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What are the punishments for hugging or shaking hands with the opposite gender?
Hugging and shaking hands with the opposite gender is prohibited but what are the punishments exactly? Someone said that both the man and woman will have their good deeds erased and they will be thrown in hell. Is that true?
Hugging and shaking hands with the opposite gender is prohibited but what are the punishments exactly? Someone said that both the man and woman will have their good deeds erased and they will be thrown in hell. Is that true?
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Is it okay if i read the tasbih different times in different sujud or ruku?
let's say in 1 Rakat 2 sujud. Usually, I repeat the tasbih 3 or 5 times on each sujud. So, if in the first sujud I repeated 5 times, in the 2nd one I repeated 3 times accidentally, is it a problem? Do I have to perform Sajda Sahw for that?
let's say in 1 Rakat 2 sujud.
Usually, I repeat the tasbih 3 or 5 times on each sujud. So, if in the first sujud I repeated 5 times, in the 2nd one I repeated 3 times accidentally, is it a problem? Do I have to perform Sajda Sahw for that?
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Is Chinese food from Chinese restaurants halal?
A cousin of mine brought home some Chinese food that he says a friend of his bought for him. When he brought it home, he asked me if I wanted some, but I really fear that the food might be Haram (it was barbeque chicken with some rice) as it was cooked by non Muslims, and I don't know what they migh...
A cousin of mine brought home some Chinese food that he says a friend of his bought for him. When he brought it home, he asked me if I wanted some, but I really fear that the food might be Haram (it was barbeque chicken with some rice) as it was cooked by non Muslims, and I don't know what they might have put in it. So is this food halal?
Ismail Ahmed
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Concubines/ Slaves
I am confused on how slavery works in Islam, I have no problem with it just would like to know the rulings. If your sister by some means becomes your slave can you have intercourse with her?
I am confused on how slavery works in Islam, I have no problem with it just would like to know the rulings.
If your sister by some means becomes your slave can you have intercourse with her?
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What are the sources of slavery in Islam?
I’m confused as to who qualifies to be enslaved. People often say captives of war, but what exactly does that mean? The opposite forces? Civilians in the town raided? How would you differentiate between a captive and non-combatant? Also, when does the sultan enforce the jizya for the non-believer?,...
I’m confused as to who qualifies to be enslaved. People often say captives of war, but what exactly does that mean?
The opposite forces? Civilians in the town raided? How would you differentiate between a captive and non-combatant?
Also, when does the sultan enforce the jizya for the non-believer?, to my understanding Muslims cannot attack the ones who pay jizya, so let’s say the mujahideen attack a place, do they just keep collecting captives till the sultan tells them to stop?
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Is it permissible from the point of view of Islam to engage in the development and training of neural networks?
Is it permissible from the point of view of Islam to engage in the development and training of neural networks? And is it allowed to use neural networks? After all, by creating large neural networks (ChatGPT, for example), we create an entity capable of thinking in some sense. At the same time, we a...
Is it permissible from the point of view of Islam to engage in the development and training of neural networks? And is it allowed to use neural networks?
After all, by creating large neural networks (ChatGPT, for example), we create an entity capable of thinking in some sense. At the same time, we are able to make adjustments to the work of neural networks by adding new training data or directly changing the parameters of the neural network itself: topology, weights, activation functions, etc.
It turns out, in my opinion, that we thereby become like the Creator Allah.
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Is studying probability (mathematics) halal?
Since Allah decrees everything. > Quran 59:6 Allah has power over all things. Is it correct to study probability? If a dice is thrown the chance of a number appearing is always 100% decreed by Allah. Its not 16.67% as per probability. Searching internet doesn't give anyyhing on study of mathematical...
Since Allah decrees everything.
> Quran 59:6 Allah has power over all things.
Is it correct to study probability?
If a dice is thrown the chance of a number appearing is always 100% decreed by Allah. Its not 16.67% as per probability.
Searching internet doesn't give anyyhing on study of mathematical probability.
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Aug 31, 2017, 10:44 AM
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Will buying movies which contains shirk/kufr make me a disbeliever?
Assalamualaykum . If someone buys books or movies which contains elements of shirk or kufr in the movie or the book itself or in the name of the movie or the book will he become a kafir or a mushrik because he is supporting the creators of this things by buying them ?
Assalamualaykum . If someone buys books or movies which contains elements of shirk or kufr in the movie or the book itself or in the name of the movie or the book will he become a kafir or a mushrik because he is supporting the creators of this things by buying them ?
