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An Active Heart: 03 - Leaving Activism for Prayer
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I try very hard to control my thoughts in salat and I am able to do it to a certain extent alhamdolillah. But when I do lose control, the thoughts I have are of activism and Islamic projects I am involved with.
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An Active Heart: 04 - Fear of wrong motivation when doing the good
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
When I think of something new & good to do, my first reactive thought to that is always imagining a person besides me saying "look he was responsible for this mashaAllah".
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An Active Heart: 05 - Can the thought to keep doing more be from the Devil?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Shaytan comes to us from all directions. Can he ever come to us and tell us "oh you're NOT doing enough, you need to do more" in order to throw us off our balance? or are those thoughts always correct and we should do mo…
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An Active Heart: Answers for a Student in Activism But Struggling Spiritually
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I have had a few questions for the past 2-3 years that I think will help me understand and realize if I’m on the right track or not.
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Women Leading Prayers and the Way of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Women Leading Prayers and the Way of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) In the Name of Allah, Most
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What is the religion’s ruling concerning a woman leading men in prayer?
Shaykh Ali Jumu`a (Grand Mufti of Egypt)
What is the religion’s ruling concerning a woman leading men in prayer; is their prayer correct? What is the religion’s ruling concerning the permissibility of a Friday prayer in which a woman leads the congregation?
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Should I change my name to a Muslim name?
Ustadha Umm Salah
I recently got engaged, but as we get closer to the date of the nikah, the parents of my fiance are putting pressure on me to take a "Muslim name" because they are worried about what people in the community would think o…
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Is the group dhikr with singing of spiritual poetry and rhythmic swaying-the hadra-permitted?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Is the group dhikr with singing of spiritual poetry and rhythmic swaying-the hadra-permitted?
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Why is it emphasized to consummate the marriage before the walima? What about the underlying fear of physical relations that many have? What about the shyness? What about cases of trauma because of past abuse?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Why is it emphasized to consummate the marriage before the walima? What about the underlying fear of physical relations that many have? What about the shyness? What about cases of trauma because of past abuse?
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The Limits of Respecting Parents: What if they’ve destroyed my life?
Imam Suhaib Webb
"What is the limit to which children should respect their parents? My parents have destroyed my life. They have made me a schizophrenic and have tried to kill me. But Allah saved me. I am still alive.
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What is the Islamic stance on the London bombings?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
What is the Islamic stance on the London bombings?