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RUMI: "The protection against God's anger"
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
RUMI: “The protection against God's anger” Answer Mawlana Jalal al-Din al-Rumi (Allah be pleased with him) said: A sober-minded man said to Jesus, "What in this existence is hardest to bear?"
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Do we pay zakat on loans?
Mufti Yusuf Mullan
There was money given as an investment ~2 years ago. Some of the money wasn't actually invested since the project didn't require as much money as was collected and was hence returned.
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Is Isnad (chain of transmission) a requirement for anyone who claims to be a scholar?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I have read one of your recent articles and I wanted to know what is the legal requirement for someone to be considered a knowledgeable scholar whom we can take knowledge from. Is Isnad one of the requirements and is the…
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Visiting one's fiancé(e)
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I'm wondering if it is disliked for a girl to go to her fiancé's house to visit the family, even if she is going with her parents. I think this is a cultural thing. Is there any thing mentioned regarding this in the shar…
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Women/men wearing rings with certain stones
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Does certain stones have effect (taseer)? People say that "in our family, women don't wear diamonds" because it brings harm, or that some stone is good for us. Does wearing certain kind of stones have any cause and affec…
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Showering with one's spouse
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
What is the ruling on taking a shower with one's wife? If it's permissible, is it better adab not to (e.g. if it leads to one conversing with one's wife in the lavatory in which the shower is situated - which is consider…
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The British Islamic mortgages...
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
The British Islamic mortgages...
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Can you tell me something about the value of time?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Can you tell me something about the value of time?
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Is it permitted to celebrate birthdays?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Is it permitted to celebrate birthdays? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, Principally, birthdays are not something that should be celebrated or to be happy about.
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Is it wrong to wear short-sleeved shirts?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Is it wrong to wear short-sleeved shirts?
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Is it permissible to have a business where one sells both zabiha and non zabiha meat?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Is it permissible to have a business where one sells both zabiha and non zabiha meat? Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, No. It is haram to sell that which is haram to consume.
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Rukhsah on Masturbation?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
[Someone asked about a private case, but the answer may be of general benefit.] Answer Walaikum assalam, There would be no "special dispensation" for the brother to masturbate!
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I'm sorry, But I don't shake hands!!
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I'm sorry, But I don't shake hands!! Answer I'm sorry, But I don't shake hands!! Not Just Friends: Protect Your Relationships from Infidelity And Heal the Trauma of Betrayal "I'm sorry, but I don’t shake hands with membe…
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Giving salams to someone in the toilet
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Is it haram/disliked to say salaam to someone in a bathroom. I once heard that one shouldn't say salaam or do dhikr there as it is an unclean place?
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The Rules of Backbiting
Imam Abu Hamid Muhammad Al-Ghazali
I want to know what exactly constitutes 'gheebat' or gossiping in Islam... I mean if someone's actions directly affect you and you discuss the problem with others is that gheebat?
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Platinum Rings
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Platinum rings Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, For men, only silver rings are permissible. Women have been given the permission to wear gold and silver rings without doubt.
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Reasons to divorce an errant wife
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
I would like to ask what, are permissible reasons to divorce one’s wife. Beginning of the marriage my wife use to pray and do the hijab (Although she never use to before the marriage). She even went for umrah. We have be…
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Marriage: How to perform the nikah according to the sunna in the Hanafi school
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
What is the correct hanafi way of nikah ceremony according to the sunnah. I need to know who can be present Answer Assalamu alaykum In the name of Allah, Most Gracious Most Merciful. The actual marriage ceremony is quite…
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Wet dreams: is wudu enough or must ghusl be performed?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
When you wake up in the morning and you realize that you had a wet dream is it obligatory to do ghusl before prayer or can you get away with it just by doing wudu?
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Will I be with my family in Paradise?
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
If we get Janna (may Allah grant us Janna) do we keep the same families? Or are we made pure and given our perfect mates? Is this something that is known or unknown?
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The sunnas associated with the obligatory prayer
Shaykh Sohail Hanif
Please let me know the sunna prayers before each obligatory prayers and after each obligatory prayer.
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Marriage troubles...
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I have been married for the past 12 years. My husband is a rich person but he is not a practicing Muslim.
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Choice of jobs
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
If I had an option of jobs: working with a generally good Islamic finance company that sells insurance [that is impermissible] or a job for a non-Muslim company, which would be the preferable one to take? [My own work wo…
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Prayer: passing wind...
Sidi Sohail Hanif
If I am praying and pass a small amount of gas does this nullify the prayer? Answer Wa ‘Alaykum al-Salam Passing a small amount of gas will nullify the ablution which will in turn nullify the prayer. However one has to b…
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The Ruling on Masturbation: Prohibitively Disliked
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
What is the ruling on Masturbation?
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Why does the Quran refer to Allah using the masculine pronoun?
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Why does the Quran refer to Allah using the masculine pronoun, "he", rather than the feminine pronoun, "she"?
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Fiqh of Sunna (Nafl) Prayers: An exposition of the sunna prayers not directly related to the obligatory prayers
Sidi Fadi Qutub Zada
The Fiqh of Voluntary (Nafl) Prayers: An exposition of the prayers not directly related to the obligatory prayers Answer In the name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate. All praise is to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
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Why does Allah refer to Himself with the plural pronoun?
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
If Allah is One, then why does He sometimes refer to Himself with the plural pronoun, "We"?
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What is the ruling of keeping dogs in the Shariah?
Sidi Fadi Qutub Zada
What is the ruling of keeping dogs in the Shariah? Answer In the name of Allah,the most Compassionate and Merciful Assalamu alaikum, Having a dog as a pet is prohibitively disliked (makruh tahriman).
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Is it obligatory for a man or woman to reveal their marital status (i.e. single, divorce, widow
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Is it obligatory for a man or woman to reveal their marital status (i.e. single, divorce, widow) to their perspective partners? Or one should only reveal if the other person asks for it?