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How should one get married if they have committed sexual immoralities?
I am a muslim male. When I was a child a person older than me had anal sex with me several times. When I was a teenager I had oral sex with one of my cousins. Does that make me a fornicator? According to Quran 24:3 A fornicator does not marry except a fornicator. How can I get married?
I am a muslim male. When I was a child a person older than me had anal sex with me several times.
When I was a teenager I had oral sex with one of my cousins. Does that make me a fornicator? According to Quran 24:3 A fornicator does not marry except a fornicator. How can I get married?
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Appearance of Hamza bin abdul muttalib and Khalid bin waleed
Can anyone tell me physical descriptions of Hamza and Khalid with sources
Can anyone tell me physical descriptions of Hamza and Khalid with sources
alif
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what are the philosophical proofs of Tawheed in the maturidi and a'shari schools?
I come from a Christian backround but am considering islam.truly understanding classical theistic divine simplicity led me to Tawheed,but I heard that sunni islam rejects divine simplicity so I am confused to what proofs there are in your system for Tawheed? I heard that in orthodox islam God's attr...
I come from a Christian backround but am considering islam.truly understanding classical theistic divine simplicity led me to Tawheed,but I heard that sunni islam rejects divine simplicity so I am confused to what proofs there are in your system for Tawheed?
I heard that in orthodox islam God's attributes are not identical or numerically the same as his essence(Though I heard that in the Maturidi it was but I don't think thats true,yet they deny absolute Divine simplicity),so it seems he can have posterior metaphysical parts wich make him up.
why then cannot there be one essence and three 'persons' or subsisting relations like the eternalist modalists hold(catholics) or even three essences giving rise to three persons each(like Social trinitarians believe)?
Am I wrong that God has parts in orthodox islamic schools like Maturidi or A'shari?
if God is absolutely simple,or if he is absolutely one it would follow that he is absolutely simple wouldn't it,and then it would follow that there can be no internal subsisting relations(like the FSH modalism of the catholics) in a absolutely simple being wich would be a step towards absolute monotheism.
But orthodox islam has denied this conception if I am correct?
From what angle would the orthodox muslim argue against the Trinity in it's two understandings(Eternal Father-son-spirit modalism of the classical theists and the veiled Tritheism of the Social Trinitarians who reject divine simplicity like Platinga and some modern protestants)is basically what I'm asking?
wouldn't a being who's essence is identical to its existance be absolutely simple?A being who's essence is not identical to it's existance is Created.the definition or synonym of a uncreated unconditioned being is a being that has its essence and existance as one and the same,yet from what I've studied this would lead to absolute Divine simplicity wich only the Imamiyah affirm?
What am I getting wrong here?and from your perspective as a a'shari or maturidi what are the lists of philosophical arguments for Tawheed against multiplicity of entities as subsisting relations in one essence as the catholics hold,and there being three unique essences and three persons as the social trinitarians hold?
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Can i draw Anime Characters or make my own? of course without the intention of worshipping it, idolising it or recreating Allah's creations
I've been trying to research but haven't come across a trusted answer, i really like drawing and i love anime and like drawing it, i would like to ask if its permissible to draw anime characters without the intention of worshipping, idolising, recreating Allah's creations and basically just without...
I've been trying to research but haven't come across a trusted answer, i really like drawing and i love anime and like drawing it, i would like to ask if its permissible to draw anime characters without the intention of worshipping, idolising, recreating Allah's creations and basically just without bad and haram intentions, heres some examples.
Moe
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Confusion over drips after using toilet
Sometimes after using toilet to unrinate and doing istinjaa I can feel drop along my leg or fall below my kness to the calf area. This make me very much confused if it is urine or water from drop after istinjaa. I have tried to sit down for a while after istanja but it happens. This causes a confusi...
Sometimes after using toilet to unrinate and doing istinjaa I can feel drop along my leg or fall below my kness to the calf area. This make me very much confused if it is urine or water from drop after istinjaa. I have tried to sit down for a while after istanja but it happens. This causes a confusion if I am clean or not and that leads me to delaying of prayer.
What should I do?
localhost
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Jan 26, 2026, 11:08 PM
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Take money from a company that stole from you
Peace be upon you. I dealt with a large company, and they were unfair in some of their dealings. They took more money than the contract stipulated, and I paid them money for services, but they didn't do it, which created for me many problems with my business. They didn't abide by all the terms of th...
Peace be upon you. I dealt with a large company, and they were unfair in some of their dealings. They took more money than the contract stipulated, and I paid them money for services, but they didn't do it, which created for me many problems with my business. They didn't abide by all the terms of the contract. Since they are a large company with lawyers, I couldn't do anything but terminate the contract. They took about $7,000 from me in total.
However, when they paied the final invoice, they made a mistake and overcharged me by $10,000.
Should I inform them of the mistake? Or should I just ignore it since they didn't treat me honestly?
The amout that they give my error is more that what i owe them, but if i signal that to them i will be forced to give back all the 10k
May God bless you.
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Can an ex-wife's son legally prevent her accessing divorce settlement money?
