In this article in Arabic, it is said that Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn Al Qayyim hold the opinion that the hijab is fard (obligatory) for free women only: > ذكر شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية في تفسير سورة النور أن الحجاب **مختص بالحرائر دون الإماء**، كما كانت سنة المؤمنين في زمن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وخلفائه أن الحرة تحتجب والأمة تبرز. It is mentioned that they used the this hadith (english translation on sunnah.com ) from Sahih Al Bukhari as evidence too: > فَقَالُوا إِنْ حَجَبَهَا فَهْىَ مِنْ أُمَّهَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يَحْجُبْهَا فَهْىَ مِمَّا مَلَكَتْ يَمِينُهُ They said, if the Prophet makes her wear hijab, then she is the Prophet's wife but if he does not make her wear hijab, then she is a slave girl. *Notice, I translated the part of the hadith how they would interpret it.* I also find similar interpretations in the tafsirs, for instance: > { ذلكَ أدْنَى أنْ يُعْرَفْنَ فَلا يُؤْذَيْنَ } وقد كانت الـمـملوكة إذا مرّت تناولوها بـالإيذاء، فنهى الله الـحرائر أن يتشبهن بـالإماء. Source **Is the hijab obligatory for slave women too?** Which schools/scholars hold this opinion? And which doesn't? What is the majority view? Please provide references. ---------- I noticed the question "Can a slave woman show herself to her master? ", but this question is restricted to her master while my question is more general. *Feel free to edit and translate the Arabic parts.*

Why were the rest of the world ignored, don't they have the right to get a messenger from God? I could argue that no prophet was ever sent to Australia, Asia, North America, South America. In other words Eskimos (Siberia), Red Indians (North America), Aborigines (Australia),Mayas & Aztecs (advance civilizations in south America) were never mentioned in Quran. Why did God only choose Arabia?

Let's say there are some people who never heard of Islam. For example, they are in the middle of the Amazon rain forests and do not have any means of communication with the larger world. Would they go to Heaven or Hell?

Salam, I read a post on Instagram saying that if you read the zikr (subhanallah, alhamdulillah, allahuakbar) 10 times for each phrase after each salah it’s an easy way to gain reward. Another post I saw said to read it 33 times after each salah. Can someone shed some light onto which one is correct and back it up with evidence? Jazakallah Khair.

My question is from [this short video lecture](https://ms.jaag.pk/cont/v/sd/5/5c0e1b741eb2ed7b0002e797.mp4) . He summarizes the concept of pardah/hijab/covering in 3 points. a. Surah Noor - Lower your gaze for both men and women, i.e. look at opposite sex with respect and dignity. b. Safeguard your *sharamgaah* for both men and women. c. Ocassionally when women are wearing ornaments and make up etc, then women have to cover everything except face, hands and feet. 1. **Question from Point b above:** What is the Quranic verse which tells us to safeguard the sharamgaah? Essentially, what specific Arabic word is used for sharamgaah, and does that word only mean genitals? 2. **Questions from Point c above:** (2a) What is the source of this instruction to cover everything except face, hands and feet in case of make-up and ornaments? Where exactly is it said in Quran or authentic Hadith? (2b) I go for *no-make-up makeup look* for my office everything, which is very little make-up applied in colors close to skin-tone, so that face just looks fresh and awake (and not sick). Does it make me qualified for point c above?

Can we say Allah is الواجد who has وجود and Allah is الماجد who is موجود ? Because i think وجود comes from الواجد and موجود comes from الماجد ! Because these words have very similarities that's why i'm asking to you kindly correct me if i'm wrong ?

