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Is it superior to pray Isha at its time or praying close to Fajr time with Tahajjud?
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf
What would be more rewarded? praying isha at it's time before the halfway point, or let's say by accident, I go to sleep and happen to get up 30 min before fajr, so I pray isha , and some tahajjud. Which would be the mor…
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Wearing a ring on the right index finger
Sidi Hamza Karamali
I once was told that it is either haram or prohibitively disliked to wear a ring on the right index finger (i.e. the finger in which we raise when reciting the shahada). Is this true? If so, is it haram or makruh?
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Joining Prayers: Before Travel or Delaying Until the End of Travel
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible to join prayers before beginning to travel? Is it permissible to delay joining one’s prayers until the end of travel (such that a person arrives at his home)?
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Order of Suras in Prayer
Sidi Hamza Karamali
Is it permissible to recite Surah al Ikhlas (Qul huwallahu ahad...) in the first raka'a and then Surah al Kawthar (Inna a'tayna kal kawthar...) in the second raka'a, as kawthar is before ikhlas in the Quran?
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Moving a Dead Body to Another Town for Burial
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible to move a dead body from the town where he died to another so he may be buried there? The most correct position in our school is that it is haram to move a dead body from the town of his death to anothe…
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What is the basis of the Shafi'i ruling that touching women nullifies wudu?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the basis of the Shafi'i ruling that touching women1 nullifies wudu? Did the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) not kiss some of his wives and then pray without making wudu?
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The Fiqh of Menstruation
Sidi Hamza Karamali
The Fiqh of Menstruation (Act According to what you See) It is Obligatory to Learn the Fiqh of Menstruation Many women are unfamiliar with the rulings relating to menstruation.
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Categories of Human Actions
Sidi Moustafa Elqabbany
I believe there is some difference between the schools regarding the punishability of certain acts. In the Maliki school all sunnah mu’akkada are mandub and there is no punishment for not performing them so that it is no…
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Tawassul through the pious
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I have a sheikh Muhammad Abu Anees Barkat Ali who has passed away now.
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Stipulations regarding dowry (mahr) & Mahr al-mithl
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I have been married for 2 years but unfortunately things are not working out... we are going through a very turbulent period where we have already decided to part ways.
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Making up missed fasts: Would expiatory payment suffice?
Sidi Sohail Hanif
I have a question regarding making up years of missed fasts. I am 25 years old but only started to practice the deen when I was about 20.
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Sunnism is respect
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
How do we know if scholars are ahle sunnah ahle jamaat? Is there a special verification system one must take into consideration? If so what is the verification system so we may use it when we are reading books written by…
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The path of illicit desires (shahwa)
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
What is the exact punishment (this world and hereafter) for the following: (1) Watching porn (2) Going out with a girl but not having intercourse (3) Looking at girls (4) Talking to girls (Muslim and non-Muslim) without …
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Do women need to pray when traveling?
Sidi Sohail Hanif
Do women need to pray when traveling? Assalamu alaykum The ritual prayer five times a day is obligatory for all sane adults whether male or female. Travel is no exception from this rule.
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"Bukhari-only" heresy
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
Is it acceptable to solely abide by the hadith of Imam Bukhari? What is the status of the other five hadith collections?
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Misgivings regarding hypocrisy
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I have done the worst sins, disobedience to parents, i.e. directly not listening to them, or giving them mental distress etc. Also at that time I was hauled with waswasa, and I was as a result basically messing up in eve…
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Marrying a Man Without a Job?
Shaykh Nazim Mangera
I met a brother, we are both practising and have the intention to get married. I have been working for a few years, whilst he has not and although he is actively seeking work, he has not yet found a job.
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Black Magic?
Shaykh Nazim Mangera
My brother is 19 years of age and a 25 year old girl has wrapped him around her finger. We only have one brother and she has totally brain washed him and done taweez on him so that he will stay away from his family and t…
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Why Have Madhabs When We Have the Qur’an and Sunnah?
Hanafi Fiqh Team
Since we have access to the Qu'ran and Sunnah, how necessary are interpretive materials?
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Wearing Tawizes
Hanafi Fiqh Team
Many Muslims from southeast Asia seem to wear a taweez on their arms to ward off, or protect themselves from harm. Is it Islamic to wear the Qur'anic verses on our arms in hopes of protection that we can ask for orally?
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Audio: Is it permitted to ‘beat’ women?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Is it permitted to ‘beat’ women? Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah, Allah Most High has clearly affirmed the inherent nobility and inviolability of humans, by telling us, “Verily we have honoured the Children of Adam.” [Qu…
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Audio: What are the most important books in the Shafii madhab for proofs?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What are the most important books in the Shafii madhab for proofs? Translated by Faraz Rabbani السؤال:ما هي أهم كتب الاستدلال في المذهب الشافعي ؟ ولماذا لا تذكر عامّة الكتب الأدلة ؟
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Can’t take no for an answer: what are the general guidelines of having a dua accepted?
Shaykh Nazim Mangera
I have been in search of a Muslim wife for some time and although some proposals came through I wasn’t happy as such. All of a sudden a proposal came through and for the first time this sister had everything I was ever l…
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Motherhood affecting my iman?
Shaykh Nazim Mangera
I don't quite know where to start with this but just wanted some advice and would be grateful if you could provide some guidance or at least point me in the right direction inshaAllah.
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Prematurely Ending Prayer
Sidi Moustafa Elqabbany
We were praying 'Asr in the office few days ago. The Imam forgot the fourth rak'a and sujuud cycle but made the 'sujuud sawh' before the salam.
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Prohibited times for Prayers
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is performing make ups salat permissible straight after fajr till sunrise?
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Working to Build a Cigarette Factory?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Are we allowed to work for a construction firm which is building a cigarette factory?
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RE: Articles of Faith -- A Profile of Shaykh Ali Gomaa - Al-Ahram
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
It was very strange for a student of traditional Islam from Indian subcontinent to view your above article. [Originally posted on Seeker's Digest: http://blog.masud.co.uk/faraz.htm ] Hard to believe a traditional "schola…
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Students seeking charity or other financial assistance to pay their tuition…
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Concerning the advice you gave to a student regarding student loans that it is haram and that students should find other means of finance. I was wondering if asking professional and wealthy Muslims, such as doctors, for …
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Life Insurance Money
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
What is the ruling regarding a man who dies and leaves behind amongst other things life insurance money?