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House Contract, A Girl, and Parents
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I have a house with a mortgage my father helped me with the deposit off the house he made me sign a agreement that I would marry a Muslim girl.
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Men applying henna to their hands, hair, and beard?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the ruling of men applying henna to their hands, hair, and beard? Answer The relied-upon position in our school is that it is forbidden for a man to apply henna to his hands or feet unless there is a medical need…
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Giving ring at the time of marriage agreement: is it an imitation of non-Muslims?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Giving ring at the time of marriage agreement is it an imitation of non-Muslims?
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Joining Prayers: Before Travel or Delaying Until the End of Travel
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible to join prayers before beginning to travel? Is it permissible to delay joining one’s prayers until the end of travel (such that a person arrives at his home)?
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Dhikr (remembrance of Allah) in the bathroom: is it offensive?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I like to make dhikr (remembrance of Allah) at all times. I heard it is offensive to do so in the bathroom. However, someone informed me that Imams Shafi'i and Malik hold it to be permissible. Is this correct? What if th…
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Mistakes in Optional Sura
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate Such prayers that you performed in the past are valid. For more details, please see: Mistakes in the Optional Surah And Allah knows best. Hamza.
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Is it permissible to kill vermin unconditionally?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible to kill vermin unconditionally? What if it is outside the house and I fear harm or I fear that it would enter my house? How about roaches? Answer It is permissible to kill harmful vermin such as snakes.
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Order of Suras in Prayer
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Is it permissible to recite Surah al Ikhlas (Qul huwallahu ahad...) in the first raka'a and then Surah al Kawthar (Inna a'tayna kal kawthar...) in the second raka'a, as kawthar is before ikhlas in the Quran?
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Moving a Dead Body to Another Town for Burial
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible to move a dead body from the town where he died to another so he may be buried there?
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How to Get Rid of Haram Money
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
How to get rid of haram money? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, There are a few important points here: 1. Giving and taking interest are both decisively impermissible in Islam.
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What is the basis of the Shafi'i ruling that touching women nullifies wudu?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the basis of the Shafi'i ruling that touching women1 nullifies wudu? Did the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) not kiss some of his wives and then pray without making wudu?
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The Fiqh of Menstruation
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
The Fiqh of Menstruation Answer (Act According to what you See) It is Obligatory to Learn the Fiqh of Menstruation Many women are unfamiliar with the rulings relating to menstruation.
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Tawassul through the pious
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I have a sheikh Muhammad Abu Anees Barkat Ali who has passed away now.
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What is the sunna way of marrying?
SunniPath Answer Service Team
What is the sunna way of marrying?
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Marriage: What is the rightful process to find out about each other?
SunniPath Answer Service Team
Marriage: What is the rightful process to find out about each other? Answer Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah, Please see the following links: Seeking a marriage partner: don’t transgress the limits set by the Shariah… app…
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How is the Nikah performed?
SunniPath Answer Service Team
How is the Nikah performed? i.e. what is recited. Also who can perform the nikah?
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The Integrals of Marriage
SunniPath Answer Service Team
For nikah to be valid is it necessary for the witnesses to know they are witnessing for a nikah.
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I have put money in an endowment policy: Is this permitted
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I have an endowment policy that I put money into. The aim is that the money will grow through being invested on the Stock Market. The final value of the saving is not guaranteed and indeed I could get back less than I ha…
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Tying divorce with a condition: divorce will occur when the condition takes place…
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I remembered that Allah made dua for liars "Liars perish". I stopped lying since then. And why did I start again? I have been asking myself this question. I have been making taubah and crying to Allah to stop my lies. Wh…
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No justification for interest based loans
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I know someone who is actually well off in terms of financial situation; he is an accountant and has his own business, Accounting Service Company. He has his own house (although bought both properties from loan) but pres…
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Dowry (Mahr): To stipulate an excessive amount is blameworthy
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
My question relates to marriage and dowry. After 2 years of marriage talks with a particular, we are but a few months away from being married insha'allah.
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Stipulations regarding dowry (mahr) & Mahr al-mithl
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I have been married for 2 years but unfortunately things are not working out... we are going through a very turbulent period where we have already decided to part ways.
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Combining Prayers without Cause
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
How should we understand the textual evidence whose outward purport indicates the permissibility of combining prayers without cause?
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Uncertainty about the validity of the prayer due to difficulty in keeping wudu…
Sidi Sohail Hanif
I have a serious problem in that I tend to release wind often.
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Sunnism is respect
Shaykh Gibril F Haddad
How do we know if scholars are ahle sunnah ahle jamaat? Is there a special verification system one must take into consideration? If so what is the verification system so we may use it when we are reading books written by…
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If you have a mortgage, do you have to pay zakat?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
If you have an interest-bearing mortgage on a house, the amount of which is more than your total 'zakaatable' assets (which are above the minimum amount required to pay zakaat) then do you still pay zakaat?
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"Bukhari-only" heresy
Shaykh Gibril F Haddad
Is it acceptable to solely abide by the hadith of Imam Bukhari? What is the status of the other five hadith collections?
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Why Have Madhabs When We Have the Qur’an and Sunnah?
SunniPath Fiqh Q&A Support Team
Since we have access to the Qu'ran and Sunnah, how necessary are interpretive materials?
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Wearing Tawizes
SunniPath Fiqh Q&A Support Team
Many Muslims from southeast Asia seem to wear a taweez on their arms to ward off, or protect themselves from harm. Is it Islamic to wear the Qur'anic verses on our arms in hopes of protection that we can ask for orally?
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Audio: Is it permitted to ‘beat’ women?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Is it permitted to ‘beat’ women? Answer Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah, Allah Most High has clearly affirmed the inherent nobility and inviolability of humans, by telling us, “Verily we have honoured the Children of Ada…