I'm a tennis player and I have to go out to several countries to play tennis. There are women with revealing clothes. Can I see them without lusty eyes of course because of my work you know, some times the umpire is female and in hotel the receptionist is also female and etc but I heard the hadith that who ever see a non mahram on the day of qiyamat a rod of iron with lava put in ones eyes. So does this mean that I can't talk to any women even if it's because of my work and what is the ruling on touching or handshake without any lust. In several countries girls are open minded and if someone wins a match, he may need to shake hand with female umpire and sometime I need to practice with women, after practice we need to shake hand. So what's the ruling on this am I doing a sin? can I watch women's matches while they wear mini skirts while playing as I'm not watching them but just watching the match without any evil thoughts.

[Tanzil.net](http://tanzil.net/wiki/Medina_Mushaf) writes: >The Medina Mushaf ... publishes the holy quran according to **three famous narration**, i.e., *Hafs, Warsh, and Ad-Duriyy.* The Quran text provided by Tanzil is based on the Medina Mushaf, narration of Hafs. From there I came to know tht currently there are 3 there different versions of Quran. Digging up a little more, I found that there used to be several 'authentic' versions of Quran: >Even though the Hadith spoke of 7 versions, **Al-Tabari** concluded that **8** of the existing versions of the Quran were ‘authentic’ (later scholars increased this **to 10**) [[source](http://www.free-minds.org/which-quran)] Also, according to aforementioned source, ***Verse counts** for Hafs are 6236, while Warsh records 6214.* That source also lists some differences in these two Quran, and even more can be found in this [pdf](http://www.free-minds.org/sites/default/files/WhichQuran.pdf) . So, contrary to our firm believe that there has been no alteration in Quran, there are different versions of Quran. So which Quran should we follow and why? And why should there be different Qurans to begin with ? --- Update === After reading various suggestions, I came across this hadith: >Abû Qilaba narrated: >>It has reached me that the Prophet(P) said: "The Qur'an was sent down according to seven ahruf: command and prohibition, encouragement of good and discouragement of evil, dialectic, narrative, and parable." However, the [article](http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Text/Qiraat/hafs.html) went to explain it like this: *[use CTRL+F to jump into exact place]* >The forms matched the dialects of following seven tribes: Quraysh, Hudhayl, Thaqîf, Hawâzin, Kinânah, Tamîm and Yemen. The revelation of the Qur'an in seven different ahruf made its recitation and memorization much easier for the various tribes. Again reading reading further, we can find that : >Following the distribution of the official copies, all the other ahruf were **dropped** and the Qur'an began to be read in only **one harf**. Thus, the Qur'an which is available through out the world today is written and recited only according to the harf of Quraysh Why do we **still have many ahruf then**? It would be even more helpful if you could explain **how the ahruf map to various dialect**.

Bismillah. Alhamdulillahi rabbil-'alamin. Was-Salatu was-Salam 'ala Ashraful Anbiya Sayyidina Muhammad wa 'ala 'Alihi Muhammad. ---------- **What is the first sentence of verse 2:184 LITERALLY saying?** Arabic text is Translations we have are 1. "Prescribed number of days" as per Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran 2. "Fixed number of days" as per Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali & Muhammad Muhsin Khan 3. "A limited number of days" as per Saheeh International Although English is not my first language, these phrases, the translators are using, do not give the same meaning according to my understanding. They lead to different interpretation, don't they? For example, "fixed" means "always the same" whereas "a limited" means "may change but does not exceed limit".

All we r asking to know is weather our two kids we got before we officially got married in our islamic religon r now purified i.e can be treated equally like d ones produced after the two lovers got officially married

Is it correct to refuse entry to masjid for not wearing a mask? Is it correct to kick someone out of a masjid, such as during Friday khutbah, for not wearing a mask? Is it correct to deny entry for not having vaccine?

Is it permissible to wear this hoodie

I heard that the dua before starting to eat is "بسم الله وعلى بركة الله" " bismillahi wa'alaa barakatillah " In which hadith the above dua exists? do we say it 1 time or 3 times?

I want to pray in my room and also recite quran but previously i had masturbated in my room. Is it permissible to offer prayers and recite quran in the same room now ?

Bismillah. Alhamdulillahi rabbil-'alamin. Was-Salatu was-Salam 'ala Ashraful Anbiya Sayyidina Muhammad wa 'ala 'Alihi Muhammad. ---------- It is highly recommended to pray 1000 raka'as during Shahri Ramadan according to the Imams of Ahlul Bayt. **Question is, How are these 1000 Raka'as of Nawafil prayed in Shahri Ramadan? How are they distributed across Shahri Ramadan?** According to this internet page Shaikh Toosi(r.a.) wrote: > In addition to the recommended prayers of other months, perform a > 1,000 units prayer in the blessed month of Ramazan. The breakup of > this is – 20 units in the first twenty nights, eight units between > Maghrib and Eshaa and the rest 12 units after Eshaa prayers. Perform > 30 units in the last ten nights and perform 100 units each in all > three nights of Qadr. So I made following table

My 16 year old brother passed away recently. Would he be viewed as a child in the grave or tried as an adult?

What if a person is unable to understand what he is doing or feeling and in order to figure it out if he does that thing (which is a sin), but he did not have that intention (the intention to tale pleasure from it or sin). Will he be forgiven? This might sound weird, but this is a question I really need to ask.

_(This is question is intentionally left vague as it is meant to provide canonical answers to a wide class of questions.)_ --- I have a very particular problem that has been bothering me. Even if I prayed for it to be removed from my life in the past, it hasn't gone away. I may have been dealing with it for such a long time that I just can't handle it anymore. Nothing I do can make it better, but Allah has power over all things. Are there any particular duas that will solve this for me? When I search, all the duas I see are for things like protection from evil, asking for mercy, or for rewards in the hereafter, which are all good, but are there any duas that can give me actual practical results in *this* world?

