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Can a husband & wife have intercourse standing up?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
In one of the answers it was mentioned that a husband and wife can take a shower together. If that led to wanting to be intimate again, can a husband and wife have intercourse while standing up?
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The importance of a good shaykh
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
The importance of a good shaykh Answer [sent by a subscriber] Shaykh Abdul-Qadir al-Jilani (ra) said: You must work hard to ensure that your hearts are not locked out of the door of His nearness. Be sensible! You are get…
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is tafsir Ibn Kathir valid and reasonable for followers of hanafi faith?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Is tafsir Ibn Kathir valid and reasonable for understanding the Holy Quran for followers of hanafi faith?
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Reading silent prayers aloud
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Salaam, I never learned that Zuhr, Asr, the last rakat of 3 fard in Maghrib, and the last 2 rakats in 4 fard isha are supposed to be silent. Instead I recited all my salats in a low voice. Will I have to make up all my s…
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Does separation count as divorce or annulment of marriage?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Someone has said to me that after 2 years of separation of husband and wife not living together our nikaah is invalid is this true? Are we Divorced ? If so, what are my rights as a women who has a 2 year old child now?
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Temporary (Mut`a) Marriage
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
What is the reality of mut`a marriage? Is it permitted? Isn’t it a way out for frustrated youth? Answer Imam al-Marghinani stated in his al-Hidaya: “Temporary [mut`a] marriage is invalid.
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My husband's family rejects me...
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
I recently got married alhamdulillah and we are very happy. However his family is not. They have been against me from the start. I am a convert to Islam and not a Pakistani.
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Does touching semen require ghusl?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
After I had performed ghusl I touched semen on my filthy clothes with my hands . Does this requires ghusl again? Or just wash my hand off. Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray this finds you in th…
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Needing a shower after sexual activities
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Assalamualaikum. I am asking these question purely in regards to the Hanafi Fiqh. 1) If me or my wife are in a state of janabat due to sexual activity, do the clothes we wear whilst in that state also become napak?
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Head Hunting Business Halal ?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
AssalamuAlaikum, It is a type of business where a consulting company has links with different technology companies and they help them find right candidates for vacant job positions.
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Doubts & Confusions About Faith
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Does confusion regarding one's beliefs take one out of Islam? And doubts? Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray this finds you in the best of health and spirits.
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Indirect Fulfillment of Desire
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
If a woman has an orgasm by stimulating the clitorous through tightening and relaxing the muscles of the thighs and viginia does this constitute masturbation?
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Giving away mahr
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
asalamu alaykoum, i recieved mahr from my husband, part of it was gold, what i know is that the mahr has got nothing to do with the husband what ever the lady wishes to do with it! is this true??
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Wudu takes far too long
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
wudhu is taking me ages (at least 20 minutes usually, sometimes more). i assume this is far too long.
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Performing wudu barefeet in the toilet area
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Does performing wudu BAREFEET in a bathroom with a toilet invalidate your wudu? Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray this finds you in the best of health and spirits.
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The Third (spiritual) Eye. Any mention in Islam?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Does the third eye exist. Many eastern faiths use the chakra system and beleive in the third eye, which once opened brings about spiritual understanding. Is there any basis in Islam for this.?
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Ghusl, Rubbing the Belly Button, and Prayers
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
toady pre-jummah, i suffered a wet dream and therefore had to do ghusl after the third washing of the body at the end of ghusl, it ocurred to me that i may not have rubbed the inner belly button area which should have be…
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Circumcision, Hajj, and Marriage
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Asslama-lekum I recentlty got married to a muslim person, and i never knew he has not been circumcitsed, i dont even know if the Azaan was read to him when he was born. When i ask my mother in law she said i never knew w…
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incessant salaam giving
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
My sister shares a house with me. Upon seeing each other for the first time each day, we greet each other. No problem. During this same day, thereafter, after each time she passes me in a room, she gives salaam. After sa…
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Is watching boxing allowed in islam
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Are you allowed to watch professional boxing on tv in Islam or is it haram? Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray this finds you in the best of health and spirits.
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Islamic Beliefs: The Way of Sunni Islam (The Creed of Imaam Al Haddad (Ashari Aqeedah - A
Imam Al-Haddad
Islamic Beliefs: The way of Sunni Islam [The Creed of Imaam Al Haddad (Ashari Aqeedah- Aqeedah of Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah)] Answer Islamic Beliefs: The Way of Sunni Islam The Creed of Imaam Al Haddad, the great Hadrami s…
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Tayammum substance restrictions?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I follow the Hanafi mabhab, and my husband, until a few years ago, followed the Shafii. Recently, I have begun to need to make tayammum.
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Bending toes and other woes
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
bending all five toes of my right foot when sitting is causing me quite serious pain such that my foot and toes feel bruised at times and getting the small toes to bend is difficult.
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Cable from a friend
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I was just wondering because I've seen many people do this, Muslims and none Muslims. For example, my neighbor has cable TV, and i don't. And he offers me to "share" his cable.
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Backbiting Children
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Can parents backbite about their children (e.g. if one parents is speaking ill about another one of his/her children to another child with the purpose of criticizing). Some people say that parents cannot backbite about t…
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If the wife abandons the husband, what can he do?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
What if the wife abandons the husband... what's the ruling on the husband's options? Answer Assalamu alaykum The issue where the wife abandons her husband is not really of significance in that he can marry again without …
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My child has suffered brain damage during labor... was it because of some wrong I did? Is there
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
My child has suffered brain damage during labor… was it because of some wrong I did? Is there any reward for all the care we will have to give him? Answer Assalamu alaykum In the name of Allah the Inspirer of truth.
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Polygyny in Islam: Marrying more than one woman... RE: My 70 year old father has re-married...
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Polygyny in Islam: Marrying more than one woman… RE: My 70 year-old father has re-married… is this right? Is it allowed? Is it fair on our ageing mother?
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Traveling To Seek Knowledge & Parental Approval
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
If one is only interested in studying Shariah yet one's parents are against it [and would rather have the child get a degree first, work in that field, and then (perhaps) go to study Shariah, which is normally unrealisti…
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Hijab with non-Muslim sister-in-law
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
I was recently told that I don't have to wear hijab around my sister-in-law (she's a Christian). I was wondering if this is true. What if I had a sister-in-law that wasn't even ahl-al kitab (say she was Sikh/Hindu/atheis…