A question that came up during a conversation with some friends. If a woman who has been divorced from her violent husband and through a court of law in the UAE is awarded a certain amount of money from the court, can her now son who apparently has become her guardian stop her from gaining access to...
A question that came up during a conversation with some friends. If a woman who has been divorced from her violent husband and through a court of law in the UAE is awarded a certain amount of money from the court, can her now son who apparently has become her guardian stop her from gaining access to what is rightfully hers? Could she go to court to overturn this action from her son?
CD M
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Can Allah defy logic?
Asking because someone said in a philosophy discussion "God should be able to defy logic". I am still learning about Islam and I hope that Allah may guide the person who disbelieves in Him. I want to know the answer to this question so that Allah, the Most Merciful, may increase me in knowledge.
Asking because someone said in a philosophy discussion "God should be able to defy logic". I am still learning about Islam and I hope that Allah may guide the person who disbelieves in Him. I want to know the answer to this question so that Allah, the Most Merciful, may increase me in knowledge.
Jack Drew
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Can I embrace Islam and remarry while finalizing divorce with my Christian wife?
If a christian guy is married to a christian lady but process of divorce in action can he embrace islam and marry a muslim lady while finalizing his divorce from the Christian lady
If a christian guy is married to a christian lady but process of divorce in action can he embrace islam and marry a muslim lady while finalizing his divorce from the Christian lady
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Will the earth still be spherical on Qiyamah or will it be flattened?
I know the surface will be made level, but does this mean the earth itself will be reduced to a flat disk or will it still be round? Jazakhallah
I know the surface will be made level, but does this mean the earth itself will be reduced to a flat disk or will it still be round? Jazakhallah
Khaled
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Question about the permissibility of starting a manufacturing business
I want to start a manufacturing business. The products themselves are not harmful, and all the materials used to make them are halal. However, one of my suppliers is overseas, so I would need to use ships for transportation, and I would also rely on trucks for delivery. I know these methods have a n...
I want to start a manufacturing business. The products themselves are not harmful, and all the materials used to make them are halal. However, one of my suppliers is overseas, so I would need to use ships for transportation, and I would also rely on trucks for delivery. I know these methods have a negative impact on the environment. Would it still be permissible for me to pursue this venture?
El Hadji Ndiaye Sarr
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Prayer in tight clothes
My question is related to women clothing in prayer.If prayer in tight clothes is haram than how is the prayer not invalid?
My question is related to women clothing in prayer.If prayer in tight clothes is haram than how is the prayer not invalid?
Fiza Tahir
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Can I buy and play a video game that has haram elements in it but can be easily avoid?
Assalamu'alaikum. I want to buy and play a life simulation game called The Sims 4. The game lets you control the character's life (their basic needs, career, relationships, etc). It has two modes, the first mode is creating a character and playing that character. The second mode is build mode where...
Assalamu'alaikum. I want to buy and play a life simulation game called The Sims 4.
The game lets you control the character's life (their basic needs, career, relationships, etc).
It has two modes, the first mode is creating a character and playing that character. The second mode is build mode where you build the house.
The character life mode has kissing, uncovered awrah and a lot more haram stuff in it for me to list. Basically it resembles the western culture.
Build mode is just building houses, design interiors, placing the furniture, decorating the garden and other things. No characters.
I choose this game because I see no house building games better like this one.
I only want to play the game just to build houses and design interiors.
I can even learn some interior architecture stuff and see the real picture of what the house looks like rather than sketching it.
I avoid playing the animated characters and mute the music in the game.
Is this allowed? Is this permissable? Jazāk Allāhu Khayran.
Zirah
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Mar 8, 2021, 08:05 AM
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Is a baby shower permissible?
I didn't find any question regarding [baby showers][1], so I'll first explain what a baby shower is: it is a celebration for a lady during her 5th or 7th month of pregnancy; In this function, bangles were wore to the lady for her full hands (thus we also call it a "bangle function"). I want to know...
I didn't find any question regarding baby showers , so I'll first explain what a baby shower is: it is a celebration for a lady during her 5th or 7th month of pregnancy; In this function, bangles were wore to the lady for her full hands (thus we also call it a "bangle function"). I want to know whether Islam allows this function?
I need authentic answer because, now that I'm pregnant, my family people are planning to do so. My intuition is that Islam does not allow this kind of function. But I want proof that this is not allowed from hadith and Sunnah.
Dhasneem
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Jan 15, 2017, 12:40 PM
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Can a Muslim cook pork?
If someone asks for my help to cook something that has pork, can I help this person? I'm not going to eat, just going to help cook the food.
If someone asks for my help to cook something that has pork, can I help this person? I'm not going to eat, just going to help cook the food.
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Is drawing a body without details considered halal?
So i want to know if drawing a character with no nose and fingers and drawing a simple body structure like shown in the first photo , many says that it fine to draw and if the details of the eyes and body is not to details or looks humans is also fine i want to make sure i don't start drawing and re...
So i want to know if drawing a character with no nose and fingers and drawing a simple body structure like shown in the first photo , many says that it fine to draw and if the details of the eyes and body is not to details or looks humans is also fine i want to make sure i don't start drawing and regreted later on .
