> Allah will build a house in Heaven for whoever is diligent in observing 12 Sunnah Rak'aat, called Sunnah Rawaatib. (A version of this is at Islam Q&A .) What are Sunnah Rawaatib?

I have read a hadith in Tirmidhi which states: > قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ مَنْ قَالَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ بِرَأْيِهِ فَأَصَابَ فَقَدْ أَخْطَأَ ‏" > > The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever says (something) about the Qur'an according to his own opinion and he is correct, yet he has committed a mistake." > > Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 2952 What is the meaning of this hadith? For example if someone reflects on the Quran and he shares his reflections with others, that is a form of opinion regarding the Quran. Is this wrong?

I have come across many people who say dogs are impure or that I have to wash myself if a dog touches me or if I touch a dog. Is there any evidence for this belief? Evidence: Quran and authentically proven sayings of the Prophet.

While trying to analyze the difference of opinion among the scholar on moon sightings, I came across the below Hadiths: > Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: > > Observe **fast on sighting it** (the new moon) and **break (fast) on > sighting it** (the new moon), but if the sky is cloudy for you, then > complete the number (of thirty). > > Sahih Muslim 1081, Book 13, Hadith 21 and Narrated Hudhayfah: > The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Do not fast (for Ramadan) before the coming of > the month **until you sight the moon or complete the number (of thirty > days)**; then fast until you sight the moon or complete the number (of > thirty days). > > Sunan Abi Dawud 2326, Book 14, Hadith 14 and > Narrated Kuraib: That Umm al-Fadl, daughter of al-Harith, sent him to > Mu'aqiyah in Syria. He said: I came to syria and performed her work. > The moon of Ramadan appeared while I was in Syria. We sighted the moon > on the night of Friday. When I came to Median towards the end of the > month (of Ramadan), Ibn 'Abbas asked me about the moon. He said: When > did you sight the moon ? I said: I sighted it on the night of Friday. > He asked: Did you sight it yourself ? I said: Yes, and the people > sighted it. They fasted and Mu'awiyah also fasted. He said: But we > sighted it on the night of saturday. Since then **we have been fasting > until we complete thirty days or we sight it**. Then I said: Are the > sighting of the moon by Mu'awiyah and his fasts not sufficient for us? > He replied: No. ***The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded us to do > so.*** > > Sunan Abi Dawud 2332, Book 14, Hadith 20 and > Narrated Abdullah bin Umar: > > Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The month (can be) 29 nights (i.e. days), > and **do not fast till you see the moon, and if the sky is overcast, > then complete Sha'ban as thirty days.**" > >Sahih al-Bukhari 1907, Book 30, Hadith 17 My limited understanding of the subject leads me to believe that the Islamic month starts when the new moon is sighted. If it is not sighted due to clouds or some other reasons (volcanic eruptions, sand storms, smog etc), then the next night is considered to be first night of the new month. But I'm confused when people say that even tough the moon isn't sighted it was born by astronomical calculations. Hence, Hilal is not more necessary. My knowledge tells me people of earlier times had great sophisticated knowledge when it comes to astronomy and surely at the time of the Prophet (SAW), people knew how to calculate lunar cycles, eclipses, movement of stars and constellations. So is there something I am missing that the present day ulema are in disagreement over moon sighting and bring confusion among the masses atleast twice a year.

May Allah bless all of us. Dear brothers and sisters Assalam-Alaikum. I have a question regarding nikah. Whether the marriage of a man is allowed or not, with the younger daughter of his father's sister, who's mother (his aunt) breast-fed him only once before he get 2 years old with her elder daughter. The guys follows hanafi sect. And Abu-Hanifa's view (may Allah bless him with peace) is that even if a child is breast-fed once he is considered mahram. But other scholars and sects have different point of view about the times of breast feedings. So could you please give a right and brief answer? May Allah be our guide... Allah Hafez!

Dear brother Salamualaikum, My question is: when I performing wudu when I pass water over my head ones how does it work the head and hair need to be completely wet or symbolically just pass a wet hands over from front to back and back to front.

Do we have to say 'Allahu Akbar' loudly in every rakat of every salat (prayer)? Or is it necessary in some specific salat or rakat?

I get the impression that God is always ready to forgive, giving lots of leeway and many chances to repent. Below is an example of what I mean; I see comments like this all over the place in the Qur'an: > 25:70 ...save him who repents, and believes, and does righteous work -- > those, God will change their evil deeds into good deeds, for God is > ever All-forgiving, All-compassionate; In Tafsir ibn Kathir, for [Surah 54, near verse 55](http://www.alim.org/library/quran/AlQuran-tafsir/TIK/54/47) (the verses in the online tafsir are hard to identify), Muhammad says to Aisha: > "Beware of small sins, because there is someone assigned by Allah who > records them" I have questions: * Is this from a hadith? I couldn't find the phrase anywhere online * Does God treat small sins differently, such that repentance is not enough to obtain forgiveness? * Does God hold people accountable for repenting from small sins in detail, or is it enough to ask forgiveness for unknown small sins? * What counts as a small sin? * Any other useful or related information would be awesome

Are these interchangeable terms? Is there a way by which even non prophets can acquire information/communication from the unseen?

