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    Praying behind a Wahhabi - Shaykh Nuh's answer?

    Sidi Faraz Rabbani

    Recently Shaykh Nuh was asked the perennial question, if it was alright to pray behind a Wahabi (!). His answer was that he does, and does not repeat the prayer. I was confused.

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    Can you please tell me the best dua for asking for forgiveness?

    Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

    Can you please tell me the best dua for asking for forgiveness?

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    Cats and purchasing pet food that contains un-Islamically slaughtered meat: is it allowed?

    Shaykh Yusuf Mullan, Toronto

    Cats and purchasing pet food that contains un-Islamically slaughtered meat: is it allowed?

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    Shaykh Hamza Yusuf on BBC: In Praise of God - The Prophet’s Birthday

    Shaykh Hamza Yusuf

    Shaykh Hamza Yusuf on BBC: In Praise of God - The Prophet’s Birthday.

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    Repaying a company debt

    Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari

    A brother is in debt to a company however the company has become bankrupt and there is no contact information for the company. He has tried e-mailing them but the e-mail bounced.

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    Various Questions & Answers regarding Hajj

    Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)

    Various Questions & Answers regarding Hajj Below are some miscellaneous

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    Making tawassul through one's actions

    Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

    Is it makruh to make dua in the following manner: "O Allah, I ask you to give me [..something..] by the [..such and such..] good deed that I did."

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    Why are tattoos filthy? How are they to be removed?

    Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

    I have read that tattoos are filthy. Why? How are they removed?

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    Donation of reward: what was Imam Shafi`i's position?

    Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

    What is the view of the Shafi`is about donating the reward of actions to the dead? We have heard that Imam Shafi`i stated that it does not reach the dead. Is this the sound and relied upon position?

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    THE SHIP TO SALVATION

    Sidi Mostafa Azzam

    At what point does water become used if purifying clothes of intangible filth? When it comes off the clothes, or as soon as it touches the spot?

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    Dua for protection against laziness

    Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf

    I have been struggling with extreme laziness for years on now. Every time I promise to reform myself I just have not been able to - Can you please suggest some duas?

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    Big Sheep or Tasty Sheep?

    Sidi Mostafa Azzam

    When choosing an animal to slaughter for Eid, I read a hadith about the animal coming on the Day of Resurrection with its horns and hair. I always try to choose a large ram, with a wooly coat and large, curly horns.

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    Breaking an Invalid Fast

    Sidi Mostafa Azzam

    I told someone to break her fard make-up fast because she made the intention after fajr and before zuhr. Did I tell her the right thing to do?

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    Science and Sunna: Moon Sighting and Waiting Periods

    Sidi Faraz Rabbani

    It has been suggested that we no longer need to sight the moon to determine the onset of Islamic months, as reliable astronomical calculations enable us to answer the question.

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    Urdu Works on Sufism and Qur’anic Exegesis

    Sidi Faraz Rabbani

    Could you recommend to me some good Urdu works on tassawuf and tafseer in the Urdu language. Tafseer a bit deeper than Maariful Qur’an.

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    Walking in Front of Someone Talking

    Sidi Mostafa Azzam

    What is the distance that one may walk past a person who is praying? I've heard that it is the length of two safs (rows). Is this true?

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    Why could the Prophet not read or write?

    Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

    Why could the Prophet not read or write?

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    Machine-slaughtered Meat

    Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari

    As you may know, machine slaughter of chickens has become quite an issue in the Muslim community.

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    Praying Behind a Shi'i Imam?

    Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

    Is it permissible today to pray behind a Shi'i imam? If I have prayed behind him, do I have to make the prayer up?

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    Joining Prayers While Nursing

    Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

    My wife joins her prayers because she is breastfeeding. What are the neccesary conditions to validly join prayers?

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    The Significance of the Titles Used for Scholars

    Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari

    I was wondering whether or not anyone could shed any light on what the various titles used for the Ulema in the Subcontinent (such as Maulvi, Maulana, etc.)

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    How to Make a Proper Will

    Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari

    What are the rules for making a will, if one would like to make one, for a woman who has a husband, one son, three brothers, and whose parents are both alive?

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    Arranged marriages, and talking to my fiancée

    Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

    How do you answer non-Muslims as well as some Muslims about the arranged marriage in Islam? It is really hard to explain when asked how two people can marry without ever knowing each each other.

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    Can I breastfeed after two years, or is it sinful?

    Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

    My daughter is now two years old and I am trying to wean her from breast feeding. I am having some problems with this. When I deny her, she cries and screams.

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    Do you have the Arabic for the Eid takbirs?

    Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

    Do you have the Arabic for the Eid takbirs?

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    Are all these "fashionable women's Islamic clothes" considered modest by the Shariah?

    Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

    Are all these "fashionable women's Islamic clothes" considered modest by the Shariah?

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    How can you promote things like "Q-News"?

    Sidi Faraz Rabbani

    How can you promote things like "Q-News"? Do they not have things that are questionable, sir, and things against what the mashaikh say?

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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….

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    Missed Fasts & Expiation due to Pregnancy and Post-natal Bleeding

    Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

    I have missed many fast days due to pregnancy and post-natal bleeding. My health is now very weak. Is it permissible for me to pay the fidya [s. expiation] as a precaution before death?

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    What is the punishment for committing suicide by overdose, as my nephew passed away in this manner?

    Sidi Faraz Rabbani

    What is the punishment for committing suicide by overdose, as my nephew passed away in this manner?

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