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RE: Accusations on Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
Shaykh Gibril F Haddad
There are many things being spread about Shaykh Hamza Yusuf by the opposite parties saying he interprets Quran wrongly , shows daeef ahadith ..
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Married 10 years, stopped bedroom relationship after 3 years…
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I have a friend who was married 10 years ago, but he stopped having sexual relations with his wife after 3 years but remains in the same house, different bedrooms. He was asking is this permissible?
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The reward for good husbands and fathers
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
I am looking for hadith or quranic verses indicating how men can gain reward from Allah through their relations with their spouses, children, etc. Can anyone give me some direction (names of websites, books, articles, et…
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The Science of Hadith: An Introduction
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
The Science of Hadith: An Introduction Answer The Science of Hadith Based on classic primers By Sheikh Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf Bismillahi wal hamdulillah wassalatu wassalamu ala Rasoolillah, Ilmul Hadith is the science of…
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Can my fiancé see me without hijab?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I am presently considering someone for marriage and we have pretty much decided that we want to get married but have to wait until we both finish our studies and he can get a job to support us financially.
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Where does it say that we cannot touch the Qur’an without wudu?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Could you please explain where does it say in the Holy Quran or the Hadthis that no one touch the Quran without 'wudu'. Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, 1. The interpretation of the overwhelming majority of tafsir…
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What about gossip?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
If we have gossiped about someone, must we ask for their forgiveness? is it all right to gossip about celebrities? what are the cases when we can point out something bad that someone did to others that they would not nor…
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Schools: Going Public? Or?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I was wondering what the opinion is about sending children to these secular schools in England. I live very close to a school but it is not good in it's standards. I was thinking of home schooling but don't seem to have …
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What do you have to do if you find hair in food after you have cooked it?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
What do you have to do if you find hair in food after you have cooked it? Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, Hair is pure (tahir), so it would not affect the purity of the food or the permissibility of eating it.
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Isn't life all haram if we cannot provide the haram to others?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Does this mean that working in a mall selling clothes or in a halal grocery store would be haram because some people pay with ATM or Credit cards for their food and or clothes, etc.
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Why does God exist?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I am a 15-year-old student doing Religious Education studies at school. In a recent lesson we had a debate about Thomas Aquinas' theory that there is a reason for everything.
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How do we divorce?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
My cousin (brother) is married but has never cohabited with his wife and the marriage isn't consummated and for the last two years there has been no physical contact and no situation where they have been alone together.
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What does a Hanafi do in the Eid Prayer behind a Shafi'i Imam, since the number of takbirs wil
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
What does a Hanafi do in the Eid Prayer behind a Shafi'i Imam, since the number of takbirs will be different? Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, 1.
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Signing a contract which contains a payment clause on interest
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Is there anything haram about signing the below clause? The clause is from a standard construction document titled CCDC 2.
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The Signs of Puberty
Shaykh Sohail Hanif, SunniPath Academy Teacher
What are the signs of reaching adulthood for men and women? Details helpful, please.
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The reliability of The Lives of Man and Imam al-Haddad
Shaykh Gibril F Haddad
Is the book titled The Lives of Man by Imam Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad reliable? And is his aqidah in 100% accordance with that of the Ashari school and ahlus sunnah wal jamaah?
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Sister Pregnant from Zina
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
How should a brother behave if his own sister gets pregnant by non-Muslim while doing zina? And should he do if she refuses any kind of Islamic advice and help?
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What is the definition of zakat?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
What is the definition of zakat?
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The Validity of the Marriage of a Woman Who Converts
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
There is a lady who has reverted, but her husband is still without religion, though he believes in God. I told her that she would have to leave him immediately. There was some discussion and I gave some evidences.
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Use of Zakat for the Administrative Expenses of Charities
Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
What is the Islamic legal judgment about charities (run by Muslims) registered as NGO's (Non-Governmental Organizations) collecting and distributing zakat money?
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The Marriage of a Woman who Converts…
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
There is a lady who has reverted, but her husband is still without religion, but believes in God. I told her that she would have to leave him immediately. There was some discussion and I gave some evidences.
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Zakat: giving to poor, what is it due on, and when?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
1)Can one give zakat to a friend who has 3 kids, is very poor although he has a job, and is needy? Instead of giving the Zakat to a Zakat organization?
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What if one forgets to pay Zakat al-Fitr before Eid Prayer?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
What if one forgets to pay Zakat al-Fitr before Eid Prayer?
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Bedroom: If wife is tired…
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
If one's wife is sleeping or is too tired to have intercourse, is one allowed to rub against her in order to ejaculate? Is this the same as masturbation?
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Questioning, respect, and authority
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
If I may make one comment, as a "Westerner" who accepted Islam in my early 20s, I feel that the concept of a questioning mind - including the questioning of authorities - can be a positive thing.
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Noticed filth on clothes after salah
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
What should be done if you realise after you have prayed salaat that your clothes have najas on them but don't remember exactly when your clothes became najas? Should you redo the salaat just performed?
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How can there be abrogation in the Quran?
Shaykh Gibril F Haddad
I have heard from many sources, one of them is not Muslim, who say that what is revealed in the later sura's in the Qur'an supersede the earlier surahs. When I heard this I was extremely skeptical, however I thought I wo…
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Ultrasound: is it permitted to find out the gender of the baby?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Can you please tell us the ruling on Ultrasound or finding out the sex of the baby beforehand. Is there any prohibition for getting it done? Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, 1.
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What is the fiqh of adopting a child?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
What is the fiqh of adopting a child? Answer In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful Adopting a child, bringing it up, seeing to its education and training and being kind and good towards him/her is very vi…
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On Eid day do you still have to read all your 5 prayers or is it optional on that day?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
On Eid day do you still have to read all your 5 prayers or is it optional on that day? Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, It is most definitely obligatory on Eid like any other day. Eid is a day of rejoicing and tha…