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Clothes that fall below the heel?
Hanafi Fiqh Team
What is the fatwa of men wearing cloth that extends beneath the heels?
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Women's Imamate in Prayer
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
Sunan Abu Dawud, Volume 1, book 2, number 592: Umm Waraqah, the daughter of Abdullaah bin al-Harith, "the Messenger of Allah (SAW) used to visit her at her house.
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Used Water During Wudu
Sidi Moustafa Elqabbany
My question is in regards to wudu in the Shafi'i madthab.
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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?
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Prematurely Ending Prayer
Sidi Moustafa Elqabbany
We were praying 'Asr in the office few days ago. The Imam forgot the fourth rak'a and sujuud cycle but made the 'sujuud sawh' before the salam.
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Damascus Breeze
Asra Bukhari
Damascus Breeze Dedicated to our beloved Sheikh 'Abd ar Rahman ash Shagouri, rahimahu Allah ta'ala.
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Invalid vehicle inspection due to mechanic’s favor…
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
MOT - a test every British motor vehicle must pass to be deemed road worthy (includes emissions tests etc.) and the original question... Recently someone in my family took my car to get MOT'd.
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Recitation Aloud in all Prayers?
Hanafi Fiqh Team
When performing Namaz, is it to be aloud completely, or only when reciting the Sura (in Fajr, Magrib, Isha)? Are other forms of Namaz (Salatul Hajah, Istikhara, Tawbah) also recited aloud?
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Prayer of Women Different from Men?
Hanafi Fiqh Team
Do women need to pray slightly different than men? Meaning , why should they need to kneel slightly when saying "subhanaRAbiyalazim". or lay their hands on the ground totally when in Sajda?
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Avoiding Meat as a Guest
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
This is a question which may be about adab as much as fiqh.
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Questioning Spouse about Past Sins?
Hanafi Fiqh Team
Is it haram for a wife to ask her husband about his past sins (relations with other women), and then turn on him and start to despise him although he has never done anything wrong to his wife since they were married.
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Living with an Elderly Lady - Khalwa?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I am in a situation where it may be possible for my family and I to live with my friend’s grandmother who is over 75, and like my mother.
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RE: can my husband go to sleep after maghrib and wake up at midnight to pray isha
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
My husband has to get up very early in the morning to go to work (4:30 a.m.) and likes to go to sleep no later than 9 p.m. these days, maghrib isn't until 8:45 p.m. in our area and then isha is around 10:15 p.m. or so.
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Lessons Immediately After Obligatory Prayers
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Some brothers, may Allah reward them, give a lesson immediately after the prayer without giving the people enough time to perform their sunna prayers …….., and during their lesson, they disturb the latecomers who are
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What is the ruling for men of dragging one’s garment?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the ruling for men of dragging one’s garment?
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Is there a dispensation in the Shafi`i school for a woman to travel with a safe group upon need when she does not have a mahram (unmarriageable kin) that she can travel with?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is there a dispensation in the Shafi`i school for a woman to travel with a safe group upon need when she does not have a mahram (unmarriageable kin) that she can travel with?
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Is it obligatory to obey one’s parents unconditionally? What if they prevent me doing religious matters that I need so that I can protect my religion in this country (America)?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it obligatory to obey one’s parents unconditionally? What if they prevent me doing religious matters that I need so that I can protect my religion in this country (America)?
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The Fiqh of Imam al-Ghazali?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it true that al-Ghazali left following madhabs towards the end of his life? Is the fiqh discussion in al-Ihya considered reliable by the Shafi`is?
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Purchasing a house which still has interest bearing loan…
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
My parents own a home. They are not Muslims, as I am, Masha Allah. I am moving Insha Allah, and therefore, they now want to sell their home since I will not be the renter anymore.
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Is it permissible to pray missed salah instead of Sunnah mu’akkada salah?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is it permissible to pray missed salah instead of Sunnah mu’akkada salah?
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Permissibility of food of the people of the book
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Permissibility of food of the people of the book In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate May His blessings and
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Praying at home: Validity of the congregation with one’s wife and mother
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
The closest masjid to me is over an hour away. Is it legal for me to lead two women in jamat? Namely my wife and my mother, and no other men?
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Necessity of outer garment for females?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is it necessary for females to wear an outer garment over their clothes to cover themselves if their clothing is adequately covering their body?
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Is obedience to parents absolute?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it obligatory to obey one’s parents unconditionally? What if they prevent me doing religious matters that I need so that I can protect my religion in this country (America)?
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Praying with feet uncovered
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is a woman’s prayer valid if she prays with her feet uncovered?
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Validity of the prayer if the direction of ka`bah is deviated by about 45 degrees
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
For a while, I was praying, according to my own ijtihad (because I live far from the masjid), and my direction was deviating from the qibla by about 45 degrees. Was my prayer valid?
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Is it permitted for women to pray in circumstances which allow for passersby to see their rear ends while in ruku or sadjah? (e.g. praying in public when out on errands or traveling)
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is it permitted for women to pray in circumstances which allow for passersby to see their rear ends while in ruku or sadjah? (e.g.
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Clarification about the timings when one can sleep
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
The following statement was copied from Prophetic Guidance on Going to Bed: Proper Manners of Sleep & Waking...
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Feeling Allah's Love
Hanafi Fiqh Team
I've read articles on how to love Allah (SWT). But how can one feel Allah (SWT)'s love. I want to feel loved by Allah (SWT). I want to feel His love for me, the love even greater than parents love for their children.