In surah Baqara, aya 144 Allah (SWT) says: قَدْ نَرَىٰ تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۖ فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ قِبْلَةًۭ تَرْضَىٰهَا ۚ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ ۚ وَحَيْثُ مَا كُنتُمْ فَوَلُّوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُۥ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ لَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ ۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَـٰفِلٍ عَمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ ١٤٤ > We have seen your face turned towards the heaven. So We will turn you towards a direction that will satisfy you. So turn your face towards the Sacred Mosque. And wherever you may be, turn your faces towards it. Those who were given the Book know that it is the Truth from their Lord; and God is not unaware of what they do. And in [this](https://abdurrahman.org/2014/01/27/changingqiblah/) article it is mentioned that Jews knew that Muslims would change their Qibla. How would they know? Where in the Torah, or Tanakh it has been mentioned?

If I arrange many halal games tournament by taking only monthly subscription then will it be a haram project. In that case, user will pay only a monthly subscription fees like $1 for whole month. then he will join all the tournaments for that month. If he wins a tournament then he will be rewarded with some cash according to that particular tournament reward money. If he loose then he will not get any prize and he will not loose anything else. We will take only monthly subscription fees and except that user will not provide any fees. So is it a haram project? Thanks in advanced

Assalam Ailaikum. I hope you are having a good day. I just have a quick question. Sometimes when I pray, and there is something in the way, instead of thinking about the object that is in the way I think about the kabah, I think about the kabah when I bow down while praying if this happens. However, I just started realizing that by doing this I may be committing idol worship by mistake, as I was thinking of the kabah and not Allah. However, my intention was to pray to allah and not to worship the kabah. Should I pray for repentance? Thank you, peace be upon you and have a good day.

Al-Bukhari , Muslim and Sunan An-Nasai report: "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ seeking refuge from the trial of Ad-Dajjal in prayer." Other Hadith refer to Ad-Dajjal as a false prophet that would appear in future, before the coming of the Messiahﷺ and the resurrection of Muhammadﷺ, and the final trial (which is in the Hand of God). For me, the questions arises As Muhammad ﷺ died before the predicted time and woud be resurrected later, what should be his concern? How can it be explained that Muhammad ﷺ seeked refuge from the trial of Ad-Dajjal in prayer?

Assalamualaikum During an exam, I was desperate for the toilet but I thought I could hold it in until the end of the exam. I ended up wetting myself and I didn't tell anyone because I was too embarrassed. The next day I had an exam in that same seat so I got some wet tissue and wiped over the chair a few times as at the time I thought this was a permissible way to remove the impurity. I recently read on a few websites that this is permissible to do so on smooth surfaces. However, some websites say you have to pour water on it. Once all the exams were over, the chairs got moved to different rooms and there were hundreds of these chairs so it is literally impossible for me to know which chair could have a potential impurity on it. I really need advice as I'm unsure what to do in this situation. A response would be appreciated, Jazakallah Khair.

> Indeed, Allah does not forgive associating others with Him ˹in > worship˺, but forgives anything else of whoever He wills. And whoever > associates others with Allah has indeed committed a grave sin.4:48 It literally says that everything can be forgiven except polytheism. So the Jews can also be forgiven? After all, they believe in the one and only God. And about atheists: it is clear that atheists cannot be forgiven, but why are they not mentioned in this verse?

I suppose there are multiple angles to this question: 1. Can a sharia court from outside the country of residence be used? 2. Can punishment be carried out in a foreign country (where execution is not permitted) 3. Can punishment be carried out in a foreign country (where execution is permitted, eg the USA) 4. Can a sharia court in the country of residence be used? (Are they allowed, even if not officially 'courts' in the host country) 5. Can Muslims commit adultery with impunity in foreign countries if they live there and the host country is not Islamic and permits adultery?

While verse (4:3 ): > And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one or those your right hand possesses. That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice]. gives a limitation on the amount of wives a man can be simultaneously married to. Just out of curiosity I'd like to know whether this applies/applied● also to concubines (slave girls) or if there is any ruling or a consensus about a ruling giving a limitation of concubines a man could have? ● IMO slavery is no more legal even as all Muslim states have officially declared it as such

The following verses have been receiving some criticism >And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and **we** feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief. So **we** intended that their Lord should substitute for them one better than him in purity and nearer to mercy. (18:80-81; from Sahih International) What do they mean by "we"? It can't be referring to the Royal "We" for Allah since 18:80 has "فَخَشِينَآ" which is translated as "so we feared". The question is how could fear be attributed to Allah SWT? I need help.

I've been informed that this hadith is Da'if according to Al-Albani: >Narrated Ma'qil bin Yasar: >that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: >>"Whoever says three times when he gets up in the morning: 'A'udhu Billahis-Sami Al-'Alim Min Ash-Shaitanir-Rajim' and he recites three Ayat from the end of Surah Al-Hashr - Allah appoints seventy-thousand angels who say Salat upon him until the evening. If he dies on that day, he dies a martyr, and whoever reaches the evening, he holds the same status." ‏ >[English reference : Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 2922 >Arabic reference : Book 45, Hadith 3172](https://sunnah.com/urn/631660) At Al-Maktaba.org, in this book [صحيح وضعيف سنن الترمذي](https://al-maktaba.org/book/782/2922) of Al-Albani, I can only see the grade which is Da'if. Here, only the hadith and the grade is given, but the reason is not present. In that website, I found only these two books, [ضعيف سنن الترمذي](https://al-maktaba.org/book/1216) and [صحيح وضعيف سنن الترمذي](https://al-maktaba.org/book/782/2922) of Albani regarding the Hadith of Tirmizi. In [صحيح وضعيف سنن الترمذي](https://al-maktaba.org/book/782/2922) , it's easy to find out the hadith but the reason is not given. And in [ضعيف سنن الترمذي](https://al-maktaba.org/book/1216) , it's so much hard for me to find out the hadith but I've seen the reason of the grade of different Hadith. I hope that the reason of the the grade of the cited hadith may be present there. But it's so much hard for me to find out the Hadith there because I can't understand the arrangement of the Hadith there. So I can't find the hadith there. Generally, the scholars of Hadith, don't declare any classification of Hadith without presenting any reason. They present reason, then they class a Hadith, especially in case the unacceptable hadith (Da'if and Mawdoo). So I want to know what is reason presented by Albani for classing this Hadith as Da'if. And plz give the link of the website where the explanation is given, so that I can see the explanation and show it to others with reference and link. If one can give the link from Al-Maktaba.org, then it would be more beneficial for me.

