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Is it okay for brothers and sisters to chat online?
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf, CA
Is it okay for brothers and sisters to chat online? Assalamu alaykum In the name of Allah, Most Gracious Most Merciful. Islam has set down principles for the prosperity of mankind in this world and for their salvation in…
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Wearing Jilbab & Upset Parent
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
In Hanafi fiqh wearing Jilbab is required or an optional? what if someone wants to wear jilbab but the mother is not happy with the decision but the father is ok with the decision?
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Khalwah
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is there a comprehensive definition of what constitutes a khalwa and what doesn't? e.g. can a public place, like a stair-well for example, become a khalwa when there's only a man and a non - mahram woman in it?
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Male-Female Relationships
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: What is a good book (not even necessarily Hanafi-based, but I'd prefer it) that speaks directly to male-female relationships ... specifically what's haram/halal, etc...especially in the context of living in the United …
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Men Compliment My Looks...Am I Doing Something Wrong?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: On several occasions different non-mahrem men have told me that I look very nice, or that my hijab is very pretty etc. I wear hijab and jilbab usually in light colors and try my best to cover properly.
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Mixed Gatherings: A detailed response regarding gender interaction
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Can you please comment on the permissibility of mixed social gatherings and whether its allowed as far as guys and girls going out together that are just friends to dinner or …
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Mixed-sex conversation: Proofs?
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
: The Reliance, r32.6, quotes from Nahlawi's "al-Durar al-Mubaha" the ruling in the Hanafi school about speaking without need to a member of the opposite sex.
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Moral dilemma at work: Helping Immigrants fleeing from the Shariah
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam, UK
: We have clients from Iran. One client came in last week admitting he committed adultery in Iran and when his mistresses husband found out and threatened to kill him he fled the country to this country.
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Music at the Gym
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
In the e-mail you said that scholars ... discourage going to the gym if there is music, fitna, or men with their awra showing. Now, the gym close to my house is one in which mostly men workout.
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My friend is losing interest in Islam, thinking of leaving wearing her hijab, and just 'fitting in' ... what do you advise?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
My friend is losing interest in Islam, thinking of leaving wearing her hijab, and just ‘fitting in’ … what do you advise?
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Non-Muslims: Hating them? Rights?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: My friend abd al-rahman, a student at the law school, and i were discussing the concept of hatred in islam. abd al-rahman is of the view that we are obligated to hate the disbelievers, although we can nonetheless show …
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Physical Contact with Stranger of Opposite Gender: Wudu & Impermissibility
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: What about any sort of physical contact with a non-mahrem woman? Walaikum assalam, It does not invalidate wudu.
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Purdah and Segregation
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: In the Indian subcontinent there is the concept of purdah which encompasses more than the Arab concept of hijab. This is just based on my observation alone. Does this have any fiqhi basis, or are my observations just l…
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Shaykh Taqi: Parties with Prohibited Practices
Shaykh Muhammad Taqi Usmani
: My family is not practicing. Can I attend parties where the men sit with the women and some people drink alcohols openly? Attending Parties Featuring Prohibited Practices Shaykh Muhammad Taqi Usmani Q 2.
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Shaking Hands Again
Shaykh Abdurrahman Ibn Yusuf
: i just wantd to make sure. it says that it is haram toshake hands unless necessary. can you please give me an example of necessary? is a job interview considered such? Also: [See attached answers.]
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Shaking Hands With the Opposite Sex Is Haram, & The Importance of Holding On To One's Deen
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf, California
Many brothers ask by email about the issue of shaking hands with women in professional settings where, they say, not doing so would harm or impede their ability to function.
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Shaking Hands with Women
Sh. Muhammad Sa'id Ramadan al-Buti
What is the ruling of shaking hands with the opposite sex. Especially in the corporate world where refusing to shake hands is considered offensive. The Messenger of Allah had never shaken hands nor touched a woman's hand…
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Wearing Hijab at a Catholic School
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I go to a catholic school in Australia. Being in a catholic the school regulations don't allow for the wearing of the hijab. A couple of years ago i decided that i wanted to wear the hijab and decided to leave it until…
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Why Can't a Non-Muslim Woman See My Hair?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I have been in many situations where non Muslim women have asked to see my hair. I have told them that they are not allowed to. I haven't yet been asked why, but could you tell me why this is the case, so that I may be a…
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Women at Work
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
What are the rulings in regards to women working outside of the home? Is it okay for them to deal with male colleagues, clients, and / or customers if it is strictly business and an un-enclosed environment?
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Can a Woman Ride in a Taxi Alone with a Male Driver?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Can a woman ride in a taxi alone with a male driver? Walaikum assalam, Major contemporary scholars, including Shaykh Mustafa Zarqa (who, though a huge Hanafi faqih, was generally very lenient), have studied this issue.
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Women Naat Singers? Not!
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: [I recently Questioned the presence of female naats, without cautioning that it is ‘for women only’ on many ‘Sunni’ sites, because the scholars have always condemned men listening to female singers (even if the songs a…
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Women's Gym?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: What's the ruling on working out with nonmuslimwomen at an all women's gym?
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Women's Travel???
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Can you please expain the rules about women traveling in detail, at what distance they need a mahram, and if there can be any substitute for a mahram...such as women traveling in a group.
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Actions Done While Wudu is Being Completed
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I remember reading that wudu should be done as one act to be valid.
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The Assumption Of Purity, Not Filth
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: In fiqh of taharah, we are told to assume that the floor of a non-muslim's washroom (defined as one owned and/or frequently used by non-muslims) is najis. is this correct? Walaikum Assalam, Nope.
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The Basic Fiqh Of Menstruation
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: The Basic Fiqh of Menstruation The Basic Fiqh Of Menstruation (from: Heavenly Ornaments by Imam AsrafAli al-Tahanawi) [slightlyedited from the Internet edition , but the language is still on the rough side of things] M…
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The basics for a man who wakes up finding that his lower garment is moist
Sidi Sohail Hanif
: 1. What is the basic rule for a man who wakes up to find that his lower garment is moist? 2. What if he notices a somewhat thick, milky-white discharge at the end of urination?
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Bleeding During Wudu: Can I Wipe & Continue?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: If blood spreads on one's skin half way through wudu, should one start his wuduover again or should he merelywipe off the blood and continue on from the halfwaypoint?
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Blood & Pus: Flow...
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Ihave a quick Question. In the reply to 'bleeding gums' the impression was given that blood which is carried away [by saliva] but did not flow away does notbreak wudu.