the justification for any opinion.


texts: Where can I find the tafsir of Avicenna?

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Corbin, in his History of Islamic Philosophy quotes from the Tafsir of Avicenna, on Surah 113:

  I seek refuge in the Lord of Day break (verse 1).

Avicenna writes:

  This means: I seek refuge with him who shatters the darkness of non-being with the light of being, and who is the primordial Principle, the Being who is necessary of himself. And this (burst of light), as inhering in his absolute goodness, resides as primal intention in his very ipseity. The first of the beings who emanate from him—the first Intelligence—is its Emanation. Evil does not exist in it, other than that which is occulted beneath the outspreading light of the First Being—the opacity, that is to say, inherent in the quiddity which proceeds from its essence.

I'd like to find where this quote is from - either online, or more likely some book.


texts: Is mocking a friend (in a friendly way) forbidden?

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I know it is not good to make faces of people and crack jokes about their personality etc. but if all of them are in a agreement that they won't mind it, can we make such jokes with them?

For example, person A and B are two friends and they keep joking with each other. If person A copied some actions of B so as to make fun of him, and if person B does not have a problem with this, is it fine to do so?


texts: Isn't sharia law contradictory to Allah being merciful?

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The Qur'an says it again and again that Allah is the most merciful, and that we must not despair of His mercy, and repent as soon as we realize our mistake.

Then, why does sharia order the killing of an apostate (he might have just reverted, if not killed), or a cruel punishment for zina, riba, homosexuality, or other offences, if Allah Himself is ready to forgive the offender?  Moreover the offender might just have repented if given a chance, or a longer life to realize his mistake.


texts: Is my eid-ul-adha sacrifice valid if I get it done through a charity organization?

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There are many charitable organisations which offer donators the opportunity to perform Eid sacrifice through or on behalf of them.

Such charities are Human Appeal, now I understand that rules apply when it comes to Eid sacrifice such as the distribution of meat and watching your sacrifice being slaughtered, would I get a reward and an accepted sacrifice if I perform this through a charity?

Within my country there is no butchers available to slaughter animals and I have not got a family where the meat is to be distributed.


texts: Will my roza (fasting) be accepted or not?

texts: I kept nafil roza (fasting) and I came to know that I was mistaken about the azan time; I ate the sehri (pre-dawn meal) 15 minutes after the azan so will this roza (fast) be considered or not? Or do I have to repeat it?


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I'm wondering what after happens if, after getting married and the wife revealing her body for the first time, her husband is not satisfied.

Question: What if a husband is displeased with his new wife's body after getting married?

I'm talking about a situation where the husband really does not like her body, and no longer wishes to remain married as a result. He does not foresee a compatible future together.

This could result in divorce and turn into a failed marriage and effect the wife's perceived purity. After all, a man would have seen her unveiled. And having a divorce to one's name is not great either. These might have a negative impact on a possible future husband.

I'm trying to get a better mental picture here. It seems to be a significant risk.


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It is accepted that not all ahadith are authentic.  One example is: What did Prophet Muhammad mean by “Seek knowledge even as far as China"?  It is sensible, therefore, to reject some ahadith.  Some Muslims go so far as to reject all ahadith, e.g.:

  Quranism describes any form of Islam that accepts the Quran as revelation, but rejects the religious authority, and or authenticity of the Hadith collections.

This is a controversial stance in Islam, and thus far, I've only encountered scholars advising strongly against hadith rejection (although the Wikipedia page lists a few notable Quranists).

Question: What kinds of sin does hadith rejection lead to (if any)?

Among other criticisms, scholars claim that rejecting hadith can lead to sin:

  Whoever... persists in denying and rejecting the hadiths is exposing himself to grave danger, because it is not permissible for a Muslim to reach a conclusion that is not based on proper methodology and without following any guidelines, and criticise other scholars (who disagree with him), otherwise he may fall into sin and error.   -- Islam Q&A, article 115125

Islam Q&A asserts (a) those who reject ahadith they believe are sound are committing disbelief, (b) those who reject ahadith they believe are unsound are mistaken.

  Those who reject the Sunnah as incontestable proof and accept only the Quran go against the collective consensus of the Muslim community at large, and this consists in extreme misguidance and deviation on their part. -- Islam Web, fatwa 284470

Islam Web questions "how those who reject the Sunnah would worship Allaah; the Quran does not provide a detailed description of or the conditions for the prayer, Zakaah or other religious rituals, for instance."

(What is the ruling regarding Hadith Rejecters? provides other examples.)

It may be that the authors of the above fatawa are primarily thinking of disbelief.  However, presumably Quranists don't think of themselves as disbelievers (and no matter who you are, you'll be accused of being a disbeliever by somebody).

I'm trying to pinpoint some specific sins that hadith rejection would lead to---sins that are accepted by scholars as sins, but nevertheless are engaged in by those who reject ahadith because they reject ahadith.  Are there any?

I could conceive of arrogance being one such sin, rejecting a major component of Islam despite being accepted by virtually all scholars throughout Islamic history.  Although, the logic here goes the other way: arrogance would lead to hadith rejection, not the other way around.


texts: Is burial at sea disrespectful to Muslims?

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According to recent reports I've been reading about the death and burial of Osama Bin Laden, I've come across a notion that despite any body preparation that may have been done (washing the body, wrapping it in white, reciting litanies in Arabic), the actual act of burial at sea itself is somehow highly offensive to Muslims.