I read in Muwatta' Malik, book of The Times of Prayer, Hadith no. 31 or 32 : > وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْمُجَبَّرِ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَرَى سَالِمَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ إِذَا رَأَى الإِنْسَانَ يُغَطِّي فَاهُ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي جَبَذَ الثَّوْبَ عَنْ فِيهِ جَبْذًا شَدِيدًا حَتَّى يَنْزِعَهُ عَنْ فِيهِ ‏ > > Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Mujabbar that he used to see Salim ibn Abdullah pull the cloth away fiercely from the mouth of any man he saw covering his mouth while praying. Why did he remove the cloth from them? Is it because this is forbidden? For your information, Salim ibn Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him) is the grandson of Umar bin Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). Jazakum Allah khayran

we are a muslim family,recently we have a family issue concerning marriage.My younger brother wants to marry the grand daughter of my elder sister. we are all from the same mum and dad. Most of the family do not agree,we think its haram,please help.

I'm 14 years old and I truly love drawing and I decided to draw as a way to distract myself from old haram habits and getting rid of them. I also use drawing as a way of expressing my feelings instead of letting them get the best of me. I found out that drawing is haram but I'm a bit confused because some say that if you draw without the intention of challenging Allah SWT, then it's fine. But some say that it's haram and bring up the hadith where Mohammad PBUH said that those who draw will be punished on the day of judgement and will be asked to bring life to their drawings.Some of them say that drawing individual body parts such as eyes or nose alone without the whole face / drawing a human without facial features is okay. I'm very confused on weather or not what I'm doing is haram. I have no bad intentions when I draw and it's all just for satisfaction and fun.

Assalamu Aleykum! I was studying a marriage/divorce fiqh and one situation got into my mind and I couldn't find any answers to it in the internet, so I thought it will be heplful to ask it here and get an answer, so if anyone gets into this situation they will know an answer. So my question is about the 26th ayat of surah "An-Nur" and everything around it. I know that a sinful man can't marry sinful woman (and vice verca). But my question is, what if the situation is like this (I will say only for one side, but obviously it can be vice versa situation too): A women who commited adultery in the past, when she wasn't religious and didn't know much about Islam, but was technically a muslim (was born in the muslim family), wants to marry a good man (who didn't commit such sins), but she's saying that she started studying Islam and repented after that, can a man marry her in such situation? Because I've read somewhere that it's possible for him to marry her, but someone is also saying that it's not, can someone provide arguments on what's the strongest position? And also what will happen if he marries her? Because for him, he still didn't commit any sins because the marriage is halal, but he married to a sinful woman, what's the hukm in such situation? Thanks in advance!

When I read our country's constitution, there i have seen that the president and prime minister image is placed on head of the govt office. In that case what kind of sin for the employee who worked in this office.

I got early stage miscarriage (6weeks) without fetus. So far it's happened more than 20 days. I am still got spotting blood daily. I would like to know am I allowed to do fasting & prayers? If the answer is yes, may in know what's the different between menstrual bleeding and miscarriage bleeding? And why during menstruation is not able to fasting but miscarriage is no problems. Thank you for your time.

I don't want to become and alima or do the classes because I feel I can't keep up with it. But my parents say they will put me in no matter what. Are they allowed to do that ??? ( I dont wanna disrespect them I just hope they can understand )

I am a 17 year old currently studying intermediate. The intermediate education is provided by colleges in my country. In my secondary exams (on the basis of which students get admission in college for inter) I remember I asked a question of a friend during the exam to confirm a doubt. Now I realize that by doing that I may have disfavoured someone else who did not cheat. Now, I am in the final year of inter. Should I discontinue studies because studying in this college may have been someone else's right?

Assalamualaikum, is the Hadith below authentic? : > "Hang your whip where your wife can see it." (Hadith Musannaf, Abdul Razzaq)

So AFAIK the orthodox Muslim belief is that Jesus will return and lead the war against Dajjal when end times are near. However, I've troubles in believing in this due to two reasons. * It is not mentioned in the Qur'an at all. It seems weird to me that God will leave out such an important information out of His book. * In [Qur'an 7:137](http://quran.com/7/187) God says: > They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival? Say, "Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him. It lays heavily upon the heavens and the earth. It will not come upon you except unexpectedly." They ask you as if you are familiar with it. Say, "Its knowledge is only with Allah , but most of the people do not know." For me, this verse clearly says that the Qiyamah will come unexpectedly. Now how is that compatible with the 2nd coming of the Jesus ? If it's a sign of the Last Hour, then the Last Hour is not that unexpected right? I've even heard some Muslims say that the Qiyamah will happen after 40 years of Jesus' 2nd coming. It seems plausible to me that this belief has came into Islam from the Christians that early Muslims have interacted. Though, I might be wrong. In short, what are the opinions regarding second coming of Jesus in Islam ?