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Biography of Imam Shafi'i
Shaykh Gibril F Haddad
I really appreciate if you could elaborate more about the bio-data of Imam Al-Shafii. Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate. All praise is due to …
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May I combine prayers during the day because of long night shifts at work?
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I am a hospital specialist trainee doctor.
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Talfiq (invalidly Mixing Between Madhabs)
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I am having trouble understanding the concept of "action" in the idea that one must not combine different ideas from different madhabs in the context of one action, thus creating a hideous amalgam that would not be accep…
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insecure
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I have recently married my husband, I can't control the way I feel. I'm always feeling threatened by other women around. I also feel very insecure and jealous. It's really affecting our relationship. I just feel so insec…
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Children & Divorce
Ustadha Hedaya Hartford, SunniPath Academy Teacher
As I have mentioned in the previous questions i'm going through a divorce. I have a son that is 1 yr and a half. My soon to be ex-husband said that once he turns 8 yrs old he can islamically take my son away from me.
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Mayonnaise and tomato ketchup contain spirit vinegar, are they haram to consume
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I have noticed that mayonnaise and tomato ketchup and some other food contain spirit vinegar. I an confused as to whether they are halal or haram to consume. Some people say they are ok to eat.
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Paying off interest loan for non-Muslim parents
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Is it permssible for a convert to Islam to pay off the interest bearing loans of his parents who have been gripped by debt and are unable?
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May I take wages from my partnership business?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed Translated by Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I am starting up my own business with 2 other muslim partners. Is it halal for some if not all the partners to take out profits from this business as well as a salary for the man power hours they put in?
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Can you give me advice on how to be good?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Can you give me advice on how to be good? Answer This is from Reliance of the Traveller. Shaykh Muhammad Sa`id Burhani was a major Damascene Hanafi faqih and Sufi.
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Eid on Friday
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
If Jum‘ah coincides with Eid, is it still obligatory to perform Jumu‘ah? Please elaborate as much as possible.
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Ghazali on Time
Imam Abu Hamid Muhammad Al-Ghazali
Imam al-Ghazali on Time Answer Imam al-Ghazali on Time [sent by a subscriber] “You should not neglect your time or use it haphazardly; on the contrary you should
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Commanding the Good When I Don't Do it?
Shaykh Abu Usamah
The issue of enjoining the good and forbidding the evil. There are certain things I do which can be deemed as Islamic and other things which can be deemed as haram.
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Missed Prayers Behind an Imam Praying a Current One
SunniPath Answer Service Team
Is it possible to intend a make up fard prayer behind an imam praying a current one? for example, during ramadan would it be possible to make up prayers with the taraweeh jama'at? also, what is best in terms of order of …
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Is it permissible to vomit for medical reasons while fasting?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed Translated by Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Sometimes, during the first couple of days of Ramadan, by body wants to expel something from my stomach (I think it’s bile).
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A Question Regarding the Fast of the Prophet Dawud
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed Translated by Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
If someone is in the habit of fasting the like the Prophet Dawud (Allah bless him and give him peace), meaning that he fasts every other day, then if the day that he doesn’t fast coincides with a day that is recommended …
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Responding to salams during wudu
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed Translated by Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
If someone says “assalamu `alaykum” to me while I am making wudu, am I obligated to respond by saying “wa `alaykum as salam” even though I am engaged in wudu?
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Wearing Wedding Rings
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Is it okay for men and women to wear wedding rings? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful In the name of Allah Most Merciful Most Compassionate I pray this finds you in the best of health and spirits.
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Commanding the Right & Forbidding the Wrong
Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller, SunniPath Academy Teacher
What is the fiqh of commanding the good and forbidding the wrong in Islam?
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The Basics of Fasting
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
What are the basics of fasting according to the Shafi`i school?
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Are muslims told to kill innocent people?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I was talking to someone who said that in islam, muslims are allowed to kill innocent people as it says so in their hadith: Sahih Bukhari Volume 4, Book 52, Number 256 Sahih Muslim, Book 019, Number 4361 Sunan Abu-Dawud,…
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Claim someone else as real father
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
a) I am a male. My father and mother got divorced and my mother remarried. My real father is still alive. Recently, I came to know that claiming that my step father is my real father is a major sin.
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Parents answerable to Allah for children's upbringing, education, and guidance
SunniPath Answer Service Team
According to Hadith and Koran, exactly to what extent will parents be answeable to God for the RELIGIOUS upbringing of their children?
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Mother-in-law rights on the son?
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Assalamu Alikum, My mother-in-law is a divorced woman who had only my husband as a child.
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Washing Male Private Part in Ghusl
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I have a query about washing the penis in ghusl. Like many Muslims, I was circumcised at a young age. I have noticed recently that around the circumcised area where there the two cut parts seem to join if I pull slightly…
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Payment (fidya) for not making up missed fasts on time
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I have the following questions about the fidya that must be paid if a woman does not make up the fasting days she missed during Ramadan before the next Ramadan: 1. What is the fidya that she must pay, if any? 2.
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Denying the Obligation of Wearing Hijab
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
If a person denies Hijab for women being obligatory are they a kafir or if not what is their status.
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Reply to assalamualaikum greeted by a non-muslim friend.
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
A non-muslim friend of mine ask me this question: why is it then whenever she greeted a muslim - Assalamualaikum- it's either that muslim don't reply or he/she would just say salam? Firstly, what is the appropriate reply…
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Enjoining Good Forbidding Evil
Imam Al-Bayhaqi
Enjoining good and forbidding evil Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Enjoining good and forbidding evil Imam Al-Bayhaqi The Seventy-Seven Branches of Faith (Summary) (c) 1990, 1996 The Quilliam Pr…
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Pregnant, not getting along with step-children
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I am 20 weeks pregnant with an unplanned pregnancy. My husband and I have a very good relationship, we seem almost perfect for each other. The only problem is he has two very hyper, difficult children. We have had numero…
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Men and Women in Separate but Side-by-Side Rows
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I recently attended a function where during prayers the men and women were segregated, but with the men and women standing to the left and right of the imam rather than men in front and women behind them.