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What if a little urine comes out after wudu? Is it excused?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Sometimes I have to urinate before I do wudu. SO after I do my business, I then then do wudu. but for some reason after I do wudu, I inadvertently urinate a very small amount...and I have to emphasise very small.
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How should one choose which mosque to pray at?
Shaykh Ilyas Patel, UK
: Is there any harm in choosing which mosque one attends in a city. Suppose for Juma prayer, one does not attend the closest mosque but instead prefers a slightly farther mosque because he prefers that Imam?
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Sleeping in skimpy clothing: Nakedness and Modesty
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Husband and wife wear night clothes in their beds which usually don’t cover awrah (man sleeping only in shorts and woman in small dress, etc), is it permissible to sleep this way the whole night? (i.e. having jins and an…
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Intercourse when menstruation stops. And: Sexual relations during menstruation
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
What is the legal ruling in the Hanafi school regarding conjugal relations between a husband and wife after she has completed her menstrual period but before she has performed ghusl?
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Wudu and Barriers
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
My cheap socks bled their color when I got them wet. As a result, my toenails were left with dye on them, coloring them at the edges with color that comes out only with rubbing ....would this be considered to block water…
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Is there any proof that the moon split in two for the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace)?
Shaykh Gibril Haddad (db)
I would like to know if there are any proofs on Moon splitting in two halves? Currently I hear Muslim scholar explains splitting of the moon as "ploughing of moon by Man" (as Arabic translated refers). How correct is it?
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Distinct Position of Muslims
Sayyid Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi
Distinct Position of Muslims [This is an abridged version of a speech delivered by the late Maulana Sayyid Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi (rahimahullah) on 13th June 1999 to a congregation of around 100,000 people in Lucknow, Indi…
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The Prophets reasons for his various marriages
Fethullah Gulen
What were the reasons behind the several marriages of the Prophet, upon him be peace? Questions this modern age puts to Islam by Fethullah Gulen.
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Marrying a Christian Women, & the Question of Children…
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
A Muslim man has married a Christian woman after a Religious school in India has given a ruling that this is valid, as she is from Ahle Kitaab. Now I see that the couple have two children and the mother takes them to the…
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Is, “Educate your children upon 3 traits: love of your Prophet, love of his family, and Qur'anic recital,” true?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is, “Educate your children upon 3 traits: love of your Prophet, love of his family, and Qur'anic recital,” true?
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Coming in front of uncle visitors: can I refuse?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is there anything wrong with not coming before the "uncle-visitors" to give them salaam?
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Is there a hadith that, “Leaving customs is enmity,” or not?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is there a hadith that, “Leaving customs is enmity,” or not?
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Fateha of Hazrat Imam Ja`far (Allah be pleased with him)
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
On the 22nd of Rajab, many people organize Fateha of Hazrat Imam Jafar (RA) at their place. I should be much grateful to you if you could tell me :- Is there any proof for doing it. What are the advantages and disadvanta…
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Tying hair back in a pony tail - is that imitating women?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Tying hair back in a pony tail - is that imitating women?
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Meeting for Marriage?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I'd like to get your opinion on a marriage proposal situation. Someone has recommended a sister to me for marriage. I haven’t even seen this sister before. I was told, though that she would want to know me first.
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Does a gynecology appt in which the doctor does a physical test on the woman (by inserting an object into her body to check for abnormalities) break the fast?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Does a gynecology appt in which the doctor does a physical test on the woman (by inserting an object into her body to check for abnormalities) break the fast?
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Sunna before Friday prayer
Shaykh Gibril Haddad (db)
Can you please provide proofs from ahadiths re praying of sunnah salat before the Friday khutbah. Wahabis here are saying that there's no Sunnah before the khutbah, although I have been doing this all my life as well as …
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If the prayer time is going to end: wife wants to pray first and husband is getting angry, should a wife pray first or obey the husband?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
If the prayer time is going to end: wife wants to pray first and husband is getting angry, should a wife pray first or obey the husband?
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RE: Passing reward to the dead
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is it permissible to perform nafl salah for Allah and pass the reward of it to the dead? One woman here I was told performs 2-rakat nafl and passes the reward to one of her relatives…
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Why don’t we, as Hanafis pray funeral prayer for someone dead in another land (salatul ghaa’ib)?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Why don’t we, as Hanafis, pray funeral prayer for someone dead in another land (salatul ghaa’ib)?
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Men plucking hair
Mufti Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf, www.whitethreadpress.com
I think a number of people have posted questions about plucking facial hair, but I don't recall any of them answering clearly the question of men plucking facial hair, that is between the eyebrows and high up on one's ch…
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Does a convert Muslim woman need a guardian (wali) for marriage?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
This is a question from a convert sister. Her entire family is non-Muslim. She wants to get married. Does not know who should be the wali? how does she chose a wali?
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Some fiqh of female medical treatment…
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Some fiqh of female medical treatment… In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, In the situation where a Muslim female is in need of medical treatment, the endeavour should be that she is treated by a fem…
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HSBC 'halal mortgage' in UK?
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)
I have a question regarding the new 'halal mortgage' scheme by the HSBC bank in UK. I've heard that many scholars have said its permissible because of Ijarah and Murabaha and previously Mufti Taqi Usmani have called this…
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No sects please, we're Muslim: Blind following of dead scholars
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
No sects please, we're Muslim: Blind following of dead scholars [from: www.masud.co.uk ] The ummah's greatest achievement over the past millennium has undoubtedly been its internal intellectual cohesion.
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On the Necessity of Loving the Prophet
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
On the Necessity of Loving the Prophet http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ABewley/shifa2.html Section 1: Concerning the necessity of loving him Allah says, “Say: ‘If your fathers or your sons or your brothers or yo…
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The purpose of study
Imām Al-Zarnūjī
The purpose of study Intention is necessary in the study of science, since every deed is rooted in intention, as attested to in the words of the Prophet [SA], "Deeds [are measured] by their intentions." This is an authen…
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The Value of Knowledge and Those Who Possess It
Shaykh Abu’l Hasan Ali an-Nadwi (Allah have mercy on him)
The Value of Knowledge and Those Who Possess It The Value of Knowledge and Those Who Possess It Shaykh Abu’l Hasan Ali an-Nadwi (Allah have mercy on him) In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Knowledge, I be…
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Interaction limits for engaged couples...
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)
What are the bounds of talking to one’s fiancé?...is it ok to just talk about my day with him... tell him about personal issues, and seek his advice on it, is it ok just to talk to him just because I want to talk to him.…