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Jul 16, 2021, 07:00 AM
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Is it permissible to claim zakat (charity) in tax return?
Sometimes we get a receipt for whatever donation we do. It can be reimbursed when filing our tax returns. If I give zakat and get a receipt and claim it in the tax return, is it OK to do so? Also can i use the claimed Zakat for my personal use? For example: I am due to pay Zakat of $500. Now if i cl...
Sometimes we get a receipt for whatever donation we do. It can be reimbursed when filing our tax returns. If I give zakat and get a receipt and claim it in the tax return, is it OK to do so?
Also can i use the claimed Zakat for my personal use?
For example: I am due to pay Zakat of $500. Now if i claim this $500 in my tax return, i will get them reimbursed. Now lets say my total tax refund was $800. Now out of this $800, i know that $500 are the one that i claimed for Zakat. Now if i want to buy something worth $800 for myself, lets say TV or Refrigerator, can i do that?
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Why Muslims are not allowed to read Torah?
I found many references in the holy Qur'an about reading Torat\Torah and also about believing in Torah. So should Muslims read Torah or just deny it on the basis of assumed corruption?
I found many references in the holy Qur'an about reading Torat\Torah and also about believing in Torah. So should Muslims read Torah or just deny it on the basis of assumed corruption?
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Does the Treaty of Najran have any modern-day applicability?
This question is related to the paper: *The Prophet’s Treaty with the Christians of Najran: An Analytical Study to Determine the Authenticity of the Covenants*, [Ahmed El-Wakil][1], Journal of Islamic Studies (2016) 27 (3): 273-354. ([DOI link][2]) The author writes: "In this paper, source-critical...
This question is related to the paper: *The Prophet’s Treaty with the Christians of Najran: An Analytical Study to Determine the Authenticity of the Covenants*, Ahmed El-Wakil , Journal of Islamic Studies (2016) 27 (3): 273-354. (DOI link ) The author writes: "In this paper, source-critical methods are applied to argue that these documents are indeed authentic and can be traced back to the Prophet."
The Treaty of Najran contains a broad range of conditions, one of which is summarized as (referencing Al-Islam ):
> No Christian would ever be forced by the Muslims to become a convert to Islam.
**Question**: Does the Treaty of Najran have any modern-day applicability?
It may be that: (a) the Treaty of Najran is widely considered fabricated (or dubious), like other treaties at the time, and therefore does not have modern-day relevance, or (b) the Treaty of Najran was only applicable at the time of the Prophet. (Or maybe something else entirely is true.)
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Is there more than one different versions of the book Duafai Sagir (الضعفاء الصغير) from Buhari?
In [this digital databas][1]e of the book Duafai Sagir (الضعفاء الصغير) from Buhari, I have found the following part in باب النون, in note 388, where Buhari express his strong critic against Imam Abu Hanifa: > قال: كان ينقض الإسلام عروة عروة، وقال يعني الثوري: ما ولد في الإسلام مولود أشأم منه. and >...
In this digital databas e of the book Duafai Sagir (الضعفاء الصغير) from Buhari, I have found the following part in باب النون, in note 388, where Buhari express his strong critic against Imam Abu Hanifa:
> قال: كان ينقض الإسلام عروة عروة، وقال يعني الثوري: ما ولد في الإسلام مولود أشأم منه.
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> لا يدخلها الدجال ولا الطاعون، وهو دجال من الدجاجلة
But if I open another digital database (Wikisource ) for the same book, Duafai Sagir (الضعفاء الصغير) from Buhari,the باب النون is shorter, it only goes up until point 384:
Is there more version of the book? Or was it censored because of the severe critic against Imam Abu Hanifa? Can somebody please explain that to me? Which version is accepted by scholars?
But if I open another digital database (Wikisource ) for the same book, Duafai Sagir (الضعفاء الصغير) from Buhari,the باب النون is shorter, it only goes up until point 384:
Is there more version of the book? Or was it censored because of the severe critic against Imam Abu Hanifa? Can somebody please explain that to me? Which version is accepted by scholars?
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Must a woman veil herself from her male slaves?
I have seen questions regarding slave women and their male masters but what if the roles are reversed. Can a male slave see his female mistress?
I have seen questions regarding slave women and their male masters but what if the roles are reversed. Can a male slave see his female mistress?
