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Is this Haram pls help?
Okay so, is it haram if I get 100,000 from someone and then buy gold with it and keep that gold for one year and then return back the 100,000 to the person with the profit I made? Is that profit I made halal?
Okay so, is it haram if I get 100,000 from someone and then buy gold with it and keep that gold for one year and then return back the 100,000 to the person with the profit I made? Is that profit I made halal?
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Is the illegitimate child attributed to the husband?
Is an illegitimate child attributed to the husband, even if the adultery of the wife is proven, and it is also proven the child is not the husband's, but *Li'aan* isn't done by the husband? Is this Hadith from Sahih Muslim implemented? > حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي ش...
Is an illegitimate child attributed to the husband, even if the adultery of the wife is proven, and it is also proven the child is not the husband's, but *Li'aan* isn't done by the husband? Is this Hadith from Sahih Muslim implemented?
> حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ . غَيْرَ أَنَّ مَعْمَرًا وَابْنَ عُيَيْنَةَ فِي حَدِيثِهِمَا " الْوَلَدُ لِلْفِرَاشِ " . وَلَمْ يَذْكُرَا " وَلِلْعَاهِرِ الْحَجَرُ "
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> *Sa'id ibn Mansur, Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah, and Amr al-Naqid narrated to us: Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah narrated to us: 'Abd ibn Humayd narrated to us: 'Abd al-Razzaq informed us: Ma'mar informed us, both of them on the authority of al-Zuhri, with this chain of transmission similar to it. However, Ma'mar and Ibn 'Uyaynah included in their hadith:* **"The child belongs to the bed." They did not mention, "And for the adulterer is the stone."**
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> - [Sahih Muslim 1457b](https://sunnah.com/muslim:1457b)
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Problems with praying Jumuah at non-muslim school
I go to a non-muslim school with barely any muslim boys there, and the majority of them do not take their religion seriously. The school did not allow me to leave at lunch to pray at the mosque. I go to the school prayer room every Friday to pray Jumuah, however, I find myself to be alone there and...
I go to a non-muslim school with barely any muslim boys there, and the majority of them do not take their religion seriously. The school did not allow me to leave at lunch to pray at the mosque. I go to the school prayer room every Friday to pray Jumuah, however, I find myself to be alone there and that none of the other boys have showed up. Due to this, I resort to praying Dhuhr.
Am I required to go around the school and find some boys every Friday and call them to pray with me? I tried this once with another boy, and he said he would come pray Jumuah with me next Friday, but he did not come.
Am I sinful in this situation? I don't know what to do.
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Did ulama actively oppose the caliphate's expansionism?
[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Muslim_conquests) has a decent overview over early conquests of the Islamic empire. The expansion seems to have been one of the most rapid in history. I'm not aware of any Muslim scholar who opposed the expansionism that was pursued by the caliphate, n...
[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Muslim_conquests) has a decent overview over early conquests of the Islamic empire. The expansion seems to have been one of the most rapid in history. I'm not aware of any Muslim scholar who opposed the expansionism that was pursued by the caliphate, neither that of the Rashidun, the Umayyads, or later caliphs.
However, as far as I can tell, the dominant trend on islam.se seems to be to claim or suggest that warfare in general is a purely defensive construct in Islam, see e.g. [here](https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1091/17702) or [here](https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/12766/17702) or [here](https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/33226/17702) . If that is correct, then the ulama likely opposed Islamic expansionism on doctrinal grounds, and no scholars would have condemned them as kuffar for doing so.
**Question:** if any, which ulama opposed Islamic expansionism, what were their arguments for doing so, and what was the reception of their ideas in among the other ulama?
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Could I be reunited in paradise with a woman whom I loved and she died before marriage?
I love someone more than i love myself and she did the same. She would even cut her fingers before someone else will see her nails except me, we were more dedicated than someone could imagine.So we were trying to get married as soon as possible. My family and we two were ready to get married but her...
