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I have a desire to memorise the Holy Quran - can you tell me benefits of doing this so that I can be further motivated!!
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I have a desire to memorise the Holy Quran - can you tell me benefits of doing this so that I can be further motivated!! Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, 1. Read relevant chapters in Riyad al-Salihin. 2.
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What is the limit to the length of a man's hair?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
What is the limit to the length of a man's hair? Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, There is no specific limit. However, it cannot be so long that it be womanly, which scholars tend to define as being hair that goes below …
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Worried about my relationship with Allah (swt)
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Due to physical problems, I can't go any where without someone escorting me. I am discouraged about life and my lack of capabilities to do things for the sake of Allah (swt). I don't understand why Allah (swt) would want…
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Fiqh of Hair Dyes
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)
Is it permissible to use hair dyes, and which ones? In the Name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, It is permissible, rather recommended (mandub) to dye the hair of the head (and beard for men) provided the ing…
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Revealing one’s past marital status
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)
If a brother has been married briefly and divorced after a failed secret marriage, is he required by the shariah to disclose to a family whose daughter he wishes to wed, and to the prospective spouse herself, if anything…
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Choice of friends
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
As understood one should choose carefully whom one befriends.
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When does nose bleeding break wudu and does it break wudu when I blow my nose and a very little amount of blood comes out, too?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
When does nose bleeding break wudu and does it break wudu when I blow my nose and a very little amount of blood comes out, too? Walaikum assalam, When blood flows down to the nose—even if only to the bony upper part—one’…
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Calling to Allah: from the best of spiritual works
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Calling to Allah: from the best of spiritual works In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate. May His abundant blessing and most perfect of peace be on His Beloved Prophet, the best of creation, and his famil…
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Fiqh of Intentions – RE: What is the most appropriate wording for saying intentions (niyya) for sunnah prayers?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Fiqh of Intentions – RE: What is the most appropriate wording for saying intentions (niyya) for sunnah prayers? In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate.
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Confused about zakat
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)
I just started working this year (at the end of July 2003) and I have accumulated about $5500 (USD) before taxes and maybe $4400 after taxes. I thought that if one accumulated $1000 (USD) or more in a year then zakah wou…
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Friend not feeling herself… magic?
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
A friend of mine has not been feeling herself for the past 2 years or so. She gets angry over small things and feels a ''presence'' around her, which scares her.
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Non Zabiha Baby Food: Is it allowed? And some sunnas of raising children
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
We are expecting our first child…since we don't eat non-zabiha meat how do we go about feeding our child baby food that contains non-zabiha meat knowing the fact that a growing child needs protein?
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Zakat on CDs (treasury certificates)
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)
My parents have a CD (a bank treasury certificate), what is the zakat-ul-mal on it? We cannot touch this CD for six years. They have heard conflicting opinions, one is to pay 10% of the income, the other said 2.5% of the…
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How can haram food affect us spiritually?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
How can haram food affect us spiritually? Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, What is the haram? It is that which Allah hates. By falling into the haram, one is falling into that which Allah hates, which distances one from …
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Is Whey Haram?
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf
Is WHEY haram? It is derived from milk and used especially by bodybuilders as the fastest absorbable protein. But in a past issue of HalalPak magazine, a certain food item was deemed haram, with the explanation, "may con…
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Need guidance on hijab...
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf
I am in the state of thinking about wearing my hijab. I want to but there are a lot of things that come with hijab such as what you wear and the way to approach me.
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I have a breast lump but don’t want to be examined by a male doctor…
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I noticed that I have a breast lump, but I don't want to be examined by a doctor as it is very unlikely that the doctor will be female. Instead I am relying on Allah (swt) and praying that this harm is removed from me.
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What do I do with a friend who has a boyfriend and will not leave him… do I stop associating with her?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
What do I do with a friend who has a boyfriend and will not leave him… do I stop associating with her? Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, People usually know that they are in error.
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Questions on Women’s Prayer: Women’s Congregational Prayer, Raising the Voice When Alone, Giving Adhan and Iqama
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I had a question about the prayer of women in the hanafi madhab... In a sisters only gathering, a) could there be a jama'ah of sisters praying together , or should they pray separately?
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Gifts during the Christmas season
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I have non-Muslim family members who buy gifts for my family during the Christmas season. I feel shy to ask them not to buy the gifts, because other Muslim family members accept them also I don't want to be impolite.
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My convert wife says she does not like the way hijab looks on women, though she ‘accepts’ it… does this affect her faith?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
My convert wife says she does not like the way hijab looks on women, though she ‘accepts’ it… does this affect her faith? In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate.
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Fiqh of Funerals and Funeral Prayers
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I have a Q about the funeral prayer. Since its always done in congregation, do we stay silent in each rakah like in fard salah or do we recite on our own as well? Could you please tell me what is the position of hands...…
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Divorce in anger and subsequent doubts
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)
Last weekend (Thursday night) around 10 pm my husband divorced me in a fit of anger amid arguments. He says he was not pre-planned but it just got spelled out due to anger. The problem is we are not sure how many times h…
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Father is a drunkard...
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf
Please help me cure my father of an increasingly dangerous alcohol problem. He has been drinking casually since his adolescence. He had kept it under control until about 5 years ago. In his early 50's at the time he was …
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Questions related to purification difficulties
Sidi Sohail Hanif
I have a question related to the issue of the pre-ejaculation fluid, "Mazi". Can you explain the following please? 1) What kind of Najasa is Mazi? What is your state when it is released? 2) How do you judge the affected …
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Do I have to remove my tattoo?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I have had myself tattooed in the past. Later on, I realized that I had made a grave mistake. Is it obligatory for me to repent, or must I remove the tattoo? It is obligatory for you to immediately repent.
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Burying Non-Muslim Relatives
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What should one do if one is responsible for the funeral and burial of a relative who is non-Muslim?
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End of the Waiting Period
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
When does divorce end: on the first day of the following period of purity or on the first day of the menstruation that follows three periods of purity? The waiting period (Ar. 'iddah) of a woman who menstruates ends with…
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Book Review: The Reliance of the Traveller, translated by Sheikh Nuh Keller.
Moustafa Mounir Elqabbany
Book Review: The Reliance of the Traveller, translated by Sheikh Nuh Keller. Book Review: The Reliance of the Traveller, translated by Sheikh Nuh Keller. It is really hard to praise this book enough.
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Basic Fiqh of Trade
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What are the most important rulings that must be observed when buying and selling? Conditions of a Valid Sale First of all, it is obligatory to know the conditions of a valid sale. In our school, these are six: 1. The sp…