Why did Allah give Isa (AS) the power to bring the dead back to life. We have been told only Allah has that power so doesn't this go against that? Also we only die once in the dunya but those who came back to life through the miracle then they had two lives? They had a second chance after they died?

I once came across the name of a collection of ahadith which had ahadith ordered by the sahabi from whom the hadith was narrated, so that all the ahadith narrated from one sahabi were listed first, and then all from another sahabi and so on. I can't seem to find it now. Please tell me its name.

We know that Islamic rules do not allow marriage with wife's sister. My question is, what if she is a widow and nobody is ready to take responsibility for her? I want to take responsibility for her with permission of my wife. Under this situation can I do nikah with her?

M. Arnez, *Empowering women through Islam: Fatayat NU between tradition and change*, J. Islamic Studies, 2010 (doi ), p. 83 describes how Siti Musdah Mulia , an Indonesian women's rights activist, uses the following hadith to indicate that the Prophet discouraged polygyny. > [...] when the husband of Fatima, Ali ibn Abi Talib, wanted to marry again, the Prophet was angry. He summoned Ali ibn Abi Talib. He said: For your information, Fatima is my child. If Fatima is troubled, I'm also troubled. If Fatima suffers, I also suffer. Don't you ever marry anyone but Fatima. And Ali ibn Abi Talib did not do so. I'm wondering if this hadith is authentic and accurate as stated above. **Question**: Is there an authentic hadith to this effect? Searching sunnah.com listed a range of hadith with similar meanings, but I didn't find one with wording to this effect. The closest I found was: > ... No doubt, Fatima is a part of me, I hate to see her being troubled. By Allah, the daughter of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and the daughter of Allah's Enemy cannot be the wives of one man." So `Ali gave up that engagement. ... -- Sahih al-Bukhari 3729 (sunnah.com ) It doesn't convey the same meaning; the Prophet instead forbids Ali from marrying a second wife who is "Allah's Enemy".

In my opinion, chemotherapy harms the body and does more damage than benefit. It does little to improve you and rather ends up destroying your entire immune system, causing you to become further physically weak. Would it be permissible for one who holds this opinion to turn down chemotherapy, provided they have cancer?

It seems severing ties of kinship (family) is a serious issue. From Sunnah.com : > 'Abdullah ibn 'Awfa reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said > > > Mercy does not descend on a people when there is someone among them who severs ties of kinship and from Islam Basics : > The person who breaks the ties of kinship will never enter Paradise. Islam Q&A even quotes al-Ra’d 13:26: > And those who break the Covenant of Allaah, after its ratification, and sever that which Allaah has commanded to be joined (i.e., they sever the bond of kinship and are not good to their relatives), and work mischief in the land, on them is the curse (i.e., they will be far away from Allaah’s Mercy); And for them is the unhappy (evil) home (i.e., Hell). **Question**: Is it still wrong to sever ties of kinship in the case of an abusive relative? I'm thinking either physical or psychological abuse towards oneself or one's other family members (e.g. children). Would Allah be okay with severing contact with them? The Islam Q&A page continues: > A man said to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), “I have relatives with whom I try to keep in touch, but they cut me off. I treat them well, but they abuse me. I am patient and kind towards them, but they insult me.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “If you are as you say, then it is as if you are putting hot dust in their mouths. Allaah will continue to support you as long as you continue to do that.” (Reported by Muslim with commentary by al-Nawawi, 16/115). It's unclear to me what the Prophet means. It's also not quite addressing my question (although it does show Allah has some leniency), as this man is attempting to maintain ties of kinship, whereas I'm asking about severing ties of kinship as the result of abuse.

Ordinary, a wife is expected to obey her husband. However, she is forbidden to obey if her husband requests something forbidden (e.g. anal sex). However, there are matters which are doubtful, which we don't have a clear-cut halal/haram ruling about. Muslims are encouraged to leave doubtful matters, as per the Hadith: > The lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear, and between that are matters that are doubtful (not clear); many of the people do not know whether it is lawful or unlawful. So whoever leaves it to protect his religion and his honor, then he will be safe -- Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1205 [grade: sahih] I'm wondering what a wife should do in circumstances where her husband requests something doubtful. **Question**: Does a wife have to obey her husband in matters that are doubtful? ---- Possible examples of doubtful matters: 1. the husband requests a specific sexual act to be performed, but it's unclear if it's halal (perhaps something involving sex toys or almost-but-not-quite pornography); 2. the husband requests his wife to go out wearing clothes, where it's unclear if they adequately meet the requirements of hijab; 3. the husband insists she eats a certain dish (perhaps cooked by one of his relatives), but she's uncertain if the food is halal; 4. the husband distracts his wife from prayer until the exact last moment, when she has to perform it in a hurried fashion; 5. the husband requests his wife gets cosmetic surgery. I give these examples to illustrate the question, but I'm seeking a general answer, not limited to these specific cases.

