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Meekat for second umrah
I had come from India to Mecca for umrah And had done it now I'm here in Mecca for last 6 days Now I want to perform umrah again from which meeqat I should wear ihram?
I had come from India to Mecca for umrah
And had done it now I'm here in Mecca for last 6 days
Now I want to perform umrah again from which meeqat I should wear ihram?
Imran Latif
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Dec 29, 2015, 08:11 AM
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Is the following Saheeh?
I have come across the following hadith “Allah does not accept the fard and nafl ‘ibadah of three people; One disobedient to his parents, one who reminds others of his favours and one who rejects taqdir” I want to know if this is an authentic hadith and whether some graded it weak or not.
I have come across the following hadith
“Allah does not accept the fard and nafl ‘ibadah of three people; One disobedient to his parents, one who reminds others of his favours and one who rejects taqdir”
I want to know if this is an authentic hadith and whether some graded it weak or not.
yuuuef hsueurjhfd
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We two close friends of opposite gender are very dear to each other and left each other for the sake of Allah and promised to meet in jannah. Will we?
I have seen everywhere but there is not clear answer anywhere. Everyone talks about love but not friends. Will this promise be fulfilled? And will we remember this promise hereafter?
I have seen everywhere but there is not clear answer anywhere. Everyone talks about love but not friends. Will this promise be fulfilled? And will we remember this promise hereafter?
batool zehra
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Which prominent Sunni scholars say music is not haram?
In a comment to https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/39100/17163, we have: > Music isn't haram par se based on the opinion of prominent scholars of the 4 madhabs and other modern scholars -- [Medi1Saif][1] This makes me wonder who precisely Medi1Saif is talking about. This is at odds with the top answe...
In a comment to https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/39100/17163 , we have:
> Music isn't haram par se based on the opinion of prominent scholars of the 4 madhabs and other modern scholars -- Medi1Saif
This makes me wonder who precisely Medi1Saif is talking about. This is at odds with the top answer to https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/237/17163 which says "...only an exceedingly small minority believe it to be permissible."
**Question**: Which prominent Sunni scholars say music is not haram?
Rebecca J. Stones
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Assalamualeikum, I am married and found out that my husband is gay.Is it a sin to live with him or should I get a divorce?
Assalamualeikum, I am married and found out that my husband is gay.He says it's not his choice to be like this, but I'm afraid it's a sin to stay with him, I don't know what to do.Is it a sin to continue living with him or should I get a divorce?Or is this a test from Allah?
Assalamualeikum, I am married and found out that my husband is gay.He says it's not his choice to be like this, but I'm afraid it's a sin to stay with him, I don't know what to do.Is it a sin to continue living with him or should I get a divorce?Or is this a test from Allah?
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Recommendations and virtues concerning marriage with a Thayyiba woman (divorced or elderly)
Assalamou alaikoum wa rahmatoullahi wa barakatouh dear brothers and sisters, I hope you are all well by the grace of Allah. I have a question concerning the recommendations related to marriage with a "Thayyiba" woman. In the Malikite School (and other schools it seems to me), I know that there is th...
Assalamou alaikoum wa rahmatoullahi wa barakatouh dear brothers and sisters,
I hope you are all well by the grace of Allah. I have a question concerning the recommendations related to marriage with a "Thayyiba" woman. In the Malikite School (and other schools it seems to me), I know that there is the recommendation in favor of marrying a "bikr" woman, i.e. a woman who has never been married and is younger, because it is said that she might be more apt to love her husband for various reasons.
I was wondering if there are similar recommendations or virtues regarding marriage with a "Thayyiba" woman, i.e. a woman who has already been married or consummated a previous marriage. Even if there is no explicit recommendation, are there benefits or good deeds to be derived from it depending on the intention? If so, what might these beneficial intentions be?
I would greatly appreciate your clarifications and references on this subject. May Allah reward you for your help.
Barakallahou fikoum.
Portyio
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Can I fast if I have stomach and digestive issues?
I am severally underweight due to digestive problems.durin ramzan i only eat a little and feel full even cant drink enough water.. I not diagnose with proper disease Should i have to perform fasting or not?
I am severally underweight due to digestive problems.durin ramzan i only eat a little and feel full even cant drink enough water.. I not diagnose with proper disease Should i have to perform fasting or not?
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Can two women travel with non mahram?
A woman can't travel with a non mahram (alone), but can two women (together) travel with a non mahram?
A woman can't travel with a non mahram (alone), but can two women (together) travel with a non mahram?
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Aug 12, 2021, 03:31 PM
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Does Allah do things in succession?