Al Rahman 55:46-78 (Itani) > But for him who feared the standing of his Lord are two gardens. So > which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny? Full of varieties. So > which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny? In them are two flowing > springs. So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny? In them are > fruits of every kind, in pairs. So which of your Lord’s marvels will > you deny? Reclining on furnishings lined with brocade, and the fruits > of the two gardens are near at hand. So which of your Lord’s marvels > will you deny? > **In them are maidens restraining their glances, untouched before by any man or jinn.** (56) So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny? > As though they were rubies and corals. So which of your Lord’s marvels > will you deny? Is the reward of goodness anything but goodness? So > which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny? And beneath them are two > gardens. So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny? Deep green. So > which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny? In them are two gushing > springs. So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny? In them are > fruits, and date-palms, and pomegranates. So which of your Lord’s > marvels will you deny? > **In them are good and beautiful ones.** (70) So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny? > **Companions, secluded in the tents.** (72) So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny? Whom no human has touched before, nor jinn. So > which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny? Reclining on green > cushions, and exquisite carpets. So which of your Lord’s marvels will > you deny? Blessed be the name of your Lord, Full of Majesty and > Splendor. The verses (56), (70) and (72) are commonly interpreted as referring to female beings, as in Tafsir ibn Kathir: > Allah said: "Therein will be Khayrat Hisan;" meaning, there are > various types of good and delightful things in these two gardens in > Paradise, according to Qatadah. It was also said that Khayrat is > plural of Khayrah and it is a righteous, well-mannered, beautiful > woman, according to the majority of scholars, and it is also reported > from Umm Salamah as a Hadith from the Prophet. There is another > Hadith saying that Al-Hur Al-`Ayn will sing, "We are Al-Khayrat > Al-Hisan, we were created for honorable husbands.'' > > Allah said: "Hur (beautiful, fair females) guarded in pavilions;" but > He said about the first two gardens, "Wherein both will be Qasirat > At-Tarf." There is no doubt that the chaste wives that restrain their > glances themselves, are better than those guarded in pavilions even > though both are secluded. About Allah's saying: "in pavilions;" > Al-Bukhari recorded that "Abdullah bin Qays said that the Messenger of > Allah said, 'Verily, in Paradise, the believer will have a tent from a > hollow pearl, the width thereof is sixty miles. In each corner of it > there are *wives* for the believer that do not see the other *wives*, > and the believer will visit them all.'" However, neither the Quran text nor the Hadith text (Sahih al-Bukhari 4879, 4880) explicitly say *wives* or *spouses*. The Hadith uses أَهْلٌ ('ahl), which can be relatives, family members, or people in general. In the Quran text, only a female conjugation indicates "female beings". Moreover, the ending is only visible in the vocalised version, so that it would have had to be transferred orally over some centuries, which is probably true in most cases but there is still a possibility that the pronunciation may have been adapted to how the verse had been understood. An Orientalist publishing under the pseudonym Christoph Luxemberg suggests in "Die Syro-Aramäische Lesart des Koran" (written in German) alternate meanings of several passages. Some of his suggestions do not really make more sense than the usual understanding; however his alternative to the "" seems quite reasonable to me. Luxemberg suggests: fīhinna *In them* qāṣirātu *hang down* l-ṭarfi *leaves* lam *not* yaṭmith'hunna *has touched them* insun *any human* qablahum *before them* walā *and not* jānnun *any jinn*. (55:56) fīhinna *In them* khayrātun *pure* ḥisānun *beautiful* (55:70) ḥūrun *fair/white*, maqṣūrātun *secluded* in fī l-khiyāmi *in the pavilions*. (55:72) waḥūrun *and white* ʿīnun *grapes*(56:22) The interpretation as *fruits* of paradise makes sense as it fits perfectly into known images of original Paradise and the Paradise to come. The interpretation as *grapes* is not without a reason; also the Lisan has one mention: وعُيون البقر: جنسٌ من العنب يكون بالشام > Cow’s eyes: a type of grape that originates in the Levant (Sham) It is not unlikely that the name of a variety of grapes got forgotten as soon as viticulture decreased because alcoholic wine was forbidden. Likely, Luxemberg reviews other passages (44:20, 52:20, 78:31-34, 2:25, 3:15, 4;57). In his interpretations, he partly uses his knowledge of Aramaic to derive different possible meanings of the words. I cannot cite here in length; so I just add his suggestions. kadhālika *Thus* warawwaḥnāhum *and We will make them comfortable* biḥū *under white* ʿīn *grapes*. (44:54, 52:20b) (Luxemberg reads وَرَوَّحْنَاهُمْ instead of وَزَوَّجْنَاهُمْ) (2:25): > And give good news to those who believe and do righteous deeds; that > they will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. Whenever they are > provided with fruit therefrom as sustenance, they will say, “This is > what we were provided with before,” and they will be given the like of > it. And they will have ... ...walahum *and from them* fīhā *therein* azwāj(un) *kinds* muṭahharat(un) *pure* (fruit) (2:25) = *.. all kinds of pure fruit.* Alike parallel 3:15 > Say, “Shall I inform you of something better than that? For those who > are righteous, with their Lord are Gardens beneath which rivers flow, > where they will remain forever, and all kinds of pure (fruit), and > acceptance from God.” God is Observant of the servants. 4:57 > As for those who believe and do good deeds, We will admit them into > Gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein forever. They will > have all kinds of pure (fruit) therein, and We will admit them into a > shady shade. And he points out that it is revealed in the Quran that husband and spouse would be together in Paradise: Ya sin 36:55-57 > The inhabitants of Paradise, on that Day, will be happily busy. They > and their spouses, in shades, reclining on couches. They will have > therein fruits. They will have whatever they call for. Al-Zukhruf 43:70-73 > Enter the Garden, you and your spouses, Joyfully. They will be served > around with trays of gold, and cups. Therein is whatever the souls > desire and delights the eyes. Therein you will stay forever. Such is > the Garden you are made to inherit, because of what you used to do. > Therein you will have abundant fruit, from which you eat. The Hadits (graded Sahih) as referenced by UmH (Bukhari 3327 , Bukhari 3254 , Muslim 188) clearly affirm the usual reception as to females; Ibn majah 2014 (graded Hasan) declares it a punishment to the wife that the husband enters with two other women, what indeed it would be. As to the interpretation of Luxemberg cannot be held up if the Hadith is considered reliable inspired speech of the prophet (p.b.u.h) but it resolves the question that the conventional interpretation arises; how Jannah with those Houris may be a paradise also for women, and it repaints the image of a pure *Garden* (faradis) where couples may enter together and feel happy, as described in 36:55-57 and 43:70-73. My Question: Has this interpretation or other alternate interpretation also been discussed within Muslim scholars? If yes: How? If no: would a scholar fear to discuss this?