Is this the case?  Is burial at sea, regardless of the personality, itself disrepectful or haram?  Is there hadith or Qu'ranic input on this?  And, how serious a disrespect would this be, if indeed the allegation is true?


texts: Is sale of luxurious goods with a huge profit margin haraam?

texts: Sale of luxurious goods with a huge profit margin.  The price is set by the manufacturer and not the seller or marketer.  Is it haraam to promote such goods?  As far as I know selling only essential items with a profit is haraam.


texts: Will it be haram to earn money by lying while negotiating a (buying) deal

texts: I know it's haram to lie. My question is more complicated than just lying to earn money. What if I want to see if the other person is giving me a reasonable price and to do that I lie that I am getting the same deal in less. For example what if I tell the supplier that I am getting something he's supplying for 2 rupee/kg at the rate of 1 rupee/kg just to negotiate? I know it'll be a sin to lie but will the money earned through that deal be haram?


texts: Cleaning/Washing hands in plate after meals

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I have seen two different groups of people who say cleaning hands in the plate after a meal is considered sunnah due to which Shaytan will not sit on the plate. Whereas the second group of people say you should not clean your hands in the plate after a meal otherwise Barakah will be gone.

Which one is correct?


texts: What exactly does "Bayyinah" mean in the Quran?

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According to Quran translations, it means "The clear evidence" or "The clear proof". But I'm still confused. Does Bayyinah mean a proof that is so clear that it cannot be refuted? Or does it refer to a sign that is clear but it can still be refuted?

According to Surah Bayyinah, Allah refers to "A messenger reciting purified pages" as Bayyinah (the clear proof). How is this a clear proof if so many non-muslims still doubt Muhammad's (pbuh) prophethood?


texts: Is Islamic marriage to a man who is already married considered zinah?

texts: I love a man who says he loves me and wants to marry me in the Islamic way. I found out that he is still married legally to a woman and will not divorce her. If I marry him, does that make me a zina? Is this haram?


texts: What is meant by "death of the religious learned men"?

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Narrated Abdullah bin Amr:

  I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "Allah will not deprive you of knowledge after he has given it to you, but it will be taken away through the death of the religious learned men with their knowledge. Then there will remain ignorant people who, when consulted, will give verdicts according to their opinions whereby they will mislead others and go astray."

Does "death of the religious learned men" refer to normal deaths or will be killed in a war or maybe killed? Are there any other hadith that has more details?


texts: I've noticed the brushes for beard hair (and shaving to apply foam/gel if you decided to shave!) is made from boar (pig) hair. Can we use these?


texts: Is it haram to make art to make a living?

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Basically I'm a student and my lifestyle is too busy and lacking the transportation for a part-time regular job. I want to do something I'm good at, but from home. Where I can be my own 'boss' to make some money on the side, which I desperately need. I used to be a good artist, but I had stopped doing that. Now I want to revive it to make money for when I move.

Would it be haram if I had to make art to make a living?


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I was sure that any kind of killing in Islam is punished, but a friend of mine, that has a very strong belief, had heard and even agreed that "killing a homosexual is not a sin".
That sounds very ignorant to me, and I'm sure other people who know better can illuminate me.

Is killing a homosexual a sin (haram)?


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Asaalamualeikum.
I know that we must obey Allah no matter what. But i want to understand things also from a practical perspective.
What is the main reason why looking at women with skirts is seen as a bad thing in Arab culture? Is it because looking at awrah of women dressed in skirts that don't cover the body properly is seen as one of the biggest way of disrespecting women?
In European culture women who dressed with skirts and attractive clothes are seen as a symbol of respect and stature in the society.
Is the main objective of the hijab to respect women because a women that doesn't cover is considered disrespectful in Arab culture just like the disrespect of bad behaviour towards parents?
Is looking at uncovered women considered disrespectful in Arab culture just like the disrespect of showing your soles?
Is the main objective of the entire Islamic religion < to increase the respect>?
Is respect the main reason for the existence of all those prohibitions?
Is respect the main reason for the existence of all those obligations?
Is respect the main objective of all acts of worship?


texts: I did bad stuff i dont want to be punished by allah

texts: I am Muslim but shaitan took me away and I looked at girls' private parts, what can I do so Allah can forgive me?


texts: Is IVF with Sperm donation or Egg donation prohibited in islam?

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Earlier I read in many articles that IVF is haraam since it is an unnatural way. But now its considered OK but only with the fusion of sperm-egg of a married couple.
I have a doubt that why is pregnancy considered haraam using egg donation or sperm donation, and considered to be zinaa.
As far as I know (not very sure) zinaa of the body is to GET PHYSICAL with someone you are not married to (adultery). So in egg/sperm donation, people are not getting physical, so how could we term it as zinaa ?
Also, if a lady isn't getting pregnant naturally, and to avoid her divorce would it be wrong to go for egg/sperm donation ? Because no matter how loving you are, an adopted child would always be an adopted child, as he deserves to know his lineage. Once he knows his actual parents, its very likely that the love won't be the same.
Also, isn't getting a child with egg/sperm donation better than getting a divorce (divorce is a thing that Allah s.w.t hates most). ?


texts: Is a marriage valid without presence/consent of anyone else?

