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How do you tie a turban?
SunniPath Answer Service Team
I've tried finding about the sunnah of turbans on the internet. I found many sites talking about the virtues of the amamah, but could you please tell me how to actually tie one.
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Finding lost money
SunniPath Answer Service Team
What is the hukum with regards to finding money on public streets?
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Are men allowed to wear watches that have diamonds inside them?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
It is my understanding that Muslim Men are not allowed to wear diamonds but what about watches that have diamonds in them?
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Nafl Tawaf vs. Makeup Prayers
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I am going for hajj inshaa'Allah. Is it permissible for me to do nafl tawaf when I have makeup prayers?
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Is it obligatory to cover the area under the chin?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I read that some scholars say that covering the chin and under it is fardh, but some say because of its difficulty it is not.
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RE: Milad (Is it permissible to celebrate the Prophet's birthday (Allah bless him and give
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
How do you reconcile the views of .... and others in the links: [links...] with what you wrote about Milad? Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, I do not see any reason to reconcile the views.
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Hajj and leaving Makkah
Shaykh Sohail Hanif, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Could you please clarify for me from the Hanafi perspective. My Hajj organisers are taking us to Madina after performing an initial Umrah at arrival in Makkah. When we return to Makkah for Hajj they plan to take us to Mi…
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More Qur'an-only Feminism
Shaykh Gibril F Haddad
Review of Amina Wadud's article, "`A'ishah's Legacy: the struggle for women's rights in Islam." Answer Review of Amina Wadud's article, "`A'ishah's Legacy: the struggle for women's rights in Islam."
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A Marriage Broken Up For Non-Prayer?
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
A close friend of mine, has had a marriage break up because she has recently been in close touch with Wahhabi brothers and sisters. They have influenced her to leave the husband on the grounds that he is not regular in h…
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Sheikh `Abd al-Qadir's Allegory: The Fortress of Iman
Sidi Musa Furber
Sheikh `Abd al-Qadir's Allegory: The Fortress of Iman Answer Some Muslims are of the opinion that as long as they do the bare minimum (integrals, conditions, and the essential and obligatory actions) they have done enoug…
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Regarding Investing in the Stock Market...
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I am slightly confused. Firstly, one cannot invest (i.e. buy shares) in a company without it being listed on the stock market.
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Prayer and wudu questions - Do I need to make up my salah?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
1) I normally remove my nose-ring (a very small speck of a stud) during my shower ghusl. I recently forgot to remove it, performed ghusl (sniffing water up my nose during the wudu portion of my ghusl), and prayed dhuhr. …
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Is the Prophet (peace be upon him) omnipresent?
SunniPath Answer Service Team
i would like to know whether the soul of the prophet sullula hu alayhi wasalam comes into the house of a muslim, also can the prophet sullula hu alayhi wasalams soul attend islamic gatherings for example mawlid un nabi g…
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Music and Singing: A Detailed Fatwa
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Music and Singing: A detailed fatwa Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, The worst case scenario in the event of being inflicted with a disease is when the one involved refuses to believe that …
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Is Allah Everywhere?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
In the SunniPath article written by Sheikh Amjad Rasheed it states that Allah is not in every location: " The belief that Allah Most High is personally in every location is a completely false belief that is not permissib…
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Tying strings and ribbons on tombs
Shaykh Gibril F Haddad
I need to know what the reasoning is for people who tie string and knots at the Dargahs. I know that they do it for help, but is there any connection with Islam.
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Spiritually Satisfied, What Else Matters?
Sidi Tarek Ghanem
How can one reconcile between the material and the spiritual self? If one is spiritually satisfied with God, can the material dissatisfaction effect his spiritual relationship with God?
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Belief in the Descent of `Isa (Jesus)
Shaykh Gibril F Haddad
I have learned that Hazrat Ees’a (as) will return from the heavens before Yaum’al-Qyamat [...] but I know a Muslim who will not believe in it. In Ahadith we find several which say that ibn Maryam (as) will return.
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My husband signed our divorce papers. But, seemingly to stop me from marrying after him, he refuses to give me a proper Islamic divorce. What can I possibly do?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
My husband signed our divorce papers. But, seemingly to stop me from marrying after him, he refuses to give me a proper Islamic divorce. What can I possibly do? Answer Walaikum assalam, 1.
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Miscarriage - Loss of a child
Shaykh Gibril F Haddad
If a woman has a miscarriage, can it be due to stress, wrong she has committed, if another is unhappy with her, if she goes to the beach even though she didn't want to ( I have been told jinn on beaches especially can ha…
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From Drury Lane to Makka
Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
From Drury Lane to Makka Answer History has not recorded the name of the first British Muslim to carry out the rites of Hajj.
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Concentration in prayer
SunniPath Answer Service Team
sometimes when praying salah alone, my mind drifts to worldly matters for a few seconds even though I am reciting salah. e.g. half way thru fatiha. then when I reach the surah, I fear I may have not ended fatiha correctl…
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Spiritual Music with Instruments?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Truth be told I had left music but then re-started listening to it again, in part because of some spiritual Islamic CDs that contain musical instruments including violins, different types of drums Answer Walaikum assalam…
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Joining Between Evidences and Ijtihad
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I heard that one way of hanafi jurists joining between 2 ahadiths is to try to satisfy both of them at the same time e.g. in the case of holding hands in the prayer.
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Questions About Separation Initiated by the Wife (Khul`)
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
There is a Muslim sister who was married to a brother. At the time, they were both not praying, fasting or anything.She was not wearing hijaab either. Then she changed.
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Alcohol NOT declared haraam in the Quran?
Ustadha Shaista Maqbool
An aquaintance is insisting Alcohol is NOT outright declared haraam in the Quran...
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Are crosswords, sudoku puzzles etc. permissible?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Are crosswords, sudoku puzzles etc. permissible? Such puzzles may be on computer, in magazines etc. If they are on computer, the programme or website may have background music. Such puzzles may involve conjecture and gue…
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Permissability of donating haram materials to non-muslims
Ustadha Shaista Maqbool
Can one donate, to a non-muslim charity, items made from haram materials? There is a risk that an undiscerning muslim might purchase the item. In my case I have a pair of shoes with pigskin lining. Should I donate or dis…
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Problems with the 'Idda (post-marriage waiting period)
Sidi Talal al-Azem
I left my husband because of mental and verbal abuse. After reconciliation attempts and discussions with my husband, the Imam of the masjid granted us a divorce - the paper was signed this morning.
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Difference in way of life in our marriage
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari, SunniPath Academy Teacher
My problem has been hurting me since I got divorced. My husband and I have had issues since the beginning of our marriage. We disagreed on many things getting into the marriage like how big the wedding should be. If gett…