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Divorce Depression
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I am going through a divorce and I was wondering if there is any advice that can be given to snap out of my up and down emotions. I sometimes find myself thinking of the past, thinking if I made the correct decision, and…
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Want to Marry, Have to Wait?!
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I have just finished my first year at University and have another 2 years to go in order to complete my degree, my parents are proud, but the thing is I really would like to get married.
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Child Walking on Own Urine & Grass
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Wa Alaykum Assalam wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuhu, In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful & Compassionate No, unless there are obvious signs of the filth itself (i.e.
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Convert: Issues with Family Dog & Learning Fiqh
SunniPath Answer Service Team
I have been Muslim for about one year now Alhamdulillah and I currently live with my parents. I am 23 years old and attend college so I can’t afford my own place. Before I became Muslim we adopted a dog.
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Would it have been wrong for Allah not to have sent us Prophets?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Would it have been wrong for Allah not to have sent us Prophets?
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Is Sunni belief not that people whom the message does not reach are not doomed to Hell for eter
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Is Sunni belief not that people whom the message does not reach are not doomed to Hell for eternity? Can you expand on that please?
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Sending Clients to a Collection Agency
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Is it permissible for a Muslim to send delinquent clients without standing accounts to a collection agency when it is possible that the said agency will charge interest to the individual if they do not pay within a certa…
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Explaining the Hanafi Classification of Legal Rulings
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Explaining the Hanafi Classification of Legal Rulings Answer Walaikum assalam, The scholars agree that in reality, every human action has a ruling unique to it.
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Is it permitted to break engagements? When?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Is it permitted to break engagements? When? Answer Walaikum assalam, 1.
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What do the scholars say about Mu`awiya? What do we say about one who deems him misguided or a
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What do the scholars say about Mu`awiya? What do we say about one who deems him misguided or a disbeliever?
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Declaring bankruptcy due to bad financial situation
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Is is ok to declare yourself bankrupt if you cannot keep up with past credit card bills that you no longer use. We purchased furniture with a credit plan that involved 6 months of no interest/ no payments.
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I want to study Islam abroad. My parents insist on me staying and studying at University…
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I am a sister of 18 years of age and would Insha'Allah like to become a scholar. I am going to university to study Islamic Studies and Arabic at a non-Muslim university.
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What is the legal ruling of marriage?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
What is the legal ruling of marriage? Answer [Source: Live QA Session from Sunni Path Academy course on Essentials of Marriage, www.sunnipath.com/school] It is important to remember two principles: 1.
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What does it mean by “mates from among yourselves” [Qur’an]?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
What does it mean by “mates from among yourselves” [Qur’an]? Answer Source: Live QA Session for Essentials of Marriage (Sunni Path Academy course) In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate.
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Shaykh Buti on Riba (usury) in the West
Shaykh Muhammad Sa'id Ramadan al-Buti
We live in a country, which is based on transacting with interest, and we are unable to do anything without getting involved in making use of it.
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What is the Islamic perspective on spouses holding each other’s hands in public?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
What is the Islamic perspective on spouses holding each other’s hands in public?
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Can three people stay in an apartment in which only two people are allowed by law?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Can three people stay in an apartment in which only two people are allowed by law?
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How does one subscribe to the Hanafi Fiqh List?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
How does one subscribe to the Hanafi Fiqh List? My cousins are interested… Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate.
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Obeying mother in divorcing my wife?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I am married to a nice girl and she is OK with me, she belongs to Ahle-bait too. I love and respect her, but now my mother wants me to divorce her due to some problems. What can I do? Should I divorce her?
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Marriage: ‘Demanding sex’ as abuse or rape
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Regarding the answer to the question "Is it not a form of sexual abuse for a husband to be able to force his wife to have sex? How come the wife does not have the same right? " Why can the husband demand and the wife not…
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Can a Sick Relative use my Insurance?
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
Can I let a sick relative without insurance use my insurance plan, because they do not have insurance and cannot afford to pay for their treatment and medicine?
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Writing with the Left Hand
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it disliked for one to write with one's left hand if it is difficult to do otherwise?
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Marriage advice answer
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
My husband, who converted to Islam five years ago, refuses to pray. He claims that his religion is a "private matter" and that my asking him to pray is just "keeping tabs on him". This is not the first time that he has a…
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Why is ‘seeking out dispensations’ corruption?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Why is ‘seeking out dispensations’ corruption? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate Before explaining the legal reason for this, let us define ‘seeking out dispensations.’
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Intimate conversations on the phone before marriage
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I wanted to ask about Phone sex. Recently I spoke to this brother with the intention to get married, but after a while the conversion turned sexual, and he would talk about sex acts he would perform me, oral sex etc.. He…
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Impossibility of not seeing brothers’ awrah
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
It is impossible for me to not see the awras of my brothers, who aren't exactly religious, as they walk around the house in their underwear. They snap at me whenever I try to get them to pray, so I'm afraid that they'll …
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Student Loan to Cover Credit Card Bills?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
If an institute like a university offers students loans while they attend school, and will not charge interest until after 6 months of graduation, is it ok to take the money.
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Where ignorant armies clash by night
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Where ignorant armies clash by night Answer If one surfs Muslim forums, whether Sunni or otherwise, there is a startling reality: forgotten priorities.
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Urine drops keep falling on my clothes
SunniPath Fiqh Q&A Support Team
What if urine, of a small amount, ends up upon your person after you are finished urinating. i.e. it drips? What should one do, especially when not home? Not pray till one reaches home?
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Trim beards and sin
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Concerning the issue of the beard, given that for Hanafis the minimum length should be a fist full, if a person trims the beard less than this, is he sinful when committing the act of trimming the beard or are they sinfu…