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Engagement Gifts
SunniPath Answer Service Team
Could you please clarify if there are any issues with exchanging gifts between engaged couples. Is this generally forbidden or may there be some exceptions, depending on the type of gift?
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If dawn has come in, and I want to fast, but there is food in my mouth at the time, do I swallo
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
If dawn has come in, and I want to fast, but there is food in my mouth at the time, do I swallow it or spit it out?
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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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Is it permissible to sniff snuff to bring on a sneeze and ease one’s breathing?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible to sniff snuff to bring on a sneeze and ease one’s breathing? Answer If the thing he is sniffing is only a smell, it does not invalidate the fast.
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Does the inhaler used by asthma patients invalidate the fast?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Does the inhaler used by asthma patients invalidate the fast? Answer The criterion for things which invalidate the fast is when a substance reaches the body cavity through an open passageway, such as the mouth or nose.
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Is one’s fast invalidated if a little bit of water reaches the throat, unintentionally, while r
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is one’s fast invalidated if a little bit of water reaches the throat, unintentionally, while rinsing out the mouth during wudu and ghusl?
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Do lying, backbiting and tale-telling invalidate one’s fast?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Do lying, backbiting and tale-telling invalidate one’s fast? Answer Lying, backbiting and tale-telling and others such sins that take away the reward of fasting, but do not invalidate the fast itself.
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Is it permissible for one fasting to chew on gum?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible for one fasting to chew on gum? Answer If a substance separates from the gum such that it mixes with the saliva and reaches the body cavity, then it is haram and it invalidates the fast.
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If one wants to fast, and the dawn enters while engaging in intercourse with their spouse, is t
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
If one wants to fast, and the dawn enters while engaging in intercourse with their spouse, is their fast valid? Answer If they withdraw as soon as dawn comes in, the fast is still valid.
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Does smoking break one’s fast?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Does smoking break one’s fast? Answer Our leading imams say that smoking does break one’s fast and it is haram to smoke during the day in Ramadan, like any other obligatory fast.
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Does vomiting invalidate the fast?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Does vomiting invalidate the fast? Answer If the person fasting deliberately vomits and he is aware that it is unlawful for him to do so, then his fast is invalidated and he has to make it up. However, if he vomits invol…
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Recite the du`a of qunut during Witr Prayer in the Second Half of Ramadan
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Recite the du`a of qunut during Witr Prayer in the Second Half of Ramadan Answer It is recommended to make the standing supplication (Ar. du'a al-qunut) in the last rak'ah of witr after rising from ruku`, during the seco…
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Praying supererogatory prayers in a group
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
The imam of our masjid has become accustomed to praying a supererogatory prayer with a group on Thursday nights, to get the reward of qiyam al-layl (prayer of the night). They only chose this particular night because tho…
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What is obligatory for the husband to spend on his wife?
Ustadha Shazia Ahmad
What is obligatory for the husband to spend on his wife?
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How long can a person sit in the mosque before the time for praying the greeting of the mosque
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
How long can a person sit in the mosque before the time for praying the greeting of the mosque expires? Answer The length of time that causes the expiration of praying the prayer of greeting the mosque is being firmly se…
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I recently got married in the U.S. court and a chapel. We did not go to the masjid. Are we stil
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
I recently got married in the U.S. court and a chapel. We did not go to the masjid. Are we still married? Can we consummate the marriage? Answer Assalamu alaykum In the name of Allah, the Inspirer of truth.
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Women’s tarawih at home
Miscellaneous
Can women pray taraweeh at home on their own even if they are not a hafizah? If yes how do they pray? i.e. what surah's should be read and how many rakat?
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Seeking employment using forged degree
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I spoke to someone who had cheated in their degree. They want to know whether they can now gain employment using the degree and if they do, does it make their income haram. How should one repent over this?
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Touching the private part doesn’t break one’s wudu in the hanafi madhab?
Shaykh Ilyas Patel
What is the proof that touching the private part doesn't break ones wudu in the hanafi madhab, I read in Fiqh Us Sunnah that the hadith they use is weak to establish that it doesn’t break wudu, but when seeking a ruling …
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Is catfish halal?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I have been told that we are not to eat catfish because it does not contain scales and because it is a carnivorous scavenger. Is this true for any madhab, and if so which?
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Committed zina, need to marry… what do I do?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I am guilty of zina and I think fornication. The brother and I have decided to stop communication for the sake of Allah, for Ramadan and Insha'Allah hope never to return to this low state. Yet I am finding this extremely…
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What do I do if my wife doesn’t like me having a full beard?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Can a wife ask a husband not to have a long beard? The only reason here is that she doesn't like a long beard on his face.
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Intimate conversations over the phone
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Can a married couple have phone sex, as they are currently apart from each other due to immigration issues? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate.
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Women Cutting Their Hair
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
A very venerable shaykh told us that it was makruh tahrimi for a woman to cut her hair unless absolutely necessary. What if one's husband wants her to cut it? Is that considered to be one of those "absolutely necessary" …
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Is Cheese Halal or Haram? The Question of Rennet
Shaykh Ilyas Patel
I have found three opinions concerning cheese made with animal rennet. Q1) One is that since the rennet is haram, the cheese is haram.
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Women’s Attire in front of Mahrams
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Could you please clarify the hijaab of a woman in front of her mahrams (i.e. her father and brothers). For example, is it permissible for her to wear half sleeves and uncover her hair, whilst wearing the traditional Paki…
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Prophetic Guidance: On forbearance, patience and kindness
Imam Abu Zakariyya Yahya Ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi
Prophetic Guidance: On forbearance, patience and kindness Answer Prophetic Guidance: On forbearance, patience and kindness from Imam Nawawi’s Riyad al-Salihin (‘Gardens of the Righteous’) tr.
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Audio: How to deal with free-mixing on campus and within MSAs
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
How to deal with free-mixing on campus and within MSAs Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate.
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My Brother Doesn't Pray. How Can I Help Him?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
My brother doesn't pray salah. I constantly advise him but he seems to ignore me. I love him too much and for me to see him in such a state is very distressing. I really want to help him. Is there an effective du'a that …
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Possessing pens made of Gold or Silver
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Are men allowed to have pens made of solid gold? Solid silver?