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According to my knowledge in a marriage at-least following people should be present

The Bride
The Bride groom
Bride's Father
The Kazi

Is it possible that a marriage can be valid without presence or consent  of Bride's Father and Kazi?


texts: What does Islam say about adventure sports?

texts: Adventure sports like trekking, bungee jumping, surfing, skydiving, etc. are practiced by people just for the sake of enjoyment and passtime. People take this inspite of the risk of life. What does Islam say about risking life for games?


texts: How can Mentally ill people be judged by their actions?

texts: My question is pretty clear, how can mentally ill people be judged by their actions if they are not aware of they are doing? why are them even put on this earth?


texts: What is the rule govering claiming that a vetegarian meal satisfy the halal dietarian requirements

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I am a Muslim Chaplain at an Arizona prison facility. The jail administration wants me to inform inmates, that vegetarian meal complies with the Quranic halal dietary requirement.

My position is that a vegetarian meal is permissible because of their incarcerated circumstances. Vegetarian is not halal. Most vegetable inherently contains alcohol. Another concern is how it is being processed in the kitchen.


texts: Figuring out right calculation method of prayer time

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I shifted to uk last year and I have been confused by the fact that people I live with think they are hardcore and correct in Islam and everything and get hot headed when told them to correct e.g. The "Prayer Chart" had timing which was 15 min forward then what time "tv" channel told for iftar or open fast and they made me feel bad about fact that I opened fast quickly while they waited to adhan on tv (which never happened), to which they changed there statement for sher, anyways I wanted to find out more about the calculation time and how we know which one to follow?

Following is a picture of different calculation method. How can one read it to find which is right one for them from where they live and how can one win a argument with people who think they know everything and try to show you less educated in front others, in Islam?


texts: After starting to pray regularly, what do I ask Allah for?

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I am a born Muslim, Alhumdulillah. However, since young age I've committed sins on a regular basis and never established Salah regularly. I started praying regularly recently and this question crossed my mind.

What do I make Dua for?

What should I make Dua for to make my and my wife/family's future secure (in jannah)?


texts: If we ask Allah to remove something from our past like it never happened, can He do that? I know Allah works in ways we couldn't even imagine.


texts: Do I need to recite the duas before entering and exiting toilet/washroom if I am going for bathing only?

texts: I am a revert to Deen e Islam. I wanted to know if I had to recite the duas before entering and exiting toilet/washroom if I am just going to bath and not relieve myself.


texts: What is the authenticity of these ahadith prohibiting the duff?

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Hadhrat Ali (radhiyallahu anhu) said: "Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) prohibited beating of the duff (drum) and the sound of the flute." (Nailul Autaar)
Hadhrat Ali (radhiyallahu anhu) narrated: "Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) forbade beating the duff, playing the harp and blowing the flute." (Kanzul Ummaal)


texts: Is the earnings government employees haram

texts: My father is a Policeman. So he gets his salary from the government. But the government gives the salary from collecting tax from its citizens which can include tax from haram companies like alcohol producers. Simply some money from haram sources go to government and my father earns them from government. So is my father's and all other government employees' earning also haram?


texts: Is the fact that a woman inherits only half the share of a man a kind of injustice?

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Wherever inheritance is on topic people quote those verses of the Qur'an, were we read the similar sentence:

  ... for the male, what is equal to the share of two females ... (see for example 4:11 and 4:176)

This is lately often used by modern Muslims or feminist Muslims to call for an (share) equality between both genders!

This amount might even differ (increase) in some cases as quoted in the Qur'an, but is this a kind of injustice towards women?

What is the secrete or logic behind this division?

Note that I've heard a scholar saying that in fact in most situation it is the male who inherits less than the female, I'd be interested in a commentary/explanation on that!
Also note that the missing part of the verses above is quoting children or more exactly the inheritance shares of siblings from their parents only, not all possible cases of inheritance!


texts: Is a Muslim man extreme if he lowers his gaze with every woman?

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Assalamu Alaikum Brothers in Islam,

Is it Ghuloo (Exaggeration) if a 27 year old unmarried man lowers his gaze in front of every non mahram woman even if she is an old lady / mother of many kids?
His friends call him extreme and advise him to "tone" down and make eye contact with atleast the old women.


texts: What was religion called before Islam came?

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Islam came as religion of peace and the complete edition of other "Holy Book" (Taurat, Zabur, Injhil), according to Quran. As we know other religion such as "christian" for the person who is beliefs in Holy book: Injhil are called that. But i assume that religion, called Christian, was named just after Prophet Isa. A.S was lifted by God, his followers changed the content of Injhil. that mean, When Prophet Isa still alive, and have the true content of "Injhil", they didn't named their religion as a religion of "Christ".

Just like the other religion which are based on quran (Taurat, Zabur). What does Religion called when Zabur and Taurat came at that time? Were they called their religion as "Jews" (i don't know what religion based on Zabur's Holy book)?

And I know that there are 25 prophets and apostles that Quran mention. 4 of 25 prophets got their own Holy Book. The other seems only bring a messages from Allah. For example Prophet Noah. We know he built a very Large Boat. He brings a "message" too. He had followers too. But what does Prophet Noah religion Called when his people wanted to be his followers? Are they called their religion as "Islam" too?


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Is drop shipping business halal?