Assalamu alaikum wr wb... I have started to pray this year however I have just realized that when I am sitting in tashahud I have been saying *"assalaamu 'alaynaa ubdillah swalaheen"* instead of *"assalaamu 'alaynaa **wa 'alaa 'ibaadil- laahissaliheen"***. Would this error make all my previous prayers I made this year invalid? I feel really bad right now and I made dua to Allah swt asking for forgiveness because of this error I have been making in prayer all this time. This is really eating me up inside, I am feeling really regretful for not praying correctly... Is there anything I can do or should I just accept that they will not be accepted by Allah swt?

Islam says our parents have the right to be respected. What if they don't deserve it? Does "respect" in this context mean that we should not disrespect them or does it mean that we must respect them?

I need Shia narrations of Mahdi and eesa (Jesus) bin Maryam when they meet for the first time. Kindly help me.May Allah reward you suitably. Spoke to many Shia they didn't give any source.

My father asks me to do a lot of things that he's too lazy to do himself, and these things seem very wrong.  An example of this is him calling me from the mosque to come back home to turn on the TV for him or to pass him the remote. He calls me to send me twice every minute.  Islam says that you should obey your parents as long as what they tell you to do is not a sin. So am I forced to obey him in this kind of scenario?  Can my father command me to do anything he wants (as long as it's not a sin)? If so, what if he wakes me up in the night to cook a difficult dish for him?

This question made me ask myself: After an abortion (miscarriage) or an artificial (or induced) abortion a woman usually sees some blood for a couple of days. As what kind of blood is this bleeding qualified by scholars: as menses حيض (I would exclude this option), childbed bleeding نفاس (nifaas) or as a vaginal bleeding (not menstruation) استحضة (istihaadah)?

**Why do some mothers from the sub continent spent the first 40 days after child birth at their mother's place?** I was also told they are allowed to miss their prayers and fasts because of 'Nifaas' - post‑natal bleeding. But from what I understand, the Nifaas among women is not a universal standard. Some are free from it earlier than others. Also any blood beyond 40 days isn't considered from Nifaas. Hence, please clarify on the 40 day ritual and is it a bid'ah being practiced in the name of keeping wives and new borns aways from their husbands to avoid physical interactions. **Was it a practice among the Sahaba?**

It is said that Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and his household declared some specialties or actually terms for the persons who intend to say their prayers (Salah/Namaz) at the first queue of Jama'a prayer. In the meanwhile, as a related hadith, I’ve heard a tradition (hadith) from Imam Muhammad-al-Baqir (a.s.) (الامام محمدالباقر علیه السلام) as the fifth Imam of Shia who said: > the learned and good-tempered persons stand at the first queue … I’m looking for relevant hadiths (traditions) concerning that. In other word I was wondering if there should be any special conditions or qualifications for the individuals who intend to say their prayers by standing at the first queue in Salah-al-Jama’ah? *Note: I'd be appreciated if you respond it by referring to hadiths or scholars' rulings.*

What is the ruling regarding feeding your pet (cat) with sacrificial meat. What about stray dogs?

If someone is looking for someone who can give speeches, some consider female speakers as a bad idea, given the general opinion among Muslims that there shouldn't be gender-mixing? Is there a Hadith that says that it is forbidden to mix genders in an auditorium or so? If so where is it and is it authentic?

Earlier I read in many articles that IVF is haraam since it is an unnatural way. But now its considered OK but only with the fusion of sperm-egg of a married couple. I have a doubt that why is pregnancy considered haraam using egg donation or sperm donation, and considered to be zinaa. As far as I know (not very sure) zinaa of the body is to GET PHYSICAL with someone you are not married to (adultery). So in egg/sperm donation, people are not getting physical, so how could we term it as zinaa ? Also, if a lady isn't getting pregnant naturally, and to avoid her divorce would it be wrong to go for egg/sperm donation ? Because no matter how loving you are, an adopted child would always be an adopted child, as he deserves to know his lineage. Once he knows his actual parents, its very likely that the love won't be the same. Also, isn't getting a child with egg/sperm donation better than getting a divorce (divorce is a thing that Allah s.w.t hates most). ?

It's really not rational for me to do a thing while my mind does not believe it. What does Islam expect from me when it says something is **sin** but my mind does not believe that it's a sin? Does it expect from me to force myself? While I myself would like to try that sin to see the results because that sin is not harmful for anyone in my mind's idea so it's not a sin really. I believe forcing myself does not make any practical advantage for me and causes that I could not find out if it's really sin or not in whole of my life! what's the solution?