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How can haram food affect us spiritually?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
How can haram food affect us spiritually? Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, What is the haram? It is that which Allah hates. By falling into the haram, one is falling into that which Allah hates, which distances on…
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Tempting thoughts
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Can you give some advice on a small problem. I try my best to practice my religion and attend zikr every week...
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New house: cleaning things used by non-Muslims, and sunnas for new houses
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I am moving to a new house as I recently got married. The house, which we purchased, will be left fully furnished.
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Is Whey Haram?
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
Is WHEY haram? It is derived from milk and used especially by bodybuilders as the fastest absorbable protein. But in a past issue of HalalPak magazine, a certain food item was deemed haram, with the explanation, "may con…
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Father wants tribal husband, I want a religious one…
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
My father wanted me to marry a person from our tribe, but this person is not religious, and culturally very different from me. I refused. My father is now being verbally abusive and keeps humiliating me privately and in …
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Questions on Women’s Prayer: Women’s Congregational Prayer, Raising the Voice When Alone, Givin
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I had a question about the prayer of women in the hanafi madhab... In a sisters only gathering, a) could there be a jama'ah of sisters praying together , or should they pray separately?
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Gifts during the Christmas season
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I have non-Muslim family members who buy gifts for my family during the Christmas season. I feel shy to ask them not to buy the gifts, because other Muslim family members accept them also I don't want to be impolite.
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Would it be permissible to take birth control to stop her menstruation in order to avoid menstr
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Would it be permissible to take birth control to stop her menstruation in order to avoid menstruation during Hajj? Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, 1. Birth control pills are in of themselves permitted.
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Sayyida A'isha and Ahl al-Bayt
Shaykh Gibril F Haddad
The Ummaahatul Momineen rizwanullah anhunna ajmaeen are part of Nabi Sallalho Alahi wasslam AhlayBait or not? What the Ulama of Ahlesunna wal jama say about that?
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Fiqh of Funerals and Funeral Prayers
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I have a Q about the funeral prayer. Since its always done in congregation, do we stay silent in each rakah like in fard salah or do we recite on our own as well? Could you please tell me what is the position of hands...…
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Niqab in Ihram
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Is it necessary for a woman to cover her face during Ihram (during Umrah/Hajj)? Will she be excused for not covering her face due to the difficulties associated with niqabs hanging from baseball caps?
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Divorce in anger and subsequent doubts
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Last weekend (Thursday night) around 10 pm my husband divorced me in a fit of anger amid arguments. He says he was not pre-planned but it just got spelled out due to anger. The problem is we are not sure how many times h…
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Brushing in Ramadan
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I would appreciate if you could detail the fiqh of using the miswak in fasting. Does it break the fast if there is a taste of miswak left in the mouth? Does it break the fast if you wet it and then use it?
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Oral Sex - The Fiqh Details
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Oral Sex - The Fiqh Details Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, Oral sex takes various rulings—depending on the situation: a) if oral sex entails swallowing or likely swallowing of filthy substances--such as pre-sexu…
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Details on uncovered nakedness (awra) and the validity of prayer
Shaykh Sohail Hanif
If upon completion of my salaah, I find that a few strands of my hair was showing out of my burkaa, (head covering), do I have to repeat my salaah? Answer Assalamu alaykum Covering one’s nakedness (awra) is a condition f…
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The Fiqh of Walimas
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Can you please explain the various aspects related to Walima (marriage feast) in detail?
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Walima Dilemma
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I am having a dilemma, since I got married 9 months ago my in laws have not spoken with me.
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Joining Pre-Zuhr and Post-Zuhr Sunnas (II)
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
You mention that it is permissible to pray eight rak'ahs after dhuhr, thereby intending the sunnahs before and after it. If one does this, when should one recite the tashahhud and when should one not recite it?
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The Fast of Pregnant and Nursing Women
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
A group of sisters want to know the rulings related to the fasting of pregnant and nursing women, and what's required of them in terms of expiation, etc. Answer The discussion of a pregnant (or, similarly, nursing) woman…
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Burying Non-Muslim Relatives
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What should one do if one is responsible for the funeral and burial of a relative who is non-Muslim?
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Praying for Deceased Non-Muslim Relatives
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible to supplicate for one’s relatives if they have died as non-Muslims? Answer It is permissible to supplicate that their punishment be lightened for them.
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End of the Waiting Period
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
When does divorce end: on the first day of the following period of purity or on the first day of the menstruation that follows three periods of purity? Answer The waiting period (Ar.
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RE: Common errors made during Ramadan
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Common errors made during Ramadhan Al-Jumuah Magazine, Vol 8, Issue 9 During this Ramadhan do not let the sweetness of our deeds vanish into the night, leaving only emptiness.
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Giving Husband’s Money in Charity
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible for woman to give a little bit of her husband’s money in charity in his absence?
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Basic Fiqh of Trade
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What are the most important rulings that must be observed when buying and selling? Answer Conditions of a Valid Sale First of all, it is obligatory to know the conditions of a valid sale. In our school, these are six: 1.…
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Shaking Hands with Women
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is there a dispensation for shaking hands with women at work if it's difficult to avoid? Answer There is no dispensation for [m: a man] shaking hands with a marriageable woman (Ar. ajnabiyya) whether at work or elsewhere…
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The Sufi Hadra
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
[French version at the bottom] What is the ruling regarding the Sufi hadra in the Shafi'i school? Answer Preliminaries [m: The hadra is a form of group dhikr where the attendees most often stand in a circle.
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Obeying Father-in-Law
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it obligatory to obey the father of one’s husband? What rights do a man’s parents have on his wife? Answer The husband’s father is not the same as the husband with respect to obedience, so it is not obligatory for the…
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Husband Wants Wife to Keep Pubic Hair
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
If one’s husband prefers that his wife allow a little hair to grow on her private parts and under her arms, should she obey him? Answer Yes, she may obey her husband in this, because it is not sinful. Removing this hair …