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If a Jew converts to Islam should he still observe the Sabbath?
I have been told by my Muslim connections that there is a story in the Quran that relates how wicked the Jews are because they would lay traps to trap fish on the Sabbath. My question is given that the Quran obviously condemns Sabbath desecration by a Jew would it not make sense that a Jew who conve...
I have been told by my Muslim connections that there is a story in the Quran that relates how wicked the Jews are because they would lay traps to trap fish on the Sabbath.
My question is given that the Quran obviously condemns Sabbath desecration by a Jew would it not make sense that a Jew who converts to Islam is still obligated to observe the Sabbath being under the covenant of the Torah which the Quran seems to accept was, at least in its original form, of divine origin?
To my horror when I asked this question to my Yemenite Arabic teacher he answered that a Jew that converts should not continue to observe the Sabbath. Surely he is mistaken? Did Islam come to change the Torah? Surely that cannot be the official position of Islamic scholarship?
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Renewing my intention on knowledge shared online
Assalamu Alaikum, I do software development and I like to share the knowledge with people to help them learn and unblock them when they are blocked. In this logic, I have recorded multiple YouTube videos sharing my knowledge and teaching people how to code and how to develop software programs. When...
Assalamu Alaikum,
I do software development and I like to share the knowledge with people to help them learn and unblock them when they are blocked. In this logic, I have recorded multiple YouTube videos sharing my knowledge and teaching people how to code and how to develop software programs.
When I shared the videos, my intention, wa Allahu aalam, was to share knowledge and to help people.
My questions are as follows:
1. Are those videos teaching people software considered as sadaqah Jarya?
2. Should I renew my intention for those videos to make it intended as a sadaqah?
Jazakum Allahu khairan,
Assalamu Alaikum,
Salam
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Love towards non-Muslim family?
After months of studying Islam i decided to become the Muslim.My family didn't have any problem with that.I was reading Quran yesterday and i found this ayat > You will not find a people who believe in Allah and the Last Day having affection for those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, even if they...
After months of studying Islam i decided to become the Muslim.My family didn't have any problem with that.I was reading Quran yesterday and i found this ayat
> You will not find a people who believe in Allah and the Last Day having affection for those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, even if they were their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their kindred. Those - He has decreed within their hearts faith and supported them with spirit from Him. And We will admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. Allah is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him - those are the party of Allah . Unquestionably, the party of Allah - they are the successful.>
Does this mean i am not allowed to show affection to my mother,father and my sisters?I love them so much.
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Who is Abdullah ibn Dinar Al-Bahrani?
Ibn Hanbal often quotes chains originating from Abdullah ibn Dinar Al-Bahrani. I have not been able to obtain any information about him. According to the length of the chains, he must have lived in the 2nd generation after Muhammad ﷺ, probably at the same time as his well-known homologue Malik ibn D...
Ibn Hanbal often quotes chains originating from Abdullah ibn Dinar Al-Bahrani.
I have not been able to obtain any information about him. According to the length of the chains, he must have lived in the 2nd generation after Muhammad ﷺ, probably at the same time as his well-known homologue Malik ibn Dinar al-Basri (whom Ibn Hanbal also quotes, with distinguishable chains, so that it can be excluded that they are identical). He may be counted among the tabiun.
Does anyone know details of his life, knowledge and relationships?
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Prophet Dawood would sleep for half the night, then stand for a third, then sleep for another sixth
But, if the night is at maghrib how do I sleep half of the night when there is Isha? Please only answer if you are smart in Islamic knowledge.
But, if the night is at maghrib how do I sleep half of the night when there is Isha? Please only answer if you are smart in Islamic knowledge.
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Who can be considered as an Alim/Alima?
How much knowledge does one need before they can gain the title of being an Alim or Alima? Or do they just need to be interested in Islam and study the deen?
How much knowledge does one need before they can gain the title of being an Alim or Alima? Or do they just need to be interested in Islam and study the deen?
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Can halal food be haram?
My family are not muslims and they eat haram food. However I often see them touching halal food after touching a haram food without cleaning their hands. My question is: **Does the halal food become haram if they touch it after touching a haram food?** Please someone help me and please provide evide...
My family are not muslims and they eat haram food. However I often see them touching halal food after touching a haram food without cleaning their hands.
My question is: **Does the halal food become haram if they touch it after touching a haram food?**
Please someone help me and please provide evidence from reputable sheikh if that is possible. Thank you very much.
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