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The Fiqh of Certain Hairstyles
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
My child attends a madrasah wherein it stipulates, as part of regulations, "Hair styles should not be adopted in an unsuitable manner i.e. short back and sides". On questioning, the madrasah principle stated that this wa…
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Why is gambling haram?
Shaykh Ilyas Patel
Why is gambling haram? Answer Allah says in the Qur’an: They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say in them there is great sin and some benefit for men. The sin is greater than the benefit.
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I think of jinn in prayer and am afraid, and also when alone
Shaykh Ilyas Patel
When praying alone in the night, I feel fear, and think that jinns would be there along with me, and because of this sometimes my concentration on prayer goes. Please do tell me how to overcome by this.
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Marrying non-Muslims: the legal ruling
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Could someone from amongst your group (Please) put together a reply that gives the reasons why our young women may not marry outside Islam and send it to the gentleman (also covering his question).
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How can we tell whether a woman is ‘truly a believing Christian or Jew’ ?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
What criteria should one use in evaluating whether someone is "truly a believing Christian or Jew," especially considering that there are many intra-Christian and intra-Jewish ways to be a "believing" person?
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Breastfeeding Our Baby Nephew For Socialization Purposes
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
My wife wants to breast-feed our baby nephew so that she will be a foster sister to our son, thereby allowing them to socialize as they get older. How much breast milk does my wife have to give? How many times? Before wh…
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Advice to Shi`a Sister…
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Advice to Shi`a Sister… Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, Sister, my only advice to you is what the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) counseled: “Be avid for that which benefits you.”
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Friday: Praying sunnas upon entering after the khutba starts
Shaykh Sohail Hanif, SunniPath Academy Teacher
If we enter the masjid on Friday and the khutbah has already started, should we pray two rakat tahiyatul masjid or not? Please explain in the light of the hadith in which the Prophet (saws) asked a sahabi to get up and p…
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Pictures of animate objects for learning purposes...
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Is it at all permissible to have small school children (first graders) draw pictures of animate objects for learning purposes (this is hard to avoid since many school curricula include this…
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I'm a convert: the sister's parents hesitate about marrying her to me because of this..
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I have been considering a young sister for some months now. She lives in another country and when I started talking to her it was through internet and on the phone with her dad's permission. He said she was allowed to ch…
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Shaykh Abdal-Hakim Murad on Radio 4 (25/08)
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Shaykh Abdal-Hakim Murad on Radio 4 (25/08) Answer http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/programmes/thought/index_search.shtml ?author=«dal+Hakim+Murad&process==1&Submit.x='&Submit.y= Thought for the Day,25 August 2003 Abdal Hak…
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When can I follow another madhhab? The way of fatwa and the way of taqwa
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
In a previous answer you have mentioned that great scholars of the Hanafi madhab such as al-Tahtawi and ibn Abideen (Allah have mercy on them) permitted the following of other school when there is hardship or need.
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Can DNA Testing Be Used to Establish Paternity?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Can DNA testing be used to establish paternity?
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Divorce by law: does it count Islamically?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I have a question about Islamic Divorce that I hope you can help me with. I am a British born convert to Islam. I became a Muslim in 1984.
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Married out of convenience only… had right of divorce and exercised it… now he seeks to repair
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
My husband has 2 kids from his first wife, gave her divorce and married me. Only Nikah was performed for processing Canadian immigration. I have the right of talaq.
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Is group supplication after prayer a blameworthy innovation?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Can you please tell me what is the ruling on making a du'a after the fard prayer? I have heard a few people say that it is bid'a and should not be done. Is this true? Can you tell me the hadith and other proofs for the r…
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What's wrong with Backgammon? RE: [Hanafi] The Fiqh of Sports and Games
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Please clarify why the Backgammon is such a bad game? Did it used to be played during the time of our prophet (sallalaho Alahi Wasalim)? What is the Hikmah and reason for forbidding it?
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Convert with child, living with non-Muslim parents... difficult issues
Shaykh Gibril F Haddad
Almost three years ago I converted to Islam after being divorced and having a child from a Muslim that the marriage was to put it nicely not good at all so now I live with my family who are extremely religious Christians…
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What is the Shariah’s View on Copyright?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I have a question regarding the copying of CD's etc of Islamic (e.g. Yusuf Islam, Hamza Yusuf CD's) and non-Islamic material (e.g. Operating Systems, Third Party Programs with copyright etc.). I have heard many differing…
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Markups and riba
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I am confused with the real life practice of the prohibition on interest and would like your clarification. Interest is haram, but selling product at one price for cash and another higher price in installments is allowed…
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Marrying a Christian woman and not having children...
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
I am Muslim from Egypt immigrated to u.s.a. in 1990. The only woman that I feel comfortable marrying is Christian.
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The Dreaded One: Mother-in-Law Giving a Hard Time...
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
My friend's mother-in-law is making my friends life miserable. Her mother-in-law is emotionally abusive, manipulative and down right cruel towards her. My friend has been bearing the hurt - praying and begging her husban…
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Secret marriage when they fear falling into haram in engagement times...
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
In a situation where two engaged people live close to each other and constantly see each other and find it difficult to stay within bounds, and the only reason why they cannot get married asap is because the parents want…
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Forbidding one's wife from working...
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
Is it permissible for a man to forbid his wife from working? Answer Assalamu alaykum In the name of Allah, Most gracious Most Merciful The husband has been considered the bread winner in Islam for his wife, children and …
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Questions on Touching the Qur’an
Shaykh Sohail Hanif, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Can you handle a copy of the Quran without wudhu if it is covered or if you use something e.g. cloth? I understand the same circumstances apply to a mushaf as well as a quran tafsir book? 2. what about handling something…
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What to do with things purchased with earnings from interest dealings?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
As for the person whose earnings came from interest dealings, what does he do with all the things he has bought with that money, and the money itself? Is it haraam for him to use it? he is a friend of mine so I'm asking …
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Is earning a livelihood an obligation?
Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
More and more Muslim brothers are marrying and cannot afford to support a wife. Their families either become a ward of the government or they experience a life of meagre subsistence. In fact we know of one sister whose h…
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Reading Nahj al-Balagha: It is ok?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
A friend of mine gave me a book to read entitled Nahjol-Balagha. I think this is a book read by the shia. Is the book authentic and reliable and good to read for sunnis?
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My mother gave serious death threat to my in-laws...
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I have a very serious problem at the moment that concerns my mother. I have been taught that Islam explicitly and quite profoundly teaches that the status of the mother is paramount and so are her rights. Alhamdulillah I…
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RE: Conduct and behaviour of men
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
The words "staying home" have a very negative and narrow connotation. Rather, we should be discussing how to create a women's/mothers world. In Muslim lands, this naturally occurs, i.e. your neighbors and such. However, …