People in a drop shipping business sell the product at a higher price than the original price.
Because, the product I am selling is not in my inventory and I not the actual seller. (according to the rule of Islam)


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I want to know for maintaining my teeth I need to brush them regularly.
I heard there are ways to brush without breaking your fast.


texts: Up to what extent is drawing living things permissible?

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What is Islamic ruling on the drawing of the shape/body of an object? Is it true that the objects could be living objects with a soul as long as no face is drawn?

Or in general, can we draw a living thing, as long was we don't have a bad intention?  Perhaps without drawing the face, or without eyes (face present).

Or if it doesn't make it too broad, on what extent can one draw images of living things.

Or simply, is drawing every living thing prohibited in Islam according to Hadith in this answer for the question Can I draw living creatures just for art?

Please cite some Hadith while answering, or any scholarly rulings present in this regards.


texts: Are wounds (ones that are still bleeding) considered najis/defiling?

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Will they prevent one from doing proper wudu and salat?

Furthermore, are there pardon/dispensation concerning wounded body parts with bandage/gauze for us to leave them dry during wudu?

Someone had told me that, things that come out of ones body are considered najis. Is it true?


texts: Is my pirated copy of Windows 10 halal, given that I ordinarily could have upgraded from Windows 7, but it got a virus?

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I'm supposed to have a legitimate Windows 10 copy since I had Windows 7 and could have upgraded to it. But my Windows 7 copy got a virus for some reason and was unable to be used. So I just pirated a Windows 10 copy so that I can continue using my laptop.

I've stumbled upon a Zakir Naik video on piracy and he said that if a company encourages the piracy of its software, there is no problem with pirating it. Does this apply to Windows 10?


texts: Is it justified to kill someone for disrespecting our Prophet Muhammad SAWS

texts: Recently in France, a teacher was beheaded by someone because of his act of showing some drawings in his class. I just want to know is it really justified to kill someone who disrespects our Prophet Muhammad(SAWS)? From what I have learned so far that our prophet was extremely kind to those who tortured him verbally or physically(by throwing trash). So is it really justifiable to kill someone for disrespecting our prophet?


texts: Can I swear to a computer game??? Can I show myself through YouTube?

texts: So I wanna start making videos online... Me playing games. I wanna know if it's all right if I can swear AT the game and AT non-existent-people(ai/npc) and not swear at real life people. The game you could think of as an inanimate object?? Also, I want to know if I can show myself through YouTube like putting in a facecam for my gameplays and stuff like that.


texts: I have been married for a few years now and we have 3 children... My husband accepted his 1st wife back into his life and is now living with her and their children they have... I have not had any relation with my husband for nearly 7 months and he hasn't lived in our home for about 8 months, I now live with his parents.. My Husband is telling me there is no problem it's just the way things are but is our Nikah not dissolved?... Does the fact we have been separate for this amount of time not mean we are divorced?


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I’ve never seen any evidence of jinns or black magic ever no matter how hard I try to find something. There’s always someone debunking it or in the very few “supernatural” occurrences I’ve had in my life as I’ve grown I’ve come to realise that something else was the cause.
Is there any actual evidence that any of these things exist or are they metaphorical/references to some archaic practices in the verses they are mentioned in the Quran?


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Salamo3alaykom, in this answer in IslamQa I've may have found a translation after the tashahhud, translating at the beginning as "O Allah send prayers..." but Allah does NOT send prayers, rather He sends blessings. It translates "barik" as "sending blessings", but It translates "salli" as sending prayers. What does it exactly mean by sending prayers from the part of Allah? Allah does NOT pray because he is Allah.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/islamqa.info/amp/en/answers/98031

Can someone clarify please?


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In Usool-al-Fiqh Shia uses Aql or intellect as a source of legislation as mentioned in this answer-

http://islam.stackexchange.com

And the Sunni uses Qiyas or analogy in Fiqh. In my understanding, both are related with reasoning. How do they differ?


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It is always stated in islamic sites etc that men's awrah is from knees to navel. (for example http://islamqa.info/en/34976 ).
I have searched hadithes about that, and I have found many hadithes about covering thigh, you can see them in the url or in http://sunnah.com/search/?q=thigh , but I have found almost none hadithes that clearly prove that chest (torso, trunk) is not awrah, I have found 1 hadith: http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/42/45 , in which somebody sees prophet naked in his house. We can think that if that was awrah, prophet should say about it, and if he did not say, then it is tolerable. but the hadith does not clearly say that prophet did not say about it, we just can think so, because the hadith does not say about it, and since it is important thing, its narrators should not leave that hidden, so we think the prophet did not say anything about that, so we decide it is not awrah. but there is probability that it was so much clearly known by everybody, that chest is awrah, so it was even not told in the narration. Awrah might be exposed by mistake and just who see it might must look at other direction or close his eyes or cover the awrah by hands etc.

So, are there any other hadithes which show that some men at time of Muhammad showed their torso for long time and it was allowed or was not prohibited? Ie can you prove or disprove the decision of fakihs that chest is not awrah? Or can you say by hadithes that seems nobody showed his chest so that can be considered as proof that it is awrah?

(Some illustration for that it is desicion of fakihs: http://islamqa.info/en/171584 : "And he said in ash-Sharh al-Kabeer, 1/457: The navel and the knees are not part of the ‘awrah. This is the view of Maalik and ash-Shaafa‘i. End quote.")


texts: Does my husband need to visit a court to file for divorce?