I love someone more than i love myself and she did the same. She would even cut her fingers before someone else will see her nails except me, we were more dedicated than someone could imagine.So we were trying to get married as soon as possible. My family and we two were ready to get married but her family hasnt yet agreed and mentally tortured her. However, she died recently. The heart i have given to her, i cant give it to anybody else not even in hereafter or in my dreams.The immense love we had, cannot be described even if i write thousand pages. if i really remember the things of this dunya. And people do not forget these things. If we two go to jannah, can i not marry her there? Im decided not to get married again, i will rather slay myself than marriage. And she is the result of my dua of whole ramadhan. I could feel every bit of it. No way on earth that she isnt the result of my dua of every fasting day. And a single dua is accepted while fasting in ramadhan, theres a clear belief in islam. And i heard loved ones, especially someone couldnt marry because of death will be reunited in jannah. Can someone give me any proper hope? Im doing good deeds so that she and i, both go to jannah together and i decided to isale sawab a part of my sawab of my whole life. Cause she is not in jannah instead she herself was a piece of jannah, my soul. I can never decieve her, not in this dunya,nor in the afterlife. She have her life as a proof. I must prove it too. I know we did wrong but we didnt do anything bad. I kept it pure.kindly give me proper hope. I beg someone
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Why does this Hadith says camel shed tears out of sadness?
> It was narrated that "Abdullah bin Ja"far said: One day the > Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) seated me behind him on his mount, then he told > me something in secret that I will never tell to anyone. When he > relieved himself, what the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) liked best to > conceal himself with was a sma...
> It was narrated that "Abdullah bin Ja"far said: One day the
> Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) seated me behind him on his mount, then he told
> me something in secret that I will never tell to anyone. When he
> relieved himself, what the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) liked best to
> conceal himself with was a small hill or a cluster of date palms. One
> day he entered one of the gardens of the Ansar where he found a camel
> that came to him, **groaning with tears in its eyes.** - Bahz and
> "Affan said: When it saw the Prophet (ﷺ) it groaned with tears in its
> eyes. - The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stroked its back and behind its
> ears and it calmed down. He said: "Who is the owner of this camel?" A
> young man of the Ansar came and said: it belongs to me, O
> Messenger of Allah. He said: “Do you not fear Allah with regard to
> this animal that Allah has put in your possession? It is complaining
> to me that you keep it hungry and overburden it with work.”
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> Sahih (Darussalam) [ Muslim (342)] .
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> Musnad Ahmad 1745 Arabic/English book : Book 20, Hadith 1745
Also according to islamweb.net this Hadith is sahih
We know that animals don't shed tears out of sadness. Then why does this Hadith say it was shedding tears out of sadness?
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Ghusl for women with braids
It can be difficult for women to fully soak their hair while performing ghusl everyday / multiple times a day after marriage. I know there is a consensus that women with braids can pour 3 handfuls of water over their head while doing ghusl to wet the scalp fully but not the lengths. Does this apply...
It can be difficult for women to fully soak their hair while performing ghusl everyday / multiple times a day after marriage. I know there is a consensus that women with braids can pour 3 handfuls of water over their head while doing ghusl to wet the scalp fully but not the lengths. Does this apply only to women who wear braids all the time or also to women who braid their hair just prior to performing ghusl?
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If I mistakenly give a faulty tafsir translation, am I obliged to correct the mistake to those I told even if they are not believers?
I accidently gave a translation of a tafsir of a verse to a non muslim about 2 weeks ago. I believed it was OK at the time. Recently I found out that the translation was not 100% accurate. Nevertheless it did not contain any very haram our unislamic ideas. I gave this information to a non muslim who...
I accidently gave a translation of a tafsir of a verse to a non muslim about 2 weeks ago. I believed it was OK at the time. Recently I found out that the translation was not 100% accurate. Nevertheless it did not contain any very haram our unislamic ideas.
I gave this information to a non muslim who most likely is still non muslim so they won't have believed it.
Am I obliged to correct the mistake for them? I read somewhere that you are obliged to correct mistakes if you giving a false hadith to someone but my case may be different, I am unsure
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is this hadith authentic - how can i undestand the hadith?
**"....***As for the resemblance of the child to its parents: If a man has sexual intercourse with his wife and gets discharge first, the child will resemble the father, and if the woman gets discha***rge first, the child will resemble her. ...."** Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 3329 In-book reference...
