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If a known non Muslim in our city come to Masjid, are Muslims required to ask whether he converted to Islam or not?
Or can they just ignore him as long as he is doing what Muslims are doing in Masjid ? What if he do not mind responding to question whether he converted or not? Can Muslims allow him to pray ?
Or can they just ignore him as long as he is doing what Muslims are doing in Masjid ?
What if he do not mind responding to question whether he converted or not? Can Muslims allow him to pray ?
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Does Ibn Abbas believe sunset in murky spring is literally
in this Hadith it states Muhammad b. Abd al-A’la Al-San’ani Al-Basri (d.245) <– Marwan b. Muawiyah b. Al-Harith Al-Kufi (d.193) <– Warqa b. Umar b. Qulayb Al-Kufi (d.160) <– Sayd b. Jubayr Al-Kufi (45-95): ibn Abbas read this letter {In a muddy spring} and he said: Black mud that the sun sets in. Th...
in this Hadith it states
Muhammad b. Abd al-A’la Al-San’ani Al-Basri (d.245) <– Marwan b. Muawiyah b. Al-Harith Al-Kufi (d.193) <– Warqa b. Umar b. Qulayb Al-Kufi (d.160) <– Sayd b. Jubayr Al-Kufi (45-95): ibn Abbas read this letter {In a muddy spring} and he said: Black mud that the sun sets in.
This basically says that the sun literally sets in the black mud if this is true then it would be unscientific was Ibn Abbas the best of all tafseer and interpretation of the Quran.
Allah lover
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are drawing object show characters haram?
I know this is a bit of a weird question but is drawing objects with cartoony faces and limbs haram? I was planning to animate my own object show but I don't know whether is it forbidden or not. [![enter image description here][1]][1] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/i4Af4.png
I know this is a bit of a weird question but is drawing objects with cartoony faces and limbs haram? I was planning to animate my own object show but I don't know whether is it forbidden or not.
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Amount of Mahr fixed After wedding . Valid marriage?
Salam aleykum, I hope you are well. I had my religious marriage (after a civil marriage) with the imam of a mosque. My guardian and my two Muslim witnesses were there. The imam asked us if we had agreed on the dowry; we didn't know how to answer because my husband and I hadn't set an amount, but the...
Salam aleykum,
I hope you are well.
I had my religious marriage (after a civil marriage) with the imam of a mosque.
My guardian and my two Muslim witnesses were there.
The imam asked us if we had agreed on the dowry; we didn't know how to answer because my husband and I hadn't set an amount, but the imam continued with the ceremony.
The day before the wedding my husband asked me how much I wanted as a dowry, I told him we'd see on the day of the wedding but we didn't. Personally, I'm planning to ask for a dowry in the future.
Personally, I intend to ask for a simple dowry (according to his means) but my husband doesn't know (we haven't discussed it).
My question: Is the marriage valid even if we had no idea of the amount of the dowry while the imam was marrying us?
WE will fix ( me and my husband) the amount later.
Thank you for your help.
Salam aleykum
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Online database/Apis for Shia Hadiths
> Are there any APIs or Online database for shia hadith collections so > hadiths can be fetched and used? I can't find any thing :(
> Are there any APIs or Online database for shia hadith collections so
> hadiths can be fetched and used? I can't find any thing :(
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Some questions about the hadith of Umm Zara'!
Both al-Bukhari (in the Book of Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah) / [Chapter: To treat the family in a polite and kind manner][1]) and Muslim (in The Book of the Merits of the Companions / [Chapter: The Hadith Of Umm Zar][2]) have quoted this long hadith -here just a shortened version-: > 'A'isha reported...
