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Helping non mahram
In the matter of life, and death, Is it halal to help a non mahram in a situation where touching one another is required (without touching you may not be able to help)?
In the matter of life, and death, Is it halal to help a non mahram in a situation where touching one another is required (without touching you may not be able to help)?
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Naked diagrams of human bodies and drawing biological structures
For many medical/biology classes and for the sake of knowledge, students are asked to learn about the human body, while looking at naked pictures (drawn) for both male and female. Additionally, students are also asked to draw body parts and cell structure, in order to know and understand how the who...
For many medical/biology classes and for the sake of knowledge, students are asked to learn about the human body, while looking at naked pictures (drawn) for both male and female.
Additionally, students are also asked to draw body parts and cell structure, in order to know and understand how the whole structure is designed.
What's the Islamic position on these 2 issues with regards to the view of tasweer (drawing body parts) and the perspective of viewing drawn awrah?
....all for the sake of knowledge.
FANerY
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The Absence of Prophets in Islam
Similar to how every product has a manual and a person who teaches how to use it, God has also provided us the Quran and the Prophet Muhammad SAW. Now, we have the Quran, but there has been no one after Prophet Muhammad SAW for the last 1400 years. So, my question is: Why has God not sent us more pr...
Similar to how every product has a manual and a person who teaches how to use it, God has also provided us the Quran and the Prophet Muhammad SAW. Now, we have the Quran, but there has been no one after Prophet Muhammad SAW for the last 1400 years. So, my question is: Why has God not sent us more prophets?
Not to change the religion in any way, but because we need someone to lead/show us. If God had sent us more prophets, the Ummah wouldn't be divided this much, and we would be in a better place. It seems as if God is saying, “I have done my job, now good luck,” and does not seem to care. Also, without us Muslims, very few people would be aware of Islam. Why are we supposed to spread Islam if God doesn't do it himself by sending messengers? For instance, after 1400 years, the majority in South and North America still don't even know what Islam is. Not to mention that between Isa a.s. and Muhammad s.a.w. there are 700 years with no prophets.
Also as far as i know in islam there are messengers(Muhammad, Musa, Nuh, Isa etc. a.s.) who Allah sent rules/books and normal prophets who follow their previous messenger's book and teach it to the people. So why hasn't he done this for us, meaning send another prophet after Muhammad s.a.w. to guide us?
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Wishing Non-Muslims on their festival without any intention
I was wondering if we can wish non-muslims on their festival and I came upon this previously asked question on this platform https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/12114/can-we-wish-non-muslims-happy-holi-happy-diwali-etc where the same thing is asked but here I want to refine the question a litt...
I was wondering if we can wish non-muslims on their festival and I came upon this previously asked question on this platform https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/12114/can-we-wish-non-muslims-happy-holi-happy-diwali-etc where the same thing is asked but here I want to refine the question a little more by asking that if we can wish a non-muslim on their festival without having a true intention behind while wishing them just for the good relations and cordial reasons.
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When did Noah live?
I understand that it is understood that Noah was one of the earliest Prophets. He is particullarly famous for the contraversal flood event. That he lived at least 950 years. My question is; **When did Noah live?** I am willing to hear all theories that should be accepted in a islamic point of view....
I understand that it is understood that Noah was one of the earliest Prophets. He is particullarly famous for the contraversal flood event. That he lived at least 950 years.
My question is; **When did Noah live?**
I am willing to hear all theories that should be accepted in a islamic point of view. Preferable would be from islamic sources, such as history, tafsir or ahadith.
If there are no sources about a certain time he lived in, estimations based on when prophets lived after him and drawing a minimum timeline might be a last resort.
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Do slaves have to undergo iddat?
When a muslim woman is divorced or widowed she has to undergo iddat before she can marry again. Prisoners of war can be turned into sex slaves, so do they also have to do iddat? If their husband was killed in battlefield do they have iddat for four months? Do they have iddat when their master dies?
When a muslim woman is divorced or widowed she has to undergo iddat before she can marry again. Prisoners of war can be turned into sex slaves, so do they also have to do iddat? If their husband was killed in battlefield do they have iddat for four months? Do they have iddat when their master dies?
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Cat touching during prayer - can I move him without invalidating salat?
I was taught as a kid to raise my finger when I'm reciting the shahadat and then stopped practicing Islam and now in my thirties trying to start practicing it again and starting to do the 5-daily namaz. However, I am finding that my cat sees the raised finger when I'm on the ground as a perfect time...
I was taught as a kid to raise my finger when I'm reciting the shahadat and then stopped practicing Islam and now in my thirties trying to start practicing it again and starting to do the 5-daily namaz.
However, I am finding that my cat sees the raised finger when I'm on the ground as a perfect time to give my finger a face rub.
Based on hadith, I understand his actions (he's a male cat) don't violate the wudu or prayer but can I move him off of my prayer mat while reciting the next part or should I just let him be, ignore him and focus on prayer?
Would me reverting to wordly affairs during prayer to remove a worldly distraction while reciting the words and after having made niyat invalidate the prayer?
