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Missing fasts due to travel
SunniPath Answer Service Team
Insha'Allah in the last week of Ramadhan, I will be going on a biology field trip to Wales, which is more than 200 miles away. we will be there for 6-7 days. and once we go there we will be staying in the same area but w…
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The legal penalty for fornication
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Can you provide me with some details concerning the punishment for committing adultery? Is it necessary to have a punishment for the sin to be forgiven?
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Paying another’s debt without permission
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Zaid owed money to Amr. Zubayda came and paid off the debt, without the permission or request of Zaid. Does she have the right to demand that Zaid pay her back? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionat…
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Does Ghusl include Wudu?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Does performing ghusl alleviate the need for wudu?
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Is having an authorization to teach (ijaza) a necessary requisite to teach others?
Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Is having an authorization to teach (ijaza) a necessary requisite to teach others? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful & Compassionate.
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Listening to the recorded music
Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller
Listening to the recorded music Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate.
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What is the Islamic stance regarding kidnappings & killings in Iraq and Russia?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
What is the Islamic stance regarding kidnappings & killings in Iraq and Russia? Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, Allah Most High has told us in the Qur’an: 005.008 O you who believe!
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Eating At a Non-Muslim's: What about filth?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I know of a lot of people who would balk at eating in a non Muslims house - I don't but I do have certain queries - sometimes I have doubts when I am invited to a meal by a catholic - they consume pork - and even if they…
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Is it allowed to make Iftar in the Masjid? Someone says its haram to eat in the Masjid in all c
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Is it allowed to make Iftar in the Masjid? Someone says its haram to eat in the Masjid in all circumstances?
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Performing Hajj with a debt
SunniPath Fiqh Q&A Support Team
Is your Hajj valid if you have an interest-free loan that you are paying in installments or a house for that matter? Also can you borrow money to make Hajj?
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Reciting Qur'an During Menstruation
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible for a female student of knowledge to recite Qur'an during her period? Answer Reciting the Qur'an The position of our school is that it is prohibited for a menstruating woman and someone in post-sexual i…
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Is it appropriate to use abbreviations like "SAW" and "SWT"?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Is it suitable to use abbreviations like "SAW" and "SWT"? Also, is the sunna to *write out* these laudatory expressions in written form, or does the sunna refer to using them when speaking about the prophets, scholars, e…
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Prostration of Forgetfulness
Sidi Moustafa Elqabbany
1. How exactly do you perform sujud sahw. Do you recite everything, perform two prostrations and then the taslim? What if you remember after completing the prayer then what do you do?
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Do wet dreams break one’s fast?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Do wet dreams break one’s fast? Answer Sperm that exits because of wet dreams does not break one’s fast.
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Is it permissible for a person who intends to fast the next day to eat and drink and make love
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible for a person who intends to fast the next day to eat and drink and make love to his wife at night, after he makes the intention?
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Swallowing food that was between one’s teeth
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Has a person’ fast broken if some food goes down his throat from what was between his teeth?
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Is it permissible for a fasting person to kiss their spouse during the day?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible for a fasting person to kiss their spouse during the day? Answer If he fears that this will stimulate his desire, such that sperm will exit, then [s. kissing her] is haram.
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Is it permissible for a person to rinse out his mouth to reduce the dryness of his mouth, espec
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible for a person to rinse out his mouth to reduce the dryness of his mouth, especially in hot countries? Answer Yes, it is permissible.
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Does putting drops in one’s nose, ear or eye break one’s fast?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Does putting drops in one’s nose, ear or eye break one’s fast? Answer Drops in the nose, if they reach the throat, do break one’s fast according to our school and according to the majority of scholars.
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The Fiqh of Fasting: SunniPath Academy – Free Online Course & Hanafi FAQ
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
The Fiqh of Fasting: SunniPath Academy – Free Online Course & Hanafi FAQ Answer The Fiqh of Fasting SunniPath Academy – Free Online Course & Hanafi FAQ In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate.
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Doubt in issuing a divorce
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I have a friend who doesn’t remember exactly if he said the words “I divorce you”...
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Does using toothpaste invalidate one’s fast?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Does using toothpaste invalidate one’s fast? Answer Using toothpaste does not invalidate one’s fast unless some of it reaches the body cavity. [Thus, one should exercise due precaution, and try to avoid using toothpaste …
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Is it permissible for a fasting person to taste food?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible for a fasting person to taste food?
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Speaking Ill of Scholars
Saraji Umm Zaid
Speaking Ill of Scholars Answer Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim Alhamdulillahir Rabi'yal 'alamin wa salatu wa salamu 'ala rasul'illah Sayiduna Muhammad wa 'ala ahlihi wa sahbihi wa salaam Several years ago, I wrote an article…
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I am educated to degree level. I wish to learn more about Islam and also wish to teach children
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I am educated to degree level. I wish to learn more about Islam and also wish to teach children. At the moment I feel very lost as I do not know which way to turn…
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Is the pre-dawn meal obligatory? Is my fast valid without it? What is the wisdom behind it?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Is the pre-dawn meal obligatory? Is my fast valid without it? What is the wisdom behind it?
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The Way of Truth in Matters of Belief and Practice
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I previously learned some aqidah through another place and am now unsure if what I learned was correct. I fear that it may have been influenced by non-sunni thought, though I am reluctant to label people.
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Female medical treatment in Ramadan
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
… She had to insert an instrument and also I think her fingers to check where my injuries are inside. Did this break my fast?
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Is Kosher meat halal?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Is kosher meat halal? Answer Salam, The Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA) is a non-profit, Islamic organization, dedicated to promote Halal food and the institution of Halal.
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Is intercourse permitted during the night in ramadan?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Is intercourse permitted during the night in ramadan? Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, This is permitted by explicit Qur’anic text: 002.187 It is made lawful for you to go in unto your spouses on the night of the …