I have two questions here even though the title states one. Does Allah do things in succession one after another? For example, we know the day of judgement will happen, and Allah will punish people. At the moment there is no day of judgement. So what do we make of this considering Allah is beyond ti...
I have two questions here even though the title states one.
Does Allah do things in succession one after another? For example, we know the day of judgement will happen, and Allah will punish people. At the moment there is no day of judgement. So what do we make of this considering Allah is beyond time and space? Does succession imply time?
Any scholarly sources would be appreciated.
AKK
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How do I make a married man ,marry me
Assalamu aleykum. I am 23 years old .I have been in a haram relationship with a married man for 3 years now. The truth is I couldn't end things with this man because I love him so much . I tried but I just couldn't . So the only way is for him to marry me.i have been ready since I met him . But the...
Assalamu aleykum. I am 23 years old .I have been in a haram relationship with a married man for 3 years now. The truth is I couldn't end things with this man because I love him so much . I tried but I just couldn't . So the only way is for him to marry me.i have been ready since I met him . But the problem is him . It took 2 years just to come n introduce himself to my family. He promised me that he will marry me .but days are passing by n there is nothing more that he did .I want more but he keeps on delaying n giving me excuses. Wallahy I have reached a point I am drained n so frustrated . What should I do . Should I end the relationship for good n leave or have more sabr .
Asmaaa Mohammed
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Why attacks against Muslims are termed as Islamophobia but it is not Kaffirphobia when Muslims attack others?
I believe instead of Islamophobia there should be a general resolution in the UN to discourage attacks against other faiths because there are many incidents where Muslims have attacked people of other religions or non-muslims living in a muslim country have received hate crime and death threat. Just...
I believe instead of Islamophobia there should be a general resolution in the UN to discourage attacks against other faiths because there are many incidents where Muslims have attacked people of other religions or non-muslims living in a muslim country have received hate crime and death threat. Just recently in Pakistan, multiple churches were destroyed by fanatic Muslims in Jaranwala. Why shouldnt these attacks be termed as Kaffirphobia if attacks on Muslims can be termed as Islamophobia?
Muzammil Haque
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get rid of the curse
Assalamu aleykum! I wanted to ask something. My grandfather's grandfather on my mother's side fell in love with a married woman and ran away with her to another city. The woman's husband cursed them. If the curse touches the descendants of that person, will it affect us? If there is an effect, what...
Assalamu aleykum! I wanted to ask something. My grandfather's grandfather on my mother's side fell in love with a married woman and ran away with her to another city. The woman's husband cursed them. If the curse touches the descendants of that person, will it affect us? If there is an effect, what should we do to get rid of it? If there is no effect, what should we do for Allah to forgive this sin?
Nuriddin Ikhtiyor
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Concept of invite only to Hajj and Umrah
When going on Hajj or Umrah, the concept of 'you are invited by Allah' has grown in popularity especially in south asian countries, but speaking of south asian countries, the traditions of innovation is also very strong and binding it to islam which becomes a shrik, but my question is, does Islam ha...
When going on Hajj or Umrah, the concept of 'you are invited by Allah' has grown in popularity especially in south asian countries, but speaking of south asian countries, the traditions of innovation is also very strong and binding it to islam which becomes a shrik, but my question is, does Islam has a concept of making someone selected to perform umrah or Hajj? e.g. I couldn't go on same flight as my wife so she performed Umrah with kids and her brother, but when I reached and did umrah, and came back. My spouse said
> We weren't destined to do Umrah together, it was written to do with my brother and kids
This was hurtful and felt egoistic of her so my question is, 'Do people get invited/selected by Allah to perform umrah or Hajj'? What about those who cannot do it with family, are their fate also written to do it alone?
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Ex-muslim claiming that our prophet was being raped in his childhood by one of his cousin...? Is it true..?
Assalamualaikum , my name is Zaid I just saw a video in which an ex muslim was claiming that our prophet was being raped by one of his cousin ?? and because of that our prophet when asked by omme salmah were refused to enter into makkah/madina..?? The reference of the hadith which he showed is in Al...
Assalamualaikum , my name is Zaid I just saw a video in which an ex muslim was claiming that our prophet was being raped by one of his cousin ?? and because of that our prophet when asked by omme salmah were refused to enter into makkah/madina..??
The reference of the hadith which he showed is in Al Sirah Al nabawiya sirah Ibn hisham.. The hadith is about abu sufian ibn harith and abdullah bin obay omiah who were denied from entering into mekkah.. Kindly please explain this..!!
Since last 8 months I am finding each question's answer which are asked by ex-muslims amd Alhumdolillah i got most of them some of them i need to find out please help me for it..!!
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Does Islam Teach That The Earth Was Created Before Sun, Stars, Moon, Heavens, etc?
