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Nifas – Postnatal Bleeding
Sidi Sohail Hanif
In the first link below this email [1], it says that the labouring women should pray until most of the baby is out. How is this possible when she would be bleeding at the time of her child's birth?
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Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Shaykh Sohail Hanif, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I've heard that if a woman's period last for over 10 days she is to take a shower on the 10th day and start to pray. I was wondering if at this point she is also to indulge in sexual intercourse with her husband.
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Semen on Clothing
Sidi Sohail Hanif
On my sleeping suit trousers I saw signs that I had a discharge at night, but I did not remember the dream and I did not notice any signs on my trouser when I woke up for fajr and even the whole day long.
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Wife Supporting Husband
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I have been married for a few months. I have a full time job and my husband goes to school. He depends on me financially and I secretly resent him for it. I pay his fees and he is always asking me for money to pay for so…
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What is the proper adab for getting engaged in Islam?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the proper adab for getting engaged in Islam? Answer The engagement (khitba) is seeking a woman’s hand in marriage and this is recommended to do before the marriage contract.
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Shortening & Combining Prayers When Travelling
Sidi Moustafa Elqabbany
I am going to Canada for a total of 23 days. While I am there should I shorten my prayer or pray the full prayer? Also should I combine prayers or not? What happens if I stay in one city then go to the next, how should I…
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Obituary to al-Sayyid Muhammad bin Alawi al-Maliki
Fakhruddin Owaisi al-Madani
Obituary to al-Sayyid Muhammad bin Alawi al-Maliki Answer A SHORT HISTORY OF The Late Grand-Shaykh of Makkah, His Eminence Al-SAYYID MUHAMMAD BIN ALAWI BIN ABBAS AL-MALIKI AL-HASANI (Rahmat Ullahi Alayh) by his student F…
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Worship on the Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr)
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Would I have to spend the entire night at the Masjid until after Fajr prayer? Could I go late, say around 01:00? Could I go when it begins and leave around 02:00 and still receive my blessings of forgiveness from Allah?
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Fiqh of Masjid & Musalla
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
Fiqh of Masjid & Musalla Answer In the name of Allah, the Inspirer of truth What exactly is a masjid? Is there a difference between a masjid, musallā, and jamāt khāna, etc? These are questions which need detailed discuss…
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Permissibility of and Zakat on 401k plan & other securities
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
Permissibility of and Zakat on 401k plan & other securities Answer In the name of Allah, the Inspirer of truth Permissibility of and Zakat on 401k plan & other securities The 401K Plan 401k refers to an IRS Code that all…
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Stipulating a refusal to have children in a marriage contract
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Can a prospective wife put a condition on before she gets married as to how many kids she can have in a marriage contract - or try to make a verbal agreement as regard to this.
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Kosher Gelatine?
Shaykh Ilyas Patel
What's the ruling for kosher gelatine? I read your last email on kosher products and those containing gelatine, but I wanted to know specifically on kosher gelatine. Answer Gelatine: A gelling agent made from either anim…
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Housing a cousin
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I live with my wife. We do not have any children. My wife stays at home all day. I am away from the house all day at work. A first cousin who my wife grew up with may come and work in the same city that we live in.
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Can one follow Ibn Taymiya’s position on divorce
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
If Ibn Taymiya was an imam of fiqh, why do the people of taqlid (imitation) not permit imitating him in the issue of three divorces in a single sitting [h: where it says that it is one divorce whereas ijma` said that it …
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Who is Shaykh Faraz Rabbani?
SunniPath Answer Service Team
Please define me about you? Who are you? And from whom you take guidance before answering us?
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Death in Ramadan
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Is it true that if someone dies during Ramadan they go straight to heaven? What about non-Muslims? Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, Ramadan is a blessed month, and closer to Divine Mercy.
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Is it permissible to take medicine that contains 10% alcohol (which is considered filth)?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible to take medicine that contains 10% alcohol (which is considered filth)? Answer Any alcohol that is liquid and intoxicating is considered just like wine. And taking wine for medical treatment has some de…
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If a fasting person sleeps all day, is his fast valid?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
If a fasting person sleeps all day, is his fast valid? Answer Yes, his fast is valid.
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Fidya for missed fasts
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
About the fidya that must be paid if a woman does not make up the fasting days she missed during Ramadan before the next Ramadan, does the poor person have to be Muslim? And is there a specific definition of "poor"? Answ…
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Will jinn also be taken into account on the Day of Judgment?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
There is a verse in the Quran in which Allah says that He has created men and jinns for the sole purpose that they worship Him. Does this mean that jinns will also be taken into account on the Day of Judgment?
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Women Praying at the Mosque
SunniPath Answer Service Team
I have a question regarding the taraweeh prayers of women. I understand that there is a hadith which says that it is better for women to pay at home. But why did the women at the time of the prophet (saw) perform all the…
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Reading Surah Ya Sin for the dead
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the ruling for reciting the chapter of Ya Sin for a dead person? Some people have said that is wrong, because it is based on hadiths that were fabricated.
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Confusion about the days of purity/impurity due to disruption in menstrual cycle
Shaykh Sohail Hanif
I have been using a chemical form of contraception for the past 6 months. It has changed my menstrual cycle, but for the first couple months, it was easy to track. However for the past 2 months, I have been bleeding slig…
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What is the ruling of a prayer behind a person who reads from a mushaf (copy of the Qur’an)?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the ruling of a prayer behind a person who reads from a mushaf (copy of the Qur’an)? Answer Praying behind an imam who is reading the fatiha or something else from a mushaf is valid in our school.
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Position of feet in Congregational prayer
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it sunna for the person praying to touch the foot of his neighbour [s. with his foot] when he is praying in a group?
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Reading Surah Ya Sin for the dead
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the ruling for reciting the chapter of Ya Sin for a dead person? Some people have said that is wrong, because it is based on hadiths that were fabricated.
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Looking at Prospective Spouse
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Does the women have permission to look at the man before marriage?
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Meat in the West
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
Meat in the West Answer In the name of the Inspirer of truth Many people claim the United States [or for that matter the UK] to be a Christian country. This claim is not true since, they are openly secular and promote se…
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I was told that letting my child play outside around maghrib time is wrong. Is this related to
Ustadha Shazia Ahmad
I was told that letting my child play outside around maghrib time is wrong. Is this related to a hadith?
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The tawarruk style of sitting in the prayer
Shaykh Ali Hani
Is the tawarruk only recommended for the obligatory prayers except salat al-fajr or is it recommended for every last sitting (including the nawafil (supererogatory prayers) of two rak`ahs) before giving final salams?