Assalamou 'Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuh Did Ibn Taymiyyah say that Ibn Umar (radwiy Allahu anhu) is a Bidati? Some people said that he did say this, and sent me the following as proof: Please, can you clarify this matter? Jazaak Allahu Kahyr

In [this question](https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/38727/17702) the following hadith was referenced: > There should be neither harming (darar) nor reciprocating harm (dirar). [An-Nawawi](https://sunnah.com/nawawi40/32) This is referred to in fatawa about [forbidding smoking due to harm](https://islamqa.info/en/10922) , some [related to dangerous sports](https://islamqa.info/en/3895) , a [fatwa forbidding using the computer if it harms your eyes](https://islamqa.info/en/108657) , and numerous other issues. This brings up the question what tradeoffs exist, and how "bringing harm" is established. Obviously there are things that will clearly be classified as harmful, such as slitting your wrists, and things that will be harmless, such as eating a normal piece of bread. Some things will be in a grey area though. Riding your car is relatively safe and brings obvious benefits, but there are numerous deaths in car accidents. Free-climbing is comparatively dangerous, but lots of fun for many people - however "having fun" may not be a valid goal in sharia to offset the danger. Various sports have health benefits in some regards but can also be detrimental to one's health in other regards. Some behaviors are very weakly correlated with certain health detriments, for example certain eating habits lead to a very small increase in incidence rates for diseases, while other behaviors are more strongly correlated with harmful effects, such as smoking leading to a very marked increase in certain cancers and other diseases. These considerations bring up the questions: - "how strongly" does a behavior have to be correlated with harmful effects to become haram? I suppose in the end that's a matter a faqih has to weigh up to his own discretion, but are there any guidelines? - Do positive effects of an otherwise harmful behavior offset the harm to make the act halal? For example coal mining used to be and to an extent still is very dangerous, but there were great benefits for society to be had.

Among one of many testimonials of ex-Muslims, WikiIslam (reposting from FaithFreedom) lists how Andrea, a US convert to Islam, was prompted to leave Islam by a list of demands made by her husband. This is the list: > Here are my demands and you will follow them not because I demand them, but because Allah demands them. And Allah demands submission to the husband. > > 1. You will wear hijab at all times. > 2. You will not befriend Muslim girls without hijab, and you will absolutely not befriend Kafirs. > 3. When a male friend or colleague of mine enters the house, you will go to a separate room, and stay there until he leaves, unless you serve him food or drink. > 4. You will not work, even if I am not able to financially support you, you will be around Kafirs at work, and they will look at you lustfully and tempt you to do wrong. Women are weak, you are weak, and you will probably end up harassed by a Kafir. > 5. If you leave, even with friends, tell me where you are at all times, and whatever you buy you must show me once you return home > 6. I am allowed to beat you softly, but only under extreme circumstances, such as denying sex. > 7. If I want to get another wife, or two or three, it is my right, and Allah has recommended it, so if you were a good Muslim you will even help me search for a wife. However, if I do find one, you cannot object to me wanting to be a better Muslim. As far as I can tell, every one of these demands is halal; I seek to confirm this. **Question**: Are all of these demands by Andrea's husband legally acceptable? The husband seems within his rights to make these demands, and if the wife does not obey them, she could be labelled as "rebellious". Imam Shamsu ed-Deen Dhahabi , *Al-Kaba'ir* (translated) or *Major Sins* (pdf ) lists "A Wife's Rebellion Against Her Husband" as major sin number 47. Number 6 is an alarm bell for people who have experienced domestic violence. You learn to escape while you are still capable, before it escalates into something more serious. You put physical safety first, and ignore the social cost of your "friends" branding you irrational, rebellious, etc.

Can the Mahdi find out he is the mahdi by looking at the identification marks from the hadith or will he remain completely clueless till the time arrives?

In Islam it is believed that the Quran is “the word of Allah”, meaning that it is given to the prophet word-by-word by the angel Jibril and the prophet transfered it to whomever was around him at the moment. However, not every word that the prophet spoke was a revelation. Sometimes it is the prophet himself speaking and sometimes it is the revelation. How did people know that they heard the Quran when the prophet spoke? Did the prophet specifically stated before and/or after he spoke that it was a revelation?

