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I'm studying, but fear continuing to fall in zina if I don't marry. My father simply won't u
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
I'm studying, but fear continuing to fall in zina if I don't marry.
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Why only 2 madhhabs on www.SunniPath.com ?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Why only 2 madhhabs on www.SunniPath.com? Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, The way of Sunni Islam in matters of worship and practice is that of the four Sunni madhhabs.
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I am a recent convert and so far have only memorized the Fatiha and a few suras in Arabic. Whic
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
I am a recent convert and so far have only memorized the Fatiha and a few suras in Arabic. Which parts of the prayer should I memorize in Arabic next? Answer Assalamu alaykum It is important for a person to recite all th…
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Is listening to marriage problems considered ghiba?
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari, SunniPath Academy Teacher
A friend is having some very serious marital problems and chose not to tell anyone about what is going on.
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If a man dies, is his wife allowed to see him before burial?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
If a man dies, is his wife allowed to see him before burial?
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Can All One's Wealth Be Left to Spouse Upon Death?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Please advise how to write a Will for an older couple who have cash saved for retirement, and their children are well settled? They would want the other to have all their money when one dies. Do the Inheritance Laws of S…
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Praying Taraweeh While Having Makeup Prayers
Sidi Moustafa Elqabbany
I have, to my great shame, many years of missed fard prayers to make-up. During Ramazan, is it permissible for me to join in the tarawih jamaat but with the intention of praying make-up fajr prayers? Answer Yes, this is …
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RE: Chronic Discharge
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Does this mean that for sisters who know that they can make wudu' and pray without having any discharge within that short period of time (say 10 minutes), that they are not in chronic annulment of their purity.
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When is it permitted to combine intentions?
SunniPath Answer Service Team
When is it permitted to combine intentions? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate. When is it permissible to have multiple intentions for one prayer?
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Delaying A Wajib Action of the Prayer
Sidi Fadi Qutub Zada
I led the Maghrib prayer as imam. I started to recite Surah Fatihah and the other surah silently; suddenly, I remembered and recited both Surah Fatihah and the other surah loudly, and finished the prayer. I DID NOT do Sa…
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Is it an innovation to use prayer beads?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Can any one provide me with the proofs for using the tasbih/dhikr beads/sibha. I have had proofs and lent them to a brother in jail now we have lost touch. I make them for people and if this is an innovation then I will …
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The Ruling of Wiping Over Footgear (khuffs)
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
What is the ruling of wiping on khuffs? When is it liked, when is it disliked, when is it other than that?
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Chronic Discharge: A Further Clarification
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
(1) So does this response mean that one only has to check if there was discharge if one actually feels something exit? So, if out and about for hours and yet one does not feel anything exit then one assumes one is on wud…
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How much must I cover when breastfeeding?
Saraji Umm Zaid
What is the position on modest breastfeeding in front of one's non-Muslim family members, including a mother, stepfather and stepsister?
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Do Muslims believe in a physical afterlife?
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Do Muslims believe that in the next life, it will be an ''embodied life''? Is the actual physical body going to live in paradise? Is the soul & body connected? Or separate? What about after death?
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Is it permissible to have phone sex with one's wife?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Is it permissible to have phone sex with one's wife? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, Phone sex refers to sexual conversations between two persons over the telephone.
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Playing Piano With The Aim of Seeking Knowledge
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I am well aware that playing the piano is haram. However an imam in our area has stated that if one was to learn the piano with the aim of seeking knowledge (as opposed to learning the piano to simply play it), then it i…
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Using calligraphic designs on textile related products
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
One of my friend is a textile designer. He wants to know the rulings on using calligraphic designs on textile related products specially like clothes, curtains, sofa clothes, cushions etc.?
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Can one leave one’s wife and kids for an extended period of time to study Islam abroad? What if
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Can one leave one’s wife and kids for an extended period of time to study Islam abroad? What if the wife agrees? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate.
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What is the origin of the word Allah?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
What is the origin of the word Allah? Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah's blessings and peace be on His Messenger Muhammad, and his folk, companions,…
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Najas Issues At A Non-Muslim Relative's House
Shaykh Sohail Hanif, SunniPath Academy Teacher
The problem is that his sister has recently bought a dog. I am no longer comfortable visiting her home and have expressed this to my husband who was offended, but I do not want to be in a home where there has been a dog …
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Is it obligatory to keep one's trousers above one's ankles? What is your proof?
SunniPath Fiqh Q&A Support Team
Is it obligatory to keep one's trousers above one's ankles? What is your proof?
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Do Muslims believe in a physical afterlife?
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Do Muslims believe that in the next life, it will be an ''embodied life''? Is the actual physical body going to live paradise? Is the soul & body connected? Or separate? What about after death?
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Supermarket Meat is Not Halal
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I have come across Muslims who try and justify that we are permitted to eat the meat of the Jews/Christians, as is, e.g.
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Fasting and bleeding gums
Shaykh Ali Hani
What is the ruling during Ramadan for someone who has some blood in his gums? What if this is a medical condition that leads to a slight yellowish discoloration of the saliva and sometimes small specks of blood?