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I've been married to my husband for 1 year.  We are far from each other because my husband's visa was cancelled.  When separated, we starting fighting and misunderstand each other all the time; we argue and sometimes my husband says "talaaq" to me or he says "I divorce you three times."

So my question is: Does he need to visit a court to file for divorce?

By saying "talaaq", does it mean that I'm legally divorced?  As in, right now I can marry again, even he doesn't file a divorce for me?


texts: Did the prophet (PBUH) pay Zakat, if yes in what form?

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We were told that the Prophet peace be upon him lived an extremely humble and poor life. He hardly have food at home for the next day. This is what we were told. Now that I have researched, I find that the Prophet could not have been that poor because

Quran allowed the Prophet to keep 1/5 of the war booty
He had gifted the mount of Fadak to Fatima, which was captured in a battle.
He had many wives himself, which would be hardly possible, if he was such a poor man. Each wife lived in a seperate home (AFAIK). Apparently he gave a good amount of Mehr to his wives according to this answer

Now I do understand that there were times when the Prophet did not have enough resources, that was in the early and middle time of Islam. But in the last 3 years of his life or so he must have been well off because he was the ruler, he kept the largest part of war booty and People used to send gifts to him which he would accept.

My question, In what forms did the Prophet pay Zakat. Did he pay it little over the year or at once at the end of year? If he paid it at one time, does it give the estimate of his wealth?

My related question is, why dont we follow the Prophet in Zakat related issue while follow him in every other possible way? Could this be because he never paid Zakat?

While searching online, I cam across this similar question. May be one can highlight the authenticity of that answer as well.


texts: Why do Muslims offer prayers in Arabic? What is the significance of the language?

texts: Muslims offer prayer and recite Quran in Arabic. What is the significance of Arabic language for worship according to Quran and Sunnah? Is there any hadith or verse of Quran that makes the Arabic language necessary for worship?


texts: Is it necessary to drink water while sitting down and why doesn't the same rule apply while drinking Zam Zam?

texts: I've always been asked by my elders to sit down and then drink water. Why is it so and why doesn't the same rule apply while drinking Zam Zam.


texts: Can Satan play with the words of the Quran to manipulate us?

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I am going through problem, I cry a lot and all but only to Allah to seek His rehma.

I get these signs. Specifically, I have downloaded a Quranic app which automatically notifies me of verse of the day. Most of the time the verse explains my situation as if Allah is answering me.

Now my question is: Can it be Satan playing with me or is it truly Allah's guidance?

I am not a wali, I am a very sinful person.  Can it truly be Allah's guidance?


texts: Does my wife filing for divorce in the USA count as an Islamic divorce according to the Sunni school of thought?

texts: Me and my wife married in another country in the Islamic way, then married again in a USA court. Now she filed for divorce in a USA court and I also signed paper but court haven't given a decision yet. If the court say yes for divorce, will this divorce valid for Islamic way also?  Question for Sunni. My intention is not to leave her. Have to sign papers because of attorneys.


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I have lied and committed many sins. This was because I was not connected with Allah in the way I am now. Alhumdullilah I was shown back to the right path, but I’m fearful that my past lied and deceit may catch up to me.
For example: I lied to my wife about something major, and now I’m scared she’ll discover the truth.
Is there a way to ask Allah to conceal my lies so that I am not exposed for the sins I committed?


texts: Criteria to Follow a Caliphate/Emir of an Islamic Emirate/Government

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I am non-Muslim history major student. I would like to know the criteria to determine a Caliphate. I would give an example of the very recent/last Caliphate in the Islamic world, i.e. the leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban), Mullah Mohammed Omar Mujahid or Mullah Omar.

Mullah Omar called himself the Caliphate (Amir Al-Momenin) of all Muslims in the world. He ordered his followers to fully implement the Islamic Sharia laws, i.e. Quran and Hadith texts in almost 80% of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, longer than any other conservative Islamic group.

Even famous and recent Islamic figures like Usama Bin Laden and his followers decided to choose Mullah Omar as their Caliphate. Based on Quran/Hadith, what are the criteria to follow a Caliphate of an Islamic Emirate/Government like Mullah Omar?


texts: my question is that men will get reward in paradise in form of hoor , will women be given any reward?

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In the Quran, it is mentioned that men will be given hoor in paradise if they have done good deeds.

but it is not mentioned that if women have done good deeds than what will she get in the world hereafter?


texts: As I understand, God forbade Muslims from becoming angry at one another. So, can Allah become angry at a Muslim, even if the anger is not directed at but for the Muslim's situation? Shouldn't feeling anger only be an instinct from human nature that we try to overcome, and should not be a nature of God, as he determines our fate after death?


texts: Do I need to sleep with someone to punish my husband for his affairs?

texts: I am a Christian girl with two children, going to convert to Islam. I am getting divorced due to my husband's affair. My husband has had a lot of affairs before and after marriage with me. Now I am going to marry my old friend; he is a Pathan. He told me that after talaq with my husband, I have to sleep with someone as a tradition. This is a punishment for my existing husband. I asked him how it will be a punishment for him; it's a punishment for me. I don't want to sleep with anyone. My friend says that, in Islam, it is the tradition in Karachi, Pathan.


texts: Why only in Dhul'hijjah can the Hajj be done, what is the reason?

