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The Fiqh of Right and Wrong: How to command the good & forbid the wrong
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
If one is teaching a classroom filled with male and female youths that belong to Muslim parents, it would be permissible to teach them, regardless if one or two of them were adults but not wearing hijab?
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Wiping feet directly
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Is it permissible to wipe directly over feet (masah over feet) with water with the hand (not over shoes or socks) than wash them?
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Disabilities and autism
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Please forgive me for asking you the same question, I am quite desperate for an answer and this is why I am asking you once again.
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The Fiqh of Menstruation
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The fiqh of menstruation Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate The Fiqh of Menstruation (Act According to what you See) It is Obligatory to Learn …
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Wearing jilbab: need encouragment
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I am a practising Muslimah, I wear the hijaab but not a jilbaab, recently I have really got it in my heart that I need to and I should wear the jilbaab, I just feel a little confused, please can you give me some encourag…
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Interaction with Muslim husband and non-mehram non-Muslim lady
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Is it permissible for a married man to be alone in his own home, with a non-mehram non-Muslim woman who works for him, even if he treats her as a sister? Would the case be any different if the wife of the husband did not…
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Musical Convert: What to do?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
A foreign sister converted to Islam very recently. Masha Allah. We are going through some basics of Islam with her. She is a foreign student who is studying a musical instrument [at such and such place] ... Music is her …
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Making prayers early
SunniPath Answer Service Team
If one is at work when it is time to pray and they fear praying at work because of the nature of the environment, is it permissible to make the prayer early? Or is it only acceptable to make up the prayer at a later time…
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Kissing Feet and Prostration
Shaykh Gibril F Haddad
I wish to inquire about a ruling regarding kissing the feet of elders [and] prostration out of respecting a human being (sujud al-ta`dhim).... If the kissing or touching was practised in the posture of prostration, [is t…
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Waiting period for a non-menstruating woman prior to menopause
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Can you explain to me what the judgment is for the woman whose husband has divorced her, but she has no menstrual period nor is she in menopause. I would like to know specifically the length of time of her iddah? Is it 3…
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Korean exchange Student
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Is it permissable to host a non muslim foreign exchange student that goes to a Christan High School? Is it permisable to live with a kufhr?
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Selling insurance policies to non-Muslims?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I work in a call center part of my job is to sell insurance policies to non-Muslims what would the shar'ee order for this be?
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Silver Jewelry
Shaykh Abu Usamah
Can women wear silver or artificial jewelry? Can a man wear silver?
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In heaven do we get to be with the people we LOVED so much? Like our Mom?
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Because at the end of the day life is no good if we can't be with the people we love and that includes heaven. There can be no better heaven than being with your parents, the Prophet (pbuh) and Allah (swt) I have also he…
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How to determine if one is eligible for Zakat?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
How does one determine if one is eligible for receiving Zakat?
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Telling A Haram-Doer's Parents?
Shaykh Abu Usamah
If a person sees a young woman she knows doing something haram with another boy (right infront of her eyes), does she have to tell the girl's parents? Should she say nothing because she was the only one who saw?
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Chicken-flavored noodles
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
is any brand of chicken flavored noodles haram? i am not sure what is inside the chicken flavoring and was wondering if it is permissible to eat, or if it is halal.
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Explanation on Hakikat Kitabevi of Turkey needed
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Could you please verify if the Aqida and Articles of Hakikat Kitabevi of Turkey ( http://www.hakikatkitabevi.com/ ) conforms to that of the Sunnah Wal Jamah. They have books in PDF formats and please tell me if it is pro…
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A wife's Right to Housing Separate From Her In-Laws and Others
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I would like to know what obligation's the husband must have on providing his wife with shelter away from the in-laws. The husband is in full-time education and only agreed to the marriage, because his wife had agreed th…
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On Keeping the Beard
Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller, SunniPath Academy Teacher
What does Islam say about keeping the beard and its length? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful 30 October 1995 Dear Brother Isa Robert Martin: Thank you for your letter of 10 August 1995 which read…
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Passing Wind during Ghusl?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
This is my first Ramadan, and my first Month of trying to pray 5 times a day, etc. (sounds bad, but I am working on becoming a decent Muslim). I have a slight problem.
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Repetitive Repentance?
Shaykh Gibril F Haddad
There are a couple of major sins which I can't stop doing. I repent.. and then I end up doing it again. Again I build up the will power to stop... but again I end up committing the sins.
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Child Custody After Divorce
Sidi Talal al-Azem
I have read somewhere that in case of a divorce, the mother gets custody of the children, she has custody of a male child until the age of 9 and of a female child until the girl gets married.
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Are the Prophets Alive in Their Graves?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
What Aqeedah should we have for the people that are dead? Some people say the Prophets are alive in their graves, is this true? please give me evidence.
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Sending zakat and charity overseas
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
i wanted to know when giving mudd, no one in england is poor so is it acceptable to give it in pakistan.
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Who or What is a Salafi?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Can you please explain me what do you mean by "Salafi" and what is their belief and how do they differ from Sunni Aqeedas.
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Why do we leave using the left hand?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Can you please explain why as Muslims are we not permitted to use our left hand, and we are not allowed to be left handed. I was told that the devil is left handed. But no is able to give me any further clarification, or…
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RE: Thinking of Divorce vs. Pronouncing It
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
A brother had an argument with his family, afterwards whilst he was thinking over the argument he thought to him self i shall say to them 'if my sisters come to my wedding then 3 talaqs to my future wife', would the tala…
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Backbiting for elections? RE: Choosing a leader
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Our MSA chooses a president in a rather rigorous manner. After taking nominations and people accepting/declining, the old board and the new board sit down and decide who is the best candidate. We discuss all pros/cons of…
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Is Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam related to Imam al-Kawthari? RE: Mufti al-Kawthari
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Is Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam related to Imam al-Kawthari? RE: Mufti al-Kawthari Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Assalamu alaikum, A lot of people ask this Question, so Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-…