Ammar Naseer
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Bad thoughts from shaytaan
Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu, I’m a person who suffers through waswaas a lot, and I often get so bad thoughts that I never want to even think of. Bad thoughts about Allah (SWT) also come and I hate it. Because I want to only Praise Allah (SWT) but these thoughts come and I get really...
Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu,
I’m a person who suffers through waswaas a lot, and I often get so bad thoughts that I never want to even think of. Bad thoughts about Allah (SWT) also come and I hate it. Because I want to only Praise Allah (SWT) but these thoughts come and I get really confused if I’m actually thinking or if shaytaan is making me think like that. I would like to if these thoughts come even if it is related to shirk, are you accountable for it? Are these bad deeds?
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Was incest permissible at some point ? Did Adam’s first children had to procreate between themselves?
We know incest is forbidden in Islam and other religions. But when we go back to the first human being on earth, prophet Adam, we know that he had children with his wife Eve. And as we are all coming from both of them, it means at some point incest had to happen right. Maybe I am wrong but I really...
We know incest is forbidden in Islam and other religions. But when we go back to the first human being on earth, prophet Adam, we know that he had children with his wife Eve. And as we are all coming from both of them, it means at some point incest had to happen right. Maybe I am wrong but I really want to understand this aspect. Maybe there is a good explanation for it. Was incest permisssible at that time only temporary ? Or were there more than 2 human being created right after Adam and Eve
Abdullah Nazeri
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Difference between صَلِّ and بَارِكْ after the tashahhud
Salamo3alaykom, I have a question regarding the linguistics after the tashahhud. للَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ "حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ، وَبَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى إِب...
Salamo3alaykom, I have a question regarding the linguistics after the tashahhud.
للَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ "حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ، وَبَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَلَى آلِإِبْرَاهِيمَ، فِي الْعَالَمِينَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
In this sentence what's the difference between صلّ and برك?
I know that صلٌ in this context doesn't mean "praying" because Allah subhana wa ta'ala definitely does NOT pray since he is Allah.but it might mean "sending blessings ", but also barik means "sending blessings". I've found some BAD rough translations in Italian and French that in this very context translate صلّ as praying, and I thought in myself that this is impossible because Allah subhana wa ta'ala does NOT pray because He is Allah (so this would be shirk because there's no superior over Allah), the All-Mighty. So can someone clarify the difference between برك and صلّ in this context please?
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Is it haram to call a person your idol as wanting to be like him and not worshipping him?
I wanted to know is it haram to call a person your idol? And by idol I am not meaning that I want to worship him, by idol I'm meaning that I want to be like him, is it still haram?
I wanted to know is it haram to call a person your idol? And by idol I am not meaning that I want to worship him, by idol I'm meaning that I want to be like him, is it still haram?
Rehan Sanadi
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What is the meaning of Noor of Allah
I want to ask what does it means when we say Allah is noor does it means that Allah is a physical light but if we say that wont it be shirk beacuse Allah is not made of anything He is uncreated or does Noor of Allah means in terms of guidance.
I want to ask what does it means when we say Allah is noor does it means that Allah is a physical light but if we say that wont it be shirk beacuse Allah is not made of anything He is uncreated or does Noor of Allah means in terms of guidance.
Daaria khan
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What is the exact source for this Hadith?
I was reading something when I came across this: The ruling of begging and when it’s obligatory to help a beggar; summarised from the words of Ibn Muflih (Died 763AH): The poor person (eligible for Zakāt) is the one who has a little bit extra over what suffices them or nothing at all according to th...
I was reading something when I came across this:
The ruling of begging and when it’s obligatory to help a beggar; summarised from the words of Ibn Muflih (Died 763AH):
The poor person (eligible for Zakāt) is the one who has a little bit extra over what suffices them or nothing at all according to the official Hanbalī and Shāfi’ī madhab. Whoever acquires wealth that isn’t gold or silver (currency) which doesn’t suffice him, then he is not rich, even if the value of what he acquires is alot.
Whoever is unknown to you and says ‘I don’t have anything’, you are required to tell him it’s not permitted for a rich person to beg, and then afterwards one may give charity to him without asking this person to swear by Allāh (if he’s poor) according to all 4 madhabs due to the authentic hadīth.
… Furthermore, informing him of this (i.e., that it’s not lawful to take money in such a situation) could be stated as obligatory, and this is the apparent words of the Hanbalī Imāms: ‘He gives him after informing him’, and this is in accordance with the Prophet’s actions (صلى الله عليه وسلم).“
So I’m just wondering where exactly this Hadith of telling a beggar that a rich man cannot beg is.
Thank you very much
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Is it permissible to work for an organisation that supports LGBTQ?
I’m a doctor interested in reproductive health and rights, I work for several international and regional organisations that advocate for women’s rights. I advocate for maternal and child health and girls education and against violence against women and harmful practices such as female genital mutila...