**"....***As for the resemblance of the child to its parents: If a man has sexual intercourse with his wife and gets discharge first, the child will resemble the father, and if the woman gets discha***rge first, the child will resemble her. ...."**
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 3329
In-book reference : Book 60, Hadith 4
That would mean that if the man had an orgasm first, the child would resemble the man.
But that doesn't make sense, scientifically, it doesn't make any difference who comes first.
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Can I marry a girl without her guardian?
I'm in a haram relationship with a girl since 1 year and now we wanna make it halal but our parents won't accept because we are not enough aged for getting married. But we love each other so much and we can't live without each other and we got really close to each other. So now my question is can I...
I'm in a haram relationship with a girl since 1 year and now we wanna make it halal but our parents won't accept because we are not enough aged for getting married. But we love each other so much and we can't live without each other and we got really close to each other. So now my question is can I marry her without her guardian's permission if I can then I'll continue our relationship by making it halal and after getting enough aged we would got married fully from the families willing too. I really hope you would answer my question.
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Is the use of the word 'Nutfah' allegedly an error in Quran?
The alleged error is that the quran refers to that semen creates the embryo but it is the sperm cells and not the semen itself, 1 sperm cell + ovum = embryo not semen+ovum sense semen is a lot of spermcells How can this be explained ? The author of the Qur'an describes the formation of a human embry...
The alleged error is that the quran refers to that semen creates the embryo but it is the sperm cells and not the semen itself,
1 sperm cell + ovum = embryo not semen+ovum sense semen is a lot of spermcells
How can this be explained ?
The author of the Qur'an describes the formation of a human embryo from fluids emanating from the man (and possibly also of the woman). This reflects the contemporary, but incorrect, view that the embryo is initially formed out of semen stored in the womb. In fact, semen is the vehicle for the sperm cells, one of which fuses with a woman's ovum in her fallopian tube, and the resulting cell divides and travels back into the womb for implantation. While English translations mention a "drop of seed", or "drop of sperm", the Arabic word in question literally means a small amount of liquid, a euphemism for semen.
Movve Makaveli
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Why does 12:4 have two رَأَیتُs?
The 4th verse of Surah al-Yusuf has two verbs رَاَیتُ which means I saw: > اِذ قالَ یوسُفُ لِأَبیهِ یا اَبَتی إِنّی **رَأَیتُ** اَحَدَ عَشَرَ کَوکَبا وَالشَّمسَ وَالقَمَرَ **رَأَیتُ**هُم لی ساجِدین Translation: When Joseph told his father, oh my father! I just saw eleven stars and the Sun and the Mo...
The 4th verse of Surah al-Yusuf has two verbs رَاَیتُ which means I saw:
> اِذ قالَ یوسُفُ لِأَبیهِ یا اَبَتی إِنّی **رَأَیتُ** اَحَدَ عَشَرَ کَوکَبا وَالشَّمسَ وَالقَمَرَ **رَأَیتُ**هُم لی ساجِدین
Translation: When Joseph told his father, oh my father! I just saw eleven stars and the Sun and the Moon bowed down to me.
Why is there an excessive رَأَیتُ here?
Etack Sxchange
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Why is کوکب singular in 12:4?
We know that when we speak about more than one of a thing in Arabic we should pluralize the noun just like in English. For example, three houses (ثلاثة منازل instead of ثلاثة منزل). But in 12:4 (Surah al-Yusuf, verse 4) we have احد عشر کوکب instead of احد عشر کواکب: > اِذ قالَ یوسُفُ لِأبیهِ یا اَبَ...
We know that when we speak about more than one of a thing in Arabic we should pluralize the noun just like in English. For example, three houses (ثلاثة منازل instead of ثلاثة منزل).
But in 12:4 (Surah al-Yusuf, verse 4) we have احد عشر کوکب instead of احد عشر کواکب:
> اِذ قالَ یوسُفُ لِأبیهِ یا اَبَتی إنّی رَأیتُ اَحَدَ عَشَرَ کَوکَبا وَ الشَّمسَ وَ القَمَرَ رَأیتُهُم لی ساجِدین
Why does that not follow the rule?