And for the context of the image they are like gingerbread man but with different flavor .




Justme09
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Is the "distance of 500 years" mentioned in the hadiths, a distance of walking?
Assalamu Aleikum, I'd like to ask what our prophet meant when he said, **"There are 500 years of distance between each heaven."** I mean, is this '500 years' by walking/marching? I have read some of your fatwas and some tasfers, and it said that 500 years by marching, but I'd like to learn if this i...
Assalamu Aleikum,
I'd like to ask what our prophet meant when he said, **"There are 500 years of distance between each heaven."** I mean, is this '500 years' by walking/marching? I have read some of your fatwas and some tasfers, and it said that 500 years by marching, but I'd like to learn if this is the words of our Prophet or just an interpretation. Can this '500 years' be by riding, at the speed of light, or other kinds of travel? We know for a fact that our universe is so huge, and 500 years of walking is nothing compared to it. Are there other ways to interpret this hadith? Thank you.
Following are some of the traditions taken from as-Suyutis al-Haya as-saniya fi l-haya as-sunniya that mention this
> Ibn Rāhūya, in his Musnad, Abū š-Šayh and al-Bazzar, on the basis of a
> sound chain of transmission that goes back to Abū Darr, report that
> God's messenger (God's blessing and peace be with him!) presented the
> following teaching: "The interval between heaven and earth is the
> distance of 500 years. The diameter of every heaven is also as much as
> 500 years. And the interval between this heaven and the one that comes
> after it is also as big as 500 years. Thus up to the seventh heaven,
> and with the earths it is similar. And the distance between the
> seventh heaven and the throne corresponds to all that."
> Ahmad b. Hanbal (may God be pleased with him!), in his Musnad, Abū
> Dā'ūd, at-Tirmidī, who declares it to be of good quality, Ibn Māğa,
> Ibn Abi Aşamm, in his Sunna, Abū Yaʻlā, Ibn Huzayma, at-Tabarānī, al-
> Hakim, and giving it a sound derivation Abū š-Šayh have the following
> tradition from al-'Abbas b. "Abd al-Muttalib: "We were with the
> Prophet (God's blessing and peace be with him!) when he said: 'Do you
> know what the distance is between heaven and earth?' - We answered:
> 'God and His messenger know better!' - He said: 'Between them there is
> a distance of 500 years; and from every heaven to another heaven there
> is a distance of 500 years. The diameter of every heaven, too, is 500
> years. Above the seventh heaven there is a sea between the surface of
> which and the greatest depth the distance is as big as that between
> heaven and earth. Then, above that, there are eight mountain goats;
> from their knees down to their hoofs, the distance equals that between
> heaven and earth.
Cansu
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On what the burden applied for children with rare diseases in Islam?
In Islam, children are considered sinless and under Allah’s mercy until they reach the age of puberty [1],[2]. However, some children suffer from painful and fatal diseases such as [Tay-Sachs Disease][3], [Canavan Disease][4], or [Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Type 1)][5], and pass away without ever reac...
In Islam, children are considered sinless and under Allah’s mercy until they reach the age of puberty [1] ,[2] . However, some children suffer from painful and fatal diseases such as Tay-Sachs Disease , Canavan Disease , or Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Type 1) , and pass away without ever reaching the age of accountability. These conditions cause immense physical suffering, even though these children cannot be tested morally or spiritually, as they are sinless.
The Quran states, “Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity” (Quran 2:286) . For the children described above, if this burden is not a test for them, **to which part of their existence does this burden apply**, given that their physical suffering clearly exceeds their capacity?
hanugm
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The release of yellow snot during a minor ablution (Wudu)
I often get yellow snot during the small ablution when I blow my nose. I know that a simple transparent slime is not najas. But pus, according to most Muslim scholars, is najas. Why am I so worried? Yellow and green snot are most likely purulent. However, I have no malaise, high fever, pain in the s...
I often get yellow snot during the small ablution when I blow my nose. I know that a simple transparent slime is not najas. But pus, according to most Muslim scholars, is najas. Why am I so worried? Yellow and green snot are most likely purulent. However, I have no malaise, high fever, pain in the sinuses, which means there is no inflammation. I have allergies, and now spring is the period of allergy exacerbation. I do not know if these snot secretions contain pus or not. What should I do now, when such secretions come out during minor ablution, should I perform minor ablution again or not? Are such snot najasa?
Amir
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Do I have to redo my wuduu if I touch something impure
I have a question regarding wuduu and purity. I made wuduu and I was packing my clothes as we were heading back home from travelling, as I was packing I touched my dirty clothes my accident that I put on the side for laundry to wash when I head back home (such as dirty undergarments/pajamas). I then...
I have a question regarding wuduu and purity. I made wuduu and I was packing my clothes as we were heading back home from travelling, as I was packing I touched my dirty clothes my accident that I put on the side for laundry to wash when I head back home (such as dirty undergarments/pajamas). I then just used some sanitiser and prayed as it was prayer time maybe after it by a couple of minutes. It’s all dry however there were all in a laundry bag all together before I transferred it to the bag. Should I redo my prayer?
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