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Earrings for Men
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I have been asked by someone who is considering to convert to Islam whether or not it is permissible for men to to wear earrings according to the classical fiqh?
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What is the ruling of cat saliva? Is it filthy (najis)?
Sidi Fadi Qutub Zada
Is the wetness of a cats nose, or the saliva of a cats mouth considered to be filth?
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Aides for Bedroom Relations
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, Sexual relations between the spouses are vital and one of the most important aspects of marriage. It purifies and prevents one from falling into fornication and th…
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RE: Aides for Bedroom Relations: Can these be used alone?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Can these ‘aides’ or sex toys such as vibrators be used alone to alleviate one’s ‘loneliness’ ? Answer No, this would be considered a form of masturbation, which is unlawful (haram) and sinful, being considered a form of…
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Guidance Financial Islamic Home Financing
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I was wondering if the scholars on the group can advise me on the validity of an Islamic home finance company according to the rules of the rules of the Hanafi madhab.
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What is the fiqh of clothing?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
What is the fiqh of clothing? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Allah is Beautiful and loves beauty.”
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The Fiqh of Children at the Mosque
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
What is the ruling for taking young children to the Masjid for Salaat. We have certain brothers in our community who bring their children to the Masjid (Ages begin from 2 years on). These children play, run around, and m…
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RE: Follow-up Question on Riba in the U.S
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I will be honest with you and say that I am confused as to this whole issue on using riba in the U.S.
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What should a chronically ill person do if he cannot afford the expiation of the fast?
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
At the prison where I volunteer, there is an inmate who cannot fast because of illness, the kind where there is no forseeable future of him being able to make up the fast.
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What does it mean for the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) to be our master?
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I am having trouble with understanding the meaning of the word sayyidina (which has been translated as "master") with respect to the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace). What does this word mean? Isn’t our maste…
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Suicide - Is a Muslim who committed suicide prayed over and given a regular funeral?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Are there any restrictions on making janaza for a brother who has committed suicide?
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Takfir - Anathematizing
Shaykh Gibril F Haddad
Does any person (be it a regular person or a an 'alim) have the right to put any other person (who claims to be Muslim), out of faith?... if yes, is there anything in the the Quran or Sunnah that would prove it?
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Keeping one’s garment above one’s ankles
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Is it obligatory to keep one’s garment above one’s ankles?
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Some Fiqh of Speech: Mentioning Another Negatively Thinking the Listener Does Not Know Them
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
If I mentioned a negative thing about another person without mentioning them thinking that the listener didn't know them. It turns out that the listener did know who I was talking about. Is this backbiting (gheebat)?
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Is My Husband's Stepfather my Mahram?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
A man accepts Islam and then marries a Muslim woman. This recent convert's mother remains non-Muslim and obtains a divorce from her husband and then gets married to another non-Muslim. Is this new non-Muslim husband cons…
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Lowering Finger after Tashahhud
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
During prayer, I raise my index finger when I say, "illa-llah" in the tashahhud. When should I lower my index finger? Should I keep it raised until the salam? Should I keep it raised during the salam?
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Leather Jacket and Prayer
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I bought a leather jacket from the market. Do I have to wash the jacket before praying in it?
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Non-Arabic Du‘a During Prayer
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Does it invalidate the prayer if one makes a du‘a during prostration in a language other than Arabic?
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Bedroom Fiqh: Oral Sex
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible for the husband to use his tongue on his wife's private parts in order to stimulate her if his being able to satisfy her his dependent on this?
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Nawawi on making up missed prayers: scholarly consensus
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Nawawi on making up missed prayers: scholarly consensus Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate Imam Nawawi stated in his al-Majmu` Sharh al-Muhadhdhab (3.86): “There is consensus (ijma`) of the scho…
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Minimum Age for Khalwa
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the age at which being alone with a girl becomes forbidden? Is it permissible for a man to be alone with a four year old girl? What about a seven year old? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassio…
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Wudu with a Cast or Bandage
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I read in Reliance of the Traveller that it is necessary to have one’s wudu before putting on a cast. If that is done, does one have to remove the cast and wash underneath it every time he wishes to perform wudu? Does th…
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Bedroom Fiqh: Clarifications on a Previous Post
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I recently read in one of your answers that it is permissible for husband and wife to stimulate each other by using their mouths and tongues on each other’s genitals.
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Intimacy During Menstruation
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I would like further clarification regarding Shaykh Amjad’s (Allah preserve him) statement in a previous response where he said, "Every form of sexual enjoyment is permissible between husband and wife except for (1) anal…
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Speaking in the Bathroom
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the ruling of speaking beside the sink in a bathroom if one is far from the toilet?
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Watching a video with nudity
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
I was in a lesson and we were watching a video which had nudity and sex etc, so I put my head down and didn't watch the video. As far as I know in Islam it is forbidden. is that true? the video wasn't important.
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Filth and Prayer
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is there any amount of filth (such as feces, urine, or blood) that does not invalidate one’s prayer?
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Joining a Prayer in the Third Rak‘ah
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the correct way for a latecomer to complete his prayer if he joins during the third rak'ah of a four-rak'ah prayer? When should he sit for the tashahhud and when shouldn't he? When should he recite a sura after t…
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Leather Jacket and Prayer: Clarifications on a Previous Post
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
In a previous response, you mentioned, "if one does not have certainty that this jacket was washed after being tanned, it is obligatory for one to wash it if one wants to pray in it. Otherwise, one will be praying with f…
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Writing on a Copy of the Qur’an
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permitted to write on one’s copy of the Qur’an by, for example, underlining or circling a verse or writing the English translation of a word between two lines?