Purification
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Proofs for the tawarruk sitting position in prayer
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Assalaamu ''Alaikum wa Rahmatullaah! Kindly let me have two or three Ahadith with their references concerning Tawarruk in sitting in salaah. Jazaakumullaah! Was-salaam.
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Traveling and Missed Prayers
Ustadha Shazia Ahmad
Do you still make up missed prayers when you are traveling?
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Doubts about validity of wudu
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I thought my wudu was invalid because I was wiping my feet instead of washing them and I wasn't washing my whole face. Can someone answer this according to Sha'afi Fiqh?
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Rights of relatives over one's income
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
As a wife and as a physician, I have chosen to work and earn. My husband (also a physician) also earns for our immediate family but my mother (a widow) and other relatives have placed responsibilities upon me.
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Please describe the people who become unmarriageable through suckling.
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Please describe the people who become unmarriageable through suckling.
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Eating food prayed over by non-Muslims
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
When I visit my non-Muslim relatives during the holiday season, we sit and eat together. They then perform a prayer over the food before eating it and I then eat with them, confining myself to vegetables and bread and av…
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Responding to parents while praying
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What must I do if I am praying a non-obligatory prayer and one of my parents call me? What should I do if this happens while I am praying an obligatory prayer?
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Is it permissible for a woman to swim in front of her close relatives?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible for a young girl who has reached puberty to swim in the presence of her father and brother if she wears something that covers her nakedness but sticks to her body and reveals its form when it becomes we…
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When is a hajj pilgrim permitted to have someone else stone on his behalf?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
When is a hajj pilgrim permitted to have someone else stone on his behalf?
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Does the water that remains in the mouth after rinsing affect the validity of the fast if the mouth was rinsed for other than the ablution?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Does the water that remains in the mouth after rinsing affect the validity of the fast if the mouth was rinsed for other than the ablution?
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Explanation of Hadith on the Foolish, in Bukhari
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Please explain the following hadith: I heard the Prophet saying, "In the last days (of the world) there will appear young people with foolish thoughts and ideas.
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Diet pills during Ramadan
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Assalam alaikum wa rahmatullah. I take diet pills which suppresses one's appetite as well as gives energy. My question is during Ramadan would it be okay to take these pills with suhoor or would it be haram because it wo…
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Prostration of forgetfulness behind a Hanafi imam
Shaykh Abdul-Karim Yahya, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Could you please tell me how one is supposed to make the prostration of forgetfulness behind a Hanafi Imam according to the Shafi'i school?.
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Praying at work as a nurse
Shaykh Abdul-Karim Yahya, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I am a new Muslimah and am training as a pediatric nurse in the UK, I am aware that it may at times be difficult for me to leave the ward to do my prayers, but am planning to leave my Zuhr prayer until the end time and t…
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Making up prayers missed during labor
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I will be having a baby this year Inshallah and want to know if I must keep track of the prayers that I miss during hard labor. This is my fourth and I know that praying at that time is so difficult. It is impossible for…
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Is it ok to take food for a non-mahram?
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Assalam alaikum wa rahmatullah. I got to know a brother and we became good friends. When I realized that I didn't want to marry him, a sister advised me that if we continued being friends then that would be inappropriate…
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The rights of the father post divorce
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I hope you are well. My parents have been divorced for many years due to major mistakes made by my father. The children were conscious of this and decided to live with my mother. Subsequently we have never made contact w…
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Zakah wih Debt and Extra earned money
Shaykh Abdul-Karim Yahya, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I have borrowed about $ 5,000 from a brother more than a year ago. Now I have about $30,000, and I am thinking of paying him back the money this month. I am also intending to pay zakat for my money because I usually pay …
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I accidentaly forgot that i was fasting and ate something does this brake my fast? I forgot my fast and ate. Does this invalidate the fast?
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I accidentaly forgot that i was fasting and ate something does this brake my fast?
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Washing hands after waking up
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
From the translation of Maliks Muwatta Book 2 Number 2.2.9 THe Messanger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said "When you wake up from sleep to pray wash your hands before you put them in wudu water for …
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Calculating how many missed prayers I have to make up
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
asalamu alakum unfortunately i have years of missed prayers which i intend to make up the thing is i dont know exactly how many i missed how is someone to determine how many prayers they have missed im a little confused?
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Fasting
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
At my work it is extremely noisy to the point where one can suffer hearing loss, therefore it is extremely recommended to wear ear plug-ins that one inserts into the ear canal to protect ones hearing.
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Seeking refuge from Satan (ta`awwudh) during Ramadan
Shaykh Abdul-Karim Yahya, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Does one recite the ta'awwudh (the saying: I seek refuge in Allah from the rejected Satan) during the month of Ramadan (for example before the Fatiha in the prayer or before reciting the Quran) given that the devils are …
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The Basis of Inner Peace or Peace of Heart
Shaykh Syed Mubarak Ali al-Jilani al-Qadiri
The basis of inner peace or peace of heart Answer The Basis of Inner Peace or Peace of Heart Taken from Qur'anic PsychiatryBy Shaykh Syed Mubarak Ali al-Jilani al-Qadiri
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Who was Shabramillisi ?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I often see Shaykh Ali Shabramillisi quoted in the Fatawa; would it be possible to get a brief biography of him?
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Concerning Thankfulness (shukr)
Sayyidi Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani
Concerning thankfulness [shukr] Answer Concerning thankfulness [shukr] Sayyidi Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani As for thankfulness [shukr], the basic guidance on the subject
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The Day of `Arafah: The 9th of Dhu'l Hijjah
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
The day of `Arafah: The 9th of Dhu'l Hijjah Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Assalamu alaikum, The 9th of Dhu’l Hijjah is known as ‘the Day of `Arafah,’ because the pilgrims at Hajj gather at `Ar…
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Depression: Truly, it is by the Remembrance of Allah that hearts find rest
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
The past 6 months I have been taking Harmon injections. These injections are necessary for me as the doctors have told us that there is a small chance for us to have child. As painful as these injections are (I have to i…
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'Don't get Angry': A Little Fiqh of Anger & Acquiring Good Character
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I get angry very quickly. If there is the slightest provocation, I quickly explode and start to break things, swear, curse and issue threats of divorce…. What can I do to rid myself of this awful disease and extinguish t…
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Essential Dua's & Supplications
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Essential Dua's & Supplications Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Essential Du'as &Supplications Extracted from Al Hisnul Hasin by Allamah Muhammed Al-Jazri (RA) English rendering by Maulana Muham…