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Taking payment for making an amulet
Shaykh Abdul-Karim Yahya, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Is it permissible to accept or demand a payment for writing or performing (blowing in to water etc.) a ruqyah (Ta'weez, Amulet, etc.) ?
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Wearing rings
Shaykh Abu Usamah
A sister recently told a friend of mine that women are only allowed to wear rings on their ring finger and baby finger. Is this true and to what extent i.e. is it sunnah etc. Also is the ruling the same for men and women…
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Is it permissible to exchange gifts between husband and wife on St. Valentines Day ?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Is it permissible to exchange gifts between husband and wife on Saint Valentines day? Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, I pray that this finds you well, and in the best of health and spirits.
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Are men wiser than women according to Islam?
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Assalam o alaikum Alhamdulillah, I feel extremely strong in my faith and do not question the Qur'an, Hadith, Sunnah or the orthodox scholars.
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Battle of the Camel and Women
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Assalam o alaikum This question was actually raised in one of my readings for a Women in Islam class.
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My friend wants to convert to Islam. What should I do?
Wajihah Gregor
My non Muslim friend is interested in converting to Islam inshaAllah! She is married to a Muslim man. Her husband lives in another country. What would you advise....
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Can I lead others? I have tattoos on my body
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Before I became Muslim, I had very big tattoos [of humans and animals] on many areas of my body. It is very difficult and painful to have them removed. Alhamdulillah, I have been learning my deen, and people in my small …
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I feel my faith is low. What do you advise?
Wajihah Gregor
i am going through a phase in which i feel my imaan is very low, what can i do about this? Answer n the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful With prayers and salutations upon the Best of Creation, Allah bless him …
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Marriage: Questions of a new convert--changing name, need for wali...
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari
I am a new revert to Islam living in Canada. Before i came to Islam, I had a boyfriend who is Muslim Egypyian. We both know that it unlawful to be in a relationship other than marriage. That is why we would like to be we…
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Can I wear loose pants at work?
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I am a young woman who works at a place that requires me to wear a uniform. Is it permissible for me to wear pants if they are large on me? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray this email f…
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Arab father refusing the proposal of non-Arab for his daughter
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I heard that an Arab father has the right to refuse the proposal of a non-Arab to his daughter. How is this in line with the teachings of Islam? How could one, for example, reject a God-fearing man like Bilal, may Allah …
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Arabs preferred over other nations
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed Translated by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad
I saw in the chapter of suitability of marriage that Allah has chosen Arabs over others. The outer purport of this hadith contradicts the sunna, can you explain?
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Gelatin allowed for Hanafi adherents?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
My cousin told me that adherents of the Hanafi madhab are allowed to consume food items containing gelatin because 'it is our belief' that the ingredients therein undergo a process in which they become unrecognizable and…
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Getting married without parental permission in order to avoid temptations
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari
I am 20 years old and have lived in America my whole life. I live in a community where the Muslims are not very strong in Iman. I have many times been in very bad situations where I almost committed zinnah.
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Folding trousers for prayer
Shaykh Abdul-Karim Yahya, SunniPath Academy Teacher
What is the position of folding the trousers above the ankles for prayer? Does it invalidate the prayer? What about folding other clothing before or during the prayer? What is the position of the other schools on this ?
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Using charity money for what is was given
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
A person gave me charity money and said to me, "Buy books with it." Is it permissible for me to buy something else with it?
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Removal of uterus due to uterine fibroids
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible to remove one's uterus due to uterine fibroids?
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Going out with one's spouse to restaurants, museums, and the like
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari
is it permissible to go and eat food at a restaurant where there is no segregation of men and women? for example, if i wanted to take my wife to a restaurant, would that be allowed?
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Prayer: Cannot Pray the Sunna of Wudu During the Disliked Times
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Whenever we perform wudu it's sunnah to use miswak and offer 2 rakats afterwards. if we have performed wudu around Asr and Maghrib time can we pray 2 rakats or not.
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Hadith for Beards
SunniPath Answer Service Team
Currently I am a high school student and my school's dress code requires males to be clean-shaven.
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Bone china, pure or impure?
Shaykh Abdul-Karim Yahya, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I would like to know the view of the Shafi'i school on using and selling tableware and other items that are made from white clay mixed with bone ashes. The items produced using this substance are usually called "bone chi…
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For what reasons can you deny a suitor for marriage?
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari
Assalaamu Alaykum Can you deny someone who asks to marry you if you don't find him attractive but is religious? Is that going against Islamic principles?
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Can a Muslim wear Tie?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Does anyone know if Muslims can wear a tie? Like on a halal job. Someone told me one should quit his job if 'wearing a tie' is must on that job! Answer Assalamu alaikum, The fuqaha have talked about this extensively.
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Is it unlawful to consumer sugar and tea?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Since it is unlawful to consume harmful things, such as smoking cigarettes, then how is it permissible to consume sugar and tea, when we know that they can be harmful?
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Can I dig up the past of a man who proposed to me?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible for a woman to search on the internet about the details and the past of man that has proposed marriage to her? Answer A woman and her guardian are allowed to ask around about the suitor. In fact, the gu…
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Question regarding a particular recomendation for nafl prayers.
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Salamo alykom I was reading an answer by Sidi Fadi Qutub Zada for the question titled "The Fiqh of Voluntary (Nafl) Prayers: An exposition of the prayers not directly related to the obligatory prayers".
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Custody of Children & Family Planning
Shaykh Munawwar Ateeq Rizvi
1. If a Muslim woman is pregnant and wants to get divorced, who has the right to keep the child?
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Typing kufr things
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
assalamou alaikoum wa rahmatullahi, inshallah soon im going to start working as secretary, and my job would consist of typing books, pamphlets, etc for companies (people write them by hand and i type it for them).
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THE COMPLETE HANAFI PRAYER
Shaykh Sohail Hanif
The Complete Hanafi Prayer: Using `Ala al-Din Abidin's Gifts of Guidance & Other works Answer using `Ala al-Din Abidin’s Gifts of Guidance & other works Obligatory Necessary Emphasised Sunna Recommended 1 Measures to be …
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Zakat-specified Ahly Al Bayt and the Prophet’s Wives
SunniPath Fiqh Q&A Support Team
Can you please explain this following hadith found in Muslim about ahlul bayt. Why does the narrator state that the our mothers are not part of ahlul bayt?