Both al-Bukhari (in the Book of Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah) / Chapter: To treat the family in a polite and kind manner ) and Muslim (in The Book of the Merits of the Companions / Chapter: The Hadith Of Umm Zar ) have quoted this long hadith -here just a shortened version-:
> 'A'isha reported that (one day) there sat together eleven women making an explicit promise amongst themselves that they would conceal nothing about their spouses. **The first one said**:
My husband is a sort of the meat of a lean camel placed at the top of a hill ...**The second one said**: My husband (is so bad) that I am afraid I would not be able to describe ... . **The third one said**: My husband is a long-statured fellow (i. e. he lacks intelligence). .... **The fourth one said**: My husband is like the night of Tihama .... **The fifth one said**: My husband is (like) a leopard as he enters the house .... **The sixth one said**: So far as my husband is concerned, he eats so much that nothing is left back... . **The seventh one said**: My husband is heavy in spirit, having no brightness in him ... . **The eighth one said**: My husband is as sweet as the sweet-smelling plant .... **The ninth one said**: My husband is the master of a lofty building ... . **The tenth one said**: My husband is Malik .... **The eleventh one said**: My husband is Abu Zara'. How fine Abu Zara' is! He has suspended in my ears heavy ornaments and ... that my sinews and bones are covered with fat. So he made me happy. He found me among the shepherds living in the side of the mountain, and he made me the owner of the horses, camels and lands and heaps of grain and he finds no fault with me. ... . The mother of Abu Zara', how fine is the mother of Abu Zara'! Her bundles are heavily packed ... and the house quite spacious. So far as the son of Abu Zara' is concerned, his bed is as soft as a green palm-stick drawn forth from its bark .... So far as the daughter of Abu Zara' is concerned ... . As for the slave-girl of Abu Zara', how fine is she; .... One day Abu Zara' went out (of his house) when the milk was churned in the vessels, that he met a woman, having two children like leopards playing with her pomegranates under her vest. He divorced me (Umm Zara') and married that woman (whom Abu Zara') met on the way. I (Umm Zara') later on married another person ... he bestowed upon me many gifts ... and said: Umm Zara', make use of everything and send forth to your parents (but the fact) is that even if I combine all the gifts that he bestowed upon me, they stand no comparison to the least gift of Abu Zara'.
'A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to me: I am for you as Abu Zara' was for Umm Zara'.
Now I have a few questions about this hadith:
- The hadith seems like a story told by 'Aisha and the only real hadith-related words is the comment of our Prophet () "I am for you as Abu Zara' was for Umm Zara'", is this correct? Maybe one of the arguments to explain this is the language used which seems a bit more complex than in most ahadith.
- Is there any explanation or comment, why the hadith was arranged by al-Bukhari in a chapter about marriage and manners between spouses while Muslim arranged it in a chapter about the virtuous of the sahabah?
- What is the quintessence of this hadith?
- Why is it known as hadith Umm Zar'a while we don't even know the name of the 11th woman?
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DISOBEYING FATHER FOR NOT DOING HARAM JOB
Asslamualikum! I was a finance student back 2 years ago. You know that doing job in a bank is haram as it involves Interest so due to this reason my aim was to do a job in a company as they aren't indulge in interest. But my father wanted me to do a job in a bank as there was a reference. But I refu...
Asslamualikum!
I was a finance student back 2 years ago. You know that doing job in a bank is haram as it involves Interest so due to this reason my aim was to do a job in a company as they aren't indulge in interest. But my father wanted me to do a job in a bank as there was a reference. But I refused from day one due to above mentioned reasons. And got a job in a Cargo company as Data entry specialist. My father become unhappy as so my whole family.
Things become more worse when I discover my colleagues having poor and absurd mentality in the company. But still I was happy that I was doing a Halal job.
But after 3 months a rider and then my director sales harassed me. Due to which I got Bipolar mental disorder. And I have to be admitted in hospital for 10 days and left job eventually.
Now I want to ask you is that was a punishment from Allah not obeying my father as I haven't recovered yet. Whenever I find a new job (after that incident) I got fired after some months.
I used to listen that when you avoid haram things and do halal things Allah become happy but I am puzzled on the things happening around me. Please guide me for the sake of Allah I am completely hopeless.
Please reply me it would be a great help.
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What's the difference between shia-sunni Nikkah procedures?
ASO! I wanted to know the actual difference between shia and sunni nikkah procedures. I belong to a sunni family and getting married to a shia boy. We don't have any problems with the witness issue. In sunni's (living in Pakistan) nikkah is preformed in Urdu language which makes sense for me, but th...
ASO! I wanted to know the actual difference between shia and sunni nikkah procedures. I belong to a sunni family and getting married to a shia boy. We don't have any problems with the witness issue. In sunni's (living in Pakistan) nikkah is preformed in Urdu language which makes sense for me, but through my research, I found out that shia nikkah must be said in Arabic language (either by both girl or boy, or by any molvi/imam).
So my question is, if that's the case (shia nikkah has to be in Arabic), is there any authentic hadith or reference in Shia books or in Quran validating this point that **nikkah lines must be said in Arabic?** Why can't we just say the nikkah lines in Urdu, our native language?
I'd like to hear from Shia side and their reference from any Shia Imam or from Quran with the source.
Thank you!
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Does vaping invalidate salah?
Salam alaykum rahmutallah wabaraktuhu brothers and sisters! I have a very important question. Does smoking vapes invalidate salah or nullify your wudu? I know it's haram and I am quitting but I've heard that it invalidates your salah for 40 days and I'm afraid my salah won't be accepted during Ramad...
