I thought that Islam gave women the right to divorce but this answer on an Islamic website is saying that women can not. It says that if they wanted to they would have to make a request and take their husband’s permission but they can’t actually divorce themselves. I may be misunderstanding this, can someone please explain? https://www.google.com/amp/s/islamqa.info/amp/en/answers/186325

I am asking merely out of curiousity. The name "Aravind" is from the Sanskrit *aravindam*, which means "lotus." While the word merely indicates the flower, the word is often used as an adjective in Hindu literature to refer to Hindu deities. (e.g., *aravindakshan*, the lotus-eyed;) Is "Aravind" an allowed name for a Muslim?

In what way should I pray since I am a new Muslim and I am not good at performing salah nor can I recite any surahs from the Quran properly? And I don't know anyone who is Muslim that would be willing to help me and teach me. My parents are not Muslim, they are Christian and they would be extremely angry with me if they found out I was practicing Islam. They think Islam is a bad religion and say that it is a “cult” They would never take me to a mosque. So at home I have to practice Islam secretly. I can’t drive yet and I don’t know anyone who is Muslim since I live in the USA. What should I do with prayer?

I broke an oath that I have made. So I went forward to feed 10 poor persons. So I fed 5 poor persons approximately a month ago and want to feed 5 more this month. Is this acceptable or do I have to feed 10 poor persons in one day?

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته ...Or can it be... **a) spread out over 10 consecutive days?** Example: feed 1 poor person today, then another one tomorrow, then 2 the next day...and so on until 10 are fed. **b) spread out over 10 "non-consecutive" days?** Example: feed 1 poor person today, then another one "the day after tomorrow", then 2 the next day, then 1 two days later...and so on until 10 are fed within, let's say, 1 month. Please provide the source for your answer! Jazak Allah khair!

Aoa Can anyone please provide me some dhikrs that can get me hasanah any dhikr or any dhikr that can erase sins..MAJOR OR MINOR are there any hadiths?..Jazak Allah

One day l was praying salat bad thoughts came to me. Somehow didn't repelled them. And l started to think about the by myself. And l have a question a we accountable for what l say in my mind. I think I said something bad in my mind but l don't know if l moved my tongue or lips Please help l feel so sad and guilty l already ask allah for forgiveness and said the Sahada again the thing this happens over and over again . I still pray salat. Is my salat accepted and am l still muslim. I NEed to know if l committed or if talking to myself about bad thoughts doesn't impact me. And will allah punish me.

When we check the hadith literature we may find out that commentators in first place focussed on the two sahihs and al-Muwatta' for which one may find much more than ten known (or famous and printed) commentaries, when we move to the so called sunan-books (sunan ibn Majah, abi Dawood, an-Nasa'i) and Jami' at-Tirmdhi we may find less commentaries (explaining in first place the meaning of the hadith content and maybe addressing it's chain etc.) and often the commentators rely on comments of either the sahihs or al-Muwatta'. However I think that one of both sunan books of an-Nasa'i we find out that the book which was (more?) commented is rather his as-Sunan as-Sughra (the small sunnan) than as-Sunnan al-Kubra (the big sunnan). Of course many efforts and books have surely disappeared or have not yet been printed! So we may miss a lot of the efforts of early scholars. My question is are there any known commentaries on other books - not single ahadith from one of these books or different sources--(Examples to make a kind of focus) like: - Musnad Ahmad. - Musnad ad-Darimi which would complete the 9 sunnan books (minimum requirement) and - At-Tabarnis three encyclopaedias (al-Majma' as-Saghir, al-Majma' al-Awsat, al-Majma' al-Kabir) - Musnad al-Bazzar. - al-Mustadrak of al-Hakim - as-Sunan al-Kubra of al-Bayhaqi - Musanaf ibn Abi Shaibah - Musanaf 'Abdurrazzaq which might also be rather known. There of course much more books which are more or less known like the musnad's of a-Shafi'i, abu Hanifa many books of ibn abi Donya and ibn al-Mubarak. If there are not it would be nice if you could provide an explanation why this is the case? To clarify even more because the amount of half answers of @Harun gets more and more lengthy: What I'm not looking for are books: - like Mashariq al-Anwar of Qadi 'Iyad which is a commentary on specific arguable ahadith from al-Muwatta' and the two Sahihs (because it is not a commenatry on one single book). - Commentaries on "Ahadith compilations from other books": Like The 40 Ahadith or Riyadh as-Saliheen of imam an-Nawawi or at_Targheeb wa at-Tarheeb of imam al-Mundiri and similar books. (Because these books refer to earlier sources and I want commenatries on original hadith sources). To give the other case more of a focus: An answer would be satisfactory if you could at least provide some titles commentaries (more on the content) of Musnad Ahmad and Sunan ad-Darimi anything else would be a bonus.

So let me say this right of the bat, I by no means am referring to myself as an equivalent to Allah I never have and never will. I view Allah as an omnipotent being one who can do anything he wills with no correlation to what is logically possible and what is not. I use the term God differently. For me it means someone who can do anything they want, someone who believes in their own confidence, and one who is independent and able to manifest their goals with work. I use it to refer to myself to motivate myself. I by no means am asking for others to call me a god, infact I do not want them to, I use this to inspire myself and motivate me. Because I dissociate my definition of God from Allah would this be permissible.

