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Hadith collections and classical books in English translation from the SunniPath Library.
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Calling on Other than Allah?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I see on some internet forums, people writing such things as "Ya Ali I invoke thee" - I wanted to know is it allowed to say such things? Does this not smack of shirk?
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Advice for newly weds or those who are going to marry
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Could you please give advice or forward some articles for new weds or going to marry people.
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Why is it unlawful for a woman to dance if this is her husband’s wish?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Why is it unlawful for a woman to dance if this is her husband’s wish?
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Is it permissible to listen to woman’s singing if it does not stimulate one?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I have read that Imam al-Ghazali permitted listening to the woman’s voice if it does not stimulate one. Is this true? Does this apply to modern songs?
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Excerpts from Nafahat al-'Uns: The Lives of Notable Figures of the Spiritual Path
Posted with permission by Sidi Ruslan Moore
Excerpts from Nafahat al-'Uns: The Lives of Notable Figures of the Spiritual Path Here are some excerpts from the Nafahat al-'Uns
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Umrah with Father's Foster-Father
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Am I allowed to go to umrah with my father's foster father who looked after my father for many year from the age of 13 onwards, is this man a mahram to me?
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Touching feet during congregation
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf
If someone insists on touching feet during the congregational prayers, is it rude to move the feet slightly away?
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My wife annoys me a lot, but she is righteous... what do I do?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
My wife annoys me a lot. She is a righteous woman, but she entered Islam relatively recently and thus finds difficulty in applying a lot of the Islamic & Arabic customs.
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Giving Plaza a Percentage of One's Sales?
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf
We have a clothing store in America and we rent it out from the shopping Mall for $1700 dollars a month.
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Masjid Board of Trustees who aren’t Practicing Muslims?
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf
I am in a community where the elected officials of the mosque (board of trustees) do not adhere to the quran and sunnah. They don't have beards, their wives don't cover and the emphasis is on money and not Ibadah.
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What is the proper way for a woman to sit in sajdah?
Hanafi Fiqh Team
What is the proper way for a woman to sit in sajdah?
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Re-Paying Debt After Divorce
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Six years ago my (then) husband and I were recruited to go to California to teach in a Muslim school.
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Unable to get up for Fajr: is it due to the workings of shaytan?
Shaykh Nazim Mangera
I need help. I am a Muslimah and something is happening that is preventing me from praying the Fajr prayer on time.
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Using water of the mosque for other purposes
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible to use the water of the masjid for a purpose other than what is meant for? What if the custom of the people to use it for something else is commonly accepted? Or if one only uses a little?
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Eating with hands
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
What is the ruling on eating with the hands? What if one wants to use the left hand for assistance when necessary?
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Spouse refusing to have children
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
If one spouse has refused the other spouse in trying to have children, isn’t this oppression?
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Prayer During Long Air Flights
Shaykh Abu Usama
When in the airplane for eighteen hours or so is one obliged to perform prayer? (Please explain in simpler words) and if they want to make the prayer up. How should they count their prayers?
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Contradictions & Difficulty in Practicing
Sunni Path QA Team
I have been reading a lot of books on Islam so that I may further my knowledge, but I have been finding so many things that contradict each other. This is really affecting my Iman and my abilities to practice properly.
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Make up Prayers: Is it obligatory to pray sunna prayers along with fard?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is it obligatory to pray the sunnah prayers along with the fard of missed prayers or praying of the fard qada prayers is enough?
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Can I take an alcohol-based herbal tincture to be able to nurse my baby?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Can I take an alcohol-based herbal tincture to be able to nurse my baby?
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What should be one’s priority: pay off debts accumulating interest or financially helping parents in need?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
My husband’s family had taken out a lot of loans for him while he was in college and never paid them back. These loans were made in my husband’s name and we are now facing paying riba.
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Khula through Imam: husband claim the divorce being invalid…
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I recently initiated a divorce through khula… My husband refused to give me a divorce at first, so I turned to two scholars here in California to help me with my matter.
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Greeting scholars who don't want to be kissed on the hand or stood up for
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
What is the correct adab one should have when greeting Shaykh's? I have seen people go to kiss the hand of a Shaykh but the Shaykh seemed to pull his hand away.
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Neurotic Misgivings
Sidi Moustafa Mounir Elqabbany
A few days ago I asked a question about my neurotic misgivings during recitation in prayer and what to do.
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Girl Not Allowed to Marry Religious Man
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
I am a 28 year old Muslim girl. I want to get married but my father and brothers are far from the religion and uprightness and they won't let me marry a pious man. What should I do?
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Are Women Allowed to Visit Graves?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Is it permissible for a woman to visit the grave of her father or a pious person if she observes proper Islamic decorum?
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Contradictions & Difficulty in Practicing
Sunni Path QA Team
I have been reading a lot of books on Islam so that I may further my knowledge, but I have been finding so many things that contradict each other. This is really affecting my Iman and my abilities to practice properly.
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No compromise for obligatory prayers even at work
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
I am working in a National Company in Northern Part of India. We, Muslims, are very less in this company. For last six months, we have been offering congregational prayers of Dhuhr, Asr & Maghrib in the canteen area.