Purification
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Sexual thoughts of one's spouse
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible for a man who has traveled far from his wife, or if he has not but she is menstruating to fulfill his desire sexually by thinking about her? Does this require her permission, and what is the proof?
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Impermissibility of performing ablution while naked
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Would you please clarify the statement given in a previous answer? Must one cover one's nakedness while performing wudu in the shower, or is one's nakedness irrelevant while in the shower?
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Taking Bay'a with a Shaykh?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
A lot of people say that taking a baya with a sheikh is bida. Can you please tell me, other than taking baya with RasulAllah (sallal lahu alaihi wassallam) as noted in the seerah, what is the Hanafi position on taking ba…
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Talking About Sin?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Talking About Sin Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Walaikum assalam, [This is in response to a private email:] Sidi, what I mentioned were not mere wise words: this is the position of the fuqaha …
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Using The Left Hand For Dhikr
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I was doing dhikr on my fingers of both hands and one brother came upto me and told me not to do dhikr on left hand because prophet Muhammed peace be upon him said to do all good things with right hand.
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Disposing of blood, hair, nails, skin
Ustadha Shazia Ahmad
What is the proper way to dispose of hair (eg. from hairbrush or shaving beard/armpits), nails, skin (when removing dry skin off feet) and blood (e.g from a wound or menstruation)?
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Baseless Misgivings (Waswasa): Some General Principles
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I was wondering about doubts while fasting. I rinsed my mouth for Wudu but thereafter had doubts whether I had swallowed water or not. I understand that for matters of Tahara, doubts are ignored, is this the case with ib…
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What the Seeker Needs
Shaykh Ibn al-Arabi
What the Seeker Needs Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Assalamu alaikum, Moderator's Note: I know that this is not a "Hanafi fiqh" posting, but Imam Abu Hanifa defined fiqh as, "The knowledge of …
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What is Sincere Repentance
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
How do you know if you are truly repentant? because I always feel bad for my sins & ask forgiveness - (all past sins) but then I think 'am I only saying I'm sorry so I don't go to hell or because I'm really sorry for it?…
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Why virgins?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
An 'effective virgin' is a woman whom people consider still a virgin, even though she may have had sexual intercourse in the past without this being presently known about her.
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Wiping Face After Dua: Sunna Not Bid`a
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Some people when they finish making the dua after the prayer wipe their face after they have made the dua. Is that a bida; is there any contextual evidence from the sunna for it's permissibility. sorry if that sounds too…
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How does one remarry after three-fold irrevocable divorce?
Ustadha Shazia Ahmad
A man divorced his wife three times, and for him to go back to his ex-wife, another man must marry her first according to the shafi madhab right?
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Fears About Burying Dead Animalsl
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I remember learning that it is a sunna to bury animals that have died. What if one has fears that one will contract a disease by handling the dead animal/its remains?
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How do we deal with depression during a womans menstrual cycle?
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari
As salamaulaykum, I am going through a difficult time in my life. Allah is testing me, and I am patiently waiting for my du'as to be answered. At times of purity, I am at peace because I can come to Allah.
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Supplication during qunut and tashahhud
Shaykh Abdul-Karim Yahya, SunniPath Academy Teacher
After reading '' Allahumma-ghfir lee yaa Ghafoor Allahumma salli 'ala sayyidina Muhammad wa 'alaa aalihi wa sahbihi wa sallim" in qunut, may one make any supplication (du'a) in Arabic or another language?
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Male and female texting each other
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari, SunniPath Academy Teacher
I wanted to know whether it was permissible in Islam for a male and a female to text each other. Both want to get married to each other, but have some issues to tackle e.g. parental consent, cultural barriers...
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Dealing with premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari, SunniPath Academy Teacher
AssalamoAlaikum, My problem is that a couple of days before bleeding starts, I start having serious mood swings. I go into this phase of severe depression, extreme tiredness and laziness, and pick fights with everyone.
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Permissibility of a muslim seeing a psychologist to boost self-esteem
Ustadha Zaynab Ansari, SunniPath Academy Teacher
i am a sister who has a very low self esteem i think what in the ahadith our habbib(saw) termed as destructive hayyah that restricts you from becoming a productive muslim in society and even to her immediate family i jus…
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Recitation between the two sermons of the Friday prayer
Shaykh Abdul-Karim Yahya, SunniPath Academy Teacher
What does one have to say or recite between the two khutbas of the jumuah prayer?
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Paying for wife's medical expenses
Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Is it the relied-upon position in our school that the husband does not have to pay for his wife's medical expenses? Does the ruling change if the husband does not allow his wife to work or if he has not paid her the full…
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Intention for the call to prayer
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
If one calls the call to prayer to announce the entrance of the time, is it a condition for its validity that one have an intention?
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Shaving one's head
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it offensive to shave one's head completely without need when one is not performing hajj or `umrah?
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Responding to greeting other than salam
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it obligatory to return someone's greeting if he does not say 'peace be upon you', but something else such as the greeting, 'May Allah give you a good morning'?
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Stretching one's feet towards the direction of prayer
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it unlawful or offensive to stretch one's feet out towards the direction of prayer?
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One call to prayer in a town for all the mosques
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the opinion of the early scholars about having one call to prayer for all of the mosques such that the call to prayer is performed in one place and is broadcasted through the radio? Something similar occurs in Ca…
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First and second wife living in the same house
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible for a man to marry one of his wife's friends and bring her to live with them in the same house, if his first wife requested that of him?
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Sexual dissatisfaction and oral sex
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
If the wife does not attain sexual satisfaction except from oral sex, does it become obligatory for the husband to perform it?
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Arab father refusing the proposal of non-Arab for his daughter
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I heard that an Arab father has the right to refuse the proposal of a non-Arab to his daughter. How is this in line with the teachings of Islam? How could one, for example, reject a God-fearing man like Bilal, may Allah …
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Using charity money for what is was given
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
A person gave me charity money and said to me, "Buy books with it." Is it permissible for me to buy something else with it?
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Removal of uterus due to uterine fibroids
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible to remove one's uterus due to uterine fibroids?