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Is it permissible for men to shave their heads if it is for comfort and ease?
Shaykh Saad Peters al-Attas (Keighley, UK)
Is it permissible for men to shave their heads if it is for comfort and ease? In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful, and may His Peace and Blessings be upon His messenger and slave Muhammad the noblest…
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How do I properly address a gathering according to sunna?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
How do I properly address a gathering according to sunna?
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Trading in currencies
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Is it permissible to buy and sell currency in the foreign exchange market with the intention to make a profit based on mathematical models and economic forecasts?
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Penalties in Hajj
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
A few years ago I performed Haj. On the second night of tashreeq we finished our tawaf al ziyarat very late, and stayed in Makkah, rather than attempting to return to Mina. It was midnight, and we had spent approximately…
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Clothes that fall below the heel?
Hanafi Fiqh Team
What is the fatwa of men wearing cloth that extends beneath the heels? In the name of Allah, Most Gracious and Merciful Please see the following links which answer your question: Is Having Long Trousers A Major Sin? An O…
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Can women uncover their neck?
Sidi Sohail Hanif
Can women uncover their neck? Assalamu alaykum A woman is obliged to cover everything but her face, hands and feet, although it is more precautionary for her to cover her feet as well due to the scholarly difference rega…
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Women's Imamate in Prayer
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
Sunan Abu Dawud, Volume 1, book 2, number 592: Umm Waraqah, the daughter of Abdullaah bin al-Harith, "the Messenger of Allah (SAW) used to visit her at her house.
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Used Water During Wudu
Sidi Moustafa Elqabbany
My question is in regards to wudu in the Shafi'i madthab. I was making wudu the other day when I became conscious of the water dripping from the outside of my mouth and nose as I scooped up the next scoop of water to was…
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Shortening & Combining Prayers When Travelling
Sidi Moustafa Elqabbany
I am going to Canada for a total of 23 days. While I am there should I shorten my prayer or pray the full prayer? Also should I combine prayers or not? What happens if I stay in one city then go to the next, how should I…
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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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Damascus Breeze
Asra Bukhari
Damascus Breeze Dedicated to our beloved Sheikh 'Abd ar Rahman ash Shagouri, rahimahu Allah ta'ala. This was written in Oct.2003, after a summer of swimming amongst the scholars of Damascus, it is one of a collection of …
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Invalid vehicle inspection due to mechanic’s favor…
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
MOT - a test every British motor vehicle must pass to be deemed road worthy (includes emissions tests etc.) and the original question... Recently someone in my family took my car to get MOT'd.
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Recitation Aloud in all Prayers?
Hanafi Fiqh Team
When performing Namaz, is it to be aloud completely, or only when reciting the Sura (in Fajr, Magrib, Isha)? Are other forms of Namaz (Salatul Hajah, Istikhara, Tawbah) also recited aloud?
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Prayer of Women Different from Men?
Hanafi Fiqh Team
Do women need to pray slightly different than men? Meaning , why should they need to kneel slightly when saying "subhanaRAbiyalazim". or lay their hands on the ground totally when in Sajda?
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Avoiding Meat as a Guest
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
This is a question which may be about adab as much as fiqh.
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Questioning Spouse about Past Sins?
Hanafi Fiqh Team
Is it haram for a wife to ask her husband about his past sins (relations with other women), and then turn on him and start to despise him although he has never done anything wrong to his wife since they were married.
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Living with an Elderly Lady - Khalwa?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I am in a situation where it may be possible for my family and I to live with my friend’s grandmother who is over 75, and like my mother.
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RE: can my husband go to sleep after maghrib and wake up at midnight to pray isha
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
My husband has to get up very early in the morning to go to work (4:30 a.m.) and likes to go to sleep no later than 9 p.m. these days, maghrib isn't until 8:45 p.m. in our area and then isha is around 10:15 p.m. or so.
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Lessons Immediately After Obligatory Prayers
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Some brothers, may Allah reward them, give a lesson immediately after the prayer without giving the people enough time to perform their sunna prayers …….., and during their lesson, they disturb the latecomers who are com…
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What is the ruling for men of dragging one’s garment?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the ruling for men of dragging one’s garment? There is some detail about dragging one’s garment below the ankles for men. If his intention is arrogance and conceit, it is haram, but if it is not, then it is merel…
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Is there a dispensation in the Shafi`i school for a woman to travel with a safe group upon need when she does not have a mahram (unmarriageable kin) that she can travel with?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is there a dispensation in the Shafi`i school for a woman to travel with a safe group upon need when she does not have a mahram (unmarriageable kin) that she can travel with? When a woman travels without her husband or m…
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Is it obligatory to obey one’s parents unconditionally? What if they prevent me doing religious matters that I need so that I can protect my religion in this country (America)?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it obligatory to obey one’s parents unconditionally? What if they prevent me doing religious matters that I need so that I can protect my religion in this country (America)?
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The Fiqh of Imam al-Ghazali?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it true that al-Ghazali left following madhabs towards the end of his life? Is the fiqh discussion in al-Ihya considered reliable by the Shafi`is?
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Purchasing a house which still has interest bearing loan…
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
My parents own a home. They are not Muslims, as I am, Masha Allah. I am moving Insha Allah, and therefore, they now want to sell their home since I will not be the renter anymore. The house is valued, after a market anal…
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Is it permissible to pray missed salah instead of Sunnah mu’akkada salah?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is it permissible to pray missed salah instead of Sunnah mu’akkada salah?
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Permissibility of food of the people of the book
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Permissibility of food of the people of the book In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate May His blessings and peace be on His Beloved Prophet, the best of creation, and his family, companions, and follower…
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Praying at home: Validity of the congregation with one’s wife and mother
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
The closest masjid to me is over an hour away. Is it legal for me to lead two women in jamat? Namely my wife and my mother, and no other men? If this is considered a jamah, am I correct to assume that they should stand b…
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Necessity of outer garment for females?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is it necessary for females to wear an outer garment over their clothes to cover themselves if their clothing is adequately covering their body?
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Is obedience to parents absolute?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it obligatory to obey one’s parents unconditionally? What if they prevent me doing religious matters that I need so that I can protect my religion in this country (America)?
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Praying with feet uncovered
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is a woman’s prayer valid if she prays with her feet uncovered? In our school, covering a woman’s feet during the prayer is obligatory; if she does not, her prayer is then invalid.