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Hadith collections and classical books in English translation from the SunniPath Library.
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RE: "Can a husband force his wife to have sex?"
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I would like to know, what is the Islamic opinion on the following question. "Can a husband force his wife to have sex?" In many societies, this is called rape.
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Listening to Quran while working and taking care of children
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
About listening to the Quran. I want to listen to as much as possible, but do I have to sit and listen, or can I do work while listening?
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RE: Shaykh Hisham Kabbani, Shaykh Nazim, and the Encyclopedia of Islamic Doctrine and Beliefs…
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
Do Hanafi and other Sunni scholars accept the writings and teachings of Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani of the Islamic Supreme Council of North America (such as his Encyclopedia of Islamic Doctrine and Beliefs according t…
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I'm a 12-year old Muslim with questions on hijab, Islam, dress, fasting...
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Assalam u Alaikum (please tell me if I have spelt it wrong) hello, I am a 12 year old Muslim who wears hijaab. I want to learn more about Islam. Also, am I allowed to show my hair to non-Muslim women?
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How does the traveler pray behind a resident imam?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
If I am musafir and pray, for example, Asr behind a muqeem Imam, do I read 4 or do I separate from the jama'ah and perform 2 raka'ah?
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The Khatm al-Khawajkan
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari, www.daruliftaa.org
Can you give details about a prayer ceremony called “Khatm-e-Khajgaan” - its history, practise, benefits, sawaab, etc - and how to perform it?
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Living with a man you no longer love?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Does accepting destiny mean living with a man you don't love, and who holds you little benefit in this dunya or the next life? He even doesn’t like me fasting extra or getting up for night prayer…
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Praying in Congregation, Praying at the Mosque
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I have heard that it is Fard (compulsory/Obligatory) to pray every Salah in a mosque or jamaat, if you know the mosque is walking distance away. Is this true, or is it permissible to pray at home?
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Some guidelines for children books
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Can you discuss some guidelines relevant to composing children's books? Is one allowed to write fiction for this purpose? Are there recommended forms that such a project should take?
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What do women get in heaven?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
1) In Jannah, men are supposed to have the Hur-al-'Ain; in the above terms, what will a women get?
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Sequels of difficult childhood
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
If a child (only recently attained puberty) has been abused, neglected, abandoned, rejected and possibly even molested during her formative years, and then she converts to Islam at 12 years old, and the effect of her
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Is masturbation during fasting permitted? and if one has committed this act what is the punishment.
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is masturbation during fasting permitted? and if one has committed this act what is the punishment?
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Changing the Wife’s Last Name
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed, Shafii faqih
Is it permissible for a woman to change her family name to her husband’s family name? Is it permissible for her to join between her own family name and her husband’s family name?
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My father only let me marry a religious man on condition that I would not start wearing hijab…
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
My father only let me marry a religious man on condition that I would not start wearing hijab. We agreed, and married. Now, as my own choice, I have started wearing hijab.
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Do we have to wear new clothes for Eid? What if we cannot afford them?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Do we have to wear new clothes for Eid? What if we cannot afford them?
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Worldly Talk After Isha
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I read in the Reliance that it is makruh to talk about worldly things after isha (or something like that). What constitutes worldly talk (e.g. Is asking how one is considered worldly?).
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Nawawi: Spiritual Striving (Mujahada)
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Nawawi: Spiritual Striving (Mujahada) In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful
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While making wudu is it sunnah to wash the right nostrils first and then the left?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
While making wudu is it sunnah to wash the right nostrils first and then the left?
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Following things from different fiqhs
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
Brother I want to know why one have to follow one Fiqh, why cant he can follow things from different Fiqhs, as all fiqh are right. As in some cases Shafi'is fiqh is not as strict as Hanafi fiqh.
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Why are answers not always given with explanations and proof?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I have had all of my questions answered by Sunni Path, but I never received an explanation that discusses any of the proofs for the answers given.
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How do I learn about Fasting Ramadan?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
How do I learn about Fasting Ramadan? Assalamu alaikum, You would benefit from: 1.
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Is there any specific dua that will help me…I feel like I would have to make up every fast that I keep now? What's the point of fasting and Ramadan when I cant even do one thing right in it?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is there any specific dua that will help me…I feel like I would have to make up every fast that I keep now? What's the point of fasting and Ramadan when I cant even do one thing right in it?
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Is the hadith, “The scholars of my ummah are like the prophets of Bani Israel,” true? What is the knowledge that such scholars have? What is beneficial knowledge?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is the hadith, “The scholars of my ummah are like the prophets of Bani Israel,” true? What is the knowledge that such scholars have? What is beneficial knowledge?
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Praying without one’s head covered
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
What's the Hanafi fiqh ruling on wearing cap while praying? I find it distressing that many Muslims (including sunnis) who prefer saying namaz without a skull cap even though there are many spare caps in the masjids.
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RE: Reciting 'subhanakallahuma...' in every rakat?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Are one supposed to recite ”subhanaka’allahuma wa bi hamdika…” (I can’t remember what it’s called) in each rakat before the surat al-Fatiha? And how about saying “bismillah hirrahman nirraheem” when praying behind an ima…
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Actions and Sincerity: Ibn Ata’illah’s Hikma explained by Ibn Ajiba
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Actions and Sincerity: Ibn Ata’illah’s Hikma explained by Ibn Ajiba
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Bleeding gums and fasts
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Can you tell me if when fasting, if your gums bleed and you swallow the blood, does it break your fast?
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Doing all 20 rakats of tarawih is difficult
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I had a question about the 20 rakah of tarawih prayer.
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The sunna, its levels, and love: Isn’t praying bareheaded against the sunna and imitation of those methodologically challenged?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I beg your pardon, please clarify "it is recommended to cover one's head in prayer" Is it not an act of Sunnah?