Hitting the bare face of someone is considered to be haram based on the hadiths of the prophet (PBUH): > “When any one of you fights, **let him avoid (striking) the face**.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, al-Fath, 5/215). > > ‘**Stone her, but avoid the face.**’ (Narrated by Abu Dawood, 4/152) Of course, it is seen that Islam values and acknowledges the sanctity and nobleness of the face and hence forbids it from being struck. If one strikes to obliterate/ destroy the face, surely it transgresses the moral code of the face being valued and hence considered a sin. However, when it comes to say war or self-defence. Should this rule still stand? Of course, it is safe to assume that during self defense and war it's about life and death and one surely can't help but strike the face. What can we say of such a situation? If such a situation is approved as an exception to the ruling, then would it be forbidden to practise one's combat skills (for either self-defence or war) which includes punching the face? Given, for certain techniques to be applied in the streets and war, they need to be practised and pressure tested. In addition, to my question of whether striking the face is legal under certain situations. Could we argue that striking the face is halal, **in combat sports training**, as long as we make sure we don't harm our partner (i.e. wearing protective headgear and trading light punches)? I hope, someone out there can clarify my concerns regarding this topic. Jazzakallahu Khair

ok before starting I am good at science. so, I believe in existence **Allah** The creator of us because science doesn't always ends with dot it will ended as comma. Few weeks ago I was on bus and saw a man who pulling cart of load. It was pity site that he was full of sweet the load might be above 50 or 70 kg which used to pull by cow but he is pulling it all by himself. then a question appeared on my head. I heard Allah was kind hearted person than anyone then why..? me who doesn't work that much and always want help someone but i can't living a good life but why he doesn't deserve it. I started to doubt my own existence and it's aching my head till now. can someone tell me why this all

Recently I've been searching for a house online, of course I do not want to get involved in Riba Astagfir-Allah, so I started subscribing to all these "sale in execution" property auction websites, so I can see whether I could get some good deals. Anyways, I came across this one car they said you can buy it on "rent to buy". So I looked up "rent to buy" and according to this explanation on Forbes.com you pay a deposit / down payment on the property (car / home/etc) and the rent you pay each month includes rent plus a downpayment on the innitial price of the house, and the price does not fluctuate with the interest rate. Is it Halal to be involved in such a transaction? Please give a reason for your answer, Shukran.

It says in The Kuwaiti encylopedia that the purpose of slavery is to punish the disbelievers for not submitting to God. It also says that slavery is humiliation for the enslaved person. Please see: - https://shamela.ws/book/11430/13765#p1 - https://shamela.ws/book/11430/13763#p1 If this is the purpose of slavery, to humiliate those who do not submit to God, then why does Islam allow a muslim to be a slave? - For example a non muslim slave may convert to Islam, but from what I understand it is still not a leal obligation to free him/her; or a woman can give birth to a slave child who can be raised as a muslim slave. There is a hadith that a fellow muslim cannot be mistreated, so I am asking for clarification.

Salam, I have been missing jummmahs for about 3 weeks now. My mother doesnt allow me as I am in 10th grade(10th grade is a pretty serious grade in India). She says it is not fard to go to jummah prayer. But I have heard somewhere that 2 jummahs can only be missed consequently. Please share me some scholarly insight on this matter as the following day is friday in India.

This has been bugging for like a lot lately. back in the day, I mean 14 centuries ago, there were no clocks, etc, people would simply look at the sky and if they felt it was morning or noon or what ever, would say their prayers. But now a days, for example when fasting or breaking ones fast! we are meticulous about the seconds! and check if the time with extreme measures to see if its time or not!! IMHO this is too much! and we shouldnt realy care this much about time! Why do we care so much and since when has this been like this ? Update: Thanks everyone, some indicated some methods to get a better idea of time, but even with everything you say, looking at shadows, etc, you get a **relative time period** and nothing remotely close to precise timing with a clock down to minutes, and even seconds. More over, at nights(and dawn etc), there was no means to know what time it was, as it is also noted in Quran in one of verses. My point is, it obviously was never a big deal or important matter. The relativeness of time was always intended, since, if God wanted precise timing he would command his messenger to create a clock for his followers! so when he didn't, he must have never intended precise timing!