Please note that I am dividing this question into two parts. One part consists of Hadith that allegedly say that the Earth was formed before sun, stars, and heavens. The part-2 contains references from Qur'an that say that the Heavens were created before the Earth. In their explanation of Qur'an 50:...
Please note that I am dividing this question into two parts. One part consists of Hadith that allegedly say that the Earth was formed before sun, stars, and heavens. The part-2 contains references from Qur'an that say that the Heavens were created before the Earth.
In their explanation of Qur'an 50:38, many Qur'anic commentators cite a narration that seemingly says that the Earth was created before heavens, suns, stars, etc. The following narration has been deemed as authentic by Tabari and it has been cited in his works:-
> Now then, this being so, there is (also) a sound tradition from the
> Messenger of God told us by Hannad b. al-Sari, who also said that he
> read all of the hadith (to Abu Bakr)- Abu Bakr b. 'Ayyash- Abu Sa'd
> al-Baqqal- 'Ikrimah- Ibn Abbas: The Jews came to the Prophet and asked
> him about the creation of the heavens and the earth. He said: God
> created the earth on Sunday and Monday. He created the mountains and
> the uses they possess on Tuesday. On Wednesday, He created trees,
> water, cities and the cultivated barren land. These are four (days).
> He continued (citing the Qur'an): 'Say: Do you really not believe in
> the One Who created the earth in two days, and set up others like Him?
> That is the Lord of the worlds. He made it firmly anchored (mountains)
> above it and blessed it and decreed that it contain the amount of food
> it provides, (all) in four days, equally for those asking'- for those
> who ask. On Thursday, He created heaven. On Friday, He created the
> stars, the sun, the moon, and the angels, until three hours remained.
> In the first of these three hours He created the terms (of human
> life), who would live and who would die. In the second, He cast harm
> upon everything that is useful for mankind. And in the third, (He
> created) Adam and had him dwell in Paradise. He commanded Iblis to
> prostrate himself before Adam, and He drove Adam out of Paradise at
> the end of the hour. When the Jews asked: What then, Muhammad? He
> said: 'Then He sat straight upon the Throne.' The Jews said: You are
> right, if you had finished, they said, with: Then He rested. Whereupon
> the Prophet got very angry, and it was revealed: 'We have created the
> heavens and the earth and what is between them in six days, and
> fatigue did not touch Us. Thus be patient with what you say.
> (Al-Tabari, Abu Ja’far, Tarikh ar-Rusul wal Muluk, Vol.1, 22)
According to Asbab Ul Nuzul and the narration cited by Tabari above, the Earth was created on Sunday and Monday. On the other hand, stars, sun, moon, Heavens etc were created AFTER earth on Thursday and Friday. This same narration is also cited by Ali Ibn Ahmad Al-Wahidi in his work.
This narration is also found in Tafsir Al-Bhaghawi:-
> خلق الله الأرض يوم الأحد والاثنين، والجبال يوم الثلاثاء، والمدائن
> والأنهار والأقوات يوم الأربعاء، والسموات والملائكة يوم الخميس إلى ثلاث
> ساعات من يوم الجمعة، وخلق في أول الثلاث الساعات الآجال، وفي الثانية
> الآفة، وفي الثالثة آدم
According to wikipedia , Bhaghawi primarily relies on 11 reliable chains of narrations, which al-Baghawi mentions in the introduction to his work.
However, I am not sure if Bhaghawi also considers this narration as authentic and I do not know why he cited it in his work.
I think many critics of Islam often cite this narration in order to prove that Islam teaches that the Earth predates heavens and stars because the sequence of creation of Earth, stars, heavens, etc clearly starts with the creation of Earth and then it ends with the creation of heavens, stars, etc. It has been asumed that the creation actually started on Sunday (with the creation of Earth) and the creation ended on Friday (with the creation of star, sun, and moon). This is what the sequence suggests.