When I heard the story of prophet Nuh (AS) I always assumed it was only him and his sons left in the whole entire world, but recently I've heard theories that only Nuh's tribe was drowned and other parts of world consisted of other people. Assuming only him and his sons were left, we would all be descendants of Nuh. But is it possible that there were other people existing in other parts of the world? does the Quran ever explicitly say that only prophet Nuh and his sons stayed alive?

Prophet Elisha (Arabic: الْيَسَعَ) is mentioned in a couple of ayaat of Qur'an. I can't recall ever reading about him or hearing anything about his biography. Who is he? Do we have any details from the Qur'an and sunnah (and perhaps also israiliyaat)? For example, he is mentioned in Surah Al-An'aam verse 86 , and Surah Saad, verse 48 -- albeit without details.

What is the Islamic ruling regarding depiction of prophets (peace be upon them all) or companions of Prophet Muhammad (God bless them) in movies and TV shows?

In Iran, observing hijab is required by law to a certain extent (see Wikipedia ). This means women are forced to do it (to some degree), that observing hijab is ordinary, and that many women there seem to love and encourage observing hijab there. Many shops in Iran sell hijab-related clothing items, and it's easier to buy clothes that are both fashionable and modest. In contrast, Australia doesn't have such a law, and a woman exposing her awrah is an everyday occurrence, with very few women doing otherwise. Indeed, observing hijab would render you the odd one out, and hijab-related shops are rare. Moreover, Australia has some unsettling anti-Islam prejudice, e.g. from anti-Islam groups (e.g. the True Blue Crew ), and hijabis may be subject to harassment to violence: > ...the headscarf has become a lightning rod for attacking Muslim women. -- Gillian Triggs, president of the Australian Human Rights Commission, The Guardian (See also Islamophobia in Australia , Wikipedia.) This makes me wonder if this difference in societal attitudes is taken into account... **Question**: Is the reward for observing hijab in Iran the same as for observing hijab in Australia? On one hand, observing hijab is practically far easier to do in Iran than in Australia. On the other hand, it's essentially the same act of worship.

Almost all scholars say there were 124,000 prophets sent by Allah. Where does this number come from and what is the evidence to support it?