I was having discussion over roles of wives and someone told me that Hazrat Khadija was successful business women but she use to work from home, because Allah has said for women to stay within bounds of the house, is it true that she use to run her business from home?

This is my first question here. I am a non-muslim. I have a few muslim friends, and I think I have a good track record as a tolerant/accepting person. I have been fascinated by Islam (I have read a couple of books about Islam written by a United States right-wing leaning intellectual). Veils/burqa make me uncomfortable as a male (summers in my region touch 50 degrees celsius). Islam also allows polygamy, which I think puts women at a disadvantage (IMO). I feel like ***(a significant number of?)*** muslim majority countries are poor (Pakistan/Afghanistan/Iraq). Could there be connection between countries' prosperity and their attitude towards women? How do muslims feel about western attitude about feminism?

My parents have put money in a child's saving account for me, but obviously I don't have access to yet until I turn 18 years old. So should I count it among my wealth. I'm worried about this since if I include the money it fulfills the Nisab and makes Zakat obligatory upon me, and it would have been for a few years.

In Sahih Bukhari,in the 3rd Book (كتاب العلم) in Chapter 39. (The writing of knowledge (باب كِتَابَةِ الْعِلْمِ), 111th Hadith states the following: > Abu Juhaifa said, "I asked Ali, 'Have you got any book (which has been revealed to the Prophet (ﷺ) apart from the Qur'an)?' Ali replied, 'No, except Allah's Book or the power of understanding which has been bestowed (by Allah) upon a Muslim or what is (written) in this sheet of paper (with me).' Abu Juhaifa said, "I asked, 'What is (written) in this sheet of paper?' `Ali replied, it deals with The Diyya (compensation (blood money) paid by the killer to the relatives of the victim), the ransom for the releasing of the captives from the hands of the enemies, and the law that no Muslim should be killed in Qisas (equality in punishment) for the killing of (a disbeliever). > > حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعَلِيٍّ هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ كِتَابٌ قَالَ لاَ، إِلاَّ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ، أَوْ فَهْمٌ أُعْطِيَهُ رَجُلٌ مُسْلِمٌ، أَوْ مَا فِي هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةِ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَمَا فِي هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةِ قَالَ الْعَقْلُ، وَفَكَاكُ الأَسِيرِ، وَلاَ يُقْتَلُ مُسْلِمٌ بِكَافِرٍ‏.‏ *"No, except Allah's Book"*. Does that mean the only revelation was the Quran and the Sunnah is not a revelation just the practical understanding of the Quran? Would not this information change the concept how we classify which Hadith is Sahih which is not?

Sunnah fajr= 4 rakat. 2 rakat fard+ 2 rakat sunnah. Sunnah Zuhr= 10 rakat. 4 rakat sunnah and fard+ 2 final sunnah. Sunnah Asr= 8 rakat. 4 rakat sunnah and fard. Sunnah Maghirb= 5 rakat. 3 rakat fard+ 2 rakat sunnah. Sunnah Isha= 10 rakat. 4 rakat sunnah and fard+ 2 final sunnah. This is what I have done. But when I go on deeper research this is the correct sunnah. >Narrated Umm Habibah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone keeps on praying regularly four rak'ahs before and four after the noon prayer, he will not enter the Hell-fire. > >Abu Dawud said: Al-'Ala' bin Al-Harith and Sulaiman bin Musa reported it from Makhul with his chain, similarly. (Sunan abi Dawud ) So does it mean I need to do... 4 rakat sunnah, 4 rakat fard and 4 rakat sunnah 3 times 4 rakat Altogether is 12 rakat zuhr, but 8 rakat sunnah rakat. Moreover I have heard when someone pray 12 rakat Allah will give house in Jannah, so does it mean I need to pray exactly 12 rakat sunnah or it can be more 12 rakat. So my point on zuhr should i do 4 rakat sunnah+ 4 rakat fard+ 4 rakat sunnah or 2 rakat. I want to clear the misconception about sunnah rakat.

