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Questions readers sent to SunniPath and Qibla, answered by their teachers: Hanafi and Shafi'i fiqh, belief, family life and spiritual counsel.
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Spiritual Deficiency
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari, SunniPath Academy Teacher
You may get asked this question quite often, forgive me! I began practising alhamdulillah over past 3 yrs now, and initially my spirituality, motivation to do good should be stronger.
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Multiple Friday (Jumuah) Prayers in One Mosque or Location
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Can a masjid have two jummahs? the congregation is very big, and the masjid can not accomadate everyone. is it permissable to give the khutbah twice and preform the prayer twice in the same masjid?
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Wudu: Bleeding Gums - The Fiqh of Bleeding in the Mouth [And: How much bleeding breaks wudu?]
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Brushing one's teeth often causes small amounts of bleeding from the gums. Would this invalidate one's wudu? Should we assume there's some bleeding even if we don’t see it?
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Giving the Qur'an to Non-Muslims
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
Can we give a Quran that is Arabic with English translation (and has more English than Arabic), such as The Majestic Quran? Can we give a Quran that is only in English? Does a non-Muslim have to have wudu before touching…
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The D-BOMB: What happens after one pronounces divorce three times?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
If a man says the word for divorce 3 times or says 'I divorce you' three times, if no one is witness to this and no one else has heard these words are they still married? If these words were said one after the other, in …
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Imams and poor tajwid
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
1- the imams in our mosques read quran with bad tajwid and extremely fast during tarawih. their recitation can be very muddled at times. should i pray alone at home or continue to pray behind them. the makharij, sifaat a…
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RE: Female circumcision
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I have a Question regarding female circumcision in Hanafi fiqh. I've heard from several sources that this is wajib according to Shafi'i fiqh, while according to Hanafi fiqh the decision lies in the hands of the husband.
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Why do we have to follow one of the four imaams
SunniPath Answer Service Team
many pepole ask me why i folllow an imaam i follow imaam abu hanifa and belive all four imaam are right in there owrn ways how ever i know some pepole that dont folow an imaam and question me all the time on why i follow…
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Masturbating to avoid pornography; reading sexual advice; avoiding bad deeds
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I am visiting USA these days and want to find out a few things. I am away from my family for some time now. The nature of my job is that I am on the internet most of the time.
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From Ibn Kathir's The Signs Before the Day of Judgment
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
From Ibn Kathir's The Signs before the Day of Judgment. Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Ayat and Ahadith about the Hour Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) said: "They ask thee about the Hour, 'When wil…
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The Rights of Others in Islam
SunniPath Answer Service Team
What things exactly constitute as huqooq al-ibaad? I find myself apologizing for very trivial issues at times, must apologies be given for things that happened before hitting puberty?
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What about Tabligh Jam'aat?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
What about Tabligh Jam'aat? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Walaikum assalam, They are one group working to call people to Allah and the way of His Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace).
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Tahajjud, Sleep, and the Special Nights
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
how much more reward do we get during tahajjud if we sleep before it as opposed to not sleeping before it? in laylatul qadr time is too precious to waste it by sleeping so how can we get the full reward for tahajjud if w…
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Riba, Bank Interest, and Taking out a loan to start a business
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I am presently living in Canada. My parents are in Pakistan. I finished my studies more than one year ago. Despite all the sincere efforts for more than a year now, I have not been able to find a job due to the present e…
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Mutual Funds: Are they allowed?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Mutual Funds: Are they allowed?
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Cremation and the body after Resurrection
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
When Judgment day comes, our souls will go back into our bodies (I think), so, I was wondering if someone was cremated, and didn’t know because this person was brain dead or something and there parents decided for this p…
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Relations with one's wife whilst she is pregnant
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I have Question regarding what I read in a book printed and translated by Darul Ishaat called The Wisdom Behind The Command of Islam by Shaykh Muhammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi.
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Hindu becoming Muslim?
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I am born in a Hindu family. But I've never felt peace as a Hindu. Because of friends of mine I've learned a few things about the Islam.
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Dispute Over Second Wife. Can The First Wife Seek Divorce?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Brother X took a second wife without informing his first wife that of the fact. Furthermore, Brother X does not work and is not adequately supporting his first wife. The first wife wants to therefore end the marriage to …
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The husband's financial responsibilities after divorce
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
My wife and I are coming to the logical end of our marriage. The only thing that keeps us together is the two children. My Question is what are my financial commitments to her after the divorce. She says they continue un…
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Sunna fasting
SunniPath Answer Service Team
aslam o alaikum i have heard once that its good to fast 3 days in a month. recently i read on a website this paragraph "Thank you. May Allah bless with more strengths and power. Indeed, it is a noble intention to sustain…
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Interest on car? Buying a car with a higher price if the payments are differed...
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I had previously contacted you concerning my parents who want to buy a car, but it has a 4.9% interest rate on it.
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Islam & the Love of God
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari, SunniPath Academy Teacher
A friend of mine has recently left the fold of Islam. One of his reasons is that he believes that Islam doesn't emphasize the love God has for his servants as it is emphasized in Christianity.
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Ghazali: The Conduct of Life as Exemplified by the Prophetic Character
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Ghazali: The Conduct of Life as Exemplified by the Prophetic Character Answer Please check Sunni Path Library: http://www.sunnipath.com Wassalam, Faraz Rabbani
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Prostrations of Quran Recital in the Shafi`i School
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I have a few doubts concerning the sajdah tilawat (prostration of recital) 1. What are the criteria to determine that a verse of the Quran requires sajda when recited (sajda tilawat)? 2.
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My husband is a taxi driver and we have four children income is not enough to give them good islamic
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
education so we claim family tax credit but we have shown low income cos if we tell them the correct income which is different every day it causes problems with the tax return so our accountant does all the calculation t…
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Transactions on Hotwire or Priceline: Halal?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I'd like to know whether transactions made on Priceline.com and Hotwire.com, in the following manner, are halal: On Priceline.com, a person can specify the amount of money they are willing to pay for a hotel room in a pa…
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Dua for a boy after finding out the sex of the baby is a girl?
Ustadha Hedaya Hartford, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I am pregnant and just found out that we are going to have a baby GIRL by an ultrasound Alhamdulillah. This is my first child and me and my husband were actually desperately looking forward for a BOY.
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Wudu & Prayer Take Too Long
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
it takes me up to 15 minutes and sometimes more to read a 4 rakaat namaz. I think this is too long and probably because I worry too much that I have made a mistke. can you help in any way? I also take abnormally long for…
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Joining Rakahs of the Tarawih Prayer
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Is it permissible to pray a set of rakahs of tarawih with one salam? If so, does this set have to be of even number? Furthermore, if one is permitted to join the rakahs, can one choose to add a testification after all or…