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Long Hair for Men
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible for a man to grow out his hair as long as he likes or is there a legal limit?
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Book of the Adab of Travelling
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Book of the Adab of Travelling Book of the Adab of Travelling From Shaykh al-Islam al-Nawawi’s Riyad al-Salihin (tr. Ustadha Ayesha Bewley) 166. Chapter: On the Recommendation to set out on a journey on a Thursday at the…
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Zakat calculation questions
Shaykh Yusuf Mullan, Toronto
I have a question in regard to Zakaat. I am sure you will agree that many Muslims do not know how to pay Zakaat as much as we know how to perform our daily prayers.
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Wearing underwear in ihram for Hajj
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Just wanted to know something related to ihram. A relative of mine says one can wear a piece of cloth as underwear under ihram. Is this allowed or is underwear strictly forbidden?
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Praying behind a Wahhabi - Shaykh Nuh's answer?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Recently Shaykh Nuh was asked the perennial question, if it was alright to pray behind a Wahabi (!). His answer was that he does, and does not repeat the prayer. I was confused.
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Can you please tell me the best dua for asking for forgiveness?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Can you please tell me the best dua for asking for forgiveness?
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Cats and purchasing pet food that contains un-Islamically slaughtered meat: is it allowed?
Shaykh Yusuf Mullan, Toronto
Cats and purchasing pet food that contains un-Islamically slaughtered meat: is it allowed? Wa alaikum salaam, It is haram to buy this cat food.
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Shaykh Hamza Yusuf on BBC: In Praise of God - The Prophet’s Birthday
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf on BBC: In Praise of God - The Prophet’s Birthday.
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Repaying a company debt
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
A brother is in debt to a company however the company has become bankrupt and there is no contact information for the company. He has tried e-mailing them but the e-mail bounced. What is the brother supposed to do in suc…
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Various Questions & Answers regarding Hajj
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)
Various Questions & Answers regarding Hajj Below are some miscellaneous questions and answers related to Hajj that I compiled for some local brothers. They are some of the most commonly asked question with regards to Haj…
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Making tawassul through one's actions
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Is it makruh to make dua in the following manner: "O Allah, I ask you to give me [..something..] by the [..such and such..] good deed that I did." I remember a traditional story where some people in the cave made dua in …
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Why are tattoos filthy? How are they to be removed?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I have read that tattoos are filthy. Why? How are they removed? Tattoos are considered filthy in our school and they prevent the validity of prayer.
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Donation of reward: what was Imam Shafi`i's position?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the view of the Shafi`is about donating the reward of actions to the dead? We have heard that Imam Shafi`i stated that it does not reach the dead. Is this the sound and relied upon position?
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THE SHIP TO SALVATION
Sidi Mostafa Azzam
At what point does water become used if purifying clothes of intangible filth? When it comes off the clothes, or as soon as it touches the spot? THE SHIP TO SALVATION The Great Scholar Salim Ibn Sumair al-Hadrami (d.
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Dua for protection against laziness
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf
I have been struggling with extreme laziness for years on now. Every time I promise to reform myself I just have not been able to - Can you please suggest some duas? Assalamu alaykum In the name of Allah the Inspirer of …
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Big Sheep or Tasty Sheep?
Sidi Mostafa Azzam
When choosing an animal to slaughter for Eid, I read a hadith about the animal coming on the Day of Resurrection with its horns and hair. I always try to choose a large ram, with a wooly coat and large, curly horns. Howe…
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Breaking an Invalid Fast
Sidi Mostafa Azzam
I told someone to break her fard make-up fast because she made the intention after fajr and before zuhr. Did I tell her the right thing to do?
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Science and Sunna: Moon Sighting and Waiting Periods
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
It has been suggested that we no longer need to sight the moon to determine the onset of Islamic months, as reliable astronomical calculations enable us to answer the question.
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Urdu Works on Sufism and Qur’anic Exegesis
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Could you recommend to me some good Urdu works on tassawuf and tafseer in the Urdu language. Tafseer a bit deeper than Maariful Qur’an. I understand a number of Shaykh Yusuf Nabhani's works have now been translated into …
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Walking in Front of Someone Talking
Sidi Mostafa Azzam
What is the distance that one may walk past a person who is praying? I've heard that it is the length of two safs (rows). Is this true? If someone is praying towards a valid barrier (Ar. sutrah), then it is forbidden (ha…
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Why could the Prophet not read or write?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Why could the Prophet not read or write?
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Machine-slaughtered Meat
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
As you may know, machine slaughter of chickens has become quite an issue in the Muslim community. Back in the summer of 2003, I wrote an investigative report on Maple Lodge Farms'' new line of "Zabiha Halal" products (ht…
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Praying Behind a Shi'i Imam?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible today to pray behind a Shi'i imam? If I have prayed behind him, do I have to make the prayer up?
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Joining Prayers While Nursing
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
My wife joins her prayers because she is breastfeeding. What are the neccesary conditions to validly join prayers? Nursing an infant is not a valid reason for joining prayers, for it is not permissible to join two prayer…
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The Significance of the Titles Used for Scholars
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I was wondering whether or not anyone could shed any light on what the various titles used for the Ulema in the Subcontinent (such as Maulvi, Maulana, etc.)
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How to Make a Proper Will
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
What are the rules for making a will, if one would like to make one, for a woman who has a husband, one son, three brothers, and whose parents are both alive?
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Arranged marriages, and talking to my fiancée
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
How do you answer non-Muslims as well as some Muslims about the arranged marriage in Islam? It is really hard to explain when asked how two people can marry without ever knowing each each other. Another thing is, are we …
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Can I breastfeed after two years, or is it sinful?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
My daughter is now two years old and I am trying to wean her from breast feeding. I am having some problems with this. When I deny her, she cries and screams. Is there any specific way to stop and is it haram to breastfe…
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Do you have the Arabic for the Eid takbirs?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Do you have the Arabic for the Eid takbirs?
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Are all these "fashionable women's Islamic clothes" considered modest by the Shariah?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Are all these "fashionable women's Islamic clothes" considered modest by the Shariah? Walaikum assalam, This returns to the `urf (local customs and norms). Something highly modest in America may not modest by the standar…