Bismillah. Alhamdulillahi rabbil-'alamin. Was-Salatu was-Salam 'ala Ashraful Anbiya Sayyidina Muhammad wa 'ala 'Alihi Muhammad. ---------- **What should I do if on the 29 Shaban the sky is cloudy and I cannot see the Crescent of Shahri Ramadan?** Although this issue has been discussed many times, it remains a matter which troubles most people. And according to my research, the most simple and clear instruction is given by the Imams of Ahlul Bayt. In following Hadith Imam Hussayn is teaching us a lesson for a lifetime, > A'bu Abdullah(asws) said: "Count Shaban as twenty-nine days. So if it > was cloudy, so wake up in the morning Fasting, and if it was clear and > you can look, but you cannot see anything (new moon), so wake up in > the morning not Fasting" (so 30 days of the Month of Shaban). > > Source: Al Kafi – V 4 – The Book of Fasts Ch 6 H 9

If someone is sinning while doing his work does that affect his income? For example. Being drunk/half drunk while working on a (halal)freelance project. Assuming that he does the job fine and the client accept it, will the income still halal? Being drunk is just an example. It could also be, leaving prayer when he is working, listening to music while he is working (for those who consider music haram)

Bismillah. Alhamdulillahi rabbil-'alamin. Was-Salatu was-Salam 'ala Ashraful Anbiya Sayyidina Muhammad wa 'ala 'Alihi Muhammad. ---------- Arabic text of the verse 108:2 is I am facing an issue with the last part of it I took a look at its translations into English at quran.com and all of them say **"sacrifice"**. But according to the Shias it is **"moderate"** (source ). **What is the reason for this difference?** I'd like also to know if the translation **"sacrifice"** has weirdness in original Arabic: gramatically or semantically or in meaning.

Bismillah, I have received INR 4.2 lakhs as advance salary from my organization as I wanted to make a down payment to book a property in March 2022. Due to some personal reasons I was not able to book the same property and my advance salary remained back in my account. I have postponed my plan to buy property by 6 months from now. I am eligible for zakat as my saving meets the nisab amount. Will I also need to pay Zakat on my advance salary which is there with me. Note-I calculate my zakat in first week of Ramadan every year.

Bismillah. Alhamdulillahi rabbil-'alamin. Was-Salatu was-Salam 'ala Ashraful Anbiya Sayyidina Muhammad wa 'ala 'Alihi Muhammad. ---------- **Where is it written that one is highly recommended to pray 1000 raka'as during Shahri Ramadan?** I got it from this video and I couldn't find the source (Sunni or Shia). **I'd like also to know how it should be prayed - distribution of these 1000 raka'as across the Shahri Ramadan.**

When Islam was first founded there were some Christians who considered it to be a heresy. 1 It wasn't until Mohammed was 40 years old that he claimed he was visited by the angel Gabriel and received his first revelation from God. 40 years is a long time, long enough to get around, maybe meet some Christians and learn about their doctrine, maybe even be baptized... Was Mohammed influenced by Christian ideology? Is it possible that he may have joined a Christian church before returning to Mecca and founding his own religion very similar to Christianity? Are there any theories about Mohammed once being a Christian? ---------- 1 St. John of Damascus’s Critique of Islam

Quote from Al-Shahrastani [Milal p. 67, II. 2-3], as mentioned by Harry Wolfson in his work *The Philosophy of the Kalam* > The assumption of an attribute which can be described neither by > existence nor by non-existence is the assumption of something which is > in the middle between existence and nonexistence, between affirmation > and negation, but this is something absurd

Whenever I refer to Wikipedia to read about history of early Islam and later caliphates, many articles cite Wilferd Ferdinand Madelung in some controversial statements that he make. I will list below some statements : **Battle of Camel** : 1. "While there is no record of any violence according to Madelung, they both later broke their oaths, claiming that they had pledged their allegiance to Ali under **public pressure**." 2. "The negotiations failed after three days and the two sides readied for battle. According to Madelung, the popular story about successful negotiations is **pure fiction**. This story alleges that it was Uthman's murderers who sabotaged the negotiations and provoked the battle." 3. "Talha was killed by the Umayyad's Marwan, another notable rebel, who later told Uthman's son that he had taken care of one of the murderers of Uthman for him." 4. "While Talha had indeed led the opposition to Uthman, it has been suggested that Marwan's motive in killing Talha was to rid Muawiya of a serious contender for the caliphate. After the battle, Marwan joined the court of Muawiya in Damascus as a senior advisor." 5. "When the news of Zubayr's death reached Ali, he commented that Zubayr had many times fought valiantly in front of Muhammad but that he had come to an evil end. According to Madelung, the popular story of Ali cursing the killers of Zubayr is **fiction**." **Batte of Siffin** : 1. "When his proposal was rejected, Muawiya declared war on Ali in a letter on behalf of the Syrians, with the objectives of killing the murderers of Uthman, deposing Ali, and establishing a Syrian council (shura) to appoint the next caliph, presumably Muawiya. Regarding this letter, Madelung observes that : Uthman had meant **little** to him [Muawiya], he [Muawiya] had done nothing to aid him [Uthman], and felt no personal obligation to seek revenge. Yet he [Muawiya] immediately sensed the political utility of a claim of revenge for the blood of the wronged caliph, as long as he, Muawiya, could decide on whom to pin the blame." 2. "Amr, a political strategist, was widely believed to be the **illegitimate** son of Muawiya's father, Abu Sufyan." 3. "Amr was also a prime instigator in the murder of Uthman and had publicly taken some credit for it." Wikipedia cited him in almost every statement mentioned in the entire article :