If marriage dates are fixed in advance (e.g. 2 or 3 months ago) and the bride is in her menses on the day of nikah, does it invalidate the nikah? In short, can nikah be performed when the bride is having her menses? I am interested in a summary of opinions on this topic, across Shi'ite and Sunni jurisprudence.

I have an issue. I thought so long, we could pray in full prayer length, when we have just travelled. Yesterday, Our Imam came from another region. In the prayer of Al-asr and Isha (I did not pray with him Magrib). He just prayed 2 rakats instead of 4. After the 2 rakats, we stand up and pray the last 2 rakats alone. I asked the question to another one about that situation and he told me, our Imam came from a long journey, so He prays 2 Rakats. My question is: Is it an obligation to pray 2 rakats or we can pray in full length?

It's not hard to find examples of people saying Islam teaches people to be nice to others: > Islam places great emphasis on manners and on the proper way to deal with others, whether they are Muslims or not. -- Questions About Islam > > Thus, it is not permissible under any circumstances for Muslims to mistreat a non-Muslim who has not committed any aggression against them; they are not allowed to harm, threaten or terrorize him, steal his wealth, cheat him or deprive him of his rights. -- How are Muslims supposed to treat people of other faiths? My overall impression on reading the Qur'an was that it's quite important for Muslims to be nice to others (and I try to be nice to others [I don't always succeed, but you know...]). It's something I've experienced personally from other Muslims all over the world, and it's now something I assume (You're Muslim? That means you'll be nice to me.) and I mostly haven't been disappointed. However, I don't recall a precise ayah that means "be nice to others" in simple, general terms. **Question**: Are there ayat to the effect of "be nice to others" in the Qur'an?

Well,some types of make up or beautification is Haram since they are changing the creation of Allah such as removing eye brows etc. But if use cosmetics or skin care products to get clear skin and cure pimples,acne,freckles etc.and to make my skin soft without any intention to show myself to na mahram,is it allowed? Is it changing creation of Allah or just curing the defects like acne? What about doing excersise to be fit and loss weight? All these are halal?

I am thinking of taking part in some athletic contests. The authority will award the winners with gold medals. But as far as I know men aren't allowed to wear gold.
So how can one accept gold medals in a halaal way without disrespecting anyone?
Please help me my brothers.

So i have a problem in which i have a continous gas problem.Because of this its very difficult to pray. Lately i came to know about the madhur ruling where a person is excused for a problem he is suffering so he can take wudhu and if he releases anything his wudhu wont break. But recently i am wondering whether i come under this madhur ruling ? There is always a ton of gas in my stomach. I dont release it all in one go but in small amounts every few minutes. Usually i dont release it when i am not in wudhu , atleast i dont notice it being released. But when i take wudhu I get nervous and then i feel gas in my stomach and start praying i cant help but feel that i released gas especially when i go down in ruku and sujood.I have another problem whereby it is really difficult to hold in the gas because my gaspipe muscles are 'loose' - meaning that my voluntary muscles have lost much of their ability to constrict. The result is the unevitable release of a small amount of gas every once in a while. It is a mental-physical problem I have to try and take wudhu several times sometimes as less as 3 to as much as 10 times .This causes me great tension and grief and anger. Because of this tension i have los weight too and become thin. Whats more i am not an adult and this is a great burden. Sometimes i feel like i may go insane and die after taking wudhu around 10 times. I am physically, mentally and spiritually exhausted after all this. Now the question is do i come under the madhur ruling ? Am i a madhur ? Certainly Allah (may he be glorified) has said :'Do not overburden yourselves lest you perish' Jazallahu Khair

I’ve looked into some other religions and from what it seems it seems like fear is the foundation/root of belief. What I mean is saying “you will get punished if you don’t do X thing” that may just be for personal benefit. This can be used to exploit others, get money etc etc. From what I understand historically this was also a big thing in religions like Christianity where it seemed people were indoctrinated and a system was in place that used fear to “put people in their places” and there were things like tithes. Is this the same case with Islam? Even if money isn’t necessarily in the equation it seems fear is the root to belief in anything, it’s also seems to me to be the reason why people don’t branch out and stick to their own religion without questioning anything, I think this ties into something called confirmation bias too. It seems people are just devoid of skepticism and taught something at birth and roll with it fearing if they don’t there will be consequences and that’s a pretty dangerous train of thought.

