When in Quran 24:43 it says >“And he sends down from the sky, mountains [of clouds] within which is hail, and He strikes with it whom He wills and averts it from whom He wills.” What does it mean “and he sends down from the sky” since these clouds are in the sky and not sent down? Could it mean that he doesn’t literally send it down from the sky but rather brings it closer to us as rain clouds are brought closer to us when it rains. But don’t these mountains of clouds have to already exist to be sent down to us? Someone please clear this up, Jazakallah Khair.

Not sure if this source is real but I need help on verifying if it is true and whether this means that mermaids are real in Islam and permissible to eat. There is this fatwa from IslamQA. But then IslamWeb contradicts this from from their fatwa so I need someone to verify if mermaids are real or not.

In *How old was Aisha when she married the Prophet (s)?* , Dr. Jasser Auda◊ writes about ahadith describing Aisha's age of consummation: > ... Unexpectedly Allah's Apostle came to me in the forenoon and my mother handed me over to him, and at that time I was a girl of nine years of age. -- Sahih al-Bukhari 3894 (sunnah.com ) along with Sahih Muslim 1422 a-d (sunnah.com ). He says other Bukhari ahadith *logically contradict the "nine years old" narration*, giving several ahadith as particular examples. One of these is described as follows: > Bukhari himself also narrates (No. 2176) that Aisha witnessed her father’s attempt to migrate to Abyssinia, which was during the Year 4 of the Message (Year 9 Before Hijra) according to all accounts. This witnessing could not have happened before Aisha herself was born, as the "nine years old" hadith implies! I surmise this refers to Sahih al-Bukhari 3905 (sunnah.com ) where Aisha narrates her father's attempted migration to "the land of Ethiopia" (Abyssinia) in considerable detail. So the logic is: - Aisha witnessed her father’s attempt to migrate to Abyssinia in the year 9 BH. Thus, at this time, she was old enough to form detailed memories. - Aisha and Muhammad's marriage was consummated in 2 AH, as per Sahih al-Bukhari 3896 (sunnah.com ), which was 11 years later, contradicting their marriage being consummated when she was 9. I want to fact-check this. **Question**: Does Aisha witnessing her father's migration to Abyssinia imply she could not have consummated her marriage at age 9? --- ◊ From IIDR.org : Dr Jasser Auda is an Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the Center of Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE), Qatar Foundation.

Some Christians claim that muslim worship when azan is called is similar to those people who were ordered to worship the golden nebuchadnezzar statue in Daniel 3:8,when any music was heard. Similar as they both involve bowing and some call towards prayer . Can anybody give me reasons why this is incorrect and clear up any misconceptions Thank you

God is perfect therefore the sacrifice must be perfect as God is a perfect and righteous Judge and the sin must be paid for perfectly or the God in question is not a God because God has no blemish, stain or mark and to stand before him in judgment without absolute assurance of sin being perfectly dealt with would be very dangerous and the most serious eternal risk any person would and can ever take. For example : Our sin is not judged but the actual person who is a sinner, the sins committed are a by-product of being a sinner therefore we cannot seperate the sins from the sinner. The sin can be forgiven but the sinner remains a sinner and to stand before a perfect God would be like placing petrol covered rag in front of a blazing pure and perfect eternal clean and pure fire. Surely God perfect standard is to be kept, never would God who is perfect lower his perfect standard to accomodate mere sinners as this would be God becoming less than who he is - perfect. God must and cannot compromise in the slightest or all sinners by nature would behave in every evil way excusing all types of evils and transgressions based on faulty scales of judgment and justice then take a huge risk going to judgment before the most righteous and pure living God. This is a major problem for all men whatever religion, ideology or belief they adhere to. God must be perfectly satisfied based upon who he actually really is , a perfect righteous judge who is God.

Aoa, i got married 5 years ago. Talked to my husband for 8 months before getting married. When we were talking we both asked about past relations and he said he only had 2 thats it. But occasionaly i kept asking him as people said he was a play boy etc but i never believed anyone but still would ask him if it was true. Last year i found pictures of girls on his laptop(who were his friends) he used to use them to masturbate. We had a huge fight and he promised to tell me all the details. I know its ok in Islam to hide stuff from wife about your past. But we both agreed to tell each other everything to build trust and to make the relationship work. 4 months later he started opening up and told me all about his past.(skimmed information, which i dont mind at all) I respected it. Few days later i found a very innapropriate conversation of him with one of the girls. (Which gave me a picture of what kind of relations he had) I got upset and we fought again but still chose to give the relation another chance. He swore that he wont lie again. (as he said we both will be honest and we'll tell each other everything). We got really close in these few days but Last night he confessed again that he lied about 1 girl (which i can tell he really loved) he still chose to protect her and not be honest with me. Im so hurt and frustrated. I dont think i can trust him ever again. I know it seems as if im judging him but i dont have a problem with what he did i just wanted him to be honest with me. I only asked for one thing in this relationship and again and again he broke my trust. Im devastated. I dont know what to do. I told him he didnt have to tell me the details of what happened (he couldve said there was something that hallened with that girl, which i cant tell u out of respect) but he lied again. I doubt everything he says now. There might be so much he lied to me about. I dont trust him at all. I dont know what to do. Please help. Thank you.

What I have read till now is indulging in ribs in anyway is forbidden, be it taking, giving, making contract, executing or being witness. My questions: 1) What if I do not facilitate loan but get muslim buyers who are willing to take loan on their own...can I work for just seller in that case? 2) As a real estate agent can I attend the closure meeting from seller side while muslim buyer is getting bank loan on its own? Will I become a witness?