Etack Sxchange
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What does Islam say about the burning of the Quran by non-Muslims in a state with freedom of speech?
In mainstream Islam, [Quran desecration][1] such as burning the Quran, is widely regarded as highly disrespectful and offensive, irrespective of the person's beliefs. This perspective suggests that such acts should not be permitted in any state. However, this view seems to conflict with the principl...
In mainstream Islam, Quran desecration such as burning the Quran, is widely regarded as highly disrespectful and offensive, irrespective of the person's beliefs. This perspective suggests that such acts should not be permitted in any state. However, this view seems to conflict with the principle of freedom of speech, as exemplified by the 2023 Quran desecration in Sweden .
**My question is whether there exists an established, possibly liberal, interpretation of Islam, particularly within fiqh or Islamic jurisprudence, that allows for the burning of the Quran by non-Muslims (e.g., atheists) within a state that protects freedom of speech. If such an interpretation exists, what reasoning does it provide to support this stance?**
I guess the answer may depend on whether the state is Islamic.
I am aware that in Sweden, during July 2023, nearly all heads of established mosques called for a total ban on Quran desecration . Nonetheless, I am interested in exploring whether Islamic legal thought encompasses varying viewpoints on this matter and how they reconcile it with the principle of freedom of speech.
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How many sahaba's are declared that they are going to heaven when they alive
I heard few sahaba's they got the ticket to heaven when they are in the earth: like **Umar R.A** and **Abubakar** 1. How many else got there?
I heard few sahaba's they got the ticket to heaven when they are in the earth: like **Umar R.A** and **Abubakar**
1. How many else got there?
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dealing with constant doubts
Assalamualaikum, I've been constantly experiencing was was in all aspects of worship (do not read if ur facing the same situation as I ended up mimicking other people's obsessive actions as well) whether it is my wudhu that I have to redo 3+ more time or doubting the purity of my clothes, my pronunc...
Assalamualaikum,
I've been constantly experiencing was was in all aspects of worship
(do not read if ur facing the same situation as I ended up mimicking other people's obsessive actions as well)
whether it is my wudhu that I have to redo 3+ more time or doubting the purity of my clothes, my pronunciation ect...
or if I released discharge during prayer (this one always turns out to be false so it easier for me to ignore it ) but there's also mainly if I did one or two sajda. For the later one recording myself praying and then checking made me realize that I've always performed it well everytime.
So can I not even second guess it even tho the doubt is strong and am I allowed to not repeat any Salah regardless of how doubtful am I at least until the waswas is gone? and will Allah hold me accountable for not acting upon anything until it gets better?
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Surah Al Hashr Ayah 19
> وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ نَسُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ فَأَنسَىٰهُمْ أَنفُسَهُمْ > ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْفَـٰسِقُونَ > > "And do not be like those who forgot Allah, so He made them forget > themselves. It is they who are ˹truly˺ rebellious." [Surah Al Hashr, > ayah:19] My question is what it means to "for...
> وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ نَسُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ فَأَنسَىٰهُمْ أَنفُسَهُمْ
> ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْفَـٰسِقُونَ
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> "And do not be like those who forgot Allah, so He made them forget
> themselves. It is they who are ˹truly˺ rebellious." [Surah Al Hashr,
> ayah:19]
My question is what it means to "forget oneself?" How does it manifest in our daily lives? Examples based on the world in 2025/signs of it, are preferable to make it easier to relate & to self-reflect to improve inshaAllah.
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Can the Imam give a reminder between the khutbah and Salah
Salam After the khutbah, but before we actually pray Salaah, the Imam gives a plea to us to donate to the masjid. Is this halal?
Salam
After the khutbah, but before we actually pray Salaah, the Imam gives a plea to us to donate to the masjid. Is this halal?
Max W
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Is one required to recoup funds donated to charity fraud?
If someone donates money to what seems like a charity but in fact— it turns out — is a scam— a front for a crime operation and they are ***confident*** the resources will go toward more crime are they required to recoup the funds donated to the criminal operation? Does the size of the sum matter? An...
