Are you a hypocrite if you don't pray and if you backbite?

I have a very strange question according to what my title says. This was confusing me for a very long and it's unclear to me. I just kept myself away from researching about it. However, I came across a situation where one of my office colleague's who's a Muslim and his wife was using a sticker on her forehead (known as "Bindi ", if that's what its called). I didn't wanted to embarrass them asking such strange questions. In fact, I have very little knowledge regarding this. So, my question is; Does the Qur'an or hadith specifically mention about this sort of scenarios? If so, please provide me answers with references. (Image source: )

I live in canada. Traditionally ourfamily had very strong economics but in the past few years we have struggled. With 4 kids, a house morgage of 8k per month and living expenses of 6 to 7 thousand. Which we can not afford due to recently moving here and losing our business main source of income. Even after working nearly 12 hr per day the expenses have to be paid out of savings which has been used for years now due to being previously very well off.there is some gold jewllery but that is not investment it is just for wear. So to summarize do we have to pay zakat like if we are really struggling to make ends meet. We do not have generational wealth but like enough to last us for a bit of time to help stabalize.hope is to use it to later make a steady income stream. Have huge liabilities and have kids who are going to an age where they will have a lot of needs. Cant manage to spend time with them due to 12 to 15 hr work day. Thanks for your replies.

What is the punishment in this world for stealing from one's parents.

Salamun aleikum, I know that there were a meeting with God, before we were on this earth, testifying that only Allah is our God. My question is on this verse. > „They will say, "Our Lord, You made us lifeless twice and gave us life twice, and we have confessed our sins. So is there to an exit any way?"“ (Ghafir, Verse 11, Saheeh International) This verse says we died twice and were given life twice. So we died after this meeting, which I mentioned above, then our mother gave birth, so we are living, but we will die one day and at the end on the Day of Resseruction, we are raised again to life. It would be two and two. But before that meeting, were we not also raised to life, making it three „lifes“ and two „deaths“. Or is there no death between the meeting and our birth, but then it would be one „death“. It would be great, if someone clarifies. Thanks for answers.

Are stones superior for Istinja استنجاء? >حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَجْعَلْ فِي أَنْفِهِ ثُمَّ لِيَنْثُرْ، وَمَنِ اسْتَجْمَرَ فَلْيُوتِرْ، وَإِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْ نَوْمِهِ فَلْيَغْسِلْ يَدَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُدْخِلَهَا فِي وَضُوئِهِ، فَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لاَ يَدْرِي أَيْنَ بَاتَتْ يَدُهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ > > Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "If anyone of you performs ablution he should put water in his nose and then blow it out and whoever cleans his private parts with stones should do so with odd numbers. And whoever wakes up from his sleep should wash his hands before putting them in the water for ablution, because nobody knows where his hands were during sleep." Sahih al-Bukhari 162 https://sunnah.com/bukhari:162

What type of stones are best for Istinjaa استنجاء? Presumably they should be very very *very* slightly rough for traction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperity_(materials_science) ... but of course not too rough. Is there any Sunnah on the particular types, qualities, grades & cuts of the stones? Any records of a particular type and cut of stone being manufactured for istinjaa? Would stones from a riverbed suitable for skipping be ideal? (Germane: I studied metallurgical science in University, so the question is being asked from a Sunnah standpoint, an engineering standpoint, and an end-user standpoint.)

**Authentically Attributed Books from the Salaf: Mainly Authorship and Transmission** Assalamualaikum, The books attributed to the early generations (Sahabah, Tabi‘in, and Atba‘ al-Tabi‘in). Some of these works are well-documented as having been written or dictated by the authors. Imam Malik's Muwatta is widely accepted as a book that can be reliably traced back to him through a single narrator (yahya bin yahya), ensuring its authenticity as his direct work.I've heard similar things about Maghazi of Musa ibn ‘Uqbah, which is also considered a direct contribution of his but not sure if that's true, Allahuaalam. But for instance, discussions on this forum have pointed out that Tafseer Mujahid is not truly a written work of Mujahid himself but rather a collection compiled through many different narrators in its chain. This raises an important question about attribution: Can we call a book the work of a scholar if it is merely a collection of narrations attributed to him rather than something he compiled himself? If we were to compile all the ahadith that include Abu Huraira in the chain and label them as “**Abu Huraira’s book**”, that would be incorrect. This is because the role of an author like Imam Bukhari was not merely to collect narrations but also to arrange them purposefully—through chaptering, sequence selection, and the placement of opening and closing ahadith—beyond its raw content. **Other Authentically Written Books from the Salaf** This brings us to the central question: *What other books from the earliest generations of Islam(first 3), Tafseers, Seerahs, Ahadith Collections or other works can be confidently attributed to their authors?* If we consider Imam al-Shafi‘i as an Atba‘ al-Tabi‘in, we do have clearly documented books like Al-Risalah and Al-Umm, then ofcourse the Muwatta and Maghaazi or Ibn 'Uqbah. But beyond these, identifying works or similar writings from this period is challenging. For instance: Tafseer Ibn Jurayj – Is it a direct book authored by Ibn Jurayj himself, I have found it difficult to verify this. Tafseer Maqatil ibn Sulayman – Does an authentic version of this work exist, and was it actually written by him? Tafseer Sufyan al-Thawri – Can we confidently say this is his book, or is it another case of later transmission and compilation? The Virtues of Makkah (Sheikh Hasan Al Basri) - is it truly by him? **SUMMARIZED QUESTION** Are there any books from the Companions, the Tabi‘in, or the Atba‘ al-Tabi‘in that we can be certain were truly authored or dictated by them? If so, which ones? And in cases where authorship is disputed, how can we determine whether a work is genuinely their book or merely a later compilation of their statements? Looking forward to insights on this topic! JazakAllah

What are the Quran verses that directly or indirectly said Allah is infinite in all aspects? I translated the word "infinite" to Arab and I got لانهائي (lianihayiyi), لانهائي, لا نهاية, مطلق (mutlaq) and others and I cannot find the word in Quran.