Assalaamu Alaikkum.., I'm Fathima mother of two kids and 7 months pregnant. I'm suffering with waswas problem regarding najasa.. It often comes and goes... last few days I'm having severe waswas problem with 2 issues. I use to travel vacation to my home country and some other countries as well... when I travel Sometimes, airport dogs come close to my baggage and I feel their tongue touches my bags and I feel always my bags are unclean... so I try as much as I can not to touch anything with wet objects with my bags.. But, others don't do like that. Once My relative kept my praying mat on that bag and I'm not sure whether the musallaa wet or not... this happened a few months ago and even if I keep thinking I should not fall in to shaythan's whispering and I used the same mat to pray till I go to my country for 2 months vacation. But, when I come back I feel again this mat is dirty, I should wash it... some time I feel no it's not.. If I wash this will continue... last few days I'm praying on it... but my mind is always doubt in it... this is one issue.. another issue is I took one cloth in my bag with other cloths ( all were dry) but, when I take them all out, they were cool due to travel.. Now I feel my other clothes also become najis... I'm not sure with which cloths I kept that dirty cloth.. Last few days this 2 issues are making me mad... I'm full disturbed... I keep on asking dua from ALLAAH... Still my mind is heavy and always feeling that all are unclean.. I couldn't sleep properly.. I worry about my baby... Please give me a remedy.. It might look silly... But, I don't know what to do... I'm afraid something will happen to me.. My husband always say just leave it. I'm also trying. But, I couldn't do it... Should I see a doctor? I want to know, will najis transmit from one to another even if it little wet? Jazakallaah....

The title is only really one half of the question, as what I'm really unsure about is the fact that the majority of slaves throughout the Islamic slave trade were bought and not acquired through war. I would be under the assumption that with how much the prophet ﷺ abhorred capturing free folk and kidnapping them, that it would be prohibited in turn to purchase slaves from foreign bodies which they had acquired via the very kidnapping which was not forbidden for them. > Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah says, 'I will be against three persons on the Day of Resurrection: -1. One who makes a covenant in My Name, but he proves treacherous. -2. One who sells a free person (as a slave) and eats the price, -3. And one who employs a laborer and gets the full work done by him but does not pay him his wages.' " Sahih al-Bukhari 2227 https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2227 Yet that leads to another problem in which how could it then be possible for any of the slaves acquired by non-muslim forces to be permissable in that sense as they have not acquired them from a holy war, nor have they had to follow any of the islamic principles. The reason why I say it's only one half is because I'm also wondering what the actual stipulations are for Muslims to capture slaves. I keep seeing contradicting answers on this site or it just being incompletely explained elsewhere, but is the acquisition of slaves only the combatants and non combatants who were present at the battle or does it include the cities of conquest? Because even if a minority of slaves historically were gained from Muslim conquest, there's no way so many women would be present in the battle fields throughout history for Muslims to have such a large ratio of female slaves and concubines. As such I'd be led to believe that POWs included the common folk of cities under siege and conquest by the Muslims as well, but is it so? And finally, sorry for adding an emotional response rather than rational one at the end, but is it not unfair that in the case that we could trade and buy slaves from non Muslims regardless of how they were acquired, or rather the fact that they ended up slaves for reasons unrelated to being against the Muslims in any way shape or form? They were not fighting the Muslims, they were not complicit in anything, in the case of kidnapping they had been guilty of absolutely nothing. > Shaykh al-Shanqiti (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “The reason for slavery is kufr and fighting against Allah and His Messenger. When Allah enables the Muslim mujahidin who are offering their souls and their wealth, and fighting with all their strength and with what Allah has given them to make the word of Allah supreme over the kuffar, then He makes them their property by means of slavery unless the ruler chooses to free them for nothing or for a ransom, if that serves the interests of the Muslims.” (Adwa al-Bayan, 3/387) Of course this builds upon the idea that my first supposition is true though lol.