I am working as a Software Developer in an IT firm. There business is a subscription-based Internet TV service offering Asian movies, TV shows and music videos. I am developing Softwares for that company. Is it halal for me to work there? If not should i quit the job right away or should I search for new job while working in the company? Similarly, what about my wages that I earned until now?

Can someone please find the authenticity of this reference or contextualize it: > Once there was an altercation between the Prophet and Ayesha when they > found Abu Bakr as judge. Ayesha said to the Prophet: ‘**You speak but** > **don’t speak except truth’**. At once Abu Bakr gave her such a slap that > blood began to ooze out from her mouth. Then he said: ‘O enemy, will > he speak the truth?’”. > > Ihya Ulum-id-din by Imam Ghazzali, Volume 2 page 36, Chapter “The > secrets of marriage” – English translation by Maulana Fazlul Karim.

I am having trouble understanding this following verse. **Quran 9:5** > But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); but if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practise regular charity, then open the way for them: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. Is it really saying that holy war is encouraged by Quran? My friend tells me it is just a bad translation. Can anyone deeper explain what it means, if you speak Arabic. Disclaimer: I am not from a religious family nor have I been taught about Islam properly, I just recently picked up Quran to explore it on my own.

Bismillah. Alhamdulillahi rabbil-'alamin was-Salatu was-Salam 'ala Sayyidil-Mursalin wa 'ala 'Alihi wa Sahbihi Ajma'in. ---------- Sahih al-Bukhari 443: > **Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:** > > I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) in the mosque (the sub-narrator Mas'ar > thought that Jabir had said, "In the forenoon.") He ordered me to pray > two rak`at. **He owed me some money and he repaid it to me and gave > more than what was due to me**. I can't understand this hadith because repaying debt with surplus is Riba in Islam. Nauthu billah, I am not accusing the Prophet (ﷺ) of sin but could someone explain what is happening? ---------- **Edit:** What is troubling me are following hadiths Sunan an-Nasa'i 4559: > **Abu Hurairah said:** > > The Messenger of Allah said: "Dates for dates, wheat for wheat, barley > for barley, salt for salt, exchanged hand to hand. **Whoever gives > more** or takes more has engaged in Riba unless they are of different > types." Sahih Muslim 1584e: > **Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:** > > Gold is to be paid for by gold, silver by silver, wheat by wheat, > barley by barley, dates by dates, salt by salt, like by like, payment > being made hand to hand. **He who made an addition to it**, or asked for > an addition, in fact dealt in usury. The receiver and the giver are > equally guilty. Sahih Muslim 1588a: > **Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:** > > Dates are to be paid for by dates, wheat by wheat, barley by barley, > salt by salt, like for like, payment being made on the spot. **He who > made an addition** or demanded an addition, in fact, dealt in usury > except in case where their classes differ. Sunan an-Nasa'i 4564: > **It was narrated that 'Ubadah bin As-Samit said:** > > The messenger of Allah said: 'Gold for gold, of equal measure; silver > for silver, of equal measure; salt for salt, dates for dates wheat for > wheat, barley for barley, like for like. **Whoever gives more** or > takes more has engaged in Riba.' (Sahih) The wording is that of > Muhammad Yaqub did not mention - "Wheat for wheat".

We (muslims) always say that a muslim will enter Jannah if he has done good deeds and worshipped no one but Allah. Even if a muslims is condemned to Jannaham will eventually enter paradise for being a muslim. How does this go for the jews and Christians? Even though they do not believe in muhammad, they did believe in other major prophets & the books. Do they really need to be a muslim and believe in Muhammad in order to enter Jannah? Will they burn in hell forever or will they enter Jannah too if they have done good deeds? Or is it for a certain amount of time?

My parent gives me the name "Malikul Mulki". I just know that Malikul Amlak is a forbidden name in Islam. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The most disgraceful man near Allah is a man who calls himself (or likes others to call him) Malikul-Amlak (i.e., king of kings)." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. Does anybody know that my name is the same meaning as it? or I allow to use it? Thank you.

My question is whether all ajnabis are ajnabis ? This might seem confusing . So here's an example - I went to my friend's house and he has a daughter of about 7 years of age who has obviously no yet become baligh / attained puberty.She is obviously not mahram to me . Is it a sin if I pat her head ? Is she Ajnabi when she isn't a woman technically ?

Assalamualaikum , If someone reads books , novels or watches anime's , shows , web series , tv serial etc which have elements of kufr or shirk in their name or in the name of a certain episode/volume will the person become a kafir or a mushrik by reading or watching them?

I am a college student. I have to take a class during maghrib time and there's no possible way to do it before or after. Would it be okay to combine it with Isha?

Assalamualaikum I know it is haram to prank anyone my question is is it allowed to see prank videos in youtube just for entertainment purpose Thanks

Salam i want to ask a question. I have been doing masturbation for 7 months and now i have left it Alhumdulilah and Alhumdulilah i also did tawbah and promised Allah i will never do that sin and and will leave it..but i just sometimes feel that i may not be forgiven because i heard that it turns your hands pregnant in the afrerlife please tell me is there any hadith that says that this will happen? And i am not even 16 and i got super scared after i heard this and that's why i sometimes think i am not worthy of forgiveness please i do not want this punishment in the afterlife please tell me will Allah forgive me? I prayed Salat al tawbah and promised never to return to it will Allah forgive?