I don't mean to bother you. I am not Muslim, but I have deep respect for your faith and work and study with Muslims on an almost daily basis. I have noticed that some of my Muslim friends do not eat certain foods. Can truly necessary medications--insulin, for example--be exempt from Muslim dietary rules? I know God would never want a person to actively harm or kill him- or herself without very, very good reasons. I have learned that people who are ill or very elderly are not expected to fast during Ramadan, and people are asked to go on the hajj only if they can afford it. My true interest is the core of Islam. As a Quaker, I believe any religion that leads a person to find the love and truth within and live it with all people has something precious from which I can learn and enrich my own faith. I was just curious about the dietary laws.

I am willing to accept the argument that one shouldn't trust the bible as it has been changed so many times. There are many inconsistencies in the bible, but what if we had the original bible? What if we had access to the original texts, would we still need the Qur'an? I mean Why debate when all we need to do is go to the source of the text.

Is it appropriate for a 21-year-old daughter to sleep in the same room as her parents, on a separate bed, while they engage in a physical relationship? Does Islam or any ethical perspective provide guidance on whether this situation is acceptable in terms of privacy, modesty, and family boundaries? Additionally, if other rooms are available but the daughter is afraid of sleeping alone in the light, what alternative solutions can be considered to address her fear while maintaining proper privacy and boundaries?

I have a instragram page so if i add logo of betting website/app and earn money from them then it will be haram or halal

As far as my limited understanding of Islam. A man should keep the balance between providing for his family (wife and children) while staying devoted to his Mother. My Mother once told me that a Son should be devoted and obey his mother no matter what. She gave me one example that "If a Mother asks his Son to get a divorce, then he should get a divorce, no questions asked". Although I am also aware that a divorce is the most hated permissible thing to Allah. So which one we should follow? Stay devoted and obey to the Mother to get a divorce, even though it will break a family and potentially break a child's future? Or stay committed to the marriage?

A long ago I read that according to Islam it's possible for Christian to be Christian and eat pig and drink wine while being in a status of d'ima (or something like that). Is that true, or it's forbidden also for non-Muslims according to Islam? N.b. This question may be practical in some Muslim countries. According to Islam, do they need to let Christians drink wine and eat pig or it's forbidden also for them if we are talking about sharia?

Assalamu Alaikum. I am a woman and I usually have discharges before my periods start. And occasionally its not related to my period as well. I read in some places that the discharge is pure. But again in some places it says u should not pray with impure (with discharge) clothes. So is it something like it is pure but makes the clothes impure or anything?

If one is traveling during maghrib or isha and arrives home after isha starts, is maghrib prayer still valid if you pray it at home? Or must we pray maghrib while traveling for it to be valid? **Clarification:** We can combine isha and maghrib while traveling. If we delay maghrib and arrive home during the time of isha, is maghrib prayer still valid?

> Then We made the sperm-drop into a clinging clot, and We made the clot into a lump [of flesh], and We made the lump, bones, and We covered the bones with flesh; then We developed him into another creation. So blessed is Allah, the best of creators. > Qur'an 23:14 In this verse Allah says "... and We made the lump, bones ...". But the lump doesn't totally convert to bones, only a part of it does. So isn't this wrong? Again some might answer this by giving this translation, "... and We made (from) the lump, bones ..." But the Arabic word 'من' is absent here. That means that Allah didn't say that, rather it was put there by the translator. How do you explain this matter? I might be wrong so please forgive me, I'm a human after all.

From what stage is it considered adultery with a married woman? I mean from the time she entered here man's house or from the time she agreed to be his wife and still didn't enter his house?

Assalamu alaikum, there is a hadith, sahih bukhari 3618 , that has been in my mind for a while. So here it is : > "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When Khosrau perishes, there will be no (more) Khosrau after him, and when Caesar perishes, there will be no more Caesar after him. By Him in Whose Hands Muhammad's life is, you will spend the treasures of both of them in Allah's Cause." So as you can see here the prophet Muhammad S.A.W prophecies that when the current khosrow (i.e persian king) perishes or dies, there will be no khosrow after him, this is true and actually happened as when Yazdegered III died during the islamic conquest of persia, there was no more persian kings after him and his dynasty was extinguished. Now in the rest of the hadith, the prophet says that when Caesar (i.e Roman emperor) dies, there will be no more Roman emperor after him. But, historically there were a multitude of Roman emperors after Heraclius (The Roman emperor during the time of the prophet p.b.u.h) up until 1453 at the fall of constantinople. How to understand this seeming difficulty? I kindly ask for your answers if you have a good explanation. Walaykum assalam.