If someone donates money to what seems like a charity but in fact— it turns out — is a scam— a front for a crime operation and they are ***confident*** the resources will go toward more crime are they required to recoup the funds donated to the criminal operation?
Does the size of the sum matter?
And what if more crime is known to have already been committed with part of the contribution but not all?
And what if one knows the 'authorities' who might deal with such crime to be impotent ... is one required to act personally?
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What is majlis (spiritual gathering) of Zikr
In [Sahih Muslim 2689][1], it is mentioned that: > Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying Allah has mobile > (squads) of angels, who have no other work (to attend to but) to > follow the assemblies of Dhikr and when they find such assemblies in > which there is Dhikr (of Allah) they sit...
In Sahih Muslim 2689 , it is mentioned that:
> Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying Allah has mobile
> (squads) of angels, who have no other work (to attend to but) to
> follow the assemblies of Dhikr and when they find such assemblies in
> which there is Dhikr (of Allah) they sit in them and some of them
> surround the others with their wings till the space between them and
> the sky of the world is fully covered, and when they disperse (after
> the assembly of Dhikr is adjourned) they go upward to the heaven and
> Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, asks them although He is best
> informed about them: Where have you come from? They say: We come from
> Thine servants upon the earth who had been glorifying Thee (reciting
> Subhan Allah), uttering Thine Greatness (saying Allah o-Akbar) and
> uttering Thine Oneness (La ilaha ill Allah) and praising Thee
> (uttering al-Hamdu Lillah) and begging of Thee. Be would say: What do
> they beg of Me? They would say: They beg of Thee the Paradise of
> Thine. He (God) would say: Have they seen My Paradise? They said: No,
> our Lord. He would say: (What it would be then) if they were to see
> Mine Paradise? They (the angels) said: They seek Thine protection. He
> (the Lord) would say: Against what do they seek protection of Mine?
> They (the angels) would say: Our Lord, from the Hell-Fire. He (the
> Lord) would say: Have they seen My Fire? They would say: No. He (the
> Lord) would say: What it would be if they were to see My Fire? They
> would say: They beg of Thee forgiveness. He would say: I grant pardon
> to them, and confer upon them what they ask for and grant them
> protection against which they seek protection. They (the angels) would
> again say: Our Lord, there is one amongst them such and such simple
> servant who happened to pass by (that assembly) and sat there along
> with them (who had been participating in that assembly). He (the Lord)
> would say: I also grant him pardon, for they are a people the
> seat-fellows of whom are in no way unfortunate.
The word used here is مَجَالِسَ الذِّكْرِ
It is mentioned in Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3510 :
> Anas bin Malik [may Allah be pleased with him] narrated that the
> Messenger of Allah said: “When you pass by the gardens of Paradise,
> them feast.” They said: “And what are the gardens of Paradise?” He
> said: “The circles of remembrance.”
The word used here is حِلَقُ الذِّكْرِ
In al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr 6039 it is mentioned that:
> Sahl ibn Hanzalah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and
> blessings be upon him, said, “No people sit together to remember Allah
> Almighty and stand to leave until a heavenly caller says to them:
> Stand and your sins are forgiven by Allah! Your bad deeds have been
> replaced with good deeds!”
The word used here is مَجْلِسًا يَذْكُرُونَ اللهَ
In bangla it is called জিকিরের মজলিস
In Is Group Dhikr Permissible? it is said that:
> Dhikr in general, if it involves raising the voice and reciting in
> unison, is a Bid`ah (innovation) that has been introduced into the
> religion and was not the practice of the righteous early generations.
My question is, how should we create a مَجَالِسَ الذِّكْرِ
* Is it like giving a khutbah, where one person speak and others listen. If so, then what should be the topic of the discussion.
* Is it a place where a group of people sit together and say subhanallah, alhamdulillah etc. and an imam coordinate it
Please let me know what is a مَجَالِسَ الذِّكْرِ and what to be done there and how?
* How do we sit? In circle or facing one direction.
* Do we need a coordinator? If so, then what should he (the coordinator) do?
Please give us some reference so that we know how to do it and get all these blessings.
Ahmad Ismail
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Oct 7, 2025, 07:57 PM
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