I've got questions about oaths. I know that if you say oaths in your mind they're not valid but, 1. What happens if you hum the oath whether your lips are closed or not? 2. Also what if you're saying an oath in your mind but your mouth is open? (And you're not sure if you could've said it out loud accidentally or if yk you didn't say it out loud) Thank you :)

The literal translation of the verse https://quran.com/2/7 is > Allah has sealed their hearts, locking inside them their falsehood, > and has placed a seal on their hearing, so that they do not listen to > nor accept the truth. He has put a cover over their eyes so that they > do not see the truth in its clarity. They will suffer greatly. To whom does this verse refer? A non-Muslim disbeliever or a Muslim disbeliever? If this verse refers to a non-Muslim disbeliever then doesn't this feel unjust? Why will Allah SWT punish someone for not believing and following Islam if He himself made them so? It's like they were stopped from not understanding and following Islam by Allah SWT himself and then in the afterlife, they are being punished for not following Islam. If this verse refers to a Muslim disbeliever, then this should mean that any Muslim disbeliever shouldn't be able to revert back to Islam as Allah would have sealed his/her heart but there are instances where people have reverted back. Please help me understand this verse.

I came across this Hadith today: > "Narrated Ibn `Abbas: > > Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Seventy thousand people of my followers > will enter Paradise without accounts, and they are those who do not > **practice** Ar-Ruqya and do not see an evil omen in things, and put their > trust in their Lord." Sahih al-Bukhari 6472 My earlier understanding was that it is not recommended to explicitly go to some "pir" or "murshad" to seek ruqya. But one was allowed to learn the duas and perform it on oneself or on someone else before they explicitly out of desperation seek for it. But the above Hadith even includes those "practice" it. Please clarify on the tafsir of this Hadith.

My younger brother has died. Can I marry his wife?

Do Shi'as believe that the words of the Imams can abrogate the Quran? In what circumstances can this happen? If infallible Muhammad can abrogate the Quran with his own words, as many Sunnis believe, than that implies that the Imams can do the same, as they are also infallible. How do Twelvers and Ismailis differ on this question?

Salam, i need advice. I have a sister who has 5 kids, 3 girls, and 2 boys all very young. They are all good in their studies. They live in Pakistan. The husband works abroad, but he doesn't send my sister any money he just uses it for his own personal pleasures and he goes around with other females not providing my sister with anything, and also he sometimes doesn't work at all. Is it okay to give her zakat money

I see mixed messages on this. I found one Hadith which seems to infer that consent is required. > حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدًا، كَانَ يَقُومُ عَلَى > رَقِيقِ الْخُمُسِ وَأَنَّهُ اسْتَكْرَهَ جَارِيَةً مِنْ ذَلِكَ > الرَّقِيقِ فَوَقَعَ بِهَا فَجَلَدَهُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ وَنَفَاهُ > وَلَمْ يَجْلِدِ الْوَلِيدَةَ لأَنَّهُ اسْتَكْرَهَهَا ‏.‏ > > Malik related to me from Nafi that a slave was in charge of the slaves > in the khumus and he forced a slave-girl among those slaves against > her will and had intercourse with her. Umar ibn al-Khattab had him > flogged and banished him, and he did not flog the slave-girl because > the slave had forced her. > > Muwatta Malik https://sunnah.com/urn/515160 But the Quran and the rest of the Hadiths on this matter do not refer to consent at all. There is no mention of it. Many Muslims will make an argument that because Muhammad said "do no harm" this would apply to sexual relations too and mean consent is required, but this is really stretching it. Others say that because Muhammad ordered a slave freed because she was slapped, therefore consent is required for sex with a female slave. What is the right interpretation?

Assalamualaikum, I am fully aware that all the ten major qiraats are authentic and have no contradictions in them. I am having trouble on ayat in particular which is Surah hud ayat 81 in hafs and Al-bazzi. I have seen one response on this website but I am still confused on how it means the same thing. In hafs the ayat reads as if the angles command prophet Lut to take everyone in his family except his wife and to not look back. On the other hand in Al-bazzi from my understanding it reads like the angles are commanding him to take everyone including his wife and that she’ll be the only one to look back. I don’t understand how the angels could have said both and meant the same thing. Jazakallah Khair for any help you can give.

I know that the blood money for women in Islam is considered half of a man, but does this apply for children to? If so, does this mean that a woman's blood money is less than a male child?

I have a question about this thing Is the name "Kris" or "Kristen" Haram in islam or not?

During ghusl, I only pour water on my head,scrub my scalp,wash my eyes, ears , nose and mouth. Would it be enough to cover my head including my neck?

My aunt gifted me, a baaligh teenager a phone. My father has decided to not let me use it until I finish highschool/become an adult (aka 18). Does Islam allow this?

When it comes to these two ahadeeth from the prophet (sws): > "Verily, the worst transgressors to Allah are those who kill in the sacred mosque, those who kill whoever did not fight him, or those who kill with the vindictiveness of ignorance." Source : Musnad Ahmad 6681 > "Verily, the most tyrannical of people to Allah Almighty is one who kills those who did not fight him, or he demands the blood feuds of ignorance be settled by the people of Islam, or he claims his eyes have seen in a dream what they did not see.” Source : Musnad Ahmad 16376 Did the prophet say that in a context of a hudna between Muslims and kuffaar (or any other peace treaty that protects kuffaar's blood and wealth)? Or was he talking exclusively about the Muslims (whose blood and wealth are protected if they do not fight other Muslims)? Or was he talking about the kuffaar who are not capable of fighting (women, children, the blind, old ones and monks)? Or was he talking about all people who are non-combatants (including adult males among the kuffaar when there's no peace treaty)?