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Writing Fictional Stories
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Asalam-alaykum, I’ve heard that fictional stories are permissible to read and write, but I wasn’t sure under which circumstances. Now, I've noticed, that many youth are writing fiction.
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Sh Abdal-Hakim Murad on 'The Perfumed Garden' by al-Nafzawi
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Sh Abdal-Hakim Murad on 'The Perfumed Garden' by al-Nafzawi Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Salaams, I asked Shaykh Abdal-Hakim Murad about this text and here is his response: Muhammad al-Nafzaw…
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Blood in Eggs
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I buy organic free-run eggs from a local health food store. Often, when I crack open the egg, I can see blood in the yolk. Can I eat the egg?
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Blood on Meat
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
One of the types of filth mentioned in the Reliance is blood. Whenever I buy meat, it has blood on it. Is this blood considered filth?
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Depressed with divorce
SunniPath Answer Service Team
It has been seven weeks since I have been divorced from my husband, and I feel so depressed. I don’t miss him and alhamdullilah I am so grateful to Allah swt that he took me out of the marriage.
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Follow-up on Alcohol
Sidi Mostafa Azzam
Sorry if I need to be spoon-fed, but regarding alcohol, I guess this means that anything that contains flavorings dissolved in ethanol would be haram. Also, anything containing vanilla extract would also be haram, I gues…
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Married for 14 years but wife is disrespectful. I feel like divorcing her.What should I do?
SunniPath Answer Service Team
I really need some help! I have been married for 14 years now, from the first day I married her she has never held any respect for me.
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Marriage and istikarah
SunniPath Answer Service Team
I carried out an Istikarah on several occasions concerning marriage, when i first did the Istikarah i had a very strong positive feeling towards the man, however as time has passed my feelings towards marrying this man a…
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Is Alcohol Filth?
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Is Alcohol filth? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Before answering any fiqh Question, one must 1) determine what the Question means. Then, one must 2) know the relevant fiqh rulings and then 3) …
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sexual enhancement with wife...
SunniPath Answer Service Team
I have a question to which I hope to get an answer from you. I was wondering if it is permissible for a man to take a 100% natural herbal medicine to enhance one's sexual relationship with one's wife and which also lengt…
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Is it permissible to be completely naked during sexual intercourse?
Ustadha Hedaya Hartford, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Is it permissible to be completely naked during sexual intercourse? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful In the name of Allah Most Merciful Most Compassionate I pray you are well and in the best of h…
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Worms in my Dates
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
The Saudi dates I normally buy often have worms in them. Do I have to open up the date every time to check if it’s infested before taking a bite into it?
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Rape, repention and punishment
Ustadha Hedaya Hartford, SunniPath Academy Teacher
If a woman is raped inspite of her maintaining "Hijab" 1) How should the rapist repent? Does he has to beg forgiveness from the woman too? 2) If she gets pregnant then what is the islamic ruling on her? Does she have to …
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Vows and Oaths
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
If a person takes a vow that he will not indulge in such - and - such a sin, but later breaks down and does indulge in it, then renews his vow, but breaks down again, and then doesn't renew his vow after this, but tries …
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Marriage before legal divorce is complete
Ustadha Hedaya Hartford, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I have recently divorced my wife Islamically with 3 Talaq's. According to Islamic Law, she is no longer my wife, we are divorced. However, according to Canadian Law, we are only seperated and not divorced yet.
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My husband does not pray
SunniPath Answer Service Team
I converted to Islam and desired to marry a muslim man. I met and married a man who was a muslim but he does not pray. I have tried to get him to go with the kids and I to the masjid for arabic and Quaran classes but he …
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Performing Nikah Twice
SunniPath Answer Service Team
As-salam alay-kum I have been advised to email sunni path. I have met a very good brother that I wish to marry, I have tried to introduce him to my family and they have rejected him on the basis that he is Deaf and from …
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Nikah and intimacy between man and wife
SunniPath Answer Service Team
I have a couple of questions that I need answerd as soon as possible. I have planned to get married to my girlfriend in the coming weeks, but I need some advice. I don't know how the nikah ceremony is preformed.
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The Title 'Muhaddith' (Hadith Expert)
Shaykh Musa Furber
Someone at my mosque claims to be a muhaddith. He has not memorized any standard hadith collections, not even Imam al-Nawawi’s Forty Hadith. Is this person justified in making this claim?
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Please clear my doubt on my married life?
SunniPath Answer Service Team
salam..! I have a doubt on my married life. My husband tricked me and send me to my parents house after that he proceeded to talaq without even informing me, And he proceeded for talaq by false allegation saying that I w…
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Exposure
SunniPath Answer Service Team
Q.1 While intercourse is it possible that male and female can expose whole their body (agreed by both) and intercourse can be done with the light open (as i had heard that the room should be dark) Q.2 For sexual arousal(…
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Marriage difficulties: Husband wants divorce, I don't want to.
Ustadha Hedaya Hartford, SunniPath Academy Teacher
My marriage is having difficulties and I don't know what to do. My husband is not living to the expectations of a muslim husband while I do not deny him any rights. Now he speaks of divorce after over one year of marriag…
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The Beard in the Shafi`i School
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Could do you tell me the relied-upon position of the Shafi school regarding the beard? 1) Is it haram to shave the beard? Some people say that shaving the the beard is haram in all schools.
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Pregnancy during Ramadan
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari, SunniPath Academy Teacher
am 6 weeks pregnant. This is my second pregnancy. The first one was extremely difficult. What are the recommended dua during pregnancy especially for things such as nausea and vomiting. The links under the other pregnanc…
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Is this divorce?
SunniPath Answer Service Team
I know of a man who told his wife that if her mother came to their house again it will be divorce, it will be divorce, it will be divorce (three times). His wife's mother did visit them soon after. Is the divorce final?
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What can a person do if they have high sexual instincts and are not married?
Ustadha Hedaya Hartford, SunniPath Academy Teacher
What can a person do if they have high sexual instincts? Is masterbation allowed? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful In the name of Allah Most Merciful Most Compassionate I pray you are well and in…
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Joking about engaged people
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
My question is that in the sub continental culture there is almost a tradition if you like for people to joke to an engaged person about their fiance/e.
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Who is allowed to perform the nikkah, Does it have to be a scholar?
SunniPath Answer Service Team
Does it have to be a scholar who witnesses or performs the nikkah? Who is alowed to do it Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful In the name of Allah Most Merciful Most Compassionate I pray you are wel…
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When should I make up the fajr prayer if I wake up at sunrise?
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Sometimes I oversleep and miss fajr, waking up at sunrise. I have heard that it is not permissible to pray at sunrise. What is the best time to make up this missed prayer. Can I pray as soon as I wake up or must I wait u…
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Muharram
Sidi Moustafa Elqabbany
Muharram Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all things. May Allah bless and grant peace to our Master Muha…