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Is there any objection to the halal frozen food brands of "Al-Safa" and "Crescen
Mufti Yusuf Mullan
Is there any objection to the Halal frozen food brands of "Al-Safa" and "Crescent" that are sold in Ontario and Quebec (maybe machine slaughtered)? Though I've been eating both for a long time, I would like to know if th…
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Going through the trials of marriage… wife and family issues
Shaykh Nazim Mangera
My father is not there. I am the eldest and only earner in my family. My mother is aged (50+) and physically cannot do any housework. I got married last year. I love my wife a lot. She also loves me. But, she has hi-fi e…
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Can we take out a mortgage? It is both financially advantageous, and avoids a lot of immigration headaches for close relatives...
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Can we take out a mortgage? It is both financially advantageous, and avoids a lot of immigration headaches for close relatives...
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RE: Avoiding gorging and gluttony (Hyderabadi hospitality)
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Hyderabadi hospitality dictates that you have to eat a lot of food, even if you aren't really hungry and you don't really want to eat.
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Female discharge, urine leakage, doubts & misgivings and wiping over the socks
SunniPath Fiqh Q&A Support Team
I am a 24 year old woman. I find yellow liquids (occasionally white) on my underwear frequently. Sometimes I know it is thick (and thus from my vagina) and sometimes it is not thick, and sometimes I don’t know because it…
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Daily dhikr
SunniPath Fiqh Q&A Support Team
Can you please tell me some dhikrs that I can do on a daily basis that will bring me closer to my Creator?
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My responsibilities towards my mother and my husband…
Mufti Yusuf Mullan
Sir I am facing a very serious psychological problem which is affecting not only my personal life but also some time interfere in my prayers. My problem starts from my childhood.
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A suitable match… but her parents want her to marry someone else…
Shaykh Nazim Mangera
I want to ask a serious question about marriage, there is this girl which I want to marry which is from the same cast as me.
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Marrying a new convert still influenced by Hindu parents
Shaykh Abu Usamah
My question concerns the proposed marriage of one of my cousins (Muslim woman) to a Muslim convert in the UK. The Muslim convert is a former Hindu and has not told any of his family about his conversion to Islam and has …
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Forced to divorce…
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Sir my father beat me with a cricket bat coz he wanted that I give divorce to my wife.
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Impermissibility of performing prostration during menstruation
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Please could you clarify if it is possible for a woman to do sajda (randomly, outside of prayer) when she is menstruating?
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Is it permissible to bow to your partner whilst doing martial arts?
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
Is it permissible to bow to your partner whilst doing martial arts?
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Children’s Concern: No marriage before a Masters Degree or PhD
Shaykh Nazim Mangera
I have a slight problem concerning traditional cultural parents and education. I’m a 20 year old student studying in college. My parents will only be satisfied if I have a proper education (Masters, and PHD).
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Can I work at bank which works with riba? I live in a non-Muslim country.
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
Can I work at bank which works with riba? I live in a non-Muslim country. Answer Assalamu alaykum In the name of Allah most Gracious Most Merciful Interest and usury has been strictly prohibited in Islamic law.
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Regarding the organ transplant answer
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, The position mentioned by Shaykh Amjad is still held by a respectable (yet small) minority of informed scholars. They have their legal proofs, generally centering on the inviolability of …
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Friday Prayer in the West
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it true that the Friday Prayer isn't valid in the West in our Shafi'i school? Answer The Friday Prayer has certain conditions whereby, if fulfilled, it is valid whether in the east or the west.
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What are the characteristics of the socks which makes wiping over them permissible? What do I d
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What are the characteristics of the socks which makes wiping over them permissible? What do I do if I have been wiping over my socks (thin and thick ones) for years?
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If one is Shafii can one be Hanafi in trade and transacting? If one is Hanafi, can one do Shafi
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
If one is Shafii can one be Hanafi in trade and transacting? If one is Hanafi, can one do Shafii marriage? Answer Walaikum Assalam, It is not religiously binding to follow one’s own madhhab in all one’s affairs.
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Clarification on making up prayers
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I read in one of your posts that one is not allowed to pray sunnah prayers if he has many prayers to make up. Does this mean that praying sunnah prayers are haram according to the Shafi school if one has many prayers to …
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Audio: Is a woman riding alone with a male taxi driver considered to be in unlawful seclusion (
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is a woman’s riding alone in a taxi driven by a man considered to be khalwa (impermissible seclusion)? What about when she needs to use a taxi alone for her daily needs and her husband doesn’t come back home until late?
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Maintaining ties of kinship: Interaction with relatives who are not cautious in mixing with non
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What are the criteria for interacting with relatives who are not cautious with respect to the mixing of non-mahrams (in the case of a gathering with nothing unlawful present)?
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Wisdom on the Adab of a Guest
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Wisdom on the Adab of a Guest Answer wa alaykum as-salam: Notwithstanding the excellent advice noted below by … Sidi Faraz, I thought it prudent to share a nugget of wisdom that I gleaned from some interactions with a gr…
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The Friday Prayer in a House
Sidi Moustafa Elqabbany
Is it permissible to pray salat al-jumu'ah in a house? Answer In Fath Al-Allam, Al-Jurdani explicitly mentions that it is permissible to pray the Friday Prayer in a house. However, all the other conditions of the Friday …
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Is it recommended to wipe the back of the neck in the Shafii school?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it recommended to wipe the back of the neck in the Shafii school? Answer The imams of the Shafi`i school differed regarding this.
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Is it an innovation for men not to cover their heads?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it an innovation for men not to cover their heads? Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, Covering the head with a cap or turban is a sunna for men, established through the practice of the Messenger of Allah (Allah b…
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House insurance for break-ins, and damage: Is it haram?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
House insurance for break-ins, and damage: Is it haram? Answer Yes, this type of house insurance or goods insurance is unlawful (haram) and should be avoided.
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Compensation Fund Increased in Value: Halal or Haram
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
My cousin suffered an accident when she was younger and was granted compensation. This was then held in a trust fund until she was eighteen (she was not allowed to have the money by law) and as a result the money is more…
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Is it obligatory for a woman to obey her husband if he requests from her strange sexual acts?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it obligatory for a woman to obey her husband if he requests from her strange sexual acts? For example, that he tie her up to the posts of the bed, that she dress like a whore, that he hit her lightly, or that she per…
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“Sheesha”, the harms of smoking, and their rulings…
SunniPath Answer Service Team
Many people do “sheesha”, and I feel they fall into it because it "seems" less harmful than smoking because of the fruit flavours. I want to encourage them to stop, but was wondering if it takes the same ruling as smokin…
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How to dispose of unlawful money
SunniPath Answer Service Team
I have haram money (from a savings account). So, I’m supposed to spend it on disposable objects. Does a computer mouse/a fan/ or any everyday object count?