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Girl Not Allowed to Marry Religious Man
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I am a 28 year old Muslim girl. I want to get married but my father and brothers are far from the religion and uprightness and they won't let me marry a pious man. What should I do?
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Are Women Allowed to Visit Graves?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible for a woman to visit the grave of her father or a pious person if she observes proper Islamic decorum? There are three opinions regarding women visiting graves in our school: that it is forbidden; that …
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Contradictions & Difficulty in Practicing
Sunni Path QA Team
I have been reading a lot of books on Islam so that I may further my knowledge, but I have been finding so many things that contradict each other. This is really affecting my Iman and my abilities to practice properly.
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No compromise for obligatory prayers even at work
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I am working in a National Company in Northern Part of India. We, Muslims, are very less in this company. For last six months, we have been offering congregational prayers of Dhuhr, Asr & Maghrib in the canteen area.
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Mufti Taqi: Language of the Khutbah: A Detailed Answer
Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Is it allowed to give the khutba in any other language apart from Arabic. One person told me that only imam Abu Hanifa out of the four imams gave permission to give khutba in any other language apart form Arabic. Is this…
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Quran and Sunnah: Both needed
Sunni Path QA Team
My friend follows only the Quran. She says it does not say anywhere that we must follow Hadith and Sunnah. Could you please tell me a way I could teach her that Hadith and Sunna are what we should follow in addition to t…
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Using Radhi Allah Anhu (‘may Allah be pleased with him’) for a non-Companion
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Is it ok to write "radiallah anhu" with the name of the tabe’in and people other than sahaba? As I thought it’s not right to do so, but when I saw radiallah anhu written along with the name of Imam Abu Hanifa, on your we…
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Giving Salams to opposite sex
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible to give salams to a woman or to respond to her salams if I don’t fear any fitna from it? What if I know that not saying salams would cause harm, for example when dealing with a converted lady who isn’t …
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The sons of Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)
Shaykh Ilyas Patel
I have a question regarding the prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) sons. I have always understood that he had 2 sons, Ibrahim and Qasim. I was recently told at deen lesson that he had a third son - Tahir - from Khadi…
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Medical students & physicians: Patient examination and opposite gender
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Are medical students or medical practitioners allowed to examine patients of the opposite gender? What about when it comes to doing genital exams? Since medical schools require you to learn to do genital exams on the opp…
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Haram hats and the nature of legal rulings…
Shaykh Ilyas Patel
Recently I went into a mosque with a brimmed hat from the Kangol Company and the Imam who was there told me not to wear it and especially not to pray with it because the Muslims in Turkey were forced to wear this hat aga…
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Can one go against the indications one receives after the guidance prayer?
Shaykh Nazim Mangera
I would like to ask for a solution? My problem is that I am a divorcee with a daughter.
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The Qur’an in the Bedroom: Undressing, Sleeping, and Intercourse
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
The Qur’an in the Bedroom: Undressing, Sleeping, and Intercourse 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, companio…
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Group Dhikr of Particular Divine Names
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is there any evidence that leads us to believe that the Prophet (pbuh) and the Companions attended gathering in which they invoked the name of Allah and only the name of Allah?
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I am an animal doctor. Can I treat pigs?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I am an animal doctor. Can I treat pigs?
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How can a male orphan become one’s mahram? And what are his rights? And what is the sunna way of dealing with him?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
How can a male orphan become one’s mahram? And what are his rights? And what is the sunna way of dealing with him? An orphan is: a child whose father has died.
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Can children be given the names of angels? Is this better to avoid?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Can children be given the names of angels? Is this better to avoid?
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Does one attain unto the reward of night vigil worship (tahajjud) if one sleeps before Isha time and then gets up in the middle of the night, and prays Isha and a few rakats?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Does one attain unto the reward of night vigil worship (tahajjud) if one sleeps before Isha time and then gets up in the middle of the night, and prays Isha and a few rakats?
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A cat died in front of my house. Is it obligatory for me to bury it? How?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
A cat died in front of my house. Is it obligatory for me to bury it? How?
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What do the scholars say about Ibn `Arabi? Is he a disbeliever or one of the greatest saints (awliya)?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What do the scholars say about Ibn `Arabi? Is he a disbeliever or one of the greatest saints (awliya)? Scholars have differed about Shaykh Muhyi al-Din Ibn `Arabi.
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Is it permissible to consume proteins (enzymes) that are taken from human hair?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible to consume proteins (enzymes) that are taken from human hair?
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Does praying with an erection invalidate the prayer, and is it better to wait until the erection dissipates before entering into the prayer?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Does praying with an erection invalidate the prayer, and is it better to wait until the erection dissipates before entering into the prayer? Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, There are only a limited number of things that…
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How do I get to Know a Girl to Decide if I want to Marry Her?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Since I started practising I have been really trying my hardest to keep away from looking at women.
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Piercing for Husband’s Pleasure?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Would it be permissible for my wife to pierce her nipples or navel for my pleasure?
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How to respond in trials and tests. How do I know it is a test or punishment?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
If I am tested with a string of events that didn't turn out the way I had hoped - for example, a cancelled trip, job opportunity lost, etc. - how do I know if I am being tested, punished, or possibly blessed?
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Can a woman have ''hayd'' while she is pregnant? (I mean that if she sees blood during her pregnancy can she consider as Islamic hayd although medically speaking it is abnormal bleeding?)
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Can a woman have ''hayd'' while she is pregnant? (I mean that if she sees blood during her pregnancy can she consider as Islamic hayd although medically speaking it is abnormal bleeding?
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Can we give bayah (allegiance) to a sheikh?
Sunni Path QA Team
Can we give bayah (allegiance) to a sheikh? Wa Alaykum Assalam wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuhu, In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful & Compassionate "Those who swear allegiance to you are but swearing allegiance to Allah. Th…
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The 77 Branches of Faith - Shafii
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
The 77 Branches of Faith The 77 Branches of Faith by Imam Ashraf Ali al-Tahanawi [submitted by a subscriber] The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said “There are over 70 branches of faith.
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Remaining steadfast in Prayer and strengthening of Iman
Sunni Path Fiqh Team
Recently my Iman has become very weak, for example I don't pray as regularly as I used to, I don't read quran as much as I used to, the worst thing is I know that I don't do the above and that I must but yet I still don'…