Asslamalikum Alhamdulillah i am a Muslim and I live in India. all Of a sudden I fall in love with my girl best friend who is a non Muslim (Hindu) and because of differeces of cast we cant unite. I love her so much but since Muslims can't marry a women until she believes so I can't have her as my wife. So my question is WOULD WE ABLE TO MEET THE NON MUSLIM ONES IN PARADISE AS I LOVE HER VERY MUCH BUT I CANT BE WITH HER IN THIS WORLDY LIFE. I am very depressed these days and I have turned my self to Allah the creator and but I can't find the solution to it. SINCE ALLAH SAID I WILL GRANT EVERYTHING TO MY SERVANTS IN PARADISE SO WILL HE GRANT ME THE PERSON WHOM I LOVE IN PARADISE?

It seems that verses 34-36 of the surah Ash-Shu'ara (26) are not compatible with verses 109-111 from the surah Al-A'raf (7). In 26, Pharaoh says so. In 7, the great leaders say so. What is the explanation here?

Qur'an 5:5 permits Muslim men to marry chaste women of the book. However, according to IslamWeb, there is an exception: a Muslim man may not marry a woman who is an ex-Muslim (a.k.a., an apostate). They quote: > Ibn Qudaamah said: “It is prohibited to marry an apostate woman, no matter what religion she adopts; because it is not proved for her the ruling of the people of the religion to which she converted by one's approval of her doing so. Based on this, it is not lawful for him to marry her with greater reason.” [Al-Mughni 7/131] > IslamWeb The English in this translation is not clear, so I'm not sure what "it is not proved for her the ruling of the people of the religion to which she converted by one's approval of her doing so" actually means. This leads me to my question: **Question**: What evidence is there that a Muslim man can not marry a chaste woman of the book if she is an ex-Muslim? I think IslamWeb refers to Ibn Qudamah on Wikipedia, who was around hundreds of years after the Prophet. If this is correct, what IslamWeb presents is just one scholar's opinion. However, it's possible this scholar had other justifications for making this ruling.

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. Alhamdulillahi rabbil-'alamin. Was-Salatu was-Salam 'ala Sayyidina wa Azimina, Wa Habibi Qulubina wa Shafii Nufusina, Abul Qasim Muhammad. Wa 'ala Ahli Bayti tayyibina tahireen. ---------- According to a Shia scholar Imam Mahdi, before he went into Ghaiba, had said "Kitab Al-Kafi is enough for our Shia". I heard it from a video in YouTube without the source being mentioned. So the question is, **In which source does Imam Mahdi say "Kitab Al-Kafi is enough for our Shia"?**

I learned from a previous fatwa that if you are a student and are not financially able to get married, you can still get married and both live with their parents until he is financially stable. My question is whether all rights and obligations of the spouses continue to exist during this time or whether this circumstance changes anything. Specifically, I am asking whether the husband has the right over his wife to have intercourse with her during this time. If not, please provide proof.

Did Prophets before Prophet Muhammed sws do wudhu and if they did do we have evidence proof?

## Forcing slaves to prostitution It is mentioned in this hadith ; > Jabir reported that 'Abdullah b. Ubayy b. Salul used to say to his slavegirl: **Go and fetch something for us by committing prostitution.** Then the verse 24:33 was reveled: > ... **لَا تُكْرِهُوا فَتَيَاتِكُمْ عَلَى الْبِغَاءِ إِنْ أَرَدْنَ تَحَصُّنًا** لِّتَبْتَغُوا عَرَضَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ... > And do not compel your slave girls to prostitution, **if they desire chastity**, to seek [thereby] the temporary interests of worldly life So, according to this verse, it seems that it says you shouldn't **force** the slave women **if they want to desire chastity**. But that opens up the possibility: if they ain't desiring chastity, it is possible to tell your slave girls to do prostitution without force. Or am I misunderstanding it? Baydawi says in his tafsir: > تعففاً شرط للإِكراه فإنه لا يوجد دونه، **وإن جعل شرطاً للنهي لم يلزم من عدمه** جواز الإِكراه لجواز أن يكون ارتفاع النهي بامتناع المنهي عنه، وإيثار إن على إذا لأن إرادة التحصن من الإِماء كالشاذ النادر ## Was slave prostitution allowed? ---------- P.S: *This question was a bit broad so I removed a lot and created another [question](https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/40850/15201) with that which I removed.*