Purification
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Can a traveller combine prayers without shortening them?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Can a traveller combine prayers without shortening them? Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate.
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Standing up for people
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the proof of those who say that it is permissible to stand out of respect for others, especially since the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) disliked this?
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Paying another’s debt without permission
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Zaid owed money to Amr. Zubayda came and paid off the debt, without the permission or request of Zaid. Does she have the right to demand that Zaid pay her back?
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Does Ghusl include Wudu?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Does performing ghusl alleviate the need for wudu?
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Reciting Qur'an During Menstruation
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible for a female student of knowledge to recite Qur'an during her period?
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Is it appropriate to use abbreviations like "SAW" and "SWT"?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Is it suitable to use abbreviations like "SAW" and "SWT"? Also, is the sunna to *write out* these laudatory expressions in written form, or does the sunna refer to using them when speaking about the prophets, scholars, e…
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Prostration of Forgetfulness
Sidi Moustafa Elqabbany
1. How exactly do you perform sujud sahw. Do you recite everything, perform two prostrations and then the taslim? What if you remember after completing the prayer then what do you do?
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Do wet dreams break one’s fast?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Do wet dreams break one’s fast? Answer Sperm that exits because of wet dreams does not break one’s fast.
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Is it permissible for a person who intends to fast the next day to eat and drink and make love
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible for a person who intends to fast the next day to eat and drink and make love to his wife at night, after he makes the intention?
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Swallowing food that was between one’s teeth
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Has a person’ fast broken if some food goes down his throat from what was between his teeth?
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Is it permissible for a fasting person to kiss their spouse during the day?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible for a fasting person to kiss their spouse during the day? Answer If he fears that this will stimulate his desire, such that sperm will exit, then [s.
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Is it permissible for a person to rinse out his mouth to reduce the dryness of his mouth, espec
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible for a person to rinse out his mouth to reduce the dryness of his mouth, especially in hot countries? Answer Yes, it is permissible.
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Does putting drops in one’s nose, ear or eye break one’s fast?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Does putting drops in one’s nose, ear or eye break one’s fast?
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Does using toothpaste invalidate one’s fast?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Does using toothpaste invalidate one’s fast? Answer Using toothpaste does not invalidate one’s fast unless some of it reaches the body cavity.
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Is it permissible for a fasting person to taste food?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible for a fasting person to taste food?
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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
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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?
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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?
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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.
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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?
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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?
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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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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)?
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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"?