This particular discussion really frustrates me. I recently got into the debates about the right group of Ahlus-Sunnah. Probably I will not repeat to research these discussions again. It is just frustrating to see Maturidis, Asharis and Atharis debating whether, who is Ahlus-Sunnah and who is Ahlul-Bidah (from an Aqeedah perspective). The question: Are there scholars, who affirmed that all those three groups (Atharis, Maturidis, Asharis) are Ahlus-Sunnah Wal Jamaah? (meaning in the technical definition, not in the meaning of being other than Shia) Additional thoughts: This debate really only creates division, if is debated under laymen. Also, if we exclude one of those groups, a large percentage of the Muslim Ummah will fall under the category of Ahlul Bidah out of nowhere in opposition to this Hadith: > And [it is reported] in al-Tirmidhi from Ibn ‘Abbas, he said: The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “The hand of Allah is with the Jama‘ah.” [It is] an uncommon hadith. So the majority of Muslims can’t be misguided in this issue. Everyone, who excludes one large group, must explain this particular point.

Looking at other's awrah is a sin. But specifically speaking, what is the level of intensity of this sin? What do the Qur'an and Hadith indicate about this matter? I saw somewhere that Rasulullah (S.A.W) said that the person looking at the awrah and the person showing the awrah, both are cursed. Is this a legitimate hadith? If there's any problem in my question please inform me. Thanks!

To the Shi’a, the Ahlul-Bayt of the Prophet (S) consist of the following individuals ONLY: • Fatimah al-Zahra (sa), • Imam ‘Ali (as), • Imam al-Hasan (as), • Imam al-Husayn (as), • Nine descendants of Imam al-Husayn (as) Reference : https://www.al-islam.org/shiite-encyclopedia-ahlul-bayt-dilp-team/who-are-ahlul-bayt-part-1 Question: why don't we have a single descendant of Hassan among the 12 imams

Is Torah (sharia'a of Jew) considered Din el Batel (دين البطل)?

Chapter/Surah: 26 Verse/Ayah: 87 وَلَا تُخْزِنِي يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ And corpus.quran.com says this verb is feminine. https://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=(26:87:2) So, is this source accurate?

Quran 33:59 >“ O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.” The ‘hijab’ should be to protect Muslim women but according to studies over 25% of women wearing hijabs on trains in America have been abused and there are countless stories of how women wearing hijab have been catcalled or sexually abused. My question is the hijab is supposed to protect women from any form of abuse but it doesn’t seem to so what is the difference between not wearing the hijab and wearing it if the hijab isn’t protecting women from abuse and that not wearing the hijab may actually reduce chances of getting abused like so and makes the environment more safe for a women?

Asalamualaikum, Firstly, I would like to say I am a Muslimah. A few months ago, I wasn’t very practicing. I was very eager to know what my future life is like. So I decided to contact a Hindu astrologer (prem jyotish). He explained that he somehow looks at planets to forecast my future. I don’t believe that people can tell future by looking at planets. Anyways, during Ramadan I was researching to know more about Islam. Then I found out that astrology is actually a MINOR SHIRK. I was so sad I started crying. I knew it was sin but didn’t know it was that big deal. I repented and recited the shahadah. Now here is the real problem. Every time I think about my future, I always have shaitaan whispering “remember that the astrologer said you will have lots of wealth by February”. And I am believing it 😭 😭 😭. You know why? Because many people on google reviews are saying his predictions are always accurate. I don’t wanna believe it as it is shirk. But how can I not believe in it when so many people are saying his predictions are always right? I know he cannot tell my future by looking at stars and planets. An Islamic source said he contacts jinns to forecast my future. Apparently jinns do have limited knowledge about our future but not all. Please help. Am I committing shirk?

My elder brother is an atheist and so much rude & cruel to us that sometimes he even beats my parents specially my mother is the victim! You can't imagine what he has done to my family. I don't want to mention these scenarios , just assume that a 25 years old strong healthy sound minded person (atheist) who have no fear of Allah and several times he had thrown away the Quran, tore it off and disgraced it! What else can he do to us? When I close my eyes and think about him I see nothing but extremely bad memories! we're the victim of his oppression since 2011-12! So my question is short & simple: **Is he still considered as my family member? *Do I have to keep the relation with him?***