Salam alaykum rahmutallah wabaraktuhu brothers and sisters! I have a very important question. Does smoking vapes invalidate salah or nullify your wudu? I know it's haram and I am quitting but I've heard that it invalidates your salah for 40 days and I'm afraid my salah won't be accepted during Ramadan.
Shahed Ramadan
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Seeking judgement from taghut
I've been reading a piece of work that says that accepting the terms of service in most websites is kufr because they say they can bring you to non Muslim (taghut court's) so by pressing I accept on the terms of service you are agreeing to be judged by a taghut. I need someone to actually give me an...
I've been reading a piece of work that says that accepting the terms of service in most websites is kufr because they say they can bring you to non Muslim (taghut court's) so by pressing I accept on the terms of service you are agreeing to be judged by a taghut.
I need someone to actually give me answers from the Qur'an and sunnah and not they're own opinions. Also in it he says if theres a dispute with a Muslim in it a kafir cannot be the one who settles it because it is making them a wali which is kufr then he gives an example In soccer saying if they're is a Kaffir referee a Muslim cannot play because or he will be a kafir but if the ref is Muslim it is permissible.
Is this also true??? Iam very anxious about this
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What is the meaning of the division of the Quran into Surahs?
If I understand correctly, the Quran is held to be the words given to Mohammed by God over a series of visits from the angel Gabriel, which were then dictated to scribes and eventually written down. * Why is the Quran divided into the 114 surahs? * Does each surah represent a single revelation to Mo...
If I understand correctly, the Quran is held to be the words given to Mohammed by God over a series of visits from the angel Gabriel, which were then dictated to scribes and eventually written down.
* Why is the Quran divided into the 114 surahs?
* Does each surah represent a single revelation to Mohammed by God, that is, a single visit from the angel Gabriel, and the words of the surah are simply a direct transcription of what the angel Gabriel said?
* Or, is the organization into surah "man-made", something that came later?
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If I was 1-5 minutes late for ASR (or any other obligatory prayer) will make me a disbeliever?
I had 6 minutes before prayer, and I did wudu for the remaining time. I’m usually praying at home and I don’t have a Masjid anywhere nearby so I can hear it, but I do have the adhan on my Prayer Watch app, but I didn’t listen to it because by the time I finished my wudu, I had little time left and I...
I had 6 minutes before prayer, and I did wudu for the remaining time. I’m usually praying at home and I don’t have a Masjid anywhere nearby so I can hear it, but I do have the adhan on my Prayer Watch app, but I didn’t listen to it because by the time I finished my wudu, I had little time left and I rushed to pray. However I was late for the ASR prayer by 2 minutes, while NOT hearing the adhan, and I was wondering if my prayer counts, and do I become a kafir? (Disbeliever)
Also something to note: I suppose that I thought 6minutes or less was typically enough to do wudu but well of course I had my doubts so Allah knows the best if this counts as laziness or not
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Will the wife be questioned about her husbands sins?
I need to know whether I will be questioned about my husband’s sins. My husband does not pray namaz. He is a Muslim but does not believe in praying. I tried to make him understand that without namaz he will have a tough time in the afterlife, but he doesn’t believe me and says his belief in Allah is...
I need to know whether I will be questioned about my husband’s sins. My husband does not pray namaz. He is a Muslim but does not believe in praying. I tried to make him understand that without namaz he will have a tough time in the afterlife, but he doesn’t believe me and says his belief in Allah is and should be enough.
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Haram to fast last days of Shaban for a purpose?
Salam Aleikom. I accidentally fasted voluntarily on a sunday the last half of Shaban even though it's considered haram/makruh. Someone informed me of the hadith that you shall not fast unless you used to do it. I didn't found out it was sahih until iftar. There's also a hadith you cant fast solely o...
Salam Aleikom.
I accidentally fasted voluntarily on a sunday the last half of Shaban even though it's considered haram/makruh. Someone informed me of the hadith that you shall not fast unless you used to do it. I didn't found out it was sahih until iftar.
There's also a hadith you cant fast solely on a friday, saturday (Both hadith are considered authentic). And Sunday is the christians day.
I knew the later hadith before hand. Now do I have to not fast in the last half of Shaban because it's considered haram or continue the plan I had to fast Monday because I fasted Sunday alone? If this happens do we have to follow the hadith which says it's haram or go with the hadith that says fast another day after only fasting Friday/Saturday?