**Question: What is the reality of this narration? Is this narration authentic? If this narration is authentic, then how can we reconcile this with science? Science CLEARLY states that the heavens, sun, stars, etc were created WAY BEFORE the Earth was created.**
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**Creation Of The Earth Before Heavens In The Qur'an?**
The Glorious Qur'an says,
Then He turned towards the **heaven when it was ˹still like˺ smoke**, saying to it and to the earth, ‘Submit, willingly or unwillingly.’ They both responded, ‘We submit willingly. So He formed the heaven into seven heavens in two Days, assigning to each its mandate. **And We adorned the lowest heaven with ˹stars like˺ lamps ˹for beauty˺ and for protection.** That is the design of the Almighty, All-Knowing.(Glorious Qur'an 41:11-12)
These verses of Qur'an state that the heaven was still in the period of infancy because it was "smoke-like". **Some people suggest that this smoke-like heaven is the seven layers of atmosphere that cover up the Earth. However, the very next verse clearly suggests that the lower heavens were adorned with stars and we know that the seven layers of the amosphere are not "adorned with the stars".** So does the Glorious Qur'an say that the Earth was formed BEFORE Heavens as the verse suggests that the ***heavens was in the state of infancy (i.e. smoky)?***
In the commentary of Qur'an 79:30, Tafsir Al-Jalalayn state:-
> "and after that He spread out the earth He made it flat for it had
> been created before the heaven but without having been spread out;"
The following is taken from Ibn Kathir's Abridged version of commentary:-
According to THIS SOURCE ,
"The Earth was formed about 4.6 billion years ago, that's 4,600,000,000 years ago. It was formed by collisions of particles in a large cloud of material. Slowly gravity gathered together all these particles of dust and gas and formed larger clumps. These clumps continued to collide and gradually grew bigger and bigger eventually forming the Earth. The earth at this time was very different to how we know it today."
I think the answer lies somewhere in the question. Can any wise person please explain?
Jazakallah.
According to THIS SOURCE ,
"The Earth was formed about 4.6 billion years ago, that's 4,600,000,000 years ago. It was formed by collisions of particles in a large cloud of material. Slowly gravity gathered together all these particles of dust and gas and formed larger clumps. These clumps continued to collide and gradually grew bigger and bigger eventually forming the Earth. The earth at this time was very different to how we know it today."
I think the answer lies somewhere in the question. Can any wise person please explain?
Jazakallah.
Ren
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Reference of this Hadith
>Looking into the face of a brother in faith with love for the sake of Allah is better than the reward for itikaf (staying for the purpose of worshiping Allah) in my mosque for forty years. > >from "Benevolence of the Righteous" by Ahmad-Afandi
>Looking into the face of a brother in faith with love for the sake of Allah is better than the reward for itikaf (staying for the purpose of worshiping Allah) in my mosque for forty years.
>
>from "Benevolence of the Righteous" by Ahmad-Afandi
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As an imam leading the fajr/maghrib/isha prayer, is it wajib or sunnah to recite out loud (vs silently)?
It is more than standard for the imam to recite out loud during the first two rakat of fajr, maghrib and isha prayer. However what is the actual ruling of this practice - wajib or mustahab? In other words, if the imam recites silently then did he actually commit a sin/mistake?
It is more than standard for the imam to recite out loud during the first two rakat of fajr, maghrib and isha prayer.
However what is the actual ruling of this practice - wajib or mustahab? In other words, if the imam recites silently then did he actually commit a sin/mistake?
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Is doing a particular thing which is banable/not allowed on a specific platform will it be considered haram while there is nothing haram in it
Assalam-o-alaikum, I am a gamer and we sometimes do account boosting for money it means u have to play from a new account and u have to make it reach a particular level or particular point and for it u get payed or u sell that account (considering that there is nothing haram in that game or may be s...
Assalam-o-alaikum,
I am a gamer and we sometimes do account boosting for money it means u have to play from a new account and u have to make it reach a particular level or particular point and for it u get payed or u sell that account (considering that there is nothing haram in that game or may be some little bit harsh words only) but if doing that account boosting isn't allowed on that platform and u may get banned for it so selling those accounts will be halal or haram? While u are putting ur lot of time over it and again it(account boosting) has nothing to do with islam.
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How should insults to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) be handled?
Does the quran or hadith give any guidance on how to handle the case if a Non-Muslim insults the Prophet (Peace be upon him)?
Does the quran or hadith give any guidance on how to handle the case if a Non-Muslim insults the Prophet (Peace be upon him)?
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Did one angel or multiple angels deliver news to Mary?
>And as the **Angels** said, "O Maryam, (Mary) surely Allah has elected you and purified you and has elected you over the women of the worlds. > >**Dr. Ghali** 3:42 >Screening herself off from them. Then We sent to her Our **angel**, ˹Gabriel,˺ appearing before her as a man, perfectly formed. > >**D...
>And as the **Angels** said, "O Maryam, (Mary) surely Allah has elected you and purified you and has elected you over the women of the worlds.
>
>**Dr. Ghali** 3:42
>Screening herself off from them. Then We sent to her Our **angel**, ˹Gabriel,˺ appearing before her as a man, perfectly formed.
>
>**Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran** 19:17
In verse 3:42 is mentioned that *angels* talked to Maryam talked (more than one).
But in verse 19:17 it is mentioned that *angle* talked to Maryam (one angle).
So can you explain this.
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