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Are fixed rate mortgages allowed in Islam?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Are fixed rate mortgages allowed in Islam? Answer Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah, No, because conventional mortgages are clearly ribawi (usurious), and thus sternly prohibited by clear Qur’anic texts. Faraz Rabbani.
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Are men allowed to wear diamond, gold, or platinum?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Are men allowed to wear diamond, gold, or platinum?
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Is it permissible to listen to woman’s singing if it does not stimulate one?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I have read that Imam al-Ghazali permitted listening to the woman’s voice if it does not stimulate one. Is this true? Does this apply to modern songs? Answer According to the relied-upon position in our school, the woman…
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Is it haram to use credit cards?
Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Is it impermissible to use credit cards? Is it not riba and haram? But how do I avoid it? Is it even haram to acquire without using? What about the bank fees? Is it not ribaa in tasteful clothes?
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Does Touching One's Private Part Invalidate Wudu?
Shaykh Munawwar Ateeq Rizvi
Does wudu become invalidated if one touches their private parts or anus with the inside part of one's bare hand?
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Permissibility of leaving one’s wife for studies
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
I have intention of going to Pakistan for Islamic studies for 1 year. I am married with no kids. Is it permissible for me to leave my wife behind for 1 year (she will be living with my family) but she is sad because of m…
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The Heavenly Ornaments (Behishti Zewar)
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
Should I take any teachings from the above resource if I am trying to learn Hanafi Fiqh. Please tell me the ruling on this.
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Is spirit vinegar lawful to consume?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Is spirit vinegar lawful to consume? Answer Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah, In the Hanafi school, it is permitted to consume wine vinegar—whether it transformed by itself or through intervention.
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Dunking chicken in hot water after slaughtering them
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
In many places, the chicken is slaughtered and then tipped in to the hot water and then the feathers are removed. In all the chicken shops this is the method. Is it permissible to eat this?
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If someone gave me something, how can I know if it is a gift or a loan?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
If someone gave me something, how can I know if it is a gift or a loan?
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The arguments of those methodologically challenged or attitudinally divergent regarding innovat
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I have heard from a lot of people that "everything in ibadat is haram unless there is proof that it is halal" and "everything in maamolat is permissible, unless there is proof otherwise". - Is this also the belief of the…
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My wife annoys me a lot, but she is righteous... what do I do?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
My wife annoys me a lot. She is a righteous woman, but she entered Islam relatively recently and thus finds difficulty in applying a lot of the Islamic & Arabic customs. I sometimes incline to divorcing her, but she does…
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My wife annoys me a lot, but she is righteous... what do I do?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
My wife annoys me a lot. She is a righteous woman, but she entered Islam relatively recently and thus finds difficulty in applying a lot of the Islamic & Arabic customs. I sometimes incline to divorcing her, but she does…
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Doubts about Wudu
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Sometimes when I am praying in jamaa, I feel I will blow wind, so I try to hold as much as possible to not lose the jamaa reward. However, I hold it sometimes too much that I feel some small amount of wind has passed.
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I used to always pray with my forehead fully covered with my turban. Is there a dispensation fo
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I used to always pray with my forehead fully covered with my turban. Is there a dispensation for me? Answer There is no dispensation for you in our school.
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Giving Plaza a Percentage of One's Sales?
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
We have a clothing store in America and we rent it out from the shopping Mall for $1700 dollars a month. It is written in the contract that we did with them that we have to give them an additional 15% of what we sell if …
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Is it permitted to take inflation-adjusted loans?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
When starting University in the UK, you can take out a student loan from the Local Education Authority (LEA). The LEA claim the student loan has zero percent interest.
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Re-Paying Debt After Divorce
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Six years ago my (then) husband and I were recruited to go to California to teach in a Muslim school. We had no money for traveling expenses, so with my husband's permission, I negotiated with a non-Muslim neighbour to p…
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Unable to get up for Fajr: is it due to the workings of shaytan?
Shaykh Nazim Mangera
I need help. I am a Muslimah and something is happening that is preventing me from praying the Fajr prayer on time. I’ve reviewed my recent actions to find out if I’m doing something wrong that is preventing me from doin…
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Fiqh of Gambling
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Do raffles take the same ruling as lotteries? - At work they do this thing, you buy some tickets, they put them in balloons and you can win 1/2 a day off or a coffee gift certificate, etc.
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Non-monetary bet: is it haram?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Is betting where money isn’t involved haram? For instance, two friends play a sport and the looser has to drink espresso… or something silly like that (i.e. something that wouldn’t cause harm)?
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Misgivings (waswasa) about purity issues
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
My question is regarding tahara and waswasa. For the past year or so, I have been experiencing waswasa and doubts regarding my wudu - have I actually broken it or not.
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Eating with hands
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the ruling on eating with the hands? What if one wants to use the left hand for assistance when necessary? Answer Eating directly with the hand is an established action of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon…
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Spouse refusing to have children
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
If one spouse has refused the other spouse in trying to have children, isn’t this oppression?
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Choosing and picking from madhhabs...
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Someone objected to the answers on www.sunnipath.com about the validity of ‘Following Another Madhhab’ by saying, on a Sunni discussion forum: Answer Assalamu alaikum, The position of Ibn Abidin, and the majority of late…
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Contradictions & Difficulty in Practicing
SunniPath Answer Service Team
I have been reading a lot of books on Islam so that I may further my knowledge, but I have been finding so many things that contradict each other. This is really affecting my Iman and my abilities to practice properly.
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Islamic Investments: Shari'ah Principles Behind Them
Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Islamic Investments: Shariah Principles Behind Them Answer Islamic Investments: Shariah Principles Behind Them Shaykh Muhammad Taqi Usmani, one of the top Hanafi fuqaha alive - Equity Fund - Conditions for Investment in …
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Can I take an alcohol-based herbal tincture to be able to nurse my baby?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Can I take an alcohol-based herbal tincture to be able to nurse my baby? Answer Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah, This would be permitted to use for medical purposes (such as the one described). May Allah grant you healin…
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What's one’s priority: pay off debts with interest or financially helping parents
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
My husband’s family had taken out a lot of loans for him while he was in college and never paid them back. These loans were made in my husband’s name and we are now facing paying riba.