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If my mother breastfed my aunt once, would that turn her into my sister from rida'a? and their children become my mahrem or not?
asalamu'alaikom wa rahmatu allah wa baarakatu, I have a question that I couldn't find the answer. Let me explain. My mother breastfed my aunt when she was a baby. That makes her become my Rida'a sister ? . And if so, are her children my mahram or are they still my cousins? thank you for taking the t...
asalamu'alaikom wa rahmatu allah wa baarakatu,
I have a question that I couldn't find the answer. Let me explain. My mother breastfed my aunt when she was a baby. That makes her become my Rida'a sister ? . And if so, are her children my mahram or are they still my cousins?
thank you for taking the time to try to explain this topic baaraka allahu fikom.
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ILLEGAL VISA HARAM?
Salaam. I just wanted to ask, I am in UAE and not employed, (currently on tourist visa for more than a year, we renew it each month and its very expensive). I don't have a job, I have it in a bank, but I left it because of riba, so If I purchase a visa (which is illegal) through a company, where on...
Salaam.
I just wanted to ask, I am in UAE and not employed, (currently on tourist visa for more than a year, we renew it each month and its very expensive). I don't have a job, I have it in a bank, but I left it because of riba, so If I purchase a visa (which is illegal) through a company, where on paper they show to the government I am their employee, and transfer each month a certain amount as salary, but in between us, they will issue me an NOC so I can work anywhere and give that salary back to them each month. Such a setting, would be halal? Or would be classed as deception?
p.s this is very common, and often people to do it to live in uae easily and work wherever they want in a cheap way as compared to getting touritst visas. But I am concerned If am incurring sin or lie or deception with this. Technically I am their employee and hold a visa but I don't have to work ofcourse, this is only a setting for visa.
Striving Muslim
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What was Palestine called in the Quran?
Recently I was talking to a Jewish friend about which religion has more claim to Palestine. He was claiming that Jews do, since Jews come from Judea (an area in Palestine) and it was called this for a long time. I told him that there is proof that it was called Palestine for many thousands of years...
Recently I was talking to a Jewish friend about which religion has more claim to Palestine. He was claiming that Jews do, since Jews come from Judea (an area in Palestine) and it was called this for a long time. I told him that there is proof that it was called Palestine for many thousands of years and there is much proof.
But there is no mention of the name "Palestine" in the Qur'an. So I was wondering:
**What is the proper name for Palestine, in the Muslim tradition?**
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How the timing of death can be linked to wrongdoing of doctor?
We know in Islam, Allah has timed everything, from born, to how much will you earn and how ane when you die. When a doctor mistreat a patient or gave them a wrong medicine, they die or get so ill that there health won't be the same anyone. Is that written in his qadr? or someone who commit suicide e...
We know in Islam, Allah has timed everything, from born, to how much will you earn and how ane when you die. When a doctor mistreat a patient or gave them a wrong medicine, they die or get so ill that there health won't be the same anyone. Is that written in his qadr? or someone who commit suicide e.g someone who is doing well financially and then something happens in life and they commit suicide, all of these sudden instance or mistake causes person to die, so does mean it was there time and Allah has writthen for them to die in such a way?
Today while in hospital, I was given something that made my blood pressure drop so much that I was almost fainted and bright light was so much that I was looking in sun, but later I got ok, so that question is in my head as my mother in law died by hands of doctor too few years back, while I say it was qadr but my wife say it was mistake of doctor and she would have been alive if doctor took her seriously
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Can Muslims be enslaved by other Muslims?
Islam permits slavery but I haven't been able to find anything regarding keeping slaves who are Muslims. Considering a hypothetical scenario taking place during the early Islamic days where one Muslim nation goes to war with another Muslim nation and one of them comes out victorious. What would the...
Islam permits slavery but I haven't been able to find anything regarding keeping slaves who are Muslims.
Considering a hypothetical scenario taking place during the early Islamic days where one Muslim nation goes to war with another Muslim nation and one of them comes out victorious. What would the ruling be in context of Islamic Doctrine regarding taking war booty and slaves from the fallen Muslim nation?
Are there any ruling at all in Quran or Hadith?
Thank you.
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How can Muslim women become slaves?
How can Muslim women become slaves? I heard that it is allowed by Islam to have Muslim women as slaves. I feel this is not right at all, but I want to know for sure. How could that happen? ___ To make it more clear, I'm not asking about non-Muslim slaves that become Muslims after being made slaves,...
How can Muslim women become slaves?
I heard that it is allowed by Islam to have Muslim women as slaves. I feel this is not right at all, but I want to know for sure.
How could that happen?
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To make it more clear, I'm not asking about non-Muslim slaves that become Muslims after being made slaves, or being born to slaves inheriting the slave status.
I am asking about free believing Muslim women becoming enslaved.
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The options from the software are either to delete this question or to edit it.
But the software does not allow me to delete it, and editing it in a substantial way would make fool of all the answers and comments already given to the *original, unchanged* question.
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