**Gist of the issue**:
Regarding the nupur sharma incident, it is said she just mentioned what was in the Quran. So if that's the case then why there's so much backlash? What was wrong from her part? **Long version:**
As-salamu alaykum, my brothers and sisters. I am not a muslim but would like to understand your religion better. I have recently came across a news which is doing the rounds & was wondering what's the exact cause of the event & what actually happened? And noboday was talking about the triggered event & all are reacting to reactions.
So I checked the video and its conversation. It was a regular news debate & the lady mentioned a sentence which is supposedly said to be written in Quran (I don't know authenticity of this matter). The statement was said in anger & in retaliation of the 1st person derogatory statement. Now I could have quoted it & mentioned that source link but I avoided it just to avoid offending anyone. But at the same time I have seen many people have who doesn't have any idea on what's the actual issue & some haven't seen or heard the original source & the context in which it was given, but are reacting to the news / reports which includes UN representative spokesperson who himself told that he hasn't seen the main source but heard from sources but he condemn such actions and so do I. Now my question to you all is that, is it true that her so called statements are written in Quran. I downloaded an english version of the Quran & tried to find it but couldn't find it in terms of exact statement or words. I maybe wrong but I need to talk & hear from the people that matters. So please give your inputs, so I can understand your religion better. If anyone wants then I can provide source links. Sorry if my post offended anyone but my intent is to get to the bottom of this. Awaiting your response.

Can Muslims celebrate Valentine's Day ? I'm not asking if it is shirk (as in https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/29661/17163) . Instead, I am asking if it is permissible to celebrate Valentine's Day. Maybe, the married couple could go out together, and enjoy a night out having dinner at a restaurant or something like that. Are they allowed to spend time together, on this particular day?

Assalamu Alaikum, How can Muslim men compete in Olympic games (and other athletic competitions) if wearing gold is haram for men? In the Olympics, do they simply accept the gold medal but refuse to wear it? Jazak Allah Khair

> A grace is a short prayer or thankful phrase said before or after eating. The term most commonly refers to Christian traditions. -- Wikipedia Here's a Catholic example: > Bless us, O Lord, and these, Thy gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy bounty. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen. There's an implication of shirk in this passage, which is obviously unacceptable in Islam. In my experience, ordinarily the host (or one of the hosts) will stand up and say grace, while the remaining people bow their heads and remain silent. **Question**: What can a Muslim do when dining with Christian friends who say grace? I don't want to be unfriendly nor disrespectful, nor obstinate in religious matters. It seems like I could mentally replace "Christ" with "God", which seems like it would make the passage Muslim appropriate. Alternatively, I could say something like "in the name of God" (basically Bismillah in English), which would probably be not too off-putting.

What is the ruling, if any, of offering salaam to someone who is eating? And also what is the ruling when being offered salaam while you yourself are eating? Lately, we hear people saying that it is forbidden to say "Salam" while eating. Hence the question.

I am a revert Muslim and I respect the Quran in whatever form the Quran is .I want to know for information is it a sin and God will curse those who disrespect the Quran (translated) form of Al Quran witch also we have to respect.I want some clarification on this. I consider the Quran the word of God my Quran is in English kept in a clean place.

In few days, I will become a father and I was wondering how to say adhan in the right way? As new baby has a very delicate ear, so does one whisper, or say it out loud but from a distance? Should it be in both ear or just one? Who should be present at the time of adhan?

In Bengali culture, it is accustomed to give 'Shinni' (any food) to friends and family when one finishes recitation of whole Qur'an or when someone dies. Is there any Islamic reasoning behind this or it is wholly cultural, and if so is it bidah? **Question:** Is there any Islamic reasoning behind giving 'shinni' when someone completes recitation of the Qu'ran or when someone dies?

Is the name "Manaf" permissible? What does it mean? I haven't got any useful information anywhere till now . Was this the name of any Companion (may Allah be pleased with them)? Jazaak Allah Khair

I live in Europe and sometimes I use urinals, I am getting better at praying and getting to know my religion better. As the bathroom was full I had to use the urinal. My question is if one can simply change clothes and do Wudu to pray or a bath is compulsory?

If my menstruation has ended before sunrise and I had taken shower ghusl, but before that I had eaten on time for sahur is it accepted as fast?

> There is a saheeh report from Ameer al-Mu’mineen ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allah be pleased with him) that he used to recite in his qunoot soorat al-khal‘ and soorat al-hafd in Fajr prayer, and that this qunoot may be called as-sooratayn. This was narrated by Ibn Abi Shaybah in his Musannaf (2/315) and ‘Abd ar-Razzaaq in his Musannaf (4969). However, is Dua-e-Qunut mentioned in the Quran?

I was reading Qur'an at a time then I stopped. Now after some months, I want to start reading again but I want to start from the beginning. Can I start from the beginning again or should I continue from where I stopped?