I’m a doctor interested in reproductive health and rights, I work for several international and regional organisations that advocate for women’s rights. I advocate for maternal and child health and girls education and against violence against women and harmful practices such as female genital mutilation.
The problem is international organisations add the LGBTQ agenda to this bundle of sexual and reproductive health; I personally do not support the LGBTQ community or the access to abortion (for non Islamic reasons such as convenience), and I do not promote it. My question is, is it halal to work for and take money from these organisations given that I stick firmly to the areas I mentioned above (such as maternal health)?
Razan Othman
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How did Adam and Hawwa multiply?
Bismillah. Alhamdulillahi rabbil-'alamin was-Salatu was-Salam 'ala Sayyidil-Mursalin wa 'ala 'Alihi wa Sahbihi Ajma'in. ---------- So the question is **How did Adam and Hawwa multiply?** I'd like to know both Sunni and Shia views.
Bismillah. Alhamdulillahi rabbil-'alamin was-Salatu was-Salam 'ala Sayyidil-Mursalin wa 'ala 'Alihi wa Sahbihi Ajma'in.
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So the question is **How did Adam and Hawwa multiply?**
I'd like to know both Sunni and Shia views.
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Why is marriage restricted to four wives?
Allah clearly permits marriage to multiple wives — insofar as they can be treated justly — in Qur'an 4:3, where He says "...*then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four.*..." The conventional opinion of this verse, however, seems to be that it sets a hard limit of four wi...
Allah clearly permits marriage to multiple wives — insofar as they can be treated justly — in Qur'an 4:3, where He says "...*then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four.*..." The conventional opinion of this verse, however, seems to be that it sets a hard limit of four wives; a man may not under any conditions take a fifth wife without first divorcing one of the four.
Given the general principle of Islamic jurisprudence wherein anything that is not explicitly forbidden is permissible (even if not recommendable) by default, why then is marriage limited to four wives? The above verse clearly permits up to four, but does not expressly forbid more. It is also well-established through the hadith literature that the prophet himself had significantly more than four wives during his life, most of them simultaneously.
Admittedly, just because the prophet was granted certain privileges does not mean they are applicable to Muslims on the whole, but this fact combined with the distinct *lack* of an explicit prohibition otherwise, suggests to me that that marrying beyond the four-wife cap would be permissible behavior.
Has this opinion been argued by any reputable scholars in the past, and if so (or even if not) why did the apparent majority opinion of no-more-than-four win out?
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Can a Muslim pursue career as a Professional Race Car Driver?
**From my childhood, I had a craze for racing cars & that sort of stuff**. Growing older, I researched more & more on how I can pursue my career as a Professional Race Car Driver in NASCAR. But when it came to point of halal & haram, it was more of a haram according to my research on the internet. I...
**From my childhood, I had a craze for racing cars & that sort of stuff**. Growing older, I researched more & more on how I can pursue my career as a Professional Race Car Driver in NASCAR. But when it came to point of halal & haram, it was more of a haram according to my research on the internet. In one of the blogs I've read that, Being a race car driver can bring a lot of risk to once one life but I think that in every career there is risk & in the same way racing has too.
Now I would like some suggestions on how can I be a racing car driver following the shariah of Islam & even if I had to cross some red lines of Islam then what that would be?
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How many verses of Quran should be recited after al Fatihah in Jammah prayer?
I currently have another Muslim brother staying in my house. We have been praying some of our Salat together at home; sometimes he leads and sometimes I do. Sometimes when he leads Maghrib or Ishaa, he recites Ayah al Kursi (and no other Ayat) after the initial al Fatihah, then continues with Rukoo....
I currently have another Muslim brother staying in my house. We have been praying some of our Salat together at home; sometimes he leads and sometimes I do.
Sometimes when he leads Maghrib or Ishaa, he recites Ayah al Kursi (and no other Ayat) after the initial al Fatihah, then continues with Rukoo.
I have always believed that the recitation after al Fatihah, in the first two Rakat, had to be at least three Ayat for the Salah to be valid. Am I wrong about this?
So, is his Salah valid in this case? And is my Salah valid, when I am praying behind him? I don't want to correct him without being very sure about it.
It's worth mentioning that my friend and I are both Sunnis.
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Does a woman have to be covered when saying dua, dhikr, and repentence?
Does a woman have to be covered (like when shes praying) to say dua, dhikr, and repentance(tawba)? If the answer is yes then what if a woman is on her period? She still has to cover? Thank you.
Does a woman have to be covered (like when shes praying) to say dua, dhikr, and repentance(tawba)? If the answer is yes then what if a woman is on her period? She still has to cover?
Thank you.
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What is the meaning of leather straps in the hadith?
I came upon this quote and don't understand the meaning of it. The translation and commentary are even more confusing. Please help: > The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The eyes are the leather strap of the > anus, so one who sleeps should perform ablution. [Source][1] [1]: https://www.islamicity.org/ha...
I came upon this quote and don't understand the meaning of it. The translation and commentary are even more confusing. Please help:
> The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The eyes are the leather strap of the
> anus, so one who sleeps should perform ablution.
Source
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