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The Fiqh of Kissing While Fasting
Sidi Sohail Hanif, Amman (Jordan)
Please could you clarify if kissing one's partner constitutes the fast breaking. I have heard that in instances where saliva is exchanged while kissing, this nullifies the fast.
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Menstruation Question: irregular bleeding, ghusl, and then uncertainty…
Sidi Sohail Hanif
A woman gets her period. It last only one day. After that she gets white discharge for a day. Many times she bleeds for only one or two days, so based on this, she takes a ghusl.
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Markups and riba
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)
I am confused with the real life practice of the prohibition on interest and would like your clarification. Interest is haram, but selling product at one price for cash and another higher price in installments is allowed…
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Marrying a Christian woman and not having children...
Mufti Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf
I am Muslim from Egypt immigrated to u.s.a. in 1990. The only woman that I feel comfortable marrying is Christian.
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Being alone with a man in a room
Mufti Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf
Is it sinful to be a very large room with a man for the purpose of a job interview where the door is closed but can be entered by other staff? Assalamu alaykum In the name of Allah the Inspirer of truth. 1.
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Ghusl at work after menses
Mufti Abdurahman ibn Yusuf
If a woman were to finish her menses while at work and it is impossible for her to leave the work place to make ghusl is it permissible to make wudhu and pray without ghusl?
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Forbidding one's wife from working...
Mufti Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf
Is it permissible for a man to forbid his wife from working? Assalamu alaykum In the name of Allah, Most gracious Most Merciful The husband has been considered the bread winner in Islam for his wife, children and other d…
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Questions on Touching the Qur’an
Sidi Sohail Hanif, Amman (Jordan)
Can you handle a copy of the Quran without wudhu if it is covered or if you use something e.g. cloth? I understand the same circumstances apply to a mushaf as well as a quran tafsir book? 2. what about handling something…
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Performing Makeup Prayers in Public
Sidi Sohail Hanif
If I did a kaza/late prayer of fajr in the mosque, is that ok? if it is, to what extent (i.e. if there are many people behind you, its not right I think to pray it except at home)?
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Conduct and behaviour of men
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)
I have some questions regarding the Conduct and behaviour of men specifically in the west and in some way relating to the rules governing the conduct and behaviour of women.
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Recitation in Witr Prayer
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Which three surahs did the Beloved of Allah used to recite in the witr prayer?
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RE: Du'as for wudu
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
In Nur al-Idhah, it states the following points as being mustahabat of wudu: -To recite respective dua'as while washing the limbs. What supplications did the Prophet (sallAllah-u 'alayhi wa sallam) recite while washing t…
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I may be affected by jinn...
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
A year ago I started experiencing my bed to tremble at night. It isn't a hard shaking but hard enough to wake me up. Sometimes I will sit up and look at my clock to make sure my bed is really shaking. It shakes. I feel s…
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RE: question on zakat
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: I started earning in may of 1997 and since then I have earned about $30,000 US.
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Reading Literature, Is it Allowed? And Sport?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
What is your view regarding the reading of literary books? I read on a fiqh answer site that it is “absolutely haram” to read such works. Is this true? In the name of Allah, the inspirer of truth.
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Husband doesn't stay in touch...
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
My husband is now working in another city from me. He is lax about staying in touch, and I am getting fed up… […] What you you advise? Is it wrong to give him a piece of my angry mind?
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Is it wrong for me as a Sayyid woman to marry a non-Sayyid?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
The thing is, my parents are pressurized about marrying me off to a Syed, since we're syeds and in our family, no one has ever married a non-syed.
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Reading Nahj al-Balagha: It is ok?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: A friend of mine gave me a book to read entitled Nahjol-Balagha. I think this is a book read by the shia. Is the book authentic and reliable and good to read for sunnis?
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Laughing in prayer
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Please elaborate about how salat can be voided by laughing. What constitutes laughing to oneself or out loud? For example, what if a funny thought causes one to breath differently in an audible manner without laughing?
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Minor sexual activity before marriage: does one have to tell about it?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
If a married person got involved in a relationship and has done kissing with him/her but has not gone far as intercourse.
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RE: leading Friday prayers at school
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
In my old school and college, there is an Islamic society, run by brothers there. They have Dhuhr prayers everyday, including Jumu'ah on Fridays.
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My mother gave serious death threat to my in-laws...
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)
I have a very serious problem at the moment that concerns my mother. I have been taught that Islam explicitly and quite profoundly teaches that the status of the mother is paramount and so are her rights. Alhamdulillah I…
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Lying to Avoid Taxes
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is it permissible to lie to the inland revenue to avoid paying high income tax as we are self employed and live in the west? The Light of Creation, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “I was on…
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Can a man lead his family in qada salaat?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Can a man lead his family in qada salaat? Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, No, because it is invalid to pray makeups in congregation, unless both people are making up the very same prayer (same day, etc.).
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A Question of Criteria. RE: Reading Literature, Is it Allowed?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
One should, of course, avoid literature that is lewd or that promotes the impermissible. How would you define "lewd" or "promoting the impermissible"?
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Friday prayers at other than a mosque and your service
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I was told that it is not possible for Jummah prayer to be held in hall where there is no five daily prayers. Please can you confirm this with daleel.
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RE: Conduct and behaviour of men
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
The words "staying home" have a very negative and narrow connotation. Rather, we should be discussing how to create a women's/mothers world. In Muslim lands, this naturally occurs, i.e. your neighbors and such. However, …
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Playing Chess
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari, www.daruliftaa.org
Why is it wrong to play chess?
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The Fiqh of Alcohol in External Use Items (such as detergents, creams, and perfume)
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I was wondering if alcohol in detergents and creams etc. is permissible to use?
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Hugging non-Muslim mother-in-law
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)
Is it permissible for my husband and my mother (non-Muslim) to hug each other?