In English, we use the word *prophet*, but in Quran two different names are used for prophets: *rasul* and *nabi*. What is the difference between *rasul* and *nabi*?

I doubt that males are permitted to swim in a pool with women who are wearing a swimsuit or bikini even if they averted their gaze. The environment is haraam. Now what if the women were wearing the Islamic style of swimwear - is such a mixed pool still haraam for Muslim males? It goes back to segregation for the sexes in a pool or outside the pool. Some scholars may say the swimwear is too tight so fails for a suitable hijaab also.

I came by a video which tells about a hadith where Ibn Masud asks the prophet (phub) about the signs of Qyamah and then our Prophet (pbuh) states many signs. I found it very amazing. But I couldn't find the Hadith or even it source. Can anyone give me the hadith along with its source? The video was this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCMgwwDkFxE Partial transcript: > Ibn Masood said "I said to the Prophet"
> "Does the hour have a knowledge that you can know it by?"
> He said "Yes, Oh Ibn Masood".
> And Muslims have to know these signs
> so they recognise them when they see them.
> And there are many signs
> One of the signs
> Children become filled with rage
> Rain becomes burning or acidic. Acid rain.
> You'll see evil people spreading widely
> "Oh Ibn Masood from the signs and conditions of the Hour is that
> people will trust treacherous people
> and they will consider trustworthy people treacherous
> The truthful one will be called a liar
> and the one telling a lie will be called truthful.
> These are signs.
> This to me is one of the clear Prophetic miracles of the Prophet.
> He said ...
> That the dishes will be communicating continuously
> and the Prophet used the very word
> And people will sever their family ties.
> In other words people will stay home and watch television
> on satellite dish, and they won't go visit their neighbors

I can’t remember it clearly so my wording may be inaccurate. I recall it being attributed to the musannaf Ibn Abi shaybah, but I could be wrong about that as well. sorry, I know this isn’t much to go on... is there such a Hadith?

Assalamu Alaikum! In the last friday khutbah, I thought I heard the khateeb say that souls made relationships with each other before going to the body. Was what I heard correct (in other words, is this a real thing), was this close to some other proof, or what I heard makes zero sense?

Please guide me regarding obedience of parents. Most of the time, I *harshly* behave with my parents. There're several reason for that. Allah 'azzawajal gave me some sorts of true knowledge, among them the knowledge of true aqeedaa & true islamic knowledge and the obvious one is some knowledge of medical sector. **Scenario 1/** if I want to obey my beloved prophet sallallahu 'alyhu wa-sallam in every aspects of my life such as keeping the beard, eating less, talking about death, reminding the hereafter/death specially at the time of illness/hardships etc. then there will be some indecent conversation I mean my mother don’t really happy with this, most of the time she agrees with that and tries to follow but sometimes she become angry and don’t want to acknowledge by that though what has mentioned to her is purely established and very much true. In that situation what I done is literally **disobeyed** her. **Scenario 2/** in my medical studies i've learnt that eating low amount of carbs really helpful to our body. And this is the main cause for several diseases. So I want to maintain it and suggest my parents to do so too. But they’re constantly ignoring and belittling this idea and argue with me mentioning that all the people around us is eating like Turkey, why should I eat like poor people¿ and they're following what other people tells them. In that particular situation **I'm disobeying** them because I've studied the consequences of eating too much carbs and I'm clearly seeing that they're wrong, must I obey them in that situation also though they're wrong? So, Please Don't skip this, check out these mentioned scenarios. What should I do? I'm really in need of guidance, I don’t want go astray. And please elaborate this issue with more information,Hadith,examples and advises.

I was sent this quote by a friend: >It is permissible to kill anyone other than those we mentioned above of the Polytheists, both the combatant and noncombatant, the businessman and employee, the elderly man whether or not he be a person of influence the farmer, the bishop or priest or monk, the blind or crippled, no one is given exception
(Muhalla) and it was attributed to his Muhalla. However it is a very big book and I cant read arabic. Is it true Ibn Hazm said this??

We know that Prophet Muhammed was sent for all humanity & jinns from his time till the Day of Judgement. But I'd like to verify the claim in one of the answers for the below question: https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/46232/was-prophet-noah-pbuh-a-prophet-for-indian-people i.e **Was Prophet Noah sent for all humanity that existed at his time?**