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Summary Of Religious Duties During The Month Of Rajab
Sidi Musa Furber
Summary Of Religious Duties During The Month Of Rajab Bismillahi Al-Rahmani Al-Rahim Summary Of Religious Duties During The Month Of Rajab (Summarized from a work by Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali, by Sidi Musa Furber) Rajab,…
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The Fiqh of Certain Hairstyles
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)
: My child attends a madrasah wherein it stipulates, as part of regulations, "Hair styles should not be adopted in an unsuitable manner i.e. short back and sides".
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Bones of Aqiqa Meat
Shaykh Ilyas Patel
Secret of Aqeeqah is to NOT break the Bones and have them buried as it is the Food of Jinns, if this is not done the spiritual protection goes for the child and thus they are exposed to Jinns more, can you comment on thi…
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Why is gambling haram?
Shaykh Ilyas Patel
Why is gambling haram? Allah says in the Qur’an: They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say in them there is great sin and some benefit for men. The sin is greater than the benefit.
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I think of jinn in prayer and am afraid, and also when alone
Shaykh Ilyas Patel
when praying alone in the night, I feel fear, and think that jinns would be there along with me, and because of this sometimes my concentration on prayer goes. Please do tell me how to overcome by this.
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Marrying non-Muslims: the legal ruling
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)
Could someone from amongst your group (Please) put together a reply that gives the reasons why our young women may not marry outside Islam and send it to the gentleman (also covering his question).
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How is One’s Istikhara (prayer of seeking guidance) answered?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I just want to know whether the answer you may receive after reading istikhara is the best thing to do for *all* time, or if it is only the best thing to do for that *particular* point in time.
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After ghusl, sexual fluids keep coming out...
Mufti Yusuf Mullan, Toronto Shariah Program
What should I do after having a wet dream? I take a shower but the mazi keeps on flowing nearly whole day after the wet dream. I am not mazoor, as far as I know, but what should I do about this. As every time before sala…
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Do I have to wear hijab when traveling long distance by car?
Mufti Yusuf Mullan, Toronto Shariah Program
I thought I read once that it was permissible for women to take off the hijab if they are traveling by car for a long distance. Is this correct? I understand if you stop at a public place to eat or use the bathroom that …
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Advice to Shi`a Sister…
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Advice to Shi`a Sister… Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, Sister, my only advice to you is what the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) counseled: “Be avid for that which benefits you.” Find out the …
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Used past exams to revise, but then…
Mufti Yusuf Mullan, Toronto Shariah Program
In a exam someone I know used past exam papers to help them revise, which were handed down to them from family members in higher years. These papers are normally not given to students because sometimes they are used agai…
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Friday: Praying sunnas upon entering after the khutba starts
Sidi Sohail Hanif
If we enter the masjid on Friday and the khutbah has already started, should we pray two rakaat tahiyatul masjid or not? Please explain in the light of the hadith in which the Prophet (saws) asked a sahabi to get up and …
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Spend most of my time with non-Muslims: advice on fixing my heart on Allah…
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Spend most of my time with non-Muslims: advice on fixing my heart on Allah…
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Pictures of animate objects for learning purposes...
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is it at all permissible to have small school children (first graders) draw pictures of animate objects for learning purposes (this is hard to avoid since many school curricula include this…
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I'm a convert: the sister's parents hesitate about marrying her to me because of this...
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)
I have been considering a young sister for some months now. She lives in another country and when I started talking to her it was through internet and on the phone with her dad's permission. He said she was allowed to ch…
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Shaykh Abdal-Hakim Murad on Radio 4 (25/08)
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Shaykh Abdal-Hakim Murad on Radio 4 (25/08) http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/programmes/thought/index_search.shtml ?author=«dal+Hakim+Murad&process==1&Submit.x='&Submit.y= Thought for the Day,25 August 2003 Abdal Hakim Mura…
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When can I follow another madhhab? The way of fatwa and the way of taqwa
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
In a previous answer you have mentioned that great scholars of the Hanafi madhab such as al-Tahtawi and ibn Abideen (Allah have mercy on them) permitted the following of other school when there is hardship or need.
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Divorce by law: does it count Islamically?
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)
I have a question about Islamic Divorce that I hope you can help me with. I am a British born convert to Islam. I became a Muslim in 1984.
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Imam Gumush-khanewi: A 19th Century Ottoman Spiritual Guide and Scholar
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Imam Gumush-khanewi: A 19th Century Ottoman Spiritual Guide and Scholar The Biography of a 19th Century Ottoman Spiritual Guide and Scholar HADRAT AHMED ZIYAUDDIN-I GUMUSH-KHANEWI (Allah have mercy on him) http://www.gum…
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Spiritual Counsels - Imam Gumushkhanewi
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Spiritual Counsels - Imam Gumushkhanewi Question: Spiritual Counsels - Imam Gumushkhanewi Spiritual Counsels by HADRAT IMAM AHMED ZIYAUDDIN GUMUSH-KHANEWI (May Allah be well pleased with him) One of the great Ottoman Naq…
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Thoughts in prayer
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Sometimes during salah, images come into the heart. Sometimes the images are good (i.e. of shuyukh and of Muslims) and sometimes they are bad. Is it permissible to remember the faces of people during salah?
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Scams Aimed At Muslim Women
Saraji Umm Zaid and Modern Muslima
Scams Aimed At Muslim Women Scams Aimed At Muslim Women Scammed!
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Married out of convenience only… had right of divorce and exercised it… now he seeks to repair things…
Mufti Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf
My husband has 2 kids from his first wife, gave her divorce and married me. Only Nikah was performed for processing Canadian immigration. I have the right of talaq.
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Is group supplication after prayer a blameworthy innovation?
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Leicester, UK
Can you please tell me what is the ruling on making a du'a after the fard prayer? I have heard a few people say that it is bid'a and should not be done. Is this true? Can you tell me the hadith and other proofs for the r…
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Do female orgasms without penetration require ghusl?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Do female orgasms without penetration require ghusl? Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, Any orgasm that is accompanied by sexual desire (actual or effective), whether accompanied by penetration or not, requires ghusl.
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What's wrong with Backgammon? RE: [Hanafi] The Fiqh of Sports and Games
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa, Leicester, UK
Please clarify why the Backgammon is such a bad game? Did it used to be played during the time of our prophet (sallalaho Alahi Wasalim)? What is the Hikmah and reason for forbidding it?
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What is the Shariah’s View on Copyright?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I have a question regarding the copying of CD's etc of Islamic (e.g. Yusuf Islam, Hamza Yusuf CD's) and non-Islamic material (e.g. Operating Systems, Third Party Programs with copyright etc.). I have heard many differing…
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Wudu After Ghusl: Is it recommended?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
It is sunna or mustahab to make another wudu after one makes ghusl for removing janaba? In the Hanafi school, it is not recommended to perform ritual ablutions after a purificatory bath (ghusl), unless one lost one’s sta…
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How can you call to Allah when you ‘stay away’? RE: [Hanafi] Spiritual Counsels - Imam Gumushkhanewi
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Imam Gumush-khanewi's counsel consists of many points that advise scholars to "stay away" from various types of people who do not follow the Shari'ah in one way or another (points 14-22).
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Are duas permitted at the end of one’s prayer?
Sidi Sohail Hanif, Amman (Jordan)
Is it permissible to read dua such as allahumma inni audubika min fitnatil masihiddajjal and so on after the durood in the last rakaat even if one is hanafi It is a confirmed sunna to supplicate to Allah before giving on…