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What happens if somebody wants to do this out of the RamadanDhul'hijjah?

Extension: Sorry, I knew it badly! I didn't know it should be done on Dhul'hijjah.


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It is stated that the foster relations are treated like blood relations in the following hadith.

  Narated By Amra bint 'Abdur-Rahman : That 'Aisha the wife of the
  Prophet told her uncle that once, while the Prophet was in her house,
  she heard a man asking Hafsa's permission to enter her house. 'Aisha
  said, "I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! I think the man is Hafsa's foster
  uncle.' " 'Aisha added, "O Allah's Apostle! There is a man asking the
  permission to enter your house." Allah's Apostle replied, "I think the
  man is Hafsa's foster uncle." 'Aisha said, "If so-and-so were living
  (i.e. her foster uncle) would he be allowed to visit me?" Allah's
  Apostle said, "Yes, he would, as the foster relations are treated like
  blood relations (in marital affairs)." - Sahih Bukhari.

Is it permitted for a man to marry the foster sister of his brother?

Since, that woman is only his brother's foster sister, not for him.

ie,
What about marriage with blood relation's foster relation?


texts: What music is sutiable for an Islamic video?

texts: I do a lot of video editing, but I do not like to use music. I've been trying to find drum or duff instrumentals, but they are pretty hard to find. What do you guys recommend? (Humming?, Drums?) And would computer noises be considered instruments?


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Once the Prophet (ﷺ) was bewitched so that he began to imagine that he had done a thing which in fact he had not done.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3175
Quran 15:42
“Indeed, My servants - no authority will you have over them, except those who follow you of the deviators.”
(In the previous verse Allah was talking to Iblees)
I think I found a contradiction. Please someone clarify this.


texts: Is first wife's permission required for second marriage?

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Some people claim that a married man cannot marry again till he gets permission from his first wife. I find that hard to believe. As much as I have studied this subject, I have not come across any such prerequisite for second marriage. I have heard about the equality and justness and fairness amongst all the wives but I don't understand how a wife would ever allow to share her love and allow her husband to go to another woman with her permission. (Exceptions may be one in a million).

But considering how little knowledge I have, I am inclined to ask others if they can provide references for such a claim?

Please provide references from Qur'an and Hadith or Sahaba's sayings. You can also provide reference from Four Imam's books/rulings where they put such a restriction.

I am looking for Sunni view but Shia views are welcomed too. (Please mention this along your answer)

P.S. A thought just hit my mind, if in case first wife's permission's requried for the second marriage, then what about the 3rd and 4th marriage? Do we need to ask permission from all the wives?


texts: Can I take a second marriage without permission of first wife?

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My name is Md Ibran Khan and I am from Varansi. I want to marry a second woman but my first (current) wife is not giving permission; I want to remain married to her as well.

Will nikah with the second wife be legal or illegal according to Islam? I am capable of taking responsibility for both of them.


texts: How is 8 rakat Tahajjud prayed in Hanafi fiqh?

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There are many videos in youtube and articles in the Net about Tahajjud salah in Hanafi fiqh and they make different confusing statements. Here are some of them:

In Hanafi fiqh Tajahhud is 8 rakats
In Hanafi fiqh Tajahhud is 8 rakats by 2
In Hanafi fiqh Tajahhud is 8 rakats by 2 with one Salam
In Hanafi fiqh Tajahhud is 8 rakats with one Salam

And I understand them like this (in 3 ways),
1st WAY
 [Beginning of Salah]
 - Niyyah (for 8 rakats), Takbeer, Sana, Ta-'awwuz
 1 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 2 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 3 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 4 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 5 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 6 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 7 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 8 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 - Tashahhud
 - Salawat, Dua, Salam
 [End of Salah]

2nd WAY
 [Beginning of Salah]
 - Niyyah (for 8 rakats), Takbeer, Sana, Ta-'awwuz
 1 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 2 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 - Tashahhud
 3 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 4 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 - Tashahhud
 5 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 6 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 - Tashahhud
 7 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 8 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 - Tashahhud
 - Salawat, Dua, Salam
 [End of Salah]

3rd WAY
 [Beginning of Salah]
 - Niyyah (for 2 rakats), Takbeer, Sana, Ta-'awwuz
 1 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 2 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 - Tashahhud
 - Salawat, Dua, Salam
 [End of Salah]

 [Beginning of Salah]
 - Niyyah (for 2 rakats), Takbeer, Sana, Ta-'awwuz
 1 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 2 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 - Tashahhud
 - Salawat, Dua, Salam
 [End of Salah]

 [Beginning of Salah]
 - Niyyah (for 2 rakats), Takbeer, Sana, Ta-'awwuz
 1 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 2 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 - Tashahhud
 - Salawat, Dua, Salam
 [End of Salah]

 [Beginning of Salah]
 - Niyyah (for 2 rakats), Takbeer, Sana, Ta-'awwuz
 1 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 2 Tasmiyah, Fatiha, Sura, Ruku', Sajda
 - Tashahhud
 - Salawat, Dua, Salam
 [End of Salah]

Which way is correct in Hanafi fiqh?


texts: Is it obligatory for a Muslim, when he sees/meets a non-Muslim, to invite him to Islam?

texts: Suppose I meet a non-Muslim on the streets, I greet him and we both start a conversation, is it obligatory for me to invite the non-Muslim towards Islam?


texts: Why eating cheese (alone) will be the cause of some diseases? (According to Shia hadiths)

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As far as I know, there are several traditions from Shia that mention regarding the harms of eating cheese (lonely), since seemingly it is remarked that you'd better eat the cheese with walnut. I wonder what its reason is that we ought not to eat cheese alone?

And also are those ahadith (about eating cheese) authentic or not?


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What was the earliest Hadith Book / Collection to be recorded?

I heard it was Muwatta Malik?


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I would like to clear these points before asking this question:

I am fully aware that marriage is sun nah(Highly recommended sun nah).
I am fully aware that marriage is a natural way to fulfill your desires and remain chaste.
I am fully aware that Allah provides sustenance and a person should not be worried about it.

But after testifying to all of the above points I have the following concerns regarding marriage:

Sustenance is provided by Allah but the person has to earn it. A person becomes stable at the age of 30+ in the present time if he completes his education because of the scarcity of jobs and competition in the market. Now the point to ponder is that the average age in Pakistan is 66 years so what is the point of marrying at the age of 30 when half of the life has already passed without any partner?
If I don't marry I can do a lot of other stuff freely with more dedication . For example I can support my parents fully financially without worrying about saving some money for my children and wife . I can give more charity , I can spend more time in performing my religious duties.

To cut the long story short what is the point of getting married at the age of 30 when half of the life has already passed and you can do far better things with your life rather than paying the bills and doing multiple jobs to earn a middle class standard?


texts: I can’t get any good explanation for this verse, could anyone give me an explanation for this surah? as I don’t seem to understand it.


texts: Is it ok to wear beautiful dress in front of non mahram?

texts: Is it permissible for a woman to wear patternful, beautiful, gorgeous,flowery, attractive, bright, colorful, eye-catching dresses in front of non mahram?


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In several places, the Qur'ān criticizes the Jews (not Christians) for how they misuse their scriptures, accusing them of perverting ( 2:75), concealing (6:61, 2:140) twisting their tongues when they read and even changing the words from their right places

However, the Qur'ān never once says that the written text has been modified, nor that the original scriptures are different than those today. Instead, the Qur'ān says a lot of very positive things about the Jewish and Christian scriptures:
"Let the People of the Gospel judge by what Allah hath revealed therein. If any do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than) those who rebel" (Sura Maidah 5:47)
"Say: O People of the Book! Ye have no ground to stand upon unless ye stand fast by the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that has come to you from your Lord." (Sura Maidah 5:68)

"If you doubt what We have revealed to you, ask those who have read the Scriptures before you." (Sura Yunus 10:94)

"None can change His Words" (Sura Al-An'am 6:115).

If the previous scriptures were not manipulated, then why did Allah sent the Holy Prophet and the Quran down? I am just asking this because everybody says that Quran was sent down because the previous scriptures were changed.


texts: Is indirect help to a riba business haram?

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I came across the question Working in banks in an Islamic country. According to my understanding of the answer by Shaykh Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid,

You are doing haram if you are helping someone in anyway who is doing haram.

I could not ask this question to shaikh because of website's response

  We apologise for not reaceiving questions at this time, however, this
  is due to a backlog of questions we are experiencing.

If my above statement is correct then what about below cases

Governments borrow money from World Bank or other countries, which
is definitely interest based, to run various projects e.g. health,
education, welfare, highways, etc.
Governments keep their money in Central Banks, which lend money to
other banks or states or any other financial institutions and earns
interest on that money.
One of the source of income is Tax payed by citizens.

Government is involved in riba business by helping World Bank in earning riba and earning riba herself by lending money. I am helping government by paying taxes. Am i involved in riba-business?

I am a network engineer
working in a company having riba-Bank as one of its client
I go to a mall by a taxi/cab
and purchase a t-shirt

And here is the riba-chain

Bank is involved in riba
my company is helping them to maintain their network so the company
is involved in riba
i am helping the company so i am involved in riba
taxi/cab driver helped me so s/he is involved in riba
shopkeeper helped me providing t-shirt or i purchased t-shirt by
riba-money so the shopkeeper is involved in riba too

Can one imagine when would this chain end!!
Is there anything which would left without riba!!

I actually couldn't get the meaning/context of help in

  It is not permissible for a Muslim to work in banks that deal with
  riba, because that involves helping them to engage in riba-based
  transactions in one way or another, by writing them down, witnessing
  them, guarding the bank, etc. Helping them in that manner is
  cooperating in sin and transgression, which Allaah forbade when He
  said (interpretation of the meaning):

  “but do not help one another in sin and transgression”


texts: Tacitus' account on the crucification of Jesus (PBUH)

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Tacitus was a Roman historian who among other things wrote the following account on Jesus.

  Consequently, to get rid of the report, Nero fastened the guilt and
  inflicted the most exquisite tortures on a class hated for their
  abominations, called Christians by the populace. Christus, from whom
  the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign
  of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilatus,
  and a most mischievous superstition, thus checked for the moment,
  again broke out not only in Judæa, the first source of the evil, but
  even in Rome, where all things hideous and shameful from every part of
  the world find their centre and become popular. Accordingly, an arrest
  was first made of all who pleaded guilty; then, upon their
  information, an immense multitude was convicted, not so much of the
  crime of firing the city, as of hatred against mankind. Mockery of
  every sort was added to their deaths. Covered with the skins of
  beasts, they were torn by dogs and perished, or were nailed to
  crosses, or were doomed to the flames and burnt, to serve as a nightly
  illumination, when daylight had expired.

So how does Islam reconcile the view that Jesus not being crucified or killed when it is not just a contradiction of the Bible but also this separate historical account?


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I normally leave for prayers at 12pm. But on a particular Friday, I was informed at 12:10pm as I was leaving that I have to be on standby due to vendor visiting my workplace and I have to provide support which will take 2 hours.

I feel bad and upset that i'm unable to attend prayers. Will I be punished for this?

    Narated By Al-Ja'd ad-Damri : The Prophet (pbuh) said: He who leaves the Friday prayer (continuously) for three Friday on account of slackness, Allah will print a stamp on his heart. - Abu Dawud (Book 2, Hadith 1047)


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Is it possible for someone to have nikkah via skype?

Like having an Imam on either sides. That way will the nikkah be considered valid?

As some people don't believe in engagement because of bad eye (jinx/nazar).


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Assalam Alaikum,

This is my first time here and I've tried looking around for this topic but was unable to get results on google with reliable source hence I thought of asking it here.

Now I do know that Zakat does not apply to home asset unless it's being rented out. So we have a home to live in and another asset that has been given out for rent. Let's say I've paid Zakat for the rented asset last year, the question is will I have to pay Zakat for the same asset this year too?


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At what point do Muslims have a moral and religious obligation to boycott a company. To clarify, most corporations or companies do things that are immoral. How do we decide what is bad enough that we boycott it?

Like for example, this articles describes the Nike controversy, highlighting very bad working conditions for its workers. Would I be morally AND religiously obligated to boycott Nike?

I'm finding that my buying power is diminishing greatly with the possible boycotts I'm obligated to perform.


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I want to know that camel urine is Halal or haram there are many hadith which claim that Muslim can drink camel urine.

  Sahih Al Bukhari - Volume 7, Book 71, Number 590: Narrated Anas: “The climate of Medina did not suit some people, so the Prophet ordered them to follow his shepherd, i.e. his camels, and drink their milk and urine. So they followed the shepherd that is the camels and drank their milk and urine till their bodies became healthy. Then they killed the shepherd and drove away the camels. When the news reached the Prophet he sent some people in their pursuit. When they were brought, he cut their hands and feet and their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron.”


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Before I get my monthly wages, I am taxed.  Some of this tax money goes towards my state pension account.   So I am assuming the government has an account where they know how much of my tax money has gone towards my state pension.  This is not voluntary on my part, it's the law in the country I live in.

My question is, do I have to pay zakat on the money in this government account to which I have no access too?  I don't even know how much is in there.

I won't get any of that money until I retire.  I will probably get about $100 a week.


texts: Is the Hadd punishment of Zina applicable if the sinner is of a young age?

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Asslamoalikum to all of my brothers and sisters

My question is that if people commit zina at very early age (8-12 or basically under 18), will there be punishment of those of 100 lashes?

And by the way just s*cking b**bs or lcking v*gina is considered zina or when a person loses his/her virginity before marriage is considered zina or both things considered zina.


texts: Why does passing wind break wudo when sneezing does not? And why don't we wash our bottoms after passing wind?

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If passing wind brakes wudo then why sneezing does not, as in case of sneeze one lets out filth while in passing wind one does not pass out any.

If wudo has to be completed again after passing wind then why is one not required to wash his/her bottom?


texts: In islam who is martyred between indian muslim soldiers and pakistani muslim soldiers?

texts: There are muslim soldiers in india who are also on border and on the Pakistan border they are also muslim soldiers so who gets martyred when they fires on each other between indian muslim soldier and pakistani muslim soldier


texts: Why is Muhsin bin Ali bin Abi Talib not considered among imams of Shia?

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We know Shias accept Hassan and hussain among twelve imams.

Why don't shia accept Muhsin , the third male offspring of Ali and Fatima as an imam among the twelve imams? Even though they admit that he was a male.


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I have heard many people say that animals know about their God, Allah, yet I have never heard a Quranic verse or hadith regarding this. Can someone please mention a reference for this.
Besides, mankind is ashraf-ul-makhlukat (the noblest of all creatures). When a human is born, he knows nothing about his Creator, and acquires the knowledge of his Creator ultimately from Holy Quran(and hadith). Yet, an animal knows about his Creator, without even being told?


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This question is in relation to Uma's answer to When proposing / before agreeing to marry a woman, how much can a man look at her (body)?.  Specifically this snippet:

  From Imam Nawawi's Minhaj Al Talibin:

    The Sonna has introduced the practice of seeing a woman one proposes
    to marry, even without her knowing it, and even several times, before
    demanding her in marriage ; but the suitor must not see any more of
    his future wife than the face and hands. The law forbids a male adult
    to look upon the shameful parts of a free adult woman, a " stranger "
    to him — i.e. not his near relative, wife or slave.

I'm surprised by the wording "demanding her in marriage" and I'm wondering if there's any significance to this other than a language/translation matter.

Question: What did Imam Nawawi mean by "demanding her in marriage" in relation to a marriage proposal?

Presumably it doesn't mean marrying her involuntarily